Themes For Baby Shower

After all of these years, a Precious Moments baby shower is still one of everyone’s favorite themes. Precious moments create a sweet and simple theme that can be used for just about any mom. Since Precious Moments have been around for over 30 years, there are plenty of resources to choose from to make hosting a Precious Moments shower one of the easiest to accessorize for.

Step One for  a Precious Moments Baby Shower – Invites

The first thing would be to find the invitations. You can order specialty invitations online with a precious moments theme designed right in. Or, you can find them at your local party supply store, drug store or even supermarket. One of the popular characteristics of Precious Moments, is their faith-based roots. Often the invitations will include a Bible verse. Since the main point of a baby shower is to celebrate the birth of a new child, many moms-to-be enjoy this aspect of a Precious Moments baby shower.

Precious Moments Colors

Due to the color scheme, you can easily design this shower around either a boy or girl. You can go traditional with pale blues or pinks. But, you can also make it a little more modern by choosing lavender color accessories for a girl. Or, a tan and sage green color for a boy.

Coordinate!

Using streamers, balloons, and tableware in whatever colors you choose will help you to tie the theme together. A cute idea would be to drape each table in a different color table cloth. This really emphasizes all of the colors that you have chosen and makes it visually interesting for the guests. This theme is also perfect for the mom who does not know what she is having. All the colors in the Precious Moments theme go perfectly together for a gender neutral theme.

If you know someone who is an avid collector of Precious Moments figurines, asking them to borrow some would be a great touch. You could use a few of them as a centerpiece or even a cake topper. Or, even set them up in different areas of your home.  Just be extra-careful when borrowing these fragile nick-nacks.

One popular idea lately is to serve cupcakes instead of a cake and then to serve them on a tiered tray. You could frost the cupcakes in a few of the colors that you chose and then have a new Precious Moments figurine for the mom-to-be on the top of the cupcake tier to take home with her.

Because Precious Moments accessories are so easy to find, this makes it great when you are trying to decide what favors to give out. There are many cute photo albums or notepads, even inexpensive candle holders, all with the Precious Moment motif. For a personal touch, check out these great Personalized Children’s Books in the Virtual Book Tour at ISeeMe.com for that perfect gift, so the new mom make some real-life precious moments. Using an inexpensive votive candle wrapped in a coordinating tulle would be a nice touch. You could have some ribbon printed with the mom’s-to-be name and date of the shower for a personalized touch.

As the host, you will be creating an event that will be remembered for years to come. If you choose to go with a Precious Moments baby shower, you will be able to make it as special and unique as the mom-to-be and her new baby.

If you want to host a Martha Stewart baby shower, then you have to think like Martha. What exactly does that mean? Well it means coming up with some ideas that are creative, traditional or modern, handmade, but most of all classy. Putting together a shower that would make Martha proud doesn’t have to be intimidating. The great thing about Martha is that she makes things that seem so overwhelming simple and easy for the rest of us to do. Planning a Martha Stewart baby shower?  It’s a good thing. 

Martha Stewart Baby Shower Invitations

Starting with the invitations, your goal is to create a cohesive feel to the shower that will leave your guests wondering how you pulled it off. There are so many wonderful companies online that will design custom invitations in every pattern and color scheme imaginable. You can also choose the exact wording that you think is fitting.

Thank-you cards can also be pre-ordered as a nice gesture for the mom-to-be in a coordinating pattern that matches the shower theme. You can also refer the mom-to-be to the site you choose for her to pick out her birth announcements. These two ideas will be such a time saver for the new mom in the busy weeks to come, and make her look and feel like she has got it all together.

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Martha Stewart Baby Showers – Decor

You can be as creative as you want. For example, if you are hosting a shower for a baby girl, what about colors like: chocolate, raspberry and lime green? You can weave in fresh flowers in these colors set out in bowls of floating water. Strips of coordinating fabric can line the tables to create something personal that is a far cry from the plastic pastel table cloths our moms used to use.

“It’s a Good Thing” Menu Ideas

While the point of a shower is to celebrate the life of a new little one, it is also meant to be a party for the mom as well. Consider this when you are choosing your menu. Create a sophisticated grown-up menu. No need to go with typical baby shower punch of sherbet and Sprite. Make it a menu that the mom will enjoy! During pregnancy, many moms have particulars that they really enjoy or things that they can’t stand. Another thing to consider when choosing your menu is whether the shower is co-ed. Men need something a little more substantial.

A sample lunchtime menu could be:

• Spiced cheese straws
• Deviled crab salad sandwiches
• Turkey, brie and chutney sandwiches
• Goat cheese and watercress sandwiches
• Baby greens, pears, walnuts, and blue cheese
• Coconut cupcakes with white chocolate frosting

You can order a cookbook here, specializing in Martha Stewart’s recipes and cooking style:

A special touch is to create a signature drink that even mom can enjoy. A shower isn’t the time for heavy drinks. There are all sorts of non-alcoholic drinks that would add a special touch to your event. Try a “Baby Bellini” – made with with peach purée, raspberries, and sparkling apple cider. Keep in mind that serving anything in plastic is not the style you are going for.

Are Games a “Good Thing”?

Games are optional. If you or the mom-to-be are big on games, then only choose a few. But, remember, this is a classy shower. “Which candy bar is in the diaper?” or “How many rolls of toilet paper can we wrap around mom?” wouldn’t work for this shower. Baby shower games aren’t necessary for Martha Stewart baby showers.  Visiting with family and friends, getting to know people or see people that you don’t see very often is enough. If you do want to find some games in a pinch, then click that link above and you can find some downloadable ideas.

None of us can be exactly like Martha. But, with planning, style and a little hard work, you can create a Martha Stewart baby shower that even Martha would be proud of – now that is a good thing!

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What would a shower be without the lovely gifts for baby shower mothers?

When buying gifts for baby shower parties, it’s easy enough if the mother has baby registry where everyone can shop online or shop with a local department store.  It would be a great suggestion to have this done well in advance, in particular if the mom wants to have bigger-ticket items (this allows for strategic buying, catching sales, and layaway options).

While you plan a shower, keep in mind the guest list and if possible, strategically let her know that she’ll also be needing disposables.  This will allow everyone to bring gifts regardless of ticket price or budget.  Getting a few months’ supply of diapers was never a bad thing.

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One Of The Most Unique Gifts For Baby Shower Mothers

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You don’t have to let the new momma go out without looking cute, do you? Try these bags on for size, the pictures will open up new browser windows so you can purchase or shop around for other styles:

Other gift ideas would be:

• 3-D Ultrasound
• Mothering books
• Starting a Mutual Fund or other investment portfolio
• Comfy pajamas or house robe for post-partum
• Massage gift certificates
• An “I-O-U” certificate for babysitting/date night time
• Plenty of One-piece suits for baby!
• Plenty of Disposables
• Gift Cert’s to the registry store
• Homemade blankets, bibs, etc.
• Scrap-book materials
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These are ideas for baby shower gifts that should get you thinking outside the box, for the mom-to-be that’s hard to buy for, or for those who can’t buy the bigger items.  With a little imagination, the gifts for baby shower mothers-to-be can be unique, thoughtful and memorable.

Final Tip: Just remember that these “gifts for baby shower” ideas are for the mom, as well as the baby – so take into consideration her needs and desires.  Does she need things that she can’t buy on her own, or is the party more of an excuse to get together with friends with some gifts thrown in along with some games for good measure?  Knowing the nature of the gifts will make their impact appropriate.  You don’t want to give mom either a gift she already owns or a gift she doesn’t need or want.

Which brings it back to the baby registry and planning – duplicate gifts can be avoided if all the gifts for baby shower mom were registered in the same place.  Whatever you do, tell the guests to keep their receipts or hand them over to a central, third party. A fantastic place to register to get gifts for baby showers is the following link – check it out and save $$.