Walk into any party supplies store and you’ll probably find aisle after aisle of decorations for a baby shower in your choice of pink, blue or something neutral like yellow or green. If you find yourself in the position to be giving a baby shower, think beyond the typical party decorations. To make a baby shower really stand out in people’s minds, give it a theme and carry that theme throughout every detail of the shower.
 
I can already hear somebody saying "But I’m not very creative". Guess what? You don’t have to be! Creativity is not one of my strong suits either, but I managed to give what I believe was an unforgettable baby shower for my cousin Eileen. I gave her a ‘Bring a Book to Baby’ shower.

You see, this was her second baby and Ryan was only three so she still had a lot of his baby clothes as well as ton of baby toys. She’d kept his highchair and infant seat and a lot of other baby accessories, so it would have been a bit harder to come up with gift ideas that she didn’t already have.

So I turned to the Internet for ideas. When I found the theme idea of having each guest bring a book for the baby, I loved it and thought it was absolutely the perfect solution. It was a huge hit with everyone! When baby brother arrived, he already had a small library of books to share with his big brother Ryan.

My sister Jen used her computer to make invitations that looked like little nursery rhyme books. She went with me to shop for party supplies and we found plates and napkins with books on them. I think they were for college graduation or something, because some of them looked like textbooks, but I bought them anyway and they worked out just fine.

My neighbor agreed to make the cake for me…and are you ready for this? It was shaped like a stack of books! I loved it and so did everyone else. I didn’t spend a lot on the party decorations. We knew it was going to be a boy so I used the color blue for balloons and crepe paper ribbons and the tablecloth.  In keeping with the theme, we gave bookmarks to the guests as baby shower favors.

My whole point in sharing this with you is to encourage you not to let a lack of imagination on your part keep you from giving the most unforgettable baby shower ever. The Internet is a treasure trove of ideas for baby showers and a valuable resource for finding unique baby shower party favors.

In fact, if you find a really cute baby shower favor that you like, you can actually build your theme around it.  My friend Darcy had a baby shower that was centered around a miniature red wagon baby shower favor. You could give a baby shower based on any well-loved characters, like Winnie the Pooh or Mother Goose or Care Bears. Other popular baby shower themes include Frozen Casserole shower (the moms love that one!), Diaper shower, and Nursery Rhyme shower. Couples showers are also gaining a great deal of popularity.

When planning a baby shower, don’t forget to consider personalized party favors. You can have customized labels made for candles, soaps or candy bars. I was able to have personalization put on the bookmarks we gave. You can customize many varieties of baby shower favors with the mom’s name and date of the shower. Since many moms know the gender ahead of time, you can also choose to include the baby’s name.

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