Showers, The Theme's The Thing - Big Y® World Class Market®

When putting together a shower, you can have a little bit of fun by giving your party a theme and asking guests to participate. Here are a few simple, but classic ideas:

Time of Day
Works for a baby or bridal shower. On each invitation, assign the guest a different time of the day. You can be specific (11:30 a.m.) or a little more general (lunchtime). The guest's gift should reflect something the bride or mom-to-be could use at that time of day.

Kitchen Shower
For a wedding shower. Gifts should revolve around the kitchen and cooking; on the invitation, ask each guest to bring a copy of their favorite recipe for the bride or a kitchen utensil in place of a card.

Building Baby's Library
For a baby shower. Ask each guest to bring a copy of their favorite children's book for the mom-to-be.

A to Z
For a baby or bridal shower. On each invitation, assign the guest a letter of the alphabet. (You can avoid difficult letters like q, x and z.) Guests then bring a gift that corresponds with their letter.

Big Y's elegant dessert platters are the perfect delicate finale to a shower. Piled high with mini Èclairs, créme puffs, cannoli and mini cupcakes, they're the best sweet ending to a sweet day.

Looking for a uniquely useful present for the bride or mom-to-be? Consider a Big Y Gift Card, available in $20, $25 or $50 denominations. Whether she's starting her first home or starting a family, she's sure to need plenty of life's necessities from Big Y World Class Markets.

From Big Y's Colors of Summer magazine, June 2004