Planning and preparing for a baby shower may sound a bit daunting initially but will be easier when you focus on the growing family. Working and bringing together all of the cute details is a fun thing, and hopefully, the soon-to-be new parents will both enjoy themselves feel the love and support, and be prepared for the new parenthood journey ahead.
We share with you our favorite baby shower ideas as a starting point and for personalizing the happy occasion. From unique and exciting themes and mindblowing color palettes to custom mocktails and delicious dishes, we are here to help you.
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Be sure of the date and host of the baby shower
Anyone from your family or friends circle can host a baby shower but normally not the expectant parent themselves. It is generally hosted during the last two weeks of pregnancy. Usually, showers are held for firstborns only. However, sprinkles are becoming a famous way to celebrate second and third pregnancies.
2. Send a formal invitation
Even if the baby shower date and other details are a surprise, the soon-to-be parents can lend a helping hand to prepare the guest list. Traditionally, baby showers included only women but modern showers now often include everyone.
While this a time of digital invitation, printed cards are more special in keeping the momentousness of the occasion. Ensure the invitations are sent at least three weeks in advance.
3. Plan a theme
While a complete party is not necessary for a baby shower, a thoughtful and fun aesthetic that matches the soon-to-be parents’ personality makes you even more festive. Pick bright colors, pretty flower arrangements, fun balloon displays, and a coordinated palette to combine your theme.
4. Create a menu
Nothing destroys a guest’s mood than a table full of tasteless food items. That’s why it is important to curate a menu that is easy to prepare- unless you’re thinking of hiring a caterer and can be eaten at room temperature: cheese and vegetable tarts, grilled-chicken salads, homemade pizzas, fruit, and green salads are just some of the recipe options you can try.
5. Design a custom mocktail
You can raise a non-alcoholic toast to the guest of honor with a batch of alcohol-free mocktails. You can try flavored iced teas, coffee drinks, or frozen fruit blended with lemon syrup and water. Serve it in your best glassware.
6. Paper flower decoration
You can get a little creative for the baby shower. Creating colorful flowers like daffodils, tulips, asters, and roses from carefully folded tissue paper. These cheerful floral designs make your centerpieces beautiful. You can also make an extra bunch as a keepsake for the baby’s nursery.
7. Play a fun game
Baby showers can be fun as you can play themed games like bingo for a polka-dot-themed party. This a must-try: Guests write their favorite names for boys and girls on slips of paper that are dropped in jars for the parents’ consideration.
8. Take inspiration for a theme: French Countryside Baby Shower
Taking inspiration from the French countryside in summer, where the fields are carpeted in lavender, and the sky in nursery blue. French menu of potato leek soup, pissaladiere, madeleines, and chocolat blanc for favors is easy to prepare but still feels luxurious. The decorations are simple-embroidered linens, a tiny arrangement of forget-me-nots, and a few dangling wired wreaths—but effective.
9. All-white shower
An all-white theme for a baby shower is simple yet elegant. You can fill the living room or dining room with white balloons and flags. You can also ask the guests to bring their gifts wrapped in snowy hues. Then, lay out glass and white porcelain dishes as a nod to the theme.
Keep a towering white layer cake as your centerpiece and arrange a candy bar of where guests can take candies home.
10. Baby shower by mail
Celebrating a baby shower in person is a fun act. But what if the mom-to-be doesn’t live nearby? Don’t worry! You can still celebrate it by instilling the happiness of a shower into a thoughtful care package- a baby shower in a box. Get a wrapping party with all the necessities on hand like colorful tissue paper, gift tags, and so on. Send them to the mom-to-be and she will be able to open each present and savor the affection.
11. A baby shower brunch
Naturally, brunch is relaxed and easy and it makes a perfect setting for a baby shower. Recipes for classic baked goods and egg dishes can be transferred onto keepsake recipe cards for the parents-to-be (and guests) to take home.
12. Balloon flower baby shower
For the baby shower, you can try combining colorful balloons and sweet flower shapes. Set the party outdoors, where a sunny day and garden will accompany your work.
13. Kid-friendly baby shower
A baby shower should be a time for the little ones to have fun! A woodland theme shower is a great event for families with siblings who are eagerly waiting for a new family member. Kid-friendly decor and food make it even more festive for the whole family.
14. Tea party baby shower
You can keep fragrant tea packaged in a cherry custom bag and match it with a beautiful silver spoon. It perfectly complements a tea party theme or a baby shower brunch.
15. Spa shower
After welcoming a baby, the new mom won’t have enough time to spoil herself. So, this is the perfect time for her and her girlfriends to indulge in healthy spa and body treatments and luxurious bath accessories.
16. Gift the parents a basket of wisdom
Want an ultimate gift for any new parent? Give them a basket of essentials for the adult and baby, from cozy booties to first aid supplies.
17. A handmade gift would be wonderful
Give them the gift of warmth and comfort when you gift the soon-to-be parents a baby blanket. Crocheted, quilted, or knitted all make amazing gifts.
18. Build a baby library
It is not too early to start a child’s library and a set of classics from Peter Pan to Mother Goose and the kids are gonna appreciate it when they grow up. You can also include a set of handmade booklets to personalize a gift of books. Scan and print clip-art borders to make the plates, stack them together, and tie them with a bow—or have bookplate images made into rubber stamps.
19. Make family scrapbooks
You can custom scrapbooks to engage the baby’s senses and show them the people in their new world. Get grandparents-to-be to email family photos and make color printouts and corresponding labels. Then, stick them into books using double-sided archival tape.
20. Ask for a storytelling tape
Family members and friends who live far away may not be able to interact with the new baby but they can still share stories in a meaningful way by making recordings of them reading one aloud and sending it to the soon-to-be parents.
FAQs
Q: Who should throw a shower?
A: Traditionally, baby showers were hosted by close female friends or not-so-immediate female relatives like aunts or cousins. But now things have changed and anyone can host this celebration. Many women are showered with more than one, hosted by their family, friends, or even co-workers.
Q: When to have a baby shower?
A: Usually, baby showers are held later in pregnancy, often around four to six weeks before the due date. However, it is recommended to always check with the expectant family first. About sending invitations, send them about four to six weeks before the shower so guests can easily save the date. Also, out-of-town guests can make travel plans.
Q: Where to host a baby shower?
A: Where to host the baby shower depends on the number of guests and on what suits both the host and guest of honor. The mum-to-be’s home can be a convenient option, but if this is the chosen site be mindful not to cause extra stress for her with intensive preparations and cleanup.