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OilersBaby · 07-20-2008, 08:26 PM

Well my best friend wants me to throw her baby shower...which will be fun. But she also wants to make this shower co-ed, meaning that the females invited to her shower can bring their significant others.

Ive been to baby showers in the past where they were very girly...this baby shower is going to have a jungle theme to it. The cake, decor, plates, cups, napkins, table cloth all will have cute little jungled animals on it, like giraffes, monkeys, etc. Its what she wants. Im her best friend, so its my job to make it all cute and welcoming.

I dont want to bore the men at the shower...I need to think of a way to make it exciting for them somehow. I know, how is a baby shower going to be exciting for men, right? Thats why I need your help...99% of the focus is going to be on the mom to be and the cute jungled theme things at the shower including the cake and the games. Any ideas on how to make it somewhat entertaining for the men? Any ideas for games or party favors for men attending?

Please help!

Rathji · 07-20-2008, 08:59 PM

I went to a 'Jack and Jill' shower once with my wife. I honestly don't think anything could make it bearable enough to want to do it again.

habernac · 07-20-2008, 09:04 PM

why invite a man to something he's quite honestly not going to have a good time at? I'd try to talk her out of it. We're men. We don't care about these things. Unless, of course, there's lots of beer there.

getbak · 07-20-2008, 09:11 PM

Beer and women dressed like this:

BuzzardsWife · 07-20-2008, 09:55 PM

I think it's strange to have the men there, so you will have to entertain them or they will be bored to tears. You could get dolls and have diapering contests for the men. Make them wear pillows under their shirts the whole time so they know what it feels like to have a big gut. Make them do the clean up too so they feel usefull! haha..I'm sure I could think of lots of things, but why not google ideas? I;m not sure there would be alot of info on this because I have never heard of a jack and jill baby shower but it's worth a try. You could feed them beer out of baby bottles!! That would be funny. And you could make them wear bibs.

NSFL · 07-20-2008, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BuzzardsWife

I think it's strange to have the men there, so you will have to entertain them or they will be bored to tears. You could get dolls and have diapering contests for the men. Make them wear pillows under their shirts the whole time so they know what it feels like to have a big gut. Make them do the clean up too so they feel usefull! haha..I'm sure I could think of lots of things, but why not google ideas? I;m not sure there would be alot of info on this because I have never heard of a jack and jill baby shower but it's worth a try. You could feed them beer out of baby bottles!!

That is a fantastic mental image.

Buff · 07-20-2008, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BuzzardsWife

I think it's strange to have the men there, so you will have to entertain them or they will be bored to tears. You could get dolls and have diapering contests for the men. Make them wear pillows under their shirts the whole time so they know what it feels like to have a big gut. Make them do the clean up too so they feel usefull! haha..I'm sure I could think of lots of things, but why not google ideas? I;m not sure there would be alot of info on this because I have never heard of a jack and jill baby shower but it's worth a try. You could feed them beer out of baby bottles!! That would be funny. And you could make them wear bibs.

None of those things are going to entertain men at a baby shower. My friend had a baby shower to which my wife and mother was invited. The baby shower was at my friend's sisters house, the guys got together at my friend's parents place and hung out and had a BBQ. This is the way to include guys in a baby shower. If the lady has a husband or boyfriend, then arrange it for their guy to meet up at some other location and do manly things.

psicodude · 07-20-2008, 11:11 PM

When my sister put on a shower for my wife, all of us dudes got together and played a round of golf. Then, we came home, looked at the gifts, and ate the leftover food. Awesome baby shower, IMO.

OilersBaby · 07-20-2008, 11:39 PM

Thanks for the information....she has a husband, and so do I. Unfortunately SHE wants them both along with all of the other significant others to be there at the baby shower. So Im stuck. I guess then men can just socialize and hang out, and be bored...well at least they will all have each other.

If anyone comes up with any party favors for men who are attending a jungled/safari themed baby shower, please let me know.

Thanks!

BuzzardsWife · 07-20-2008, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Buff

None of those things are going to entertain men at a baby shower. My friend had a baby shower to which my wife and mother was invited. The baby shower was at my friend's sisters house, the guys got together at my friend's parents place and hung out and had a BBQ. This is the way to include guys in a baby shower. If the lady has a husband or boyfriend, then arrange it for their guy to meet up at some other location and do manly things.

Guess I should have used green text for most of it, but I don't know how to!

arloiginla · 07-21-2008, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by OilersBaby

Well my best friend wants me to throw her baby shower...

That shouldn't be too hard, just pick it up and give it a good heave.

Buff · 07-21-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BuzzardsWife

Guess I should have used green text for most of it, but I don't know how to!

Oh. My point still stands though.

LeftWing · 07-21-2008, 01:59 PM

I love my wife dearly, but nothing short of a SWAT team could force me to go to a baby shower - and I'm probably not alone in that assessment. All you have to do is put a short turn around time on the R.S.V.P. (like a few days), and it should become imminently apparent that ~70% of the significant others will have pressing engagements on that particular day. If you indicate on the invitation that collages and poetry readings will be on the agenda you can probably bump that number up to ~90%.

Just take the bad news to the mother to be and put the all female back up plan into motion - no problem.

CaptainCrunch · 07-21-2008, 02:08 PM

Send all of the guys to the back yard with a keg of beer, a box of cigars and some firearms.

That'll keep em from getting bored.

Muta · 07-21-2008, 02:12 PM

What's a baby shower?

If there's men at these events, give them 3 things and put them in a backyard:

1) Beer
2) Firearms
3) Trampoline

They will be entertained for hours.

NSFL · 07-21-2008, 03:21 PM

Maybe let the guys BBQ in the backyard and have the baby shower inside. They're there, just not...there.

Table 5 · 07-21-2008, 03:32 PM

except maybe for that jesus guy, when has a man ever cared about seeing a baby that wasn't his?

this is horrible, this idea.

Barnes · 07-21-2008, 04:11 PM

I get dragged to and am expected to put on a brave face to all kinds of events that I don't want to partake in. I can deal with it.

Even then, there's no way in hell my fiance would expect me to go to a baby shower.

CaptainCrunch · 07-21-2008, 04:12 PM

If I'm invited to a shower, I'm bringing my box of thinking grenades.

Muta · 07-21-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

If I'm invited to a shower, I'm bringing my box of thinking grenades.

What ever you do, don't bust out the fetus jokes...