Baby shower, ideas please

[Mumblechum0]

So I rashly volunteered to organise a baby shower for a friend whose little boy's due soon.
I, and most of the other attendees, are 60 plus and have no idea what's the done thing.

So far, I e booked a table in a big conservatory type restaurant, asked a cake maker to make a cake, and that's it.

Any ideas on balloons/table decs/are we supposed to play some sort of games?

I'm delegating a whip round and present buying to other guests, and thought I'd buy a couple of bits for her toddler who will be there, and something personal for mum.

Am I missing anything, and in particular how can I make it a bit special for mum, she missed out first time round because of covid

My idea is to refuse to have anything to do with it and politely decline. Offer to help with a birthday party for the older child instead.

Pin the tail on the baby is fun. Think amazon have different things.

I organised a baby shower for my friend last year. We booked a private dining room so could decorate how we wanted. We had a couple of bunches of balloons per table and those balloon boxes that spell out B-A-B-Y, plus some banners and bunting hung around the room.

We played a 'mum or dad' game where the questions are all things like 'who will take most photos of the baby?' or 'who will be first to swear in front of the baby?' then we asked the mum what her answers were and had also asked the dad in advance for his answers to compare. You can download templates to online for playing this game.

We also bought 'wishes for baby' cards that everyone filled in. It's pre-written with things like 'I hope you never forget...' or 'I hope you love...' and people finished the sentence with whatever they wanted.

I know people sneer at baby showers and I've definitely been to some bad ones, but this was just a really lovely afternoon to celebrate and support our friend. People did bring presents but we just put them on a table in the corner and didn't make a big thing about opening them in front of everybody.

Thank you, some lovely ideas,especially the wishes thing and the little game x