SHIPS AHOY! IT'S A BOY!
From Sailboats to Rescue Cruisers, Red, White and Blue are the colors for this patriotic 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, and have fun with these water games:
- Bobbing For Pacifiers
- First Born
A STAR IS BORN
A Star Is Born Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
"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.
NURSERY RHYMES
Nursery Rhymes Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
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. You can decorate, bake, and even play games of the
nursery rhyme theme.
GRANDMA'S SHOWER
If this is Grandma's first grandbaby, she's gonna 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.
SWEET BABY SHOWER
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:
BABY NEEDS A NAME
Baby Needs A Name Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
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...
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.
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!
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!
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! Here's some more fun clothesline games:
- Multi-Tasking Mom
- Matching Socks
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 take a peek at the
fabulous centerpieces at
Cookies By Design
and give away cookies, cookie cutters
and cookie presses as game prizes!
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!
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!
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...
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!
- Essentials
- Perfect Timing
- Message Mix-Up
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 & Friend pages
that include a favorite picture of them and the parents-to-be.
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...
TEA PARTY
Pull out all the silver and fancy dishes, this party is perfect for a baby girl!
Serve tea and
sweets, and don't forget the
tiny sandwiches!
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...
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.
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.
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. Toss in a few outdoor Baby Games,
and you've got a ton of summertime fun!
- Potato Race
- Goofy Golf
- My Water Broke
LITTLE PRINCE / LITTLE PRINCESS
Little Prince & Little Princess Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
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.
RUBBER DUCKY
Rubber Ducky Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
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!
OLD MACDONALD FARM ANIMALS
Old MacDonald Farm Animals Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
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.
SMART BABY SHOWER
Smart Baby Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
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.
SAFETY SHOWER
September is Baby Safety Month, but you can have fun with this Shower any time of the year!
Start by creating a gift basket for the new parents full of unwrapped safety items like:
cabinet locks, outlet covers, corner and edge bumpers, refridgerator locks,
toilet locks, door knob covers, floating yellow duck bathtub thermometer,
door stops and door holders.
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...
HOLIDAY SHOWERS
Having the Baby Shower around a Holiday? Why not include the Holiday in your theme!
Decorations and party favors will be a snap, and Baby Shower Games can be adapted through
the use of Holiday colors, or even modified to fit the Holiday Theme.
New Year Noisemaker Shower
Have all the guests bring noisy Baby Gifts and try some of these noisy games...
- Shake, Rattle and Roll
- Steal Baby's Toy
Valentines Couples Shower
Strictly a Couples Shower, serve up heart shaped cookies and decorations and check out these couples games...
Easter Basket Shower
Make sure all the guests bring their gifts in Easter baskets and get ready for an Egg Hunt...
- Baby Scavenger (or Egg) Hunt
- Jelly Bean Guess
- Keep the Egg
Fourth of July Red, White and Blue Barbeque
Throw a barbeque shower and invite the men, too. Have them grill up the next course
as you play some of these summer-time fun games...
- Bottoms Up!
- Watermelon Races
Halloween Costume Party Shower
All the guests have to come in costume!
Thanksgiving Fall Festival Shower
Get out all of your Thanksgiving and Fall decorations ... and don't forget the Fall leaves from the craft store
for your nametags! Check out some of these seasonal games for your Thanksgiving Fall Festival Shower...
- Footprint & Handprint Advice with Turkey Feathers
- Football Pool
- Potato Puzzle
Christmas Gift Wrapper Shower
Have all the guests wrap the Baby Shower Gifts with Christmas wrap and have fun with these 'gift-wrapped' games!
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!
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:
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 stay-at-home games!
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"
Here are some Little Angel shower game favorites:
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
SIP & SEE
Invite guests to 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.
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.
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.
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/or bandanas for guests and have fun with these games:
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"
A TO Z SHOWER
A To Z Theme Party Planner™ included in: Deluxe Planning and Games Kit
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.
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!
You can even host a baby shower online at
Web Baby Shower
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