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Fun Baby Shower Ideas
How To Host The Perfect Baby Shower By Amy Cordray
One of your best girlfriends is about to welcome a new baby into their lives and you get the privilege of giving her a baby shower! Relax...hosting a baby shower doesn't have to be an overwhelming experience. Be inspired! You are about to be armed with the cutest baby shower ideas for throwing an incredible baby shower!
PICK A CUTE THEME
Add some pizazz to the shower by giving it a hip theme! Some cute baby shower ideas for themes are:
*Decorate in Ducks: Have rubber duckies floating in the punch bowl. Serve water in wine glasses with mini-ducks in them. Have blue and yellow balloons and some duck shaped mylar balloons floating around the room! For party favors, hand out little ducky soaps wrapped in cellophane and tied with a cute bow!
*Choose a Jazzy Color: Maybe the color of the nursery, or the mom-to-be's favorite color. We'll use red as an example. Decorate with red balloons, red plates, napkins, tableware. For the centerpiece, use a small red wagon and fill with stuffed animals, baby toys, lotions, pacifiers and give to the mom to take home at the end of the shower! Serve chocolate dipped strawberries, red finger jello cut into baby-themed shapes and a red velvet chocolate cake!
*All About Baby: Use receiving blankets as tablecloths, baby bottles for vases, empty baby food jars for tealite holders and toy key rings as napkin holders!
*Survivor/Jungle Theme: Decorate with tiki torches. Hang stuffed monkeys all around. Serve mock Mai Tai's and play survivor style music. Play the "food challenge" game where blindfolded guests have to guess which type of baby food they are eating. Hand out "survivor bandannas" (like they receive on thew show) as favors.
SERVE SOME SCRUMPTIOUS FOOD
Let's face it, it's all about the food! People love to eat, so be sure to feed them some fabulous fixin's! There are many avenues you can take when planning your baby shower menu. The best advice is to keep it simple. You don't want to be cooking all day. Nor will you have the time for it. A few fabulous appetizers, some drinks and a cake will be perfect!
Try these scrumptious recipes:
Mini Chicken Salad Croissants
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken breast minced
1/4 c. mayonnaise
1/2 c. minced celery
1/4 c. cashews, broken into bits
Combine ingredients and scoop onto mini croissants. Also delicious on baguette slices, crackers or mini pitas!
Raspberry Punch
2- 2 liters of lemon-lime soda
1/2 gallon raspberry sherbet
Place ingredients in a punch bowl, let melt a bit and serve! So simple and yummy!
Not everyone drinks punch so it is a good idea to have bottled water, coffee and wine available.
BABY SHOWER CAKE IDEAS
Baby shower cakes have moved to new levels of cuteness! Whether you order from a baker or choose to make your own, the options are adorable! If you choose to make your own, check out your local craft or kitchen supply store for cute cake pans. They have pans shaped as baby bottles, feet, rattles, you name it! Hop over to our sister site for over 100 baby shower cakes...all submitted by readers!
Some cute sayings to put on the cake are: *Happy Labor Day *Oh, Baby! *Baby Cakes!
BABY SHOWER GAMES
Games are a great way to loosen the guests!. Not everyone always knows each other at a shower and games tend to break the ice. Play it safe by picking a couple of simple games.
*Take a Mint: As guests come through the door offer them some mints (or any small candy in a bowl.) After everyone has arrived, go around the room and have each person tell an interesting fact (or facts) about themselves. How ever many mints they have taken is the amount of interesting facts they have to divulge.
* What's in a Purse: Make a list of about 8 random items (spoon, ultity bill, gum, etc.) Things normally not found in a purse. (You would be surprised what some women have in their purse.) Call each item out and the first person who shouts out "I've got that", wins! You have a winner for each item.
Or if you are busy and don't want to worry about which games to play, we have bundled together our most popular printable baby shower games. Print & play with no worries!
Some cute prize ideas are: candles, lotions, nail polish, coffee shop gift card, decorative soaps
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