Comments on: Blissful Baby Showers

By: Melinda Higgins

Melinda Higgins — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:52:10 +0000

Baby showers and birthdays are my favorite party planning. I love it!

I am hosting a baby shower this summer for an amazing friend and thank for all the great ideas above, I really love the guessing game with the letters.

We are gearing the party for the mom to be, since it is her second baby. We are both SAHM and love Oprah- my theme for her will be "Mommy's Favorites". We will shower my friend with all her favorite foods, flowers and gadgets. There will be plenty of "give away favors" and I am asking each guest to bring a favorite childrens book for the new baby- First, second or even fifth- every amazing little baby deserves a special party before their arrival-

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:52:14 +0000

Oh, this is a fantastic post! I've recently started a frugal party-planning blog to collect ideas like this. What fantastic baby shower inspirations!

At one of my baby showers, the hostess used toys as decorations–and sent them home with me afterward! I think toys are a great inspiration for a baby shower, whether it is a family heirloom, an Ugly doll, a modern teether, or a wooden wagon. And now, every time my son plays with those toys, I think of that sweet lady who threw me a shower!

If I was throwing a summer baby shower, I would use beach toys as table decorations…put vases of flowers or small plates on upside-down pails, use shovels to serve candy and nuts, and surround the sand-castle molds with floral arrangements or a mini beach scene complete with "moat". The party will look fun and bright, and the new mom will love the toys when her child gets old enough to enjoy them at the beach!

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:29:40 +0000

Without a doubt, I love to bless a new mom with some meals at a baby shower. In the weeks (or days) leading up to the shower, I scoop off enough for them off of our own meal and put them in those little metal chinese food take-out containers with cardboard lids (from dollar store), then I freeze them and actually wrap them. Its so much fun to see the reaction of the new mother (and the others attending the shower).

Hope this helps someone!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:57:29 +0000

My best advice is work with a team. If people ask how they can help give them a specific assignment: Please bring a large bowl of fruit salad.
I have also dug out my baby stuff to decorate with. When else can you use the 35 crocheted blankets from all your relatives?

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:57:02 +0000

I have been scouring my brain for a good idea – the only thing that comes to mind is an encouragement jar.

I've made these for wedding and baby showers. I sent out small slips of scrapbook paper in fun colors with the invitations and asked each guest to jot a quick note of encouragement, share a Scripture or other piece of wisdom on their slips. And, I asked them to bring them to the shower (naturally I had more available at the shower). Then I had a pretty jar handy and placed everything in the jar.

The new mom now has a Blessing Jar for those moments when being a new mother seems overwhelming. These little snippets can be read in just a few seconds, while nursing or just in passing – but the boost of courage they can offer is worth far more than the small investment of time!

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:31:04 +0000

Have a luncheon or tea party with real dishes, candles, linens; serve quiche, muffins, and an icredible dessert with tea; don't play games, but have the mothers of the new parents share about when the new mom and dad were babies — that can be funny or touching. Once I was at a baby shower when each guest brought a picture of herself as a baby. We all had a piece of paper and tried to guess which picture went with whom. I'd love the book! Thanks for the great ideas!

By: MLocker

MLocker — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:29:00 +0000

For the last few baby showers that I've done; I've gotten a sonogram picture and blew it up and put it behind a really wide white picture frame matt. I've place the matt and picture on a table at the shower and had all of the guests sign wishes to the new baby. When the baby arrives I get a new picture and a frame that goes with the nursery and put it together for the mother and it is a nice sentiment for the child's nursery of all of the love and support they have.

By: jen

jen — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:08:21 +0000

Two ideas – if there are any siblings, we ask each person to bring a small wrapped gift to put in a basket for mommy to take home. Makes great entertainment with a new baby around!

A clothesline full of baby clothes instantly turns any room into a shower/party room. Sometimes I use ones that are my gift, other times I use our own stash just for decoration. We hang the string in the large doorway between two rooms.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:57:41 +0000

One of our many church showers included handing out index cards to everyone and asking for helpful "baby tips" (diaper rash treatment, stain removal, favorite freeze ahead recipe, etc), then placing them in a photo album. So many good tid-bits!

By: Marsha

Marsha — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:22:54 +0000

You know those fancy word art companies? Where you can buy poetry and phrases in adhesive lettering for your walls? I gave a custom look to my nephew's "welcome" party (he came too early for my sis-in-law to have a shower, so we just moved the date and the baby came along with her!) by using a computer-printed template to cut the baby's name and birthdate out of light blue contact paper (a.k.a. shelf liner) I used manicure scissors to make sure the letters were very precise) and put the result on a large area of my wall above my most comfy chair, designated for the new mom. I set up a basinette nearby for the baby to rest – it was near my fireplace which has a wide white surround onto which I placed the words "…and the handsome prince slept". The theme was fairy tales with an emphasis on the color light blue, but the technique could be used to augment any theme (at a fraction of the cost of the "real" wall word companies).