Plan a warm baby celebration in any tradition, around the people it is for
A complete kit for hosts, families and parents: a baby shower, sprinkle, sip and see, blessing or naming ceremony, before or after birth, at home or at a venue, with guests, food, timing, gifts and keepsakes handled.
- A 13-sheet Baby Celebration Planner: guest list with RSVPs and diets, budget, menu quantities, countdown, timed run sheet, helpers, gift tracker and dashboard
- Four fillable forms for the key moments: Parent-to-be Wishes, Event Plan, Ceremony Running Order, Gift and Thank-You Record
- 42 ready-to-adapt messages, 24 wishes card prompts, a respectful guide to 11 ways families welcome a baby and four ready-to-send letters
- 14 colour printable pages, an e-book of about 9,900 words, an AI prompt pack, a calendar file and a task board import
Baby Shower and Naming Ceremony Kit · Bodhih Pro Kits · 124 by Bodhih Training, trainers to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
How do you plan a baby shower or naming ceremony?
Start by asking the guests of honour what they want and how much energy they have, then choose the shape and date, agree who hosts and pays, build one guest list, plan a safe labelled menu and a short run sheet with rest breaks. The Baby Shower and Naming Ceremony Kit from Bodhih Training gives you every tool for each step.
Want the full free guide first? Read How to plan a baby shower or naming ceremony, step by step.
You already feel the problem. Here is what it is costing you.
Everyone has a different picture
One side expects a shower with games, the other a blessing after the birth, and the guest of honour would quite like to lie down. Without a way to ask and agree, the loudest idea wins.
Food that works for a pregnant guest, a nut allergy and a Jain uncle
Feeding a mixed crowd safely means knowing what changes for pregnant guests, labelling allergens and keeping food out of the warm room. Most free templates skip this entirely.
Traditions you want to get right
You want to honour customs without explaining someone else's faith for them or making a guest feel like an outsider. Getting the questions right matters more than knowing every answer.
Gifts, cards and thank-yous that get lost
A bag of cards with no gifts attached, a cash envelope with no name, and thank-yous that never go out. A recorder and a tracker fix it in minutes.
Picture the next few weeks with the kit open beside you.
Picture the Tuesday evening when you open the Parent-to-be Wishes form with the guests of honour and, for the first time, everyone can see what they actually want: warm, calm, unhurried, no belly games, home by six. Every decision after that gets easier because it has something to check against.
As you type the first ten households into the guest list, notice how the Next step column starts doing the remembering for you: send, chase, tell the food lead, plan access. The dietary summary counts who needs what, and the menu sheet works out how much to make as replies arrive.
Imagine the afternoon itself. The quiet room is ready before the guests arrive. The ceremony starts while energy is high. Every dish has a label, the food lead has a thermometer, and someone with a clipboard is writing down every gift. You are holding the run sheet, and nobody needs to ask you anything.
And the week after, whether you start the thank-you notes on Monday or share them out with a grandparent on Wednesday, the tracker shows exactly who is still waiting. The cards, the running order and the wishes go into one box, ready for the day the baby asks how they got their name.
19 files that do the work for you
The e-book shows you how. The tools make it happen. Here is exactly what you download.
Baby Shower and Naming Ceremony Kit (e-book, PDF)
The guide: methods, worked examples, scripts and exercises
Start-here map
One-page map of the whole job: twelve steps with the file to open for each, your first hour, and a 30, 60 and 90-day use plan.
Baby Celebration Planner workbook
13-sheet workbook: settings, guest list with RSVPs, diets and access, headcount and dietary summaries, budget and who pays, budget by category, menu with automatic quantities, six-week countdown, timed run sheet, helper roles, gift and thank-you tracker, and a dashboard with chart.
Parent-to-be Wishes
Three-page fillable form for the guests of honour (before or after birth, birth, adoption or surrogacy): what they want, what they do not want, energy and health limits, traditions, guests, gifts and privacy.
Event Plan
Two-page fillable plan on one sheet of paper: the who, what, when, where, budget, access, food, activities, helpers and a backup plan.
Ceremony Running Order
Fillable running order for a blessing, naming or welcome ceremony in any tradition or none: who leads, each part, words and readings, timings, props and the people who need to know.
Gift and Thank-You Record
Clipboard form for the gift recorder on the day (who gave what), with a thank-you checklist and a note planner. Print several copies of page 1.
Invitations and messages library
42 ready-to-adapt messages (asking, invitations for every kind of celebration, RSVPs, gifts, delicate moments, words for the day, thank-yous) plus 24 wishes and blessings card prompts.
Ceremony guide by tradition
Respectful overviews of 11 ways families welcome a baby (baby showers, godh bharai and seemantham, naamkaran, Sikh naming, aqiqah, christening, full-month, Yoruba naming, Jewish welcomes, humanist naming, sip and see), with questions to ask and a guide to blending traditions.
Celebration agreement and ready-to-send letters
One-page celebration agreement (principles, who does what, money, communication) plus 4 ready-to-send letters: venue booking, caterer diets and allergens, place of worship or celebrant, and an office shower request.
Worked example pack: Welcome Anaya
The four forms, the agreement, the run sheet and key messages completely filled in for one composite family, so you can see what good looks like before you write your own.
AI prompt pack for baby celebrations
29 tool-agnostic prompts grouped by planning step, each with what to paste in and what to check before using the output.
Traditions at a glance (checked October 2026)
One-page table of thirteen ways families welcome a baby, with usual timing, what is often included and what to ask first. Customs vary.
Decision card: when and how to celebrate
If-this-then-that card for choosing the kind, size and timing of the celebration, including high-risk pregnancy, adoption, surrogacy, twins and loss.
Hosting with care: food safety and access
Dated one-page reference: hot, cold and two-hour rules from official agencies, foods to check for pregnant guests, the 14 UK allergens, comfort and access.
Mistakes to avoid
Twelve common baby-celebration mistakes with what to do instead, plus five sensitive moments to handle with care.
Six-week celebration countdown calendar
43 calendar events from six weeks before to three weeks after: every countdown task with the file to open, plus weekly hosts' check-ins. Import, then drag dates to fit your event.
Celebration task board import
38 countdown tasks as a CSV ready to import into Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira, with phase, owner, file to open and due date.
Celebration printables
14 colour pages to print: two invitation designs, wishes cards for the baby and for the parents, a welcome sign, a menu and allergen sign, food labels, comfort signs, a guess-the-baby photo game, a celebration word search, prediction cards, a wishes tree poster, a name story keepsake page and thank-you cards.
Chapter by chapter
Each chapter opens with a real situation, gives you a method and ends with something to do today, using the tools in your kit.
- Format
- PDF e-book + XLSX + fillable PDF + DOCX + printable PDF + ICS + CSV
- Files
- 19 files plus a one-click ZIP
- E-book
- 61 pages
- Works with
- Excel, Google Sheets, Word, Google Docs, Adobe Acrobat Reader, GoodNotes, Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, Trello, Asana, Notion
- Best for
- Baby showers, sprinkles, sip and see parties, blessings and naming ceremonies in any tradition or none
Start with the people the day is for
Ask the guests of honour what they want and do not want, and plan inside their energy and health limits.
Choose the kind of celebration and the right moment
Pick the right shape (shower, sprinkle, sip and see, blessing, naming, welcome) and the right moment, before or after birth.
Who hosts, who pays and who decides
Agree who hosts, who pays and who decides on one page, and run one budget in any currency.
Traditions with respect
Honour each family tradition by asking good questions, letting people speak for their own customs and blending with care.
Guests, invitations and replies
Build one guest list by household, write clear invitations and track replies, diets and access needs.
Venue, timing and a run sheet with rest built in
Choose a comfortable venue and build a timed run sheet with the ceremony early and rest every hour.
Food and drink that is safe for everyone
Feed everyone safely: hot, cold and two-hour rules, pregnancy-aware menus, allergen labels and optional alcohol.
Activities that are kind, and keepsakes that last
Choose kind, optional activities and gather the wishes and words that become keepsakes.
Gifts, registries and thank-you notes
Agree gift wording, record every gift on the day and send short, specific thank-yous in batches.
Every family shape, and the harder moments
Plan with care for adoption, surrogacy, twins, early arrivals, loss and every family shape.
Not just reading. Tools you will actually open again.
E-book
- Baby Shower and Naming Ceremony: a guide of about 9,900 words in ten chapters plus two appendices, with six teaching figures
Start here
- 00-Start-Here Baby Celebration Map: the whole job in twelve steps, the file for each, your first hour and a 30, 60 and 90-day use plan
Spreadsheet
- Baby Celebration Planner workbook (13 sheets): start here, settings, guest list, guest summary, dietary summary, budget, budget summary, menu and quantities, tasks countdown, run sheet, helpers, gift tracker and dashboard with chart
Fillable PDF forms
- Parent-to-be Wishes (three pages)
- Event Plan (two pages)
- Ceremony Running Order (two pages)
- Gift and Thank-You Record (two pages)
Word templates
- Invitations and Messages Library: 42 messages plus 24 wishes and blessings card prompts
- Ceremony Guide by Tradition: respectful overviews of 11 ways families welcome a baby, with questions to ask and a guide to blending traditions
- Celebration Agreement and Letters: a one-page agreement plus four ready-to-send letters (venue, caterer diets and allergens, place of worship or celebrant, office shower)
- Worked Example Pack: Welcome Anaya, every form and the run sheet filled in for one composite family
- AI Prompt Pack for Baby Celebrations: 29 tool-agnostic prompts with what to paste in and what to check
Cheat sheets
- Traditions at a Glance (checked October 2026)
- Decision Card: When and How to Celebrate
- Hosting with Care: Food Safety and Access
- Baby Celebration Mistakes to Avoid
Printables
- Celebration Printables (14 colour pages): two invitation designs, wishes cards for the baby and for the parents, welcome sign, menu and allergen sign, food labels, comfort signs, guess-the-baby photo game, word search, prediction cards, wishes tree, name story keepsake page and thank-you cards
Calendar and import
- 6-Week Celebration Countdown calendar (43 events)
- Celebration Task Board Import CSV (38 tasks for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira)
When you have worked through it, you will be able to…
Every outcome is practised with a worked example and a tool, not just described.
- Find out what the guests of honour want, and do not want, without awkwardness
- Choose the kind of celebration and the timing with a one-page decision card
- Agree roles, money and decisions with co-hosts and family on one page
- Honour one or several traditions with respectful questions and a clear running order
- Track invitations, replies, diets and access needs in one guest list
- Plan a menu with quantities, allergen labels and pregnancy-aware choices
- Run the day from a timed run sheet with rest breaks and a backup plan
- Record every gift and send every thank-you note
Know your starting point. Prove your progress.
People who measure before and after improve faster and can show it. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has AI-graded assessments that pair with this kit. Take one now, work through the kit, then re-take it.
Plan Strength Assessment with an Eight-Week Re-Measure
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentFamily & Elder Caregiving Judgment
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentBudget & Resource Allocation Reasoning
Take the assessment →JobularyIf-then plans that make habits stick (Jobulary)
Make it a growth plan →A taste of Chapter 6
Chloe in Melbourne hosted a welcome party for her friend's adopted son, who was two. The garden was ready, the food was out, and twenty-five adults arrived within ten minutes, each delighted to meet him. He hid behind his new dad's legs for an hour and then fell asleep under the table. The adults had a lovely time. The guest of honour did not. The idea: plan the day around energy Every baby celebration has someone whose energy is the real timetable: a heavily pregnant parent, a newly delivered one, a newborn who needs feeding every couple of hours, or a child who has just joined a family. Build the day around their energy curve, not around the idea of a party.
The honest comparison
| Free templates and typical advice | This kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A theme and a list of games | The guests of honour's own wishes, energy and limits |
| Traditions | One culture assumed | Respectful overviews of 11 ways to welcome a baby, with questions to ask and how to blend |
| Food | Recipe ideas | Quantities from RSVPs, allergen labels, pregnancy-aware checks and hot, cold and two-hour rules from official sources |
| Timing | A party schedule | A run sheet that calculates times and builds in rest |
| Gifts | Registry tips | Five gift wordings, a gift recorder form and a thank-you tracker |
| Hard moments | Not covered | Scripts for loss, early arrivals, relatives who insist and guests who may find it hard |
| Currency and country | US-only assumptions | Any currency, metric and imperial food guidance, dated country notes |
Made for you if…
- Friends and relatives hosting a baby shower, sprinkle or sip and see
- Parents planning their own naming ceremony, blessing or welcome party
- Families blending two or more traditions in one celebration
- Grandparents and elders who want customs honoured and everyone included
- Adoptive, foster and surrogacy families planning a welcome on their own terms
- Colleagues asked to organise a small office celebration before leave
Probably not for you if…
- Anyone looking for medical advice about pregnancy or a newborn: follow your midwife, doctor or health visitor
- Anyone wanting religious instruction: the kit describes customs respectfully and points you to your own faith or community leaders
- Wedding planning: see The Wedding Controller kit
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Open the first tool
Start with the quick-start chapter, then the main spreadsheet or planner. Most buyers use something from the kit the same day.
Plan the celebration they actually want
Open the Parent-to-be Wishes form tonight and send it with the first message in the library. Whether you start with the guest list this weekend or the menu next week, the countdown keeps every step in order.
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Baby Shower and Naming Ceremony Kit: FAQs
Read the free guideAlready bought? Resend my linkDoes this kit work for traditions other than a Western baby shower?
Yes. It is written for any tradition or none, and the Ceremony Guide by Tradition gives respectful overviews of 11 ways families welcome a baby, including godh bharai and seemantham, naamkaran, Sikh naming, aqiqah, christening, full-month celebrations, Yoruba naming, Jewish welcomes and humanist naming. Customs vary by family, community and region, so the kit focuses on the questions to ask your own family and leader.
Should a baby shower be held before or after the birth?
Either can be right. Some families and cultures prefer not to celebrate before a baby arrives, and many hosts avoid the last few weeks of pregnancy in case the baby comes early. The Decision Card walks you through timing, energy and tradition, and a sip and see is a lovely option after the birth.
Who traditionally hosts and pays for a baby shower?
It depends on the family and country: sometimes a close friend, sometimes a relative, sometimes the parents themselves. The kit's one-page Celebration Agreement helps you decide who hosts, who pays for what and who makes the final calls before any money is spent.
What food is safe for pregnant guests at a baby shower?
Official sources such as the NHS and FoodSafety.gov ask pregnant people to avoid or take care with some foods, including unpasteurised dairy, some soft cheeses, pâté, undercooked meat and cold deli meats unless heated. The kit's menu sheet adds a pregnancy check to every dish, and the Hosting with Care sheet has dated guidance and links. Pregnant guests should follow their own midwife's or doctor's advice.
What are good baby shower games that are not embarrassing?
Choose optional activities that avoid the guest of honour's body, weight or birth: a wishes tree, wishes cards, a guess-the-baby photo game, a book corner or prediction cards. All of these are in the printables.
Is this kit educational or professional advice?
It is educational and practical. It is not medical, legal or religious advice. Follow your midwife, doctor or health visitor on health, your national food agency on food safety, and your family and faith or community leaders on customs. Country notes are dated October 2026 and point to official sources.
Can I use it in my currency and country?
Yes. Type your currency label on the Settings sheet and every sum works the same. Food guidance is given in Celsius and Fahrenheit, and the country notes cover the UK, US, India, Canada, Australia and the UAE, with pointers for Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
How can I measure my starting point as a planner?
If you want to measure your starting point, the AssessAll Plan Strength Assessment with an Eight-Week Re-Measure checks how well you turn goals into plans, and Budget and Resource Allocation Reasoning looks at how you share out money and time. Both are optional and separate from this kit.
How do I make sure the plan actually happens?
Import the calendar file so every countdown task lands in your diary, and turn the hardest tasks into if-then plans: if it is Sunday evening, then I read the Dashboard with my co-host. Jobulary's guide to if-then plans explains the method if you want to turn it into a development plan of your own.
What software do I need?
Any spreadsheet app that opens XLSX (Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers or LibreOffice), a PDF reader that supports form fields (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader), and any word processor. The calendar file imports into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar.
How much does Baby Shower and Naming Ceremony Kit cost?
₹699 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $19 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How do I get the files after paying?
Instantly. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. Download each file separately or everything in one ZIP.
Can I get a refund?
Because it is a digital download, kits are not refundable once downloaded. We always refund a duplicate charge or a failed delivery, and if a file is corrupted and we cannot fix it within 3 working days. Full terms: bodhih.org/refunds.
Can my company buy this for a team?
Yes. Team and company licences, and workshops on this topic run by Bodhih Training, are available. Write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
