Does anyone have an idea for an adoption baby shower? I know I can use ideas from the baby shower section but I thought someone might have seen a fun idea. I will be giving the shower after she has the baby. (I have an adopted son so I don't want to offend anyone with my question.)
What a great request! My best friend is in the early process of adoption and I'll have to keep an eye on this post for ideas! My daughter was also adopted by my wonderful husband after we were married! One thing to keep in mind for a gift, not to get off topic, Precious Moments makes an adoption figurine.....my in-laws' best friends bought it for us when Chloe's adoption was final! It's beautiful....would make a great cake topper/gift!
My son is adopted from anther country. The baby showers given for him were just like the ones given for my daughter (she was a surprise 
). If you know the circumstances involved in the adoption maybe you could build a theme around those, if appropriate. I found some website that you might find useful:
http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/badoption/0,,adoptivefamilies_94j0qm9t,00.html
http://www.preggiepeggy.com/adoptshower.htm
http://baby-shower.yeahbaby.com/article.php?page=19
Good luck!
I have actually made a cake for an 'adoption shower' once before! 
My parents are foster parents, and they took in a 2 day old little boy last July. He was only there until social services found an adoptive family for him. He stayed with us until the second week of December. When they found him parents, I decided that we should give him a sort of going away/adoption shower. I used an idea from the Wilton Celebrate with Fondant book, and made a huge stork, but instead of the stork bringing the baby to the parents, I put the stork bringing parents to the baby.
I don't know the circumstances of your friend's adoption, but that might work! 
What sort of adoption is it? If it's international, what country? If you could give us a few more details of the adoption, I know I could pick my brain a little better for you!!! Congrats to your friend! My best friend from high school has a little girl from China and they are adopting another one soon! Michelle
Love the stork bringing the parents to the baby! What a great idea val_nutrimetics! Will have to share with my fellow adoptive friends.
Another one I've seen is a baby or stork and the saying on the cake is usually "Hand Picked"
Thanks for the fun ideas. The baby is from the states so a world theme would not work but I really like the stork idea.
Thanks for the fun ideas. The baby is from the states so a world theme would not work but I really like the stork idea.
Same idea except with the US... If they are coming from a different state then have a flight path shown from one state to the other with the stork flying in between.
Or if withen the same state but opposite sides, same idea as above.
How old is the child they are adopting? My former boss adopted a 10 yr old boy and they at an Adoption Party "shower" and everyone came to welcome the boy to the family and brought him and the parents things they might need (lol even though this was the couples 7th child I thought this was a great way to welcome the child)
Our boss had requested a cake with the childs interest on it. I believe most of them were sports.
HTH
And congratulations to your friend!
oh, also forgot. My great aunt and uncle were foster parents for awhile and then they decided to adopt the last two foster children they had. When they were officially adopted we had a "welcome" party and had a welcome to the family cake.
They were also younger, one was less than a year and the other one was about 2 1/2.
I'll be the voice of dissent on this one and say that I would make the cake the same as if the baby is not adopted.
Both of my kids are adopted and the last thing I would've wanted was to have the reminder that we were different than a regular family. Please just treat this family the same way you would any other family bringing home a new baby. There will be enough people in their lives constantly "reminding" them that they're different, let them have this moment to just feel normal.
I hope I didn't offend anyone.
That is a good point to consider, Paintedlady201. Especially if there was a long struggle with pregnancy, they may be sensitive about being treated differently.
Since this is a shower that duggerdesign is personally throwing for a friend, I'm guessing that she has a feel for the situation, and feels that an adoption cake is appropriate. I love butterflyjuju's idea of hand picked!
Thanks for your input. This is my friend's second adoption and her first is a very very open adoption (as well as mine). I don't think she will be offended--she would celebrate more that God brought this baby to her in a special way. Though I do know each person has different feelings.
I promise I'm not trying to fight with you. My adoptions are also very open, but I guess I fail to see what that has to do with anything. You know her, she's your friend, so you do what you feel comfortable with. I just thought I'd offer another pov since everyone feels a little differently. I hope the cake turns out great! 
I wasn't trying to ugly, really. Sorry! I think sometimes we all can read different tones. Sorry if it felt like I was not being kind.
No, I didn't get that impression from you at all. As a fellow adoptive parent, I'm sure you know how we can all be touchy about certain things, and I guess that's just one of mine. Have a great night!
I did a cake for a family that was adopting a baby from China. I did an oval cake and on top of it used the wilton ball and mini-ball pans to make a baby rattle. Everything was white with red accents (red in Chinese means wealth or good luck or something like that). On one side of the oval beside the rattle I wrote the babies name in English and on the other side I wrote her name in Chinese. The grandparents gave me the Chinese letters and said that if I didn't do them exact, no one would notice.
If the adoption is from another country, maybe you could try to incorporate something from that country into the cake.
HTH,
Angie
I am adopted and this was a poem in my baby book.
" Not flesh of my flesh....nor bone of my bone
but still miraculously my own
Never forget for a single minute
You didn't grow under my heart, but in it"
Good luck, I am sure it will be beautiful!
I am adopted and this was a poem in my baby book.
" Not flesh of my flesh....nor bone of my bone
but still miraculously my own
Never forget for a single minute
You didn't grow under my heart, but in it"
Good luck, I am sure it will be beautiful!
Awwww what a beautiful poem. I will certainly be saving it.
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