Both packs share the same woodland watercolour illustrations, the same warm parchment-toned pages, and the same fine-art characters – hedgehog, hare, badger, squirrel, fox, robin, and friends. The difference is in how much of the day you want to cover.
Here’s exactly what’s in each one.
The Essential Pack – £18.99
The Essential Pack covers the planning and the keepsakes. It’s designed for a host who wants the important things beautifully organised and something meaningful for the mum-to-be to take home.
Planning & organisation Planning Checklist · Guest List · Order of the Day · Gift Tracker
For the guests Insert Cards – No Wrapping Required and Bring a Book Not a Card
On the day – keepsakes Welcome Sign · Wishes for Baby · Advice for Mum · Advice for Dad · Name Suggestions · Baby Predictions · Celebration Cards
After the shower Thank You Cards · Food Labels · Favour Gift Tags · Cupcake Toppers
18 pages. Full colour and printer-friendly versions included.
The Complete Pack – £29.99
The Complete Pack adds a full set of games and a suite of activity stations – everything you need to fill the afternoon and give guests something to do the moment they arrive. It includes everything in the Essential Pack, plus:
Games Baby Shower Bingo · Nursery Rhyme Quiz · Baby Animal Match · Who Knows Mum Best? · Mum or Dad · Baby Name Game · What’s on Your Phone
Activity stations Each station comes with a host instruction page and a cut-out guest sign, so everything is self-explanatory on the day.
Our Fingerprint Tree · A Letter to You · Decorate a Onesie · Decorate a Block · Write on a Nappy · Colour Our Letters · Address Station · Parenting Tip Jar
Extras Prize Badges
39 pages in total. Full colour and printer-friendly versions included.
So which one is right for you?
Choose the Essential Pack if you’re planning a relaxed, intimate shower where the focus is on good company and a few meaningful keepsakes. You have games planned or don’t need them – you just want everything beautifully organised and something lovely for the mum-to-be to keep.
Choose the Complete Pack if you’re hosting a larger group, want the afternoon to feel properly planned from start to finish, or simply want to hand guests something to do as soon as they arrive. The activity stations in particular are worth having – they give the day structure without feeling contrived, and several of them produce keepsakes the new parents will want to keep long after the shower is over.
Either way, everything prints at home on standard A4 paper and downloads instantly after purchase.
by Sarah
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