Adoption Celebration Ideas
The day when you’re going to bring your child home is approaching fast, and you’d like to make it special? It sounds like what you need are ideas for an adoption party. Fortunately for you, we’ve compiled a list of the best adoption party ideas and themes without putting a lot of effort into the process!
1. Celebrate your child’s culture.
This is one of the most common ways to celebrate the finalization of the adoption process. Simply organize a theme party. It’s a good choice for both an adoption baby shower and an adoption welcome party.
2. Make it a children’s party.
If you’re not adopting a newborn, your adoption party’s main purpose should be to make your child feel welcome in their new home. If you already have kids, you might want to make them the focus of the event. Instead of organizing a gathering for adults, you could treat it like a regular children’s birthday party. Let your kids invite their friends and ensure they make their new brother or sister feel a part of the family.
3. Create a fingerprint tree.
This is one of the most charming ideas for an adoption party, as well as one you can easily incorporate into the event regardless of your other plans. Basically, what you’ll be making is a family tree that uses fingerprints instead of pictures. So take a big sheet of paper, draw a tree with plenty of branches and write a name under each. Then tell your family members, including your adopted child, to dip their finger in ink and press it against the paper right above their name.
4. Find a way to celebrate your child’s personality.
If you’ve had the chance to spend some time with your adopted child before the big day, think about how you can use that knowledge to throw a party that they would be in tune with their needs.
5. Create family memories using a Polaroid.
Get a Polaroid camera, some rope and clothespins. Make all the necessary arrangements for the party and invite your family over. Once they’re all there, start taking pictures making sure your adopted child gets photographed with each family member.
6. Plant a tree with your child and your family.
If you want a permanent reminder of the day you brought your child home, you might want to consider planting a tree to symbolize the new life in your family.