I was so excited when I found out my sister-in-law was pregnant. I was going to be an aunt for the first time! I wanted to throw her a baby shower, and since it was co-ed, I didn’t want it to the usual frou-frou tea & crumpets sort of event. Instead, I made it an evening cocktail & hors d’oeuvres party with a Mexican fiesta theme. To make my life easier, I had my favorite local Mexican restaurant, Picante, do the food. The menu consisted of Latin-inspired finger foods: Mexico City sliders, empanadas, tamales, ceviche on jicama slices, mini sopes, and fruit skewers dusted with chili powder. For liquid libations I had a jar of sangria, Coronas, and horchata for mommy-to-be. At the sweets table, I set out a platter of Mexican wedding cookies, guava pastelitos (daddy-to-be’s favorite), and cupcakes – a shower staple, in flavors such as dulce de leche, coconut key lime, vanilla and oreo cookie.
No fiesta would be complete without a piñata so I custom-ordered a baby shaped piñata and stuffed it full of candy and baby essentials: pacifiers, bath squirters and ear plugs. At the end of the night, adults & kids alike took a baseball bat and we “spanked” the baby. At the end of the party, guests took home a shot glass that I had printed with a picture of a baby’s butt saying, “Bottoms Up!” All that was left was a beat up baby (piñata) with one arm and no legs. Please don’t call CPS on me.
-Catherine Lo
For other party ideas, read about baby’s 1st birthday party here
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