My daughter-in-law is pregnant with our first grandchild. It's a boy, due in July. We're excited. Everyone says that being a grandparent is the best thing ever.
In the meantime, the other grandmother-to-be wants to give a baby shower. We gave a bridal shower together and it was not smooth sailing. However...
This shower will be virtual. Only the parents and grandparents will gather together, everyone else will be on Zoom. My job right now is making up an invitation list of people I want to invite along with their emails and/or phone numbers since the invitations will be electronic.
I'm really not sure what kind of party this will be. Will people send presents in advance and my daughter-in-law will open them? Will there be games? (I hate party games.) Does everyone sign onto Zoom with their own refreshments? I would hate for people to see this as solely a gift grab, so I will try hard for conversation to be part of the activities.
I'm really not a party pooper, but I am very much an introvert, so parties are often hard for me. I do like people, though. The party isn't until May, so there's time to figure all of this out.
Congrats to you on expecting your first Grandchild! I have heard about so many people who did Zoom showers during the pandemic. I'm sure if you Google ideas for virtual baby showers, or find a Facebook group you are in and post a question there, you may get some great ideas!! Good luck!
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