Baby Shower Theme Ideas
Weather or not to have a theme for your baby shower it is really up to
you. You may find creating a theme too much work or not your style, but
having one can make the party seem more unique and can be a bit more
fun!
If you know that your shower is going to feature baby feet, for
example, you can look for baby feet shaped invitations and baby foot
print decorations. Even if the party theme is as simple as a color scheme
(for instance, pink and white if the parents already know it's a girl),
it's a unifying element that can simplify your job.
Here are some theme recommendations from Designed 2B Sweet:
Tea party
Always a classic theme. Use fresh flower centerpieces for the
tables. Borrow teapots, plates, and cups from friends and place a set
on each table. All the tables should be covered with fancy lace
tablecloths and guests can be asked to dress up with fun tea party
hats. The menu started with assorted teas, scones, jellies etc. The
main menu was small crust free sandwiches, fresh fruit slices, and a
salad. Everyone will love it! Give candle tea cup favors to your guests!
Baby Shower brunch
Throw a "brunch" baby shower. Throw it between 10:30 and
12:00pm. Use traditional games and gifts. Foods can included "virgin"
(non-alcoholic) cocktails with fruit tarts, quiches, and a bundt cake.
White linens and real silver can set a beautiful classy mood. A
traditional favor like a scented candle or bath salts will work well
with this elegant theme.
Pampering Mom
To break from the traditional throw a "mommy shower." Use fancy
chocolates, cloth tablecloths, real glass, and flowers as decorations.
Instead of baby gifts, give the mom to be gifts to pamper her, like
comfy lounge clothes, and gift certificates for takeout food, massages
and manicures. She will love it!
Star of the show
Decorate the cake like a star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood
Boulevard. And have it say something like "a star will be born", or the
baby's name if it's already been picked out. Get some sparkle star
shaped confetti and sprinkle it on the party tables. Make star shaped
cookies! Cut out stars from cardboard and wrap them in tin foil and
hand them from the ceiling! How fun! It is easy to find "A star is
born" theme baby shower favors to complete your theme.
As each guest arrives and walks down the red carpet, videotape the
"stars"! Let each guest give a special message to the mom-to-be.
Nine months pregnant
Invite the guests to come "nine months pregnant" (stuffed
bellies with pillows, etc.) so the about-to-pop mother-to-be will not
feel physically out of place. If it is a co-ed shower, make sure the
men stuff their shirts to be "with child"! The dressing up will make
for a nice icebreaker. They can even wear pj's and slippers! May we
suggest coasters with pictures of all the guest when they where babies
in them as favors! A game at the shower can even be to guess who is who
on the coasters! How unique!
Deep freeze
Ask all of the guests to bring a cooked, freezable meal for the
mom to be to put in the freezer, to eat after the baby arrives. She
will be way to busy to cook so this will be a wonderful gift. This
theme works best for someone having a second or third child who already
has all of the baby items they need.
Diaper bonanza
Put together a basket with a bottle of wine, crackers, wine
glasses, wine opener, block of cheese, summer sausage, etc. to display
at the shower. In the invitations write that there will be a raffle for
a gift basket. The price for each entry should be one small pack of
diapers or a box of wipes. Guests should be allowed to enter as many
times as they like. The new mom will not need to buy diapers for few
months! GREAT!! Use baby diaper shaped invitations and wrap the shower
favors in small baby diapers.
Layette party
Hang a clothesline in the room. Have guests arrive before the
guest of honor and bring an item from the layette or cute baby clothing
and hang it from the clothesline. When the mom-to-be walks in, she'll
be ecstatic. She can also use the clothesline and clothes pins for her
own personal use. Baby clothing shaped invitations are perfect for this
theme as well as baby clothing shaped favor bags to put candy in!
Queen of the Baby Shower
Have a royal theme baby shower! Everyone can wear tiaras and the
Mom to be can wear a Queen crown! The cake can be shaped like a castle
and the favors can be in Cinderella's coach shaped favor boxes.
The most important thing to remember when you throw a baby shower is
that the Mom to be will appreciate anything you do so do not spend a
lot of time stressing over how to throw the party. The best thing to do
is just make sure everyone has fun the the new Mom feels special!
