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Celebrity Baby Showers and the Rise of the Babymoon Beautiful Model Pippa O’Connor and her TV presenter husband Brian Ormond are expecting their first baby this month and Pippa’s Baby Shower party was held in February. Reality TV star Brian Dowling was on hand to help and Pippa told the press how much she enjoyed […]

Pippa O’Connor’s Baby Shower Gorgeous Pippa O’Connor recently celebrated her pregnancy with a fabulous Baby Shower! All her close family and friends spent the day at her beautiful new home celebrating with her. Pippa O’Connor’s Baby Shower looked beautiful and relaxed surrounded by her friends and even managed to tweet a picture or two on the […]

Baby Shower Sprinkles Baby Shower Sprinkles are parties held for second, third, fourth or more babies that come along after your firstborn. Sprinkle Parties have actually been around for a long time and have their roots in the 1900s. As they tend to be smaller, simpler, more intimate get togethers for close family and immediate […]

Sip and See Parties Sip and See parties have taken the USA by storm. They are fast becoming a popular way over here for everyone to meet your new baby and celebrate. A Sip and See is basically a Baby Shower party that’s held after your baby arrives where friends and family are invited to […]

A Typical American Baby Shower While baby showers come in all shapes and sizes it’s important to pick the style that will suit the mum to be best, and intimate get together or an all out party. I came across this video which shows a traditional and a typical American Baby Shower hosted for the […]

We hope you’re keeping well and enjoyed your summer, well if you could call the few days of sun we had, a summer?! Here at Baby Shower HQ we have been kept very busy & thought we would let you know what we’ve been up to! Organising Parties! Firstly, both of my babies had birthdays […]

0 to Toddler Show I am delighted to be taking part in Alison Canavan’s 0 to Toddler show starting this Friday in the Longwalk Shopping centre,  Dundalk. The show will travel around shopping centers in Ireland beginning July 20th for 6 weeks. Everything from pregnancy, birth right through to toddlers will be discussed.  Have your […]

A World of Baby Showers – Baby Showers in India, China and South Africa Baby Showers are popular all around the world – even in the distant lands of India, China and South Africa.  The customs of celebrating Mums-to-be may differ from the Baby Showers that we know here in Ireland. But they are all […]

Don’t Stress About Baby Showers I thought you’d like to read a post I wrote for MummyPages as you’d be surprised about how many people stress about whether to hold a Baby Shower or not!  First time Mums-to-be need reassurance and encouragement. Especially as the due date draws near and knowing her loved ones, friends […]

New Beginnings, the Baby New Year and Baby Shower Parties The New Year is an exciting time – especially if you are expecting a new baby!  We all make resolutions for the year ahead and the New Year is a blank page on which we can organise our lives, assess the past and look forwards […]

The Giving of Gifts – Christmas Baby Showers At this time of year we are all thinking of Christmas, our loved ones and gift giving. We gather our friends and family together at Christmas today just as we did centuries ago. Although the gifts given have changed with the times. In the past the custom […]

“At My Lady’s Favour” – The Story of Baby Shower Favours The giving of gifts and favours is a strong tradition here in Ireland and you may think that it is a modern one.  However the custom goes back for centuries! Favours were originally a love token given by a lady to her knight. It […]

Nappy Cakes and Why They Are a Special Gift Nappy Cakes have been growing in popularity for several years now and BabyShower.ie‘s Delux Nappy Cakes are something a little bit special!  No one knows who invented the first Nappy Cake but over the years we have developed a winner.  Unlike other Nappy Cakes out there […]

Baby Shower Party Supplies Themed party supplies for Baby Showers have been around since the 1950s and nowadays you can find all sorts of themed Baby Shower supplies in Vintage, Retro or Modern styles.  But did you know that the pretty paper cups, plates, napkins and colourful balloons actually owe their existence to the Ancient […]

Our Tips on How to Throw the Best Baby Shower Party Baby Showers are traditionally girls only affairs and anyone can host a Baby Shower except the Mum-to-Be as this is the night when she’s the centre of attention and is indulged and pampered by all her girlfriends. It’s a special thing to do before […]

Hosting A Baby Shower We have plenty of useful tips to help hosting a Baby Shower from start to finish and you can find lots of advice on our Baby Shower Party page over at BabyShower.ie.  Usually most Baby Showers are held in the last trimester and are organised by the Mum-to-Be’s friends and family.  […]

Using Colour in Baby Shower Themes Many Mums to Be and their friends have told me that they base their Baby Shower theme around the colour scheme for their new baby’s Nursery.  Of course you might already know if your new baby is a girl or a boy but there are a range of neutral […]

Celebrity Baby Showers Celebrity Baby Showers are a great way of picking up tips and ideas on themes, gifts, food, decorations and entertainment for your own Baby Shower.  Baby Showers are very fashionable in the circles of Hollywood’s rich and famous and have been held by Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Gwen […]

All About BabyShower.ie BabyShower Ireland came into being as it was so difficult to locate party products that were tailored towards Baby Showers here in Ireland.  As Baby Showers increased in popularity here the demand for good quality Baby Shower gifts, games and favours grew but they were hard to source.  I set up BabyShower […]

Baby Showers in Ireland If you are thinking of holding a Baby Shower in Ireland you might like to know that you are following a tradition that is deep rooted in the ancient past.  It’s nice to feel that when I had my own Baby Shower before little Milo was born that I was following […]

Hello all, Welcome to Baby Shower Irelands Blog.  As owner of the Baby Shower Ireland business, I’m aiming to share as many Baby Shower suggestions and stories to help ensure you have the perfect Baby Shower Party. In the mean time, why not Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and of course visit our website at […]