To plan for the shower, prepare it at least a month before the expected childbirth. This way, the parent can still move and join you on your celebration. Some Mom’s tend to be sluggish when the last month of their pregnancy is at hand and even the doctor’s advice them not to move or join parties anymore.  Ask your other friends for their participation. You can select a place which is convenient for all and especially to the celebrant. You could ask if someone would bring a unique diaper cake, or maybe some foods and even decorations. Divide the work among yourselves and make it easy for every one as possible. What matters is not how big the party is but the thought of every one helping for the baby shower.

Tell your friend who is going to have the baby a week before the party that you are going to have a baby shower for her.  If you want some element of surprise, you could just invite her family for a dinner and some slicing of unique diaper cakes without revealing that you actually prepared a baby shower for her. This way, she could clear her schedule for the baby shower. You can inform the husband about it but ask him to be mum about it.

On the day of the party, make sure that everyone is on the party and everything is already prepared before the Mom arrives.  Make sure that the baby diaper cakes is on the center of the table, the foods are on the big pans and the plates are arranged neatly on one side. You could also prepare some finger foods for the kids. You can even have some decorations in the house like small balloons and even some party poppers to add spice to your baby shower. Some people would bring gifts for the baby, hence, set a table solely for the gifts so that everything is in its place.