If you have been to one baby shower, you’ve been to them all, right? It may seem that as you attend baby shower after baby shower, they are all basically the same. If you are planning a baby shower, little touches are what will make the baby shower you throw both unique and memorable. This unique baby shower activity and gift, The Joy Jar, is simple to make but will be a treasured keepsake and will offer continued encouragement for the mom-to-be. Here is how to make this unique baby shower gift: The Joy Jar.
Why The Joy Jar? Everyone who has ever become a parent knows that the first weeks after bringing the baby how can be trying. Even though you are thrilled to have this new bundle of joy around, the lack of sleep, raging hormones, breastfeeding challenges, and complete life change all lead to emotional stress. The Joy Jar is a unique baby shower gift that can help out the new mom, and even the new dad, in those first weeks after the baby is born. The Joy Jar offers encouragement, inspiration, and a little pick-me-up just when it may be needed most.
What is The Joy Jar? This unique baby shower gift is simply a jar that is filled with little slips of paper. Each slip of paper contains a quote, a Bible verse, some friendly advice, or a word of encouragement for the new parents. The Joy Jar can be a simple glass or ceramic jar with no decoration, or you can really go all out with this unique baby shower gift and use ribbons and paint to personalize The Joy Jar for the baby shower you are planning. The slips of paper used to fill The Joy Jar can be cut from plain computer paper, or you can use cardstock business card templates which are just the right size for writing a small bit of encouragement on.
What to put in The Joy Jar. The Joy Jar can be filled with a variety of words that will all encourage the new parents. To fill this unique baby shower gift, allow the baby shower guests to write their own messages. For instance, one slip of paper might read, “Nehemiah 8:10 The Joy of the Lord is my Strength!” This Bible verse may offer the encouragement a new mom really needs. Or the advice for this unique baby shower gift can be something fun and simple such as, “Baby still crying? Put him in his crib. Walk away. It is okay. He will be fine. Come back in 5 minutes. Don’t you feel better now?” Any special words for the new mom and new dad are appropriate to put in this unique baby shower gift.
How to use The Joy Jar. The Joy Jar makes a unique baby shower gift and a unique baby shower activity. Allow guests to write on the slips of paper throughout the baby shower. You might even want to contact the guests who were not able to be at the baby shower to get their quotes to include in The Joy Jar. After the baby shower is over, present this unique baby shower gift to the mom-to-be, making sure she knows not to read any of the slips of paper until after the baby is born. When she is feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, or discouraged she can reach in to The Joy Jar for a special word of encouragement.
Unique baby shower gifts and unique baby shower activities can be hard to come by. Create The Joy Jar for your next baby shower and the mom-to-be will be thrilled and encouraged with this unique baby shower gift.
