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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s fine bc it’s supposed to be a time to get together with the people you care about to celebrate the milestone of having a baby.

You could do a theme like “build the library” and say something like “Larlo and Larla have all the baby basics covered, but they’d like your help to build Larletto’s library, so bring your favorite children’s book or book recommendations.”[/quote]

We had a book shower and it was lovely - but people do tend to default to the absolute classics, so you will end up with 3 copies of Cat in the Hat, etc., if your organizers don't get a little bit clever about it.  Ask people to bring a copy of their own childrens' favorites, or even a book for any age up to (for example) 10 years old, so that there is some variety.  For something even lower-cost and more ecological, you could invite people to bring the actual copy that their family has treasured / finished enjoying.

OT / related: I attended a bridal shower where we were almost all broke students, and everyone was asked to write out by hand a beloved family recipe and bring it along to fill a box.  Several folks added a kitchen utensil or a spice jar.  It was utterly lovely and heartfelt.  There are probably lots of ways something like this could be adapted for a baby shower.[/quote]

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