Baby shower invitation

The Sequel

A sprinkle for the second baby: wipes, diapers and clothes in the next size up.

This baby shower invitation is for a sprinkle, the smaller gathering a family holds the second time around. The crib is already assembled in the corner of the nursery, the bassinet comes down from the closet shelf, and the bins of 0 to 3 month clothes are already sorted. So the afternoon is short and easy: friends arrive at the house, there is coffee and something sweet on the counter, and the gift table holds soft packages instead of boxes.

Most of what comes through the door has been used before. A cousin brings a bag of sleepers washed and folded by size. A neighbor brings the bouncer her own baby outgrew in March. Somebody brings a waffle blanket that went through a first baby and came out softer. The older sibling is there, handing things over and taking them back, and the whole thing is done in about two hours.

What goes on it

Every line replaceable

The wording on this card

Please join us to sprinkle
BABY HARGROVE
Sunday, May 16, 2027 · 2 PM
HARGROVE HOME · 91 Mill Rd, Fernley, MD
Gently used gifts welcome.

Every line of the wording is an example, and yours to replace. The title is painted into the artwork. Type your own and it is drawn again with your words.

What to actually tell people

Say what you already have Put one plain line in the invitation or the group text: the crib, the car seat and the stroller are set. Name the three things that actually ran out, usually diapers in the next size, wipes and bottle nipples.
Set a pass-along table by the door A folding table with open bins labeled by size takes the handed-down clothes as people arrive, no wrapping needed. Keep one empty bin for anything you are ready to pass on yourself.
Ask for things washed, not new Tell guests outright that gently used is the point, and that clean and complete matters more than new. A note on what you cannot take secondhand, car seats and crib mattresses, saves someone an awkward moment.
Give the first child a job Hand the older sibling the safety pins and name tapes, or the task of carrying each gift to the table. It keeps them busy during the part of the afternoon that is entirely about the new baby.

Start from this one

The artwork
Keep this one, or describe your own party and get artwork drawn for it.
The wording
Every line on this card is an example, the painted title included. Change all of it; the design holds.
Sending
By text, from your own number. Guests open a link. Nothing to download.
The price
One credit for the invitation. Six guests or sixty, the number does not move.