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