Baby Shower Themes & Ideas

A Star Is Born

"Twinkle twinkle little star How we wonder what you are Little girl or little boy Either one will bring great joy!"

Decorate in gold, silver and navy and fill a star-shaped basket with baby items, small gifts, flowers, or just about anything you can think of for a cute centerpiece. And for a special touch they'll never forget, name a star after baby at the Star Registry.

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Baby Crosswords
Baby Word Scrambles
Celebrity Moms & Dads

A to Z Shower

Our favorite, of course! For this shower, simply write an alphabet letter on each guest's invitation and have them bring a gift beginning with that letter. Here's some games you won't want to leave out of your A to Z theme.

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A to Z Baby Name Race
Everything Baby From A to Z

Adoption Shower

Adopting a child is a pretty incredible event, and Mom and Dad deserve a shower to celebrate! Help them enjoy it with games made especially for an adoption shower...

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Baby Shower Mad Lib Fun

Baby Feet

If Mom and Dad haven't picked a name for baby yet, get all the baby shower guests together and help them out! Decorate with lots of alphabet letters and blocks, and play these fun games to get their brains thinking of baby names...

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Babies Are Made Of...
New Baby Advice

Baby Needs A Name

Belly Casting Party

Hosting a small, intimate shower? Easier than paper-mache, making a pregnancy belly cast is a fun and unique bonding experience for Mom-to-be, baby, and the loved ones helping make the cast. It only takes 45 minutes from start to finish, and guests have fun signing it at the end of the party!

Birthstone Colors

Use Baby's birthstone to color coordinate every detail of your Baby Shower! Use it in invitations, decorations, food, favors, games and prizes. Get the guests in on it too, and all the gifts can be wrapped with the birthstone color ... guests can even wear something that color! Your imagination is the limit!

January - Dark Red Febuary - Light Purple March - Light Blue April - White or Clear May - Medium to Dark Green June - Glossy White July - Candy Apple Red August - Light Green September - Medium to Dark Blue October - Glossy White November - Orange December - Light Blue

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5 Minute Recipe Cards
Baby Shower Fundamentals
The Baby Story

Charity Shower

Organizations that benefit new moms and young children always need baby supplies...so why not host a baby shower where the gifts go to a local moms and childrens charity? Include food, fun and favors...and maybe this will become a yearly tradition!

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Babies Are Made Of...
Everything Baby From A to Z

Clothesline Shower

String yarn from one corner of the room to another, and hang out baby clothes for fun decorations and games! Start with a few baby outfits, and as Mom opens gifts that include baby clothes, add them to the clothesline.

By the time you're done, everyone will be able to see all the adorable outfits, and you can take them down and have guests try to list as many as they remember!

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Foreign Language Baby

Cookie Shower

Cookies are made of sugar and spice, and so are little girls! Fill mason jars with the dry ingredients of your favorite cookie recipe and attach the recipe with a ribbon. Then give away cookies, cookie cutters and cookie presses as game prizes!

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5 Minute Recipe Cards
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Couples Shower

Don't let Dad slip away from the center of attention! Dads want to be part of the celebration, and couples are now attending baby showers. A hint for including men ..stay away from the pink invitations - and let the men hoop it up with these competitive games!

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Couples Trivia: Are You Ready Mom? Are You Ready Dad?
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Cowboys

Make your tables look like you're in a barn! Use 24" wide strips of denim (washed so the edges fraye) as table runners. Then scatter straw down the middle with a final layer of candy corn. Provide cowboy hats and bandanas for guests - and have fun with these games...

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Everything Baby From A to Z
Mom & Dad Animal Names

Diapers Shower

It's all about the bare necessities... and a great start for the parents-to-be! Begin with the invitations and ask each guest to bring diapers in a pre-chosen size.

For the ultimate Diaper Shower gift, make a one-of-a-kind Diaper Cake. It triples as a centerpiece, a gift, and the small toys adorning the cake can be used for the traditional favorite - a game of Memory! For the rest of your games check out these diaper goodies...

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Baby Shower Fundamentals

Double Baby Shower

A Double Baby Shower might seem like twice the work, but really, it's just one shower... and it's more fun with 2 moms-to-be! Have 2 small cakes, 2 "queen" chairs, 2 memory books to sign, and 2 "guess baby's date" contests.

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Drop-In Shower

Having an informal party? Give guests an open time frame to "drop-in", mingle, and congratulate the new Mom-to-be. Even games can be "dropped-in" a basket and anyone with the correct answers can be drawn at random to receive a prize later...

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Everything Baby From A to Z
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Family Tree

This shower is especially sweet if baby is named after a relative in the family tree. Have your family's history buff make a family tree for baby's album and incorporate family traditions, authentic cooking, and lots of relatives into your baby shower!

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Girlfriend's Lunch

A shower doesn't have to be a shower, it can be lunch with just a few of mom-to-be's closest girlfriends! Leave the men - and the kids - at home and enjoy lunch (and a few games) with mom-to-be.

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Couples Trivia: Are You Ready Mom? Are You Ready Dad?
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Grandma's Shower

If this is Grandma's first grandbaby, she's going to need baby essentials like diapers and toys around her house when baby comes to visit! Get grandma prepared for everything she needs to do her job easily - and with tons of grandma love! Decorate with lots of small baby toys around the room and make it look like a Grandma's house when you're done.

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Back In The Day... Famous TV Parents
Finish Grandma's Sentence
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Ice Cream Shower

Perfect for a summer shower, it's BYO ice cream time! Invite guests to bring their own ice cream, sorbet, frozen yogurt or gelato and you can supply cones and different sprinkles. Guests get to be creative and enjoy making ice cream cone sundaes while the presents are being unwrapped!

Lil' Pumpkin

Bring out the warm apple cider and candy corns, Mommy's Lil' Pumpkin will soon be here! Add some pumpkin bread, mini-pumpkins and a centerpiece of squash, and mix in some lil' games...

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Baby Shower Fundamentals

Little Angel

Babies are a gift from God, and you can celebrate Mom's Little Angel with a Little Angel Shower! Decorate with angels, butterflies and rainbows and read this story at the Shower:

A Child's Angel
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God: "They tell me you are sending me to earth soon, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" "Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you." "But tell me, here in Heaven, I don't do anything else but sing and smile, that's enough for me to be happy." "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy." "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don't know the language that men talk?" "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak." "And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?" "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray." "I've heard that on earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?" "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life." "But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore." "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, even though I will always be next to you." At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard, and the child in a hurry asked softly: "Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel's name." "Your angel's name is of no importance, you will call your angel: Mommy"

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Little Prince / Little Princess

Roll out the red carpet, Princess tiara's, magic wands, and King's crowns! Adorn with the royal colors - Red, Blue, and Gold for a Little Prince and Pink, White, and Silver for a Little Princess - and decorate a King and Queen's chair for the Mom-and-Dad-to-be. Then lay down the law of the land and have the Court Jester entertain with these games.

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Long-Distance Shower

Want to throw a party for Mommy, but she's far away from friends and family? Grab a video camera and get all the guests together anyway! Play games and munch on some food - you can even wrap the presents at the party. Send the video along with gifts to Mom and Dad - it's a gift she'll love to open!

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Finish Mommy's Phrase Finish Daddy's Phrase
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Mother Goose

Get creative with the menu! "Rub a Dub Dub, Shrimp In A Tub" (Shrimp Cocktail), "Mr. McGregor's Garden Salad", "This Little Piggy Went To Market, This Little Piggy Had Chicken Alouette", "Humpty Dumpty's Deviled Eggs"

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Multi-Cultural Shower

Discover different cultures and traditions from Mom, Dad, grandparents and relatives. Play traditional baby shower games and have each guest bring a traditional dish that celebrates their culture or history.

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Noah's Ark

It's two of everything for the parents-to-be of twins! Have all the guests bring two gifts, and have 2 of everything possible at the shower - from 2 small cakes (instead of one) to 2 winners of each game. Try these game ideas for the twosies theme.

Nursery Rhymes

Who doesn't have a favorite nursery rhyme that baby can enjoy? Create invitations beginning with 'Once upon a time', serve a cake with a large 'B' (that was put it in the oven for Baby and Me!) and decorate with cows jumping over the moon, little Jack Horner sitting in a corner, and others. Decorate, bake, and play games of the nursery rhyme theme!

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Office Shower

Coworkers want to party with Mom too! Find a place to get together that cleans easily and decorates simply. Time may be limited, but don't skip out on these quick, fast and easy games...

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Old MacDonald Farm Animals

You can't go wrong with Old MacDonald! Decorate with plenty of straw baskets and red-and-white checkered table linens. Bring out the cowhide or haybale cake (made by covering any bundt cake with yellow frosting and pretzel sticks) and invite the kids to shuck corn and sing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"! And… don't leave out these shower-perfect Farm Animal games...

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Outdoor Shower

There's no excuse to have the Shower indoors if you've got beautiful weather outdoors! Get out the frisbees, water balloons and sunglasses and take the party outside! Set up a little balloon volleyball with a net of streamers and turn those frisbees upside down to hold paper plates loaded with your favorite barbeque fixings!

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Pamper Mommy Shower

What do you do for a second-time Mom who already has everything she needs for her new baby? Give her what she needs the most, a little pampering and a lot of self indulgence!

Before the newest baby arrives, set aside some time for mom and a few close friends to indulge in such things as foot soaks and facials. Mom will come away feeling renewed and refreshed, ready to take on the world again...or at least a new baby!

Recipe Shower

Mom and Dad are going to be busy after their bundle of joy is born, and they won't have much time to spend cooking! Help them out - have guests bring a recipe to the Shower...

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Baby's Name Poem

Restaurant Shower

Want a shower where you don't have to decorate, prepare the food, or clean up? Host the baby shower at a restaurant! A few tips: limit the food options (or choose a buffet) and keep the decorations and games simple.

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Rubber Ducky

Fill up the punch bowl and add a few drops of blue color...your Rubber Duckies will need a fab centerpiece to swim in! Decorate with yellow and blue and stock up on the floating ducks...you just might want to make this a cheese and quackers kind of Shower!

Safety Shower

Create a gift basket for the new parents full of unwrapped safety items like: cabinet locks, outlet covers, corner and edge bumpers, refrigerator locks, toilet locks, door knob covers, floating yellow duck bathtub thermometer, door stops and door holders.

The ideas is to keep parents and guests having fun with activities that revolve around home safety - and send them home with new ideas about keeping their babies safe...

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Scrapbooking

Having a baby scrapbook is a must...but new moms rarely find the time! Get guests together 30 minutes before the shower - and don't forget the supplies! Guests can design a page a person, or personalize their own Family & Friends page including a favorite picture of them and the parents-to-be. Even the baby shower games can be added to the scrapbook...

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Baby's Name Poem
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Ships Ahoy! It's A Boy!

From Sailboats to Rescue Cruisers, Red, White and Blue are the colors for this oceanic Shower! Decorate with all sorts of toy boats, even float a few in a punch bowl with blue colored water for a cute centerpiece. Don't forget the Floating Safety Rings (innertubes) with Baby's name and the Shower date drawn on.

Sip & See

Invite guests to "sip" tea and "see" the baby after it's born! Serve tea and simple finger foods, and make sure to provide hand-sanitizer for guests who wish to hold baby. Simple games that don't take away from "oohing" and "ahhing" the new baby are recommended...

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New Baby Advice

Smart Baby Shower

Get Baby off to a Smart Start - and have all the guests bring a baby book with their gift instead of the traditional card! Give gifts of toys that stimulate baby's brain and decorate in the "smart" colors: red, white, and black. Plus, this Smart Baby Shower wouldn't be complete without testing Mom & Dad's brain power with these fun games...

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Stay-At-Home Mommy

If Mom-to-be is leaving work to stay at home with Baby, you won't want to skip this great theme! Have everyone come in a house-robe and slippers and make sure all the party favors and game prizes are gifts for around the house...and be sure to include a few home-inspired games!

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Things In Mommy's Purse

Sweet Baby

Nothing could be sweeter than Mommy's little cutie pie! Host a Sweet Baby Shower and serve only the sweetest things...cake, pie, deserts and sweets galore! For favors, make personalized candy bar wrappers, then start your games with Baby Bingo - using Hershey's Kisses to mark the squares - and pick some of these sweet favorites...

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Tea Party

Pull out all the silver and fancy dishes, it’s time for tea! Serve tea and sweets, and don't forget the tiny sandwiches!

This Is Your Life!

Now is the opportunity to take a look at mom's life so far -- and let her know how it's going to change! Bring out old photos of mom's past and have guests bring their fav recent photo with mom.

Time-of-Day Shower

Make giving the baby essentials fun by designating a time of day to each guest beforehand (like bedtime or bathtime) Guests can gather together everything they need for that time of day for creative and fun gifts for Mom-to-be!

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Noah's Ark

Twins & Triplets

Multiple babies means lots of tiny little toes and fingers to kiss! It also means Mom is pretty special, so lavish her with a loving baby shower and games that are unique like her babies...

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Ultrasound Party

This non-traditional party makes finding out if they're having a girl or boy even more special! Tell Mom and Dad pack up the ultrasound video and bring it to the party for everyone to watch.

For some added fun, have Mom take our Girl or Boy Quiz, where the answers are weighed against Old Wives Tales to determine the sex of the baby. Then once the guests votes are in, Mom and Dad can open the secret envelope for the big announcement.

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Girl or Boy? Quiz

Vintage Baby Shower

Start with an old-fashioned tea party with mini tea sandwiches and cookies - and serve the tea in delicate vintage teacups or an old-fashioned silver teapot and tray! Next, find a lace tablecloth to lay over a solid pink (or blue) tablecloth and see how many old black and white photos you can find of family and friends to put in silver frames to set around the room or on the food table. Send home tiny vintage teacups as favors and mix in these classic baby shower games: