Are you looking for a creative idea for a baby shower theme? These baby shower trends prove that these parties can be cute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be cool.
Baby showers usually fall into two groups. There are the cheesy, cookie cutter baby showers, with gross games that include dirty diapers, and oohing and ahhing over breast pumps. The other is a celebration, sharing your joy with close friends and family. People at this type of party would cringe at the thought of drinking punch out of a baby bottle, tasting baby food from unlabeled jars or measuring bellies. I think you know which group I fall into.
Thankfully, the idea of a baby shower has changed over time. Today’s baby shower is still about doing something special for the mommy (and/or daddy) to be. However, now it is done in a way that is fun to attend, a better fit for the honoree and more personalized and unique.
- Gender Neutral Baby Shower: A Book Building Party
This party is inspired by the letter O (as in Oprah). The idea of this type of shower is more progressive and based on building a strong reading foundation by building a library for the child. This library will grow with them. Simple, literary-inspired decorations are used for this shower.
The decorations come from the pages of The Tales of Peter Rabbit, Green Eggs and Ham, and your favorite children’s books. You may be able to find many low-cost books at local garage sales or discount bookstores.
The food and drinks at this type shower should be based on the themes in the books. For example, you can serve Moon Pies, if you have a theme that includes Goodnight Moon. This is the ideal gender-neutral shower.
Guests can contribute to the party by bringing books as a gift. You can add a note to the invitation saying that books are requested from guests instead of cards. The gift-giver can write a motivational note or special wish inside the book.
- Sip and See: A Milk and Cookies Party
This idea has Southern roots, but recently made a comeback when The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra, showed us how a Sip and See is a great way to have everybody meet the baby at the same time. The party is hosted when the mother is ready to have guests.
This is a win-win for the mother because she gets to have time to feel and look her best after the birth of her baby. Since the guests don’t have to schedule or plan a good time this is ideal for them. Guests can stop by the Sip and See, give the baby and mom some hugs and kisses, and be on their way.
Sip and See is not really a party, it’s more of a come-and-leave affair. That means they are easier to put together, in theory. Have the hostesses bring a dozen cookies and offer several types of milk option. Display the milk in retro milk bottles. A no maintenance table setting is ideal since guests come and go for several hours.
- A Couples Shower: The BabyQ Party
My favorite trend for baby showers is a couple’s shower. Why should you limit a baby shower to the mom and her friends?
A successful couple’s shower requires a theme suitable for men and women. You want everyone to enjoy the celebration without cringing. The BabyQ is unique. It combines a friendly backyard barbecue with a nod to the fact that the couple will soon be having a baby. Invites Ink! has the perfect invitation to coordinate with this BBQ theme.
Small, thoughtful details in your choice of foods, drinks, and décor make a Couples Shower memorable. You can choose foods like Mini-Me Sliders, Baby Back Ribs, and Dad’s Root Beer. You can share s’mores and guests will be left to tie this together with your party’s theme.
You could give each guest a take home bottle of BBQ or grilling sauce or a DIY s’mores kit. Whatever party favor you choose, make sure that it’s great for both men and women.
- A Gender Reveal Party
This party has become popular and is sometimes more important than a traditional baby shower. This is a fun way to celebrate and reveal the identity of the baby’s gender. This idea has grown from simple ideas like opening an envelope that contained the baby’s gender in front of friends to a formal event where a cake is cut which reveals the baby’s gender.
This type of baby shower will grow as people continue to find reasons to order a cake and send out special invitations.
And Don’t Forget:
- A Sprinkle Party: For the Mom-To-Be-Again
This is exactly the way it sounds. This is a smaller version of a shower for mamas on baby number 3, 4, 5 or more. They may only need to refresh the basics like diapers, socks, or onesies.
For this type of party, you can decorate it the way you want. This is a great party to get the whole family involved in planning. This shower is more about the thought than putting on a showy shower. Think simplicity when hosting a Sprinkle party. And be sure to include siblings on the birth announcements too. Having a baby is a family affair!
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