There’s a lot to think about when it comes to planning a baby shower. It’s not as simple as inviting over family and a few friends to celebrate.
From sending invitations and selecting a baby shower theme, to deciding on centerpieces and a backdrop, there’s a lot to do. Not to mention you’ll want to be creative when you decide on each element of the shower.
Looking for some new and unique ideas for your baby shower? Keep reading for ideas that will stand the test of time and help you narrow down your choices.
- Choose a Baby Shower Theme
- Create Your Baby Shower Invitations
- Baby Shower Decor Ideas
- Baby Shower Game Ideas
- Baby Shower Cake Ideas
- Baby Shower Favor Ideas
- FAQs on Baby Shower Ideas
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Choose a Baby Shower Theme
There is an abundance of themes to choose from for your baby shower, whether it is a jungle theme, a floral theme, or a theme centered around a specific season. The choices can feel overwhelming.
One way to narrow down your choices is by picking a theme for a boy baby shower, a girl baby shower, or a gender-neutral theme. We’ve curated a few options to help you combat decision fatigue.
Fishing Theme Baby Shower
The parents-to-be are excited to welcome their little fishing buddy into the world. This is a fun theme for a boy’s baby shower. Decorate with toy fishing poles, fish bath toys, and an adorable cake created to look like a fishing pond.
Cinderella Baby Shower
Get ready for the arrival of a little princess with a Cinderella baby shower. This baby girl shower theme is a dream come true. Include a pink carriage, magic wands, a glass slipper, and photos of Cinderella in the decor.
Little Lamb Baby Shower
Welcome your little lamb with this gender-neutral baby shower theme. Use a neutral color scheme of creams, brown, and an accent of light green. A few fun ideas include fluffy cotton candy that mimics sheep wool and yarn pom poms. Send guests home with favors wrapped in burlap with an adorable lamb tag.
Peter Rabbit Themed Shower
Host a springtime baby shower with a nod to this classic children’s book. Your guests will adore a Peter Rabbit-themed baby shower with tulips galore and cookies and cupcakes decorated to look like garden veggies. Don’t forget to include cardboard cutouts of the famous rabbit himself and his friends.
Little Pumpkin Baby Shower
Celebrate the arrival of a sweet little pumpkin with this fall-themed shower. Include balloons in orange, gold, and cream, along with gourds in every shape and size. Serve pumpkin pies or pumpkin spice cupcakes for dessert.
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Create a Baby Shower Website That Matches Your Theme
Free DemoCreate Your Baby Shower Invitations
Choose invitations that reflect the theme of your baby shower. There are many shower invitation platforms available including Paperless Post and Basic Invite.
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Check out these five invitation ideas for your baby shower.
Pink Garden Baby Shower Invitation
A sweet little bug is arriving soon. The pink garden theme shower invitation features butterflies and flowers, making it a wonderful option for a baby girl shower or a spring shower.
Jungle Theme Invitation
Let guests know your little wild one is on the way with an adorable jungle theme baby shower invite. This invitation includes adorable monkeys, sloths, and tigers on a jungle background. You can use this for a baby boy, baby girl, or gender-neutral shower.
Mommy Baby Bear Shower Invitation
There’s something sweet about a mama and baby bear for a baby shower invitation. This theme features mama and baby bears snuggled together among a floral background.
Little Bee Baby Shower Invite
Opt for the little bee theme with adorable honey bees, flowers, rainbows, and happy rain clouds. This invitation is great for a gender-neutral baby shower or a baby sprinkle.
Two Peas in a Pod Twins Shower
Let your baby shower guests know that a set of sweet twins are on the way. This two peas in a pod invitation is perfect for the family expecting two bundles of joy.
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Baby Shower Decor Ideas
You can choose to go all out with your baby shower decorations or keep it simple. Below are several ideas to give you inspiration.
Baby Shower Centerpiece Ideas
Alphabet Block
Use a well-known toy – baby alphabet blocks – as the inspiration for your centerpiece. Create boxes in pink, blue, or neutral colors that look like a baby block. Add glitter or metallic accents to match your decor. Leave the top of the block open so you can place silk or real flowers inside for an added touch. Add floral foam to the bottom of the box to help the flowers stay put.
Baby Elephant with Balloons
Going for an elephant theme for your baby shower? Place an elephant holding balloons in the center of your tables for some super cute decor. Start with an elephant plushie and tie five or more balloons in your color scheme to its trunk.
Baby Bottles
Fill several baby bottles with marbles, pebbles, buttons, or anything you’d like. Tie a bow to the top with a colorful ribbon and secure a silk flower in the middle of the bow with hot glue. Place a cluster of three to four baby bottles on each table as your centerpiece.
Hot Air Balloon
Create a hot air balloon centerpiece to get guests talking. Start by placing a basket of flowers or a small box on each table. Attach a balloon filled with helium to the basket or boxes and use colorful yarn to keep it in place.
Twinkle Little Star
Match your twinkle little star theme with a star centerpiece. Cut out stars from cardboard or cardstock and decorate them with gold paint and glitter. Attach the stars to sticks or long straws and place them in a lantern filled with fluffy cotton that looks like a cloud.
Baby Shower Backdrop Ideas
Moon Arch
A moon arch decorated with balloons is always classic. Select an arch in silver, gold, or rose gold to match any accents in your decor. Decorate half of the arch or the entire arch with balloons. Use the arch as a backdrop to your cake table or photo backdrop.
Polaroid Backdrop
Set up a photo station with a white frame that looks like your guests are in a polaroid picture. Place the frame in front of a background of greenery and put a balloon arch over the frame for added visual interest.
Flower Wall
Create a wall of silk flowers to place behind your cake table or as a place for guests to pose for photos. This is a great option for a spring baby shower or any shower with a floral theme. Add a neon sign and balloons for extra fun.
Balloon Wall
Instead of a balloon arch, create an entire balloon wall for your baby shower backdrop. Use complimentary colors that match your theme. Instead of balloons of the same size, include a mixture of small, medium, and large balloons to create a piece that will get lots of attention.
Balloon Flowers
Instead of a wall of flowers or wall of balloons, go for something unique like a wall of balloons that are tied to look like flowers. Guests will love stopping for a selfie or group photo in front of this creative backdrop.
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Baby Shower Game Ideas
These days, many baby showers are co-ed, with dads and spouses in the mix. With that in mind, plan to host entertaining games for all guests. Or you can choose games depending on the type of shower.
Below are a few fantastic game ideas for your baby shower.
Baby Mad Libs
Get ready to crack up with your baby shower guests. Adapted from the popular party game, baby mad libs let your guests fill in the blanks to create a hilarious story. Before the shower, write a baby-related anecdote and remove nouns, adjectives, and verbs for your guests to fill in during the baby shower.
Guess Who Mommy or Daddy
Remember choosing the class clown or most likely to succeed among your classmates in high school? Now your baby shower guests get to choose the best superlatives for the parents-to-be. But this time guests will decide if mom or dad is “most likely to get peed on,” “heaviest sleeper in the middle of the night,” and “most likely to put a diaper on backward.”
Cloth Diaper Challenge
Who can secure the cloth diaper the fastest? It could be the veteran moms in the group, or the dads might surprise guests with a win. For this game, purchase a pack of old-school cloth diapers, safety pins, and a few baby dolls. Whoever creates the most secure diaper wins.
Guess the Baby
This game is fun for all guests, especially for a co-ed shower. Before the baby shower, ask guests to email a baby photo of themselves. Print the photos or use the gallery feature on WebBabyShower to play the game. Each guest will have a chance to guess who each baby photo belongs to.
Baby Shower Cake Ideas
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The baby shower cake is one of the main focal points at any baby shower. You can order a custom cake from your local baker, or make one yourself. Check out a few of these sweet ideas for your baby shower cake.
Sailboat Shower Cake
Welcome your little nautical baby with an adorable sailboat baby shower cake. Create waves in different shades of blue on each tier to resemble the ocean. Then place a sweet sailboat on top complete with a little flag that reads, “welcome baby.”
Jungle Baby Shower Cake
Match your jungle baby shower theme with a fun cake decorated with adorable wild animals. Don your cake with lions, zebras, giraffes, and monkeys on a backdrop of brown, green, and blue for that jungle feel.
Elephant Cake
Elephants are a sign of good luck in many cultures, and are a sweet addition to your baby shower. Decorate your cake with baby elephants wearing a cute bow and holding a clothesline of baby clothes. Top the cake with a heart or another baby elephant.
Peter Rabbit Shower Cake
Beatrix Potter would be proud of this beautiful baby shower cake featuring her beloved children’s character. Include Peter Rabbit himself, along with decorations of garden vegetables and flowers on this sweet cake perfect for a spring shower.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Cake
Perfect for a baby girl or boy shower, a beautiful cake with start and clouds will match your twinkle, twinkle little star theme. Paint the stars in gold or silver to match your decor. You can even add a fluffy layer of cotton at the base of the cake to make it appear as if it’s dancing on a cloud.
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Baby Shower Favor Ideas
Say thank you to your guests with baby shower favors. Choose a favor that you think all of your guests will love, as well as something that fits with your theme.
Personalized Golf Balls
Great for a co-ed shower, send your guests home with golf balls they can use at tee time. Personalize the golf balls with the name of your shower or the arriving bundle of joy. These favors can also double as a massager on sore muscles.
Wooden Candle Favors
Give guests a favor they can use as home decor. Gift wooden candle favors that feature a small wood slab with a tea light candle inside and decorated with silk flowers. Guests will enjoy lighting the candle and remembering your lovely baby shower.
Custom Desserts
Everyone loves a sweet treat, so why not send your family and friends home with a custom dessert they can enjoy later? Opt for custom cookies that match your baby shower theme, or macaroons stamped with your baby’s monogram.
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FAQs on Baby Shower Ideas
How Do You Throw a Baby Shower for Long Distance Relatives?
Host a virtual baby shower that includes your long-distance loved ones. You can include your long-distance relatives while you host a party for guests who are there in person. Read more about how to do this.
Who Should Plan and Host the Baby Shower?
It’s completely okay to throw your own baby shower in 2022. Many of the moms-to-be who use WebBabyShower do that. In a traditional sense, usually close family and friends are the host and help you with the baby shower.
When Should You Throw The Baby Shower?
Traditionally, baby showers are held in the third trimester of pregnancy from 28 to 32 weeks. However, some circumstances can alter when you should host your shower.
Where to Host the Baby Shower
The beauty of a baby shower is it can be held just about anywhere. From a loved one’s living room, an elegant tea house, or a church hall. There are many options to choose from for your location.
Who to Invite to the Baby Shower?
You can invite whomever you’d like to your baby shower. You can opt to keep it to close friends and family only or host multiple showers for different guests. Also, check out who not to invite to a baby shower.
Is It Okay To Throw A Baby Shower For a Second or Third Child?
Absolutely! The term for this is a sprinkle baby shower, and this type of shower has become quite popular.
How Do You Host a Low-Key Baby Shower?
It’s your baby shower; you can host it however you like. You have several options when it comes to throwing a low-key baby shower.
