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Writing Thank You Notes
Marni Wynne
Tips on How The Baby Shower Hostess Can Make Sending Thank You Notes A Whole Lot Easier
A baby shower is nice way to bless a mommy-to-be or new mommy but can lead to additional stresses, such as writing thank you notes for all the wonderful gifts received. The baby shower hostess can minimize this stress by planning a popular shower game that involves thank you cards.
Ask the honoree to bring her envelopes for the thank you cards that she intends to use. Or go a step further and provide the thank you notes and envelopes as a gift for her. As guests arrive at the shower, give them an envelope. Have each guest address the envelope to themselves and give it back to you. During the baby shower, the hostess pulls one of the envelopes out of the stack. The guest whose envelope is pulled receives a small gift or party favor as a prize.
Another tip for managing thank you notes: have a sign-in list with three columns for all the guests. In the first column the guests sign in. In the second column the guests write their address. As the honoree opens her gifts, a friend writes specific details about the gift that was given in the third column. This a simple, accessible list for Mommy to reference when she writes her thank you notes to friends and family.
A baby shower hostess can make sending thank you notes quick and easy by compiling a list of addresses of those who brought gifts but were unable to attend the shower and including it with the other guests' addresses. By compiling this list of absentee guests, the hostess gives the new mom an extra special gift: time!
Finally, having a friend tape the cards to the gift they came with is also a wonderful tip helping Mommy to look at gifts while matching names with each later on at home. She will appreciate not being frustrated by gifts without cards and the ease of quickly organizing her thank you note writing task.
These are just a few simple ways to help the mom-to-be or new mommy manage one of her many new duties and feel less stressed about doing it. Happy Baby Shower!
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