I recently came across an unusual, but very interesting baby shower party game. It is called Smell the Nappies. Basically items such as horseradish, salad dressing, mustard, relishes or anything with a strong or unusual smell is smeared onto disposable nappies. Blind folded guests are then asked to smell the nappy and if required touch its contents to guess what it is. The guest who guesses the most nappies correctly wins. Guests also wear a nappy pin on their top or jacket. If a guest mentions the word baby then she must give her pin to the guest who heard her say baby. The guest who collects the most nappy pins wins! Very different – if you try this game then let us know how it goes!!!!

I was recently invited to Century FM (North West Regional Radio Station) to talk with presenter Tony Wrighton. He was keen to hear more about Baby Shower Parties and how they are becoming very trendy in the UK, especially since being shown on the TV programmes Sex in the City and Friends. He said it was just the kind of thing that his listeners like to hear about – something new and exciting. After a discussion about Baby Shower Parties on air, his listeners began to text in saying how they thought it was an excellent idea, how someone had organised one for a friend and what fun they had and how another listener was organising a baby shower for her sister. Lots of us have a pregnant friend or family member, so why not spoil her and organise a baby shower party for her – you will all have so much fun! March 2005

It is always a lot of fun to see what the “celebs” are doing for their baby showers. In Los Angeles this week – one hundred mums and mums-to-be were treated to a host of gifts from Nicole Richie and her boyfriend Joel Madden.The celebrity couple, who are expecting their own baby next month, held a shower gifting $200,000 worth of goods to the women. Richie and Madden gave out the gifts at the LA Free Clinic as part of their Richie Madden Children’s Foundation.

We grew up in Los Angeles,” Madden told People, “and we want our child to be a part of the community, and to know that there’s a responsibility to help the community. Richie told reporters she was thrilled by the reaction of the baby shower. “The looks on their faces were priceless,” she said. “Some of them didn’t even believe us. They thought we were joking. Sometimes people don’t want to believe that we are just a young couple having a baby and we’re really excited”