Themes For Baby Shower

What’s a baby shower without baby shower theme ideas?
It’s a mess, that’s what it is!

Since welcoming a new member to the family is a big deal, put some thought into making his, her or their entrance into this world as memorable for mom as possible.  That’s what this article aims at – to get your brain exploding with ideas to make it happen.

Baby shower theme ideas can be simple or fancy.  Make your party center around the mother-to-be: her interests, her personality, her needs – and you can’t go wrong.

Unless, of course, you mess up.  In which case, you should move to another planet or enroll in the Witness Protection Program.  See, new moms don’t get over that stuff…

Alright, seriously now, baby showers are fun parties.  The number one rule is to have fun, and make it fun for all.  When it comes to themes for the shower, you can opt for traditional styles or let your hair hang down as you go a bit off the beaten path in creativity.  Brainstorm themes that can fit with mom’s personality – serious, funny, dramatic – the key is to know her.

To get your party started quickly, and to get your party started right, check out the baby shower theme ideas for starters:

**Wait!  Important tip!**

Before you read on, keep this in mind – and this is a re-iteration, but an important one if you want to preserve your hide – don’t choose a silly theme if the mom-to-be is a serious type.  The key idea to baby shower theme ideas is to put mom and baby front and center.  Get to know the mom, if you don’t already, and play to her needs and personality for the best results.  This is especially true in choosing themes, since a clown theme, for instance, would be terrible if the mom-to-be was raised by vicious carnies.

OK, seriously, it would be horrible to have a clown anywhere present in the theme if the mom-to-be is afraid of clowns.  Personal research and planning is really important and can make or break even the best-laid plans!

Benefits of having thought-out baby shower theme ideas:

Having baby shower theme ideas is benefits you in these ways at least -

• Organization
• Coordination/Unification
• Kudos (not the candy bar!)

First, obviously: having a theme makes organization ten metric tons easier.  There are enough things to think about with baby showers, having baby shower themes at the ready (especially several to choose from) makes getting supplies much easier.

Coordinating and unifying the venue of choice is also a great benefit.  Having a hodge-podge, mashed-together-at-the-last-minute shindig gives the mom-to-be the idea she’s a second thought.  Remember, this is all about celebrating her new little one(s), making her feel special and taking a load off her mind.  Coordinating and unifying thematically adds to the love she’s going to feel.

Kudos – well, this depends on the mom’s personality – but kudos will be yours for the taking if you put some thought into the theme.  Even if the only kudos you’ll get is the fact that you helped organize a memorable event, then so be it.  Pat yourself on the back!  See, having a baby shower theme also coordinates everything you’ll need to prepare.

Your invitations, thank-you notes, decorations and activities all will be theme-driven.  If you skip the planning phase, your coolness factor tanks.  You may wind up clinically depressed.  PTSD.  It’s traumatic.

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Here are the theme ideas:

Fairytale – Fantasy – Fictional

This is the easiest of the bunch because most of the thinking is done for you, like a pre-digested movie plot – just kill the lights and butter the popcorn, you’re there.

You can use a princess theme from a fairy tale or Disney movie, or from the Brothers Grimm.  You could choose something from modern fiction, such as Star Wars – or perhaps a television show would do the trick.  The idea is simple and fun, and remember the important tip above.  You want to make sure the theme suits the mom-to-be most.

Decorating can be a snap, too, in these baby shower theme ideas.  By choosing this format, most likely you won’t need any hand-made decorations.  They’ll be pre-packed at the store.

Other fairytale ideas or fantasy ideas would be a dragon and knight, Medieval theme complete with a castle decoration of some sort.  This would go great with either boys or girls, since the girl can be the damsel in distress, the princess or queen, and the boy can be…well, the knight of course!

Another way to employ this theme is to have the guests show up on costume of their favorite fairytale princess or character – with this theme the possibilities are pretty much endless.

Sports Theme Baby Shower Ideas

This is a great theme for boys, but also if the mom-to-be is a fan of a particular team or other.  This is another theme that can play to either sex, since the girl can be a cheerleader or softball player (well, these days anything goes on that note, right?), and the boy can be the jock or what have you.

This is also great if the baby shower is taking place around a major sporting event, such as playoff season, and only if the mom-to-be is a fan.  Otherwise – well, it’s a horrid idea.  It’s important to know the mother’s feelings for or against sports before this theme (or any, really) is chosen, as mentioned in the “important tip” near the top of this article.

The food for a sports theme baby shower can also include sports-related food, such as nachos, hot dogs (all natural varieties exist for the health-conscious) and the like.  The sports theme baby shower ideas are pretty easy to adjust to fit most any budget.

Baby Bottles Theme

The ubiquitous baby bottle drives this theme. Since they are beverage containers, you can use them as cups or mugs.  (The great thing about baby bottles is they can be a pretty versatile design motif in general, no matter what baby shower theme ideas are in place.)

Another way to employ a baby bottle as a theme is to place party favors inside the bottles for the guests to take home.  This can be as involved as you like, but personalizing the bottle with a ribbon that has the guest’s name is a nice touch.  What you place inside, if anything, is up to you.

Advantages of this theme include the fact that bottles aren’t in themselves indicator of the sex of the baby, so if you don’t know, this is a good theme to choose.  Another advantage is that the bottle can serve as a piece in myriad games and activities.

Lions, Tigers and…Teddy Bears!  Oh, my!

Using bears or other stuffed animals is a pretty simple theme to piece together, as you can have the guests bring or supply their animals in advance and arrange them as you see fit.  Having the new mother’s favorite bear or animal as a center piece would be a nice touch.  Just be sure not to spill on that particular bear!

The advantage of a teddy bear theme is that there are simply myriad decorations available.  If you do wind up asking all the guests to provide a bear or two to decorate the venue,  you can use their bears as place-holders for their tables in lieu of or in conjunction with nameplates or name tags.

Another advantage, like the bottles theme, is that bears can be either sex, if the sex of the baby-to-come is not known.

Diaper-driven theme…

This really is dependent on the new mom’s perspective of things.  If she’s game for it, then you can invite everyone with diaper invites. Guests can bring diapers in addition to their present. This is one of those baby shower theme ideas that can be used for a mom who is celebrating her second, third, etc. baby shower.  Moms all need diapers for the new baby, so it works.

Another way to use this theme is to make a “diaper cake,” which is simply a tower of diapers that looks like a cake.  (By clicking that link, you’ll be taken to a resource on making the best diaper cakes around.) There are plenty such examples online for free.  Diaper games are pretty fun, too.

Double the Pleasure: Twins!

Remember the tale of Noah’s Ark? You remember: the animals went in pairs up the ramp to safety.  It turns out that Noah’s story provides a  perfect theme for mothers expecting twins. Be sure to alert the guests to this fact so they can also buy paired gifts, or twins-accommodating gifts.

Be sure to consider a twin stroller as a grand-prize gift, since having two really does double up on costs.  A pair of car seats would also be a good gift for the new family.

Color Themes

This is another theme that’s pretty open for interpretation, aiming at a particular sex or the neutral zone.  Don’t think that blue and pink are the only choices, try out the modern versions of green (such as sage),  golden, or blue with brown.  See your local arts and crafts or department store for other such combinations.

You should use colors that are particularly interesting to the new mom, since the whole reason behind baby shower theme ideas is to please her most!

Historical Themes

Does the new mother love a particular time in history?  Toile would be a good decoration for someone who loves the 16th century period, and is pretty easy to come by.  Another great idea is some old-fashioned lace, or rustic “Old West” decor if that’s her thing.

The key here, and to all baby shower theme ideas, is to know the new mom and what really gets her excited and in the mood to celebrate the hope that lies before her.  This is a time in life where support and friendship is priceless.  Finding a historical theme that aims at her heart would be a great idea, if you knew her tastes.

These are but some of the baby shower theme ideas you may come across, and are listed here simply to get your creative process going.  Whatever your theme, be sure to coordinate the elements of the table and room decor, the cake, the invites and favors with the unifying theme.

The BEST of ALL the baby shower theme ideas: Have FUN!  It’s a party, after all!