How to Host a Stylish and Alcohol-Free Baby Shower
There are a lot of reasons to celebrate, but we’d argue that bringing new life into this world is one of the biggest. A baby shower is a great reason to celebrate, but there’s one thing that’s common in many celebrations that just doesn’t fit in a baby shower: Alcohol.
Pregnant women and alcohol don’t mix for a good reason. Throwing an alcohol-free baby shower means throwing a party that’s good for the baby and welcoming to everyone, including the mother-to-be.
4 Steps to Planning an Alcohol-Free Baby Shower
Pick a theme.
Before you go getting any supplies, pick out a theme to guide your baby shower. One option would be to ask the mother-to-be whether she has a theme in mind. If not, ask if her nursery has a theme and if she’d like the party to match.
A quick, important note: After asking these questions of the mother-to-be, she should have absolutely nothing else to do with planning the baby shower. Try not to ask her additional questions if you can, unless you absolutely need to know something and only she has the answer. She’s got enough on her plate, and the best baby shower gift you can give her is to reduce her stress, not add to it.
Plan activities (but don’t overplan).
Planning some activities throughout the day helps you keep the party moving. Ideas for baby shower activities include:
● Advice Cards: Pass around note cards for the guests to write down their very best advice for the parents-to-be.
● Prediction Questionnaires: Hand out questionnaires with questions about the baby’s name, sex, weight, eye color, and other fun facts. As a bonus, add in a gift that the winner will get when the baby arrives.
● Mommy Trivia: Create a trivia game about the mother-to-be for the baby shower guests to see who knows her best.
● Baby Bingo: Play bingo using cards with spaces themed for the baby shower.
● Cravings Taste Test: Is the mother-to-be experiencing some strange cravings? Create a taste-tester menu featuring dishes inspired by these unusual combos.
● Baby Bedtime Time Trial: Grab some baby dolls, form teams, and see who can get the “baby” through their nighttime routine and ready for bed as quickly as possible.
Pick up to three options, but after that, remember to leave space for the evening to also unfold naturally. The baby shower is about the mother-to-be, after all, and many guests just want to spend the evening with her rather than competing against her.
Build your menu.
Food is an important part of a successful alcohol-free baby shower. You might consider picking something that sticks to the theme you initially chose. For instance, if you were to have a backyard BBQ theme, you would probably want to stick with burgers, BBQ chicken, ribs, potato salad, and other classic BBQ foods. Or a baby shower themed to an evening in Barcelona might be a good fit for a tapas-inspired menu.
This might also be the only other time it’s okay to check in again with your mother-to-be. You might want to ask if there’s any type of food that she’s either a) been craving or b) wants to avoid. Even beyond foods that pregnant women generally shouldn’t eat, like sushi with raw fish, many women experience extreme sensory issues during certain times of their pregnancy. If your mother-to-be just cannot stand to be in the same room with the smell of grilled meat right now, a BBQ-filled menu is probably not going to work out well for them.
Pick your pairings.
For any party, you can’t forget about the drinks. However, having an alcohol-free baby shower certainly doesn’t mean that you can only rely on water, juice, or soft drinks. Non-alcoholic wine can be a great option for having something that feels a little more grown-up for the baby shower.
However, it’s essential to note that not all non-alcoholic wine is alcohol-free, which means that not all non-alcoholic wine is safe for pregnant women. In the United States, a wine can be labelled non-alcoholic if it has an ABV of up to 0.5%. Generally, no alcohol is safe for pregnant women to consume, so a non-alcoholic wine without a true 0% ABV shouldn’t be at an alcohol-free baby shower.
Unlike other non-alcoholic wines, BEAU VIVA’s sparkling rosé-style wine is truly alcohol-free, with a 0% ABV. It’s safe for anyone abstaining from alcohol, including pregnant women, to drink.
You can also use alcohol-free sparkling wine, like BEAU VIVA, to make mocktails that tie into your theme. Having a baby shower themed after a night in Paris? Try making some of these popular non-alcoholic French drinks. How about a garden party? Try these refreshing BBQ mocktails. Or you can take one of these easy three-ingredient zero-proof cocktails and add your own twist based on your baby shower theme.
Let the Mama-to-Be Take Part in Her Own Baby Shower With BEAU VIVA
It’s kind of silly that many baby showers feature something that the person being honoring can’t partake in. Alcohol is exclusionary, a dividing line at any party, but at a baby shower, it’s a reminder of what the mother-to-be can’t have.
When you invite BEAU VIVA to the party, you make that party more inclusive, including for the mother-to-be. With a 0% ABV, anyone can safely indulge in BEAU VIVA. So, raise a glass to the mother-to-be filled with something that she can enjoy, too. With ripe red fruit notes and the cool crispness of a citrus finish, BEAU VIVA is a wine that she can enjoy while knowing that she’s keeping her baby safe.
Celebrate with BEAU VIVA.
