BABY SHOWER – GAME PLAN

Saturday Afternoon

4 Weeks Before

• Invite guests
• Think about menu
• Think about Baby Shower games / activities
• Decide logistics such as where to set up bar, buffet and design or art station

3 Weeks Before

• Make detailed shopping list for both food and non-food items
• Buy non-perishables, e.g. refrigerated pie dough, dried pasta, quinoa, canned artichoke hearts
• Buy art supplies for games / activities
• Bake and freeze:
  • One-Bite Cherry Pies
  • Party Cookies
  • Pink Grapefruit Cookies (you can freeze with no icing and add icing later)
  • Coconut Macaroons

2 Weeks Before

• Review menu
• Book support staff if needed
• Organize all dishes and glasses and serving platters
• Buy all beverages including alcohol

1 Week Before

• Finalize menu and confirm guest list
• Buy and store ice

Monday

• Set-up table, dishes, glasses, silverware, serving platters and utensils

Tuesday

• Do all grocery shopping except chicken and shrimp.
• Wash all vegetables.

Wednesday

• Make quinoa for Quinoa Salad with Roasted Vegetables and store covered in refrigerator
• Buy flowers
• Organize playlist

Thursday

• Arrange flowers
• Prepare and bake Pasta, Chard and Fontina Tortes. Keep tightly covered in springform pan in refrigerator
• Make Tomato Sauce for chicken
• Prepare Lemon Dressing for Tortellini Salad
• Cook tortellini for Tortellini Salad. Store in refrigerator covered.

Friday 

• Buy shrimp and chicken breasts
• Prepare Boneless Chicken Breasts. Don’t bake until Saturday morning.
• Prepare Mushroom and Chard Galettes. Store in refrigerator.
• Prep veggies for Crudités Platter
• Roast vegetables for Quinoa Salad
• Steam asparagus for Asparagus with Artichoke Hearts

Saturday

• FIRST: Take all prepared food out of refrigerator to come to room temperature.
• Chop vegetables and prepare Quinoa Salad
• Assemble Tortellini Salad
• Assemble Asparagus with Artichoke Hearts and Lemon Zest
• Bake Mushroom Galettes
• Assemble Shrimp Salad with Feta Cheese and Olives
• Bake Boneless Chicken Breasts
• Assemble Camembert with Fig Jam
• Assemble Crudités Platter
• LAST: Make pitches of Strawberry Rosé Spritzer.