Make a pin for the mom to be so she can be distinquished between the party, as the party girl.
One idea is to hang a clothesline across the room and pin baby clothing
using little clothes pins. We used this idea for my sister-in-law's baby
shower and we received so many compliments. It's cute to see the display of
little baby booties, socks, hats etc.
Another alternative to the idea mentioned before (writing the baby's name on
disposable diapers), if the baby isn't born yet, you can still use this idea
by writing the letters "BABY SHOWER". I think this would also look cute.
For baby showers I used some white tule that I picked up on clearance, ran
white twinkle lights from Christmas through it, bunched it up every four to
five feet (like a swag valance is hung) and hung it around the room tied with
the obvious color bow for the gender of the baby. It makes beautiful difused
lighting and under the bows can be hung small little baby things; booties,
hairbrush, etc..
- Using pacifiers as napkin rings.
- Using cloth diapers as placemats.
Both ideas can be taken home by mom to stock her up. Even is she will use disposable diapers, everyone uses cloth ones for burp cloths.
I was tired of traditional little candy wrapped in tulle favors, so I made
homemade cinnamon buns (you could use the Pillsbury ones in the dairy case),
wrapped them in colored Saran Wrap and made a little tag using my computer, on
pink index stock, that said "Thank You from Laurie's little Bun in the
Oven"...they were adorable and got MANY compliments. Everyone remembered the
shower fondly when they enjoyed their bun the next morning.
I once hosted a baby shower and I needed an inexpensive way to add
centerpieces
to the tables. It was a large shower with 80 guests, so there were lots
of tables. I
decided to make tiny topiaries, about a foot tall. I bought little
terra-cotta pots,
painted them each in pastel colors, and stenciled baby motifs on them.
I put painted
wooden dowels in each of them and attached little bunches of baby roses
to the top
of the dowel. Some topiaries where pink, some were white. I added
little bows of
ribbon and bows made out of tule to the top. I put moss in the
terra-cotta pot to
cover the styrofoam that held the wooden rod in place and added some
more tewel
under the rose bunch for a little extra fluff. I made 10 of these and
they really added
a cute "elegant" touch to the shower.
Kim
This is not really a decoration, but addition to the baby theme. At many of
the baby showers I have done, we use inexpensive baby bottles as our drinking
glasses. Slightly clip the top of the nipple enough to slide a flexible straw
through and fill with punch, etc. One bottle was marked on the bottom and
that person won a small prize. It has brought many laughs.
Arlis100@aol.com
We would decorate an umbrella in the open position, with blue and pink
streamers and hang some so that it hangs over the sides and you hang it
from the ceiling near the gift table or chair where the "mom (and dad)
to be" will be sitting. You can decorate a rocking chair with
streamers, bows, etc. also.
Stephanie
At a shower a few months ago my friend's mom used baby keys as the napkin
holders. It was really cute and I thought a good idea. Thanks for listening.
Please let us know if you have a decoration to add!
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