Simple ideas for having a fabulous baby shower

Planning a baby shower should be enjoyable and,unquestionably,will be with a little bit of planning. A baby shower is a nice way to honor a soon-to-be mother and, to help the expectant mother get ready for the new baby. Planning is the key to a creative and fun baby shower. With a little ingenuity and a concrete plan, your next baby shower will be fun and fabulous.

  1. Life’s a circus – A perfect theme for the couple who is decorating their baby’s room in a circus theme is a “life’s a circus” baby shower. Choose one or two colors to focus on and then visit the local dollar store or discount store for ceramic figurines, balloon weights and paper goods. Anunassuming ceramic elephant with helium balloons attached to colorful ribbons and then tied to its trunk will make delightful and economical table decorations. Choose popcorn boxes to fill with snacks and treats, like popcorn and pretzels. Hang bright party pennants from the local party store as decorations to frame the room and, offer cheerful colored lollipops and cotton candy.
  2. Classic Children’s Books – Create a theme around favorite children’s booksand invite guests to help build the new parent’s library for baby. Use favorite children’s books as table decorations and then give them as a gift to the new parents. A great place to find inexpensive and affordable children’s books is at the local resale shop or discount book store. Find colorful tablecloths, plates, napkins and cups at the local discount store or dollar store.
  3. Sweet Baby – Decorate the party with bowls filled with candies with the name baby, like Baby Ruth Bars and Sugar Babies. Use miniature size candies like jelly beans, miniature candy bars and custom shaped candies. Use the game Candyland as a decorating inspiration and decorate tables in bright colors. Use the game board and game pieces as part of the table decorations. Almost every family with small children has this game, so borrow from your friends and relatives to help you stay within your budget.
  4. Diaper Drop–One thing that new parents spend a lot of money on, especially if they use the disposable kind, are diapers. Have a diaper themed baby shower where everyone brings diapers as a gift. Make a diaper cake as a centerpiece. A diaper cake is made by rolling disposable diapers into small cylinders and then stacking them into three layers to look like a cake. Use colorful ribbon to surround and decorate each layer, along with items like pacifiers and rattles to finish the look.
  5. Bath time for baby – Create a themed party around bath time. Use rubber ducks for the party’s décor. Rubber ducks can be found at the local discount store, usually for around a dollar a piece. Suggest that guests bring items used for bath time as gifts. Have bubbles on the tables for guests to blow. Serve food from a baby tub and then gift the tub to the new mother as a remembrance from the shower.
  6. Rain– What better theme for a shower than rain? Decorate with umbrellas. Provide a cupcake bar where guests can decorate their own cupcakes and sprinkle them with a variety of candies and nonpareils. Use colorful rain boots filled with flowers for centerpieces.
  7. Trip Around the Clock – Decorate with paper and real clocks. Choose simple black and white paper goods and table clothes. Assign guests an hour of the day and then each guest will theme their gift around that time of day. For example, if a person has 8:00 a.m. they will buy a gift having to do with a morning activity and, 9:00 p.m. might have something to do with going to bed.

When throwing a baby shower, the most important thing to remember is to stay within your budget, get creative, have fun and relax. The mother-to-be will have more fun and you will truly enjoy throwing the party and, don’t forget that your guests will be talking about how fabulous the party was for a long time to come.