| Coming up with a great idea for a baby shower | | | | creative, get little baby food jars to tie the |
| isn't always easy. You want to do right by your | | | | balloons to and hold them in place. Remember, the |
| good friend or family member, but you have no | | | | possibilities are endless. Symbols of motherhood |
| idea where you should start. There's no need to | | | | are also a great way to decorate. One great way |
| worry, because included below are some amazing | | | | you could do this is with stuffed animals. For |
| ideas with which to give yourself a starting point | | | | example, for the gift table centerpiece, have a |
| and inspire your inner party planner. | | | | stuffed lioness and her cub. In fact, putting |
| Color | | | | stuffed animals in pairs of bigger and smaller can |
| Conventional wisdom says that you should use | | | | be an adorable way to portray mother and child. |
| blue for baby boys and pink for baby girls. It can | | | | Get a big teddy bear and a small teddy bear and |
| make it easy to organize a party around a certain | | | | put them side by side. The teddy bear idea would |
| color scheme. Of course, this assumes that the | | | | be an especially good idea for the Valentine's Day |
| gender of the baby is known already. If the | | | | theme, but remember, you can do this with any |
| parents are trying to keep this is a surprise, you | | | | plush animal! |
| can plan your party around a neutral, but still cute, | | | | Favors |
| color such as yellow or light green. But don't feel | | | | Party favors are not absolutely necessary for a |
| that you have to be bound by convention. You | | | | baby shower, but they are certainly appreciated, |
| could be more creative and use the mother's | | | | and they can make a great prize if you play |
| favorite color. As long as the colors are fun and | | | | shower games. Also, they can do double duty as |
| lively, you're bound to have a great party. | | | | both decorations and favors. For example, a |
| Theme | | | | friend of mine had some very cute napkins as |
| Having a theme is a wonderful way to make | | | | favors that had little babies and toys painted on |
| party organization easy for you, still have | | | | them. They were pretty when they were laid |
| everything be very fun, and give your party that | | | | out, and then everyone got very excited when |
| "put together" look. One easy way to do this is | | | | they realized they could take them home! You |
| simply to have a "baby" theme. Gather together | | | | could do this with those mother and child stuffed |
| decorations with storks, diapers, bottles, and | | | | animals you were using for decorations also. You |
| rattles. Or maybe you don't want the traditional | | | | could give your guests the pair, or just the |
| feeling that this would convey. Instead, you could | | | | smaller one, which would certainly make things |
| choose a seasonal theme. For example, maybe | | | | more affordable. Remember, whether you could a |
| Valentine's Day is close by. Use hearts and | | | | small teddy bear, some stuffed lions, plush cats, |
| flowers for decorations and you'll have a | | | | or something else, you'll have a fun decoration and |
| Valentine's Baby Shower. You could do the same | | | | a gift that is easy to find and affordable. And of |
| thing with Halloween, the Fourth of July, or | | | | course, if you are looking for a more traditional |
| Christmas if they're having a Christmas baby. And | | | | favor, you could get little photo frames or |
| this theme doesn't have to just be holidays; | | | | carriage shaped candles. The possibilities are |
| instead use one of the four seasons (obviously | | | | practically endless! |
| whichever one the baby is going to be born in). A | | | | Remember, there's a lot to do to put together a |
| summer or beach theme would be a lot of fun | | | | great baby shower, but this should give you a |
| and give you a starting point with which to | | | | nice starting point and really get your creative |
| organize the party. | | | | juices flowing. Start by having a color or theme in |
| Decorations | | | | mind and that get decorations to match! Then |
| Don't get overwhelmed with all your choices for | | | | consider what party favors your guests would |
| decorations. Remember your theme. For a party | | | | enjoy. Before you know it, you'll find that your |
| with a Valentine's Day theme, as mentioned | | | | entire party has fallen together very naturally! A |
| above you could use hearts and flowers, but you | | | | baby shower doesn't have to be a huge hassle! |
| could also add some things more specific to baby. | | | | Instead it can be lots of fun and the talk of your |
| For example, include balloons that have "I love | | | | friends or family for years to come! |
| you baby!" written on them, and to be really | | | | |