Baby Shower Centerpieces

The baby shower is one of the most important experiences for a mother-to-be. She’s surrounded by her closest family and friends, they give her much needed advice about her newborn, and she gets a ton of cool gifts for the baby. Whoever is in charge of throwing the baby shower is also in charge of the baby shower decorating. One of the biggest decorations is the baby shower centerpiece, and here’s some tips on how to pick the best one for you!

• To Eat Or Not To Eat: The first thing you need to realize is if you want an edible baby shower centerpiece or not. The big dilemma is that the non-edible centerpiece can be saved as a memento,  while the edible one cannot. However, if you take a few decent pictures, the edible one can live on well after it has been devoured. In that case, I’d recommend an edible baby shower centerpiece.
• Boy Or Girl: Obviously the gender of the baby will have the biggest impact on which baby shower centerpiece you get, and there are three (yes three, that is not a typo) options. A centerpiece for boys, a centerpiece for girls….or a gender neutral baby shower centerpiece for those who are keeping their baby’s gender a surprise. For example, something blue or having a sports theme might be best for a boy, while something pink or having a princess theme might be best for a girl. For the gender neutral baby shower centerpiece, brown, white, yellow, and orange are good colors to go with. You could also keep a theme by choosing a Baby Seuss Photo Centerpiece!

Once you’ve decided what you want to do with these options, the rest is a matter of your personal taste. Enjoy your shower!

Arrival of a baby fills the life of the parent with immense joy and happiness. The birth of a baby is a celebration in itself but the anticipation of the upcoming birth is also a reason to celebrate. This is why baby shower is organized by many to-be parents. In its literal sense, a baby shower is a formal announcement of the impending child birth and is generally assumed to mean that the expectant mother is showered with gifts and blessings.

Traditionally baby showers were an all-women affair, but with fathers getting more and more involved in pregnancy; baby showers today are organized for both men and women who want to shower the parents-to-be with theirblessings. Planning for a baby shower, like for any other party, can be quite a daunting task. But with the right approach, organizing a baby shower can be just as fun. The first step in planning the baby shower involves selecting baby shower invites. These can be personalized cards or a more simple option is to choose from the huge variety available.

Once you have sent out the invitations and decided on your guest list, the next step is to plan for a theme for the baby shower. It is quite a norm to go for a girly ‘pink’ theme with frills and fancies if you are expecting a baby girl and a ‘blue’ theme with cars and super heroes if you are having a baby boy. But if you want to keep it as a surprise, you can always go for a neutral baby shower theme. The teddy bear theme is perhaps the most popular neutral baby shower theme. You can do up all the decorations with the cuddly teddy bears and have some baby shower centerpieces as well in line with this theme. Another very popular theme is the Pooh baby shower theme.

Baby showers are often synonymous with gifts. Be it the party favors you would want to treat your guests with or the gifts and blessings you would be showered with for you and the baby. A great idea is to send a wish list out to the guests with the things that you might need for the baby and let the guests make a pick of what they can give as a gift at the baby shower. While baby clothes, toys, crib sets, baby mobiles et al are popular baby shower gifts; many prefer to pamper the mother-to-be as well. Gifts like a spa coupon, maternity pantyhose, denim maternity bootcut jeans, breast pump or any other thing that might come in handy to the new mum are great baby shower presents as well.

A great baby shower is bigger than the gifts, decorations or the food. What is significant is the blessing the proud parents to-be will receive for their little bundle of joy!

Guest Blogger: Nisha