How to host a baby shower

4. The Venue. Traditionally you throw a baby shower at the mum-to-be's home, but these days with small spaces and large numbers, baby showers are often thrown at alternative venues.

For a glamourous shower, splash out at The Grove. They offer a baby shower package which combines a special Stork tea, served in one of grand drawing rooms and then the party are whisked off to the spa for a treatment - with baby-sitting on offer for any attending mothers. The package includes a complimentary postnatal treatment for the mum-to-be with baby-sitting.
The Grove 01923 807807.

Follow in the footsteps of celebrity mums Mariella Frostrup, Claudia Winkleman and Lisa B. For those who love to shop, you can now have a bespoke baby shower at the Mamas & Papas flagship store in Regent Street, London. Mamas & Papas offers a baby list service, which like a wedding list, is where parents-to-be choose their dream gift list. So while the party is in full swing, guests can relax while gifts are wrapped!
Mamas & Papas To arrange a bespoke baby shower call 01484 438 476

5. The Decorations. "Fill baby bottles with jelly babies", says party planner Beverly Pearce of TK Weddings. "Not only do they look really pretty, but after the party the bottles can be washed, sterilised and are ready for the mother to use." Peg baby clothes and nappies along a string across the room. These can be taken down at the end of the party ready for the mum-to-be. Make a nappy cake. This artful cake is made up of newborn nappies, with a bottle in the centre. The cake can be iced with little extras - booties, a dummy, a baby hat and weaning spoons. Again all the pieces of the 'cake' can be used by the mother.

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