Best Baby Shower Ideas!
I love planning baby showers... I think it goes hand-n-hand with being a teacher... You can use your creative teacher genes to make a shower tons of fun & something mommy-to-be will always cherish. Below I will list some baby shower planning tips, decorating ideas, food ideas, favor ideas, and much more. I even give you the option to purchase a baby shower packet, that I will customize for you.
Creative Food Ideas For Your Baby
Shower
Baby Cookies -
Cute round cookies in the color of the sex of the
baby.
Check out the
cute baby carriage fruit dish made out of a
watermellon. Makes a great centerpiece. You can
learn how to make this at:
Here are some of my favorite things to serve at a shower! Greek Orzo Salad: http://www.recipezaar.com/39658 Broccolli Salad: http://www.recipezaar.com/9714 Strawberry Pretzel Salad: http://www.recipezaar.com/9714
Oreo Truffles
(I like to dip the mix in white chocolate and
drizzle pink or blue colored chocolate over the
top)
MORE BABY SHOWER FOOD TIPS: -Note the napkins on right of the picture. I like to find napkins with the baby to be's initial on them. Just a cute little touch. -Use a centerpiece : Flowers in pink or blue-Try to make the food table beautiful with fun serving dishes. People will think the food tastes great before they even eat. -I also like to
make cookies to put with the truffles. I like to
add pink or blue M&M's to the cookies. -For beverages,
I like to serve water bottles and wine coolers. - Purchase premaid wraps at SAMS Club -Create a veggie tray with asparagus, red peppers, yellow peppers, carrots, and sugar snap peas (make it colorful)!
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My Favorite
Baby Shower Games:
This is the
guess the number of M&M's in the bottle.
There are 266 in this bottle. This is something
fun for your guests to do when they arrive.
Candy Bar Game List a display some candy. Players guess which candy goes with the pregnancy word. When going over the answers throw the candy bars out to the guests that answer first. Guests with the most correct wins a prize at the end of the game. I use a game sheet for this game. It comes in the packet below.
Baby Bingo: Guest fill in the bingo card with items they think Mommy will get as a gift. Played like regualr bingo. As mom opens a gift, players mark their cards. First to call bingo wins! The game sheet for this is available in the baby shower packet seen below. Links to More Baby Shower Games http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/babyshowers/1613.html |
Creative Baby Shower Gift Ideas
(PICTURE OF
BOOK BASKET) Read to your bunny often, It's twenty minutes of fun. It's twenty minutes of moonlight, And twenty minutes of sun. Twenty old-favorite minutes, Twenty minutes brand-new, Read to your bunny often, And... Your bunny will read to you. By Rosemary Wells. Some of my favorite books to include in a basket. This includes a little of everything to get baby reading from birth to two.
Bath tub gift.
If the baby bath is still on the registry, grab
it. They are usually under $20.00 and you can
fill it with all kinds of goodies. You can go
with a bath & bedtime theme like above. This
one happens to be for twins; so I included two of
everything. Most came off the registry and some I
added. The best touch is to make a bed time CD
and a bath time CD to include in the tub for a
personal touch. You can see the CD's I made
below. Some of the other things for this basket
are: (Picture of CD's)
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Creative Baby Shower Favors
My favorite baby shower favor is to create a CD of songs that are related to being a parent. You can see the list of songs I used on this CD. Songs to honor daughters. I combine this with a candel and a poem I wrote. It's a hit. The poem comes in the packet discussed at the bottom of the page.
The finished favor - Always a hit!!!
More Cute Favors Candy Bar
Favors
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Decorations
My favorite decoration is to make a clothes line of baby clothing that can be given to the Mommy-to-be after the shower. You can do this yourself or ask family members and or close friends to supply an item for the line. Here are some pictures of one I did. To make it extra special, I customized some of the onsies with iron on graphics I created on the computer. |
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You can purchase iron on paper for your printer at your local office store. Then you may create a gaphic for a onsie. You could make one that represents a favorite team. The one here says, "My Daddy Drools for the Steelers." It has a picture of a bear in a Steelers Cheerleader outfit (found the graphic online).
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My girlfriend
makes these cute diaper cakes. They are always a
hit at showers. You can follow the link below and
learn how to make your own: BABY SOCK
FLOWERS You can view
detailed instructions for this centerpiece at Baby Shower
Printables
The Baby Shower Packet From Teaching Heart Includes: The Program and Games Page 1 (The Cover Page) – You select the color of the program (pink, blue, or neutral). Also you select the title of the program, which is usually the name of who the shower is for. A cute poem is included on the title page. Page 2 (The Plan of Events) –You give me a specific schedule and I will place it here.For instance 1:00 food, 2:15 games, 3:00 gift opening. It may be as specific as you like. A cute graphic is included at the bottom of the page. Page 3. (A new family) – On this page each family member’s names are displayed with the meaning of the name. If baby’s name is also chosen it will be included as well. Also you may email a picture of the couple to be included on this page. Page 4 and 5 (The Candy Bar Game) – Directions for the game and a sheet for your guests to make their guesses on. No personalization is needed for this page. When I play this game I use the candy bars as prizes. Page 6 (The Price is Right Game) – You choose the 10 items and have your guests guess the price of the item without going over. A space for your guests to write their answers is provided. Moms name will appear on this page. Page 7 (Commercial Break) – Something fun for your guests to look at. It includes the joke, “What not to say to you pregnant spouse!” It also includes a cute poem about babies. Page 8 (Baby Shower Bingo) – Guests fill in the card based on what they think Mommy will get for gifts. First to yell bingo wins. I can personalize this page with the ultra sound picture as a free space. Favor Tag Print and place this tag on a CD and candle favor. I will personalize the tag with Mommy’s, Daddy’s, and Baby’s name. You can download songs off of ITunes to create a CD. I have a list of suggested songs below. Extra Fun Sticky Note Game You print three tags with a picture of mom and the rest with a sorry. Place a small sticky note over moms head or the word sorry. Hand out the cards before present opening. The people who get a picture of mom win a prize and mommy gets to open their presents first! I personalize these tags with the baby’s name and a picture of mommy. M&M Guess game A sign that explains the game and tags for guests to write their guesses on! This gives guests something to do when they first arrive. All of these personalized files come to you in a zipped publisher and/or pdf file 48 hours after you send your custom print to Teaching Heart. You must pay through paypal and then email your custom print and pictures to Cost =’s $36.00
Other baby shower sites
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For
some of my friends, I have done our college on a
onsie. I have also done occupation onsies. - My
Mommy is a Nurse. My hubby use to be in the Navy
and some of his friends are still in, when they
have babies I often make a onsie with the crest
or logo of the boat the Daddy is on. It is
endless of what you can do. I love the iron on
transfers and use them all the time for different
crafts.
