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Baby Showers
1 Good Things Come in Small Packages: Beverages and Placesettings
Baby Showers
2 Good Things Come in Small Packages: Invitations
Baby Showers
3 Good Things Come in Small Packages: Menu
Baby Showers
4 Good Things Come in Small Packages: Favors
Baby Showers
5 Good Things Come in Small Packages: Games
Baby Showers
6 Good Things Come in Small Packages: Hostess Favors
Mamas–to–be should thank their hostesses for a soirée thrown in their honor. At the very least the pregnant lady should write a considerate and sweet thank you note. To see what I recommend doling out, read more Read more
One of the toughest parts of throwing a shower is picking out cute and practical party favors. I always feel guilty when I get a basket of trinkets I'll never use that cost the host a pretty penny. To see my suggestions read more Read more
Every party needs a lil icebreaker. So the clothespin game is a simple way to encourage mingling at a baby shower. Hand one small pin out to each of your guests and ask them to secure it to a visible place like their shirt or jacket label. To see how to play, read more Read more
As the saying goes, "Good things come in small packages." I personally believe GREAT things come in small packages, which is why I love the idea of a "small" baby shower. From toothpick skewered veggies to tiny cupcakes, you won't have to serve your guests on platters but tapas sized plates instead! To see how to sass up your shindig, read more Read more
Cave to those pregnancy cravings! Ask the mama-to-be what she's in the mood for and set out a baby buffet of those small bits. If macaroni and cheese is her item of choice, kick it up by making a gourmet version and scooping the gooey goodness into shot glasses or ramekins and serve it with a shrimp fork. For more ideas, read more Read more
One of the first steps in planning a baby shower is to create a guest list. It's usually a safe bet to ask the guest of honor for a list of people she would like to invite, but in sticking with "Good Things Come in Small Packages" theme, an intimate group of family and closest friends works well for this one. To see what else we recommend for a "small" shower, read more Read more
Go the extra mile with your food budget with these tips from LearnVest. For years, many people — my husband, mom, sister and even my son — told me to stop wasting so much food. Throwing away half a piece of chicken here or a handful of grapes there never seemed like such a big deal to me. If I was full or no longer in the mood for that particular food, then I had no problem tossing Read more
Consumers have a tendency of falling for the next big health gimmick. Save your money on health duds with these Business Insider tips. No matter how many times we're told otherwise, Americans' obsession with get-healthy-quick schemes will likely never die. Too bad most of these fads aren't worth their weight in salt — or your hard-earned dollars. We've put together a list of some of the worst Read more
Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more
Sometimes, good things come in small packages. Case in point: SkinCeuticals' new AOX Eye Gel ($85), an antioxidant-rich gel for the under-eye area. It's the first gel to meet the rigid Duke University standards for an effective antioxidant; up until now, only serums have been able to deliver the proper amount of vitamin C (technically, L-ascorbic acid) to skin. Science geekery aside, how well Read more
