Cowboy Baby Shower

The tradition of baby shower was started by a German merchant Franz Schauer in the 18th century. The birth of a child is celebrated on the occasion of a baby shower. The baby shower is an activity that originated in the United States of America and has been in practice in Europe and some parts of Asia and Africa.

Tips for a Cowboy Baby Shower

The invitations, food, decorations and games are an integral part of baby showers. Baby showers with a cowboy theme are known as cowboy baby showers. One can implement a number of baby shower ideas in a cowboy baby shower.

Invitations: The preparations for any kind of celebration begins with making the guest list and invitation cards. For planning a baby shower with a cowboy theme, the invitation cards should be decorated accordingly. Decorating a baby shower invitation card with the sketch of a typical cowboy hat or simply a picture of a cowboy would make it quite interesting.

Food: The baby shower food recipes with a cowboy theme should reflect the taste of Southwestern delicacies. The food items for such celebrations includes chips and dip, quesadillas, little smokies, chalupas, mini tacos, etc. The cake can also be decorated with a cowboy theme. It can be designed with features like a lasso, cowboy hat, boots, etc. A typical 'Western Horse Cake' can be prepared by first baking a 13x9x2 (inches) cake. One would require a cup of white frosting and 3 cups of chocolate frosting for this baby shower cake. This horse-shaped brown cake should be decorated with a white frosting that resembles the 'mane' of the horse. For the bridle and reins of the horse, licorice should be braided. For the eyes, coil black licorice should be used.

Decorations: The baby shower decorating ideas include posters, centerpieces for tables and many other items. Stuffed animals such as cows and horses can be used for decorating the house. Posters with pictures of babies create the effect and the environment for a perfect baby shower party.

Games: The games that we generally play in parties could be modified for cowboy baby showers. The cowboy theme could be incorporated in baby shower parties to make it interesting and fun-filled. The game of guessing the names of cowboy movies would give it a special touch. One can try any John Wayne movie or other movies such as 'Unforgiven', 'Tombstone', 'Dawn Rider', etc. The game of roping the objects can be played using a cowboy theme. Objects like hats, stuffed animals (cows and horses), boots, spurs, saddles, etc., should be used for such baby shower games. A word scramble game can be played at such parties. Commonly used cowboy words can be used to play such games. One can use the 'Cowboy Bob's Dictionary' as a reference while playing the game. 'Musical Bottle Race', a game that is similar to musical chair can played at such parties. The slight difference between these two games is that in the former one, three baby bottles filled with some beverages are circulated among the players. The person holding the bottle at the time when the music stops, gets caught. He has to then participate in the drinking race. Losing the drinking race throws him out of the game. The person who survives till the end wins the game.

Cowboy baby showers could be made interesting and fun-filled with the various ideas mentioned above. One can also use his imagination while planning a baby shower. In short, baby showers are meant for having a good time and one should enjoy it to the fullest.