Need a guaranteed way to make your shower unforgettable? Why not set the mood from the moment your shower guests arrive with memorable decorations?! Fun and beautiful decor create excitement and set the tone of the event, and the secret to succeeding with decorations is simple: choosing a theme. After you set a theme, the other parts of your baby shower will fall together into a cohesive whole: color, general decorations, wall decor, table decor, and, everyone’s favorite item, food.

Theme

There are endless theme possibilities. Let your imagination and circumstances guide you. Here are a few ideas to get the creative juices flowing:

- Nursery Rhymes - A classic theme everyone can relate to.

- Tea Party

- Disney Characters - We all have fond memories of our Disney pals!

- Diaper Party - Use diaper-shaped invites, decor, and gifts of diaper packets!

- Stuffed Animals - Who hasn’t fallen in love with at least one stuffed animal?

- Barefoot and Pregnant - Is the expectant mother the first one in her group to have a child? Let her know everyone’s behind her by asking guests to come to a “Barefoot and Pregnant Party” dressed in stuffed shirts to signify their “pregnancy” (yes, even the male guests!).

Baby Shower Food

The chosen theme can guide you in determining the color for the baby shower. But what if you have a theme that works with any color? Simple, you can always go with the classics: blue for an expected boy or pink for a girl. If the gender of the baby is unknown, yellow and green have traditionally been used. White has recently emerged as another gender-neutral shower color, signifying purity and innocence. So whatever color you decide on, make sure you use it to tie together the other elements of the baby shower.

General Decor

Whatever theme you choose for the baby shower, there are certain items every party, regardless of whether or not it’s a shower, almost always should have. Banners, streamers, and, everybody’s favorite, balloons. Balloons can also help guests figure out which house they’re supposed to be at! Just tie some to a post or fence in the front of the house to signal your shower’s location.

What better way to remind everyone of the importance of the occasion than by having a decorated baby crib against a wall? Not only does it set the tone perfectly, it can also double as a gift table.

Table Decor

Need some ideas to dress up your tables at the baby shower? It’s a cinch. Baby-themed tablecloths with matching tableware can be found in many part stores. Want cute placemats? Try cloth diapers! Themed centerpieces fit for a baby shower can also be found at your local party store, but if you want to make your own, how about using stuffed animals holding small baskets filled with baby shower favors?

Other options for table decorations include a diaper cake, and a vase of fresh flowers with the color of the theme. Decorated diapers hanging on a clothesline, baby bracelet napkin holders, cookies in the shape of babies or animals, a stork placed outside the door, and baby figurines will add to the light-hearted spirit of the event.

What about the tableware? Matching plates, cups, spoons, forks, and napkins go a long way in establishing the theme and giving the party a “polished” feel. Any party stores will have these available in a variety of colors for the shower. What about the tablecloth? How about one in the color of the theme sprinkled with animal- or baby-shaped confetti?

Food

Food selections can be either home-made or store-bought. A white layer cake, macaroons, white chocolate candies, marshmallows, yogurt-covered raisins or nuts can be purchased easily at the local grocery store. Milk served in clear plastic baby bottles and vanilla ice-cream are another great idea. Favorite party favors for the guests are white chocolate-covered almonds placed in white baby booties and tied with a white satin ribbon.

There are so many ways to creatively decorate a baby shower. Be an imaginative host and use this occasion to not only honor the expectant mother and her child but to sharpen your creative muscles. Hopefully, the ideas we’ve presented will prime the pump and set you on your way to a successful shower. Have fun!

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