Summer is here and it’s time for a BBQ! Are you planning a baby shower? Want it to be fun for the guys to come too? Then plan a Baby-Q! Guys love a casual gathering with good food and drinks and no games!
Some of the best baby gifts are given to the future father. One of my favorites was the daddy survival kit complete with goggles, nose plugs, and plenty of baby wipes. So scroll down and see all my tips for pulling a casual Baby-Q together that the whole family will enjoy!
It’s not a barbecue without homestyle comfort foods! Slow cook barbecue pork with an apple slaw for tasty sandwiches and serve it with corn-on-the-cob and potato salad. For dessert, bake an old-fashioned cherry pie to satisfy your guests’ sweet tooth.
Borrow inspiration from the farmer’s market, and display fresh strawberries and tomatoes in vintage colanders. Serve mini apple juice bottles for the little ones in attendance. Fill burlap favor bags with potato chips for a portable snack. Guests can keep their bags when they’re done! These favor bags have many uses! Fill them with wrapped toothpicks, mints and packs of towelettes so guests can get cleaned up after digging into their delicious barbecue.
Keep your guests cool with fresh-squeezed lemonade in cute personalized mason jar mugs. A charming little pig design is perfect for a cookout! Fun personalize flags on party straws are a great touch to carry your theme out.
Fresh flowers are an easy way to decorate your picnic table. Be sure to look in your local market which often has a great selection of seasonal cut flowers. I found these gorgeous yellow sunflowers at Trader Joe’s!
Send guests home with favors they’ll love! Place after-dinner mints in adorable red gingham favor boxes topped with natural twine bows and cute spatula charms. A personalized honey jar filled with gourmet honey is a sweet way to thank guests. Create an fun display by stacking mini honey jars and favor boxes in a rustic wood organizer.
However you celebrate the expected arrival of a new addition, I hope it’s an easy, relaxed afternoon celebrating the happy parents-to-be.
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