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Guide to Easy, Affordable Baby Shower
Decorations
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by: Jessika Ryder
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Great baby shower decorations are more about using
your imagination than your pocketbook! You can create a wonderful party
mood with simple, high-impact arrangements. This article details some of
the best ideas for baby shower decorations.
Use balloons artfully
Balloons make it feel like a party! Always have balloons at your events.
Here's a money-saver tip -- your local 99ยข store will usually have balloons
at a much lower price than most party stores.
A basic use of balloons is to create color spots around the room or area
where you're holding the baby shower. Tie a bunch of helium balloons to an
anchor. Use baby items like booties, soft toys or baby bottles filled with
water as anchors. Always use an odd number of balloons in a bunch.
If you have multiple tables, get a few baby items like shampoo, lotions,
bottles, diaper packs, wipes, refill packs, baby formula packs, soft toys,
etc and place them in the center of each table. Tie a bunch of balloons to
them. Each table now has a color spot.
If you have large gifts like strollers or cribs, tie balloons to them to
create a special look. Choose balloon colors according to the sex of the
baby. If that’s not known, use both pink and blue balloons.
Use balloons to decorate mommy's chair. Tie balloons in bunches to her
“throne” and treat her like royalty! Also add streamers, satin bows and
ribbons to her chair to give it a special look.
If you're using a specific table for gifts, make sure it has several
balloon bunches floating over it. That helps to create a focal point for
the gifts.
How to use tubs and umbrellas for baby showers decorations
Use baby tubs as a punch bowl. Get one of those tubs that look like a
whale. Fill it with clear punch and put in a small rubber ducky. The tub
makes a wonderful present for mom-to-be after the shower.
Here's another way to use the tub -- fill it with individually wrapped
presents. That can include diapers, shampoos, lotions, washcloths, etc. For
an added effect, put some balloons into the tub too -- they will look like
floating bubbles! And fix a rubber ducky atop one of the balloons using
ribbons.
You know what's a perfect fit for any baby shower? Umbrellas. After all,
it's a shower, right? Here's how you can use them.
Collect several different umbrellas from your home. Open them up, fix
streamers in various colors (not just pink and blue, though those are fine
too) to the umbrellas. Next, fix the umbrellas so that they hang upside
down from the ceiling, and the colored streamers flutter above your heads.
This makes a great sight!
You can also fill up umbrellas with balloons or even yarn in pastel colors.
Hang them upside down at strategic points.
More baby shower decorations that enchant
Here's a centerpiece idea that's perfect for these celebrations -- baby
shower cakes. Not sure what those are? Baby shower cakes (also called
diaper cakes) are essentially diapers arranged in multiple tiers to look
like a cake, with many small baby products tucked into them. They're very
eye-catching gifts, just right for baby showers. Place one on a table as a
centerpiece.
Here's how to make your tables more appealing. Place small boxes of
different heights on them. Drape baby items like receiving blankets over
them. Your tables will end up with a more interesting look and feel thanks
to varying levels.
Spice up your tables by sprinkling confetti on them that says "It's a boy"
or "It's a girl." If the baby's sex is not known, use both.
Instead of piling gifts onto tables, try using a large item like a stroller
or a baby crib to display gifts. This is just right for a baby shower!
Another tried and tested idea is to string a clothesline across the room.
Use wooden clothespins to hang cute baby items from the line. Use diapers,
baby clothing, booties, socks, bibs, hats, toys and other such items. These
products make excellent gifts to mom-to-be after the shower.
Alternatively, hang disposable diapers on the clothesline and using
permanent marker, spell out the baby's name. If the name is not known yet,
just write 'BABY SHOWER'. Clotheslines with names and baby items on them
are quite common at showers, yet they invariably become a conversation
piece -- they look quite cute!
If you're having a baby shower around Christmas, try this one. Buy an
artificial Christmas tree and decorate it with little baby items. Like
diapers, clothes, booties, socks, small bottles of lotions and so on. Use
twinkle lights as well. This is a wonderful centerpiece for the room.
You can even do miniature trees on each table, similarly decorated. It
creates a lovely effect.
There are no limits to the number of ways you can create dazzling baby
shower decorations. Combine the above ideas, add your own twist and create
an unforgettable shower!
About the Author:
Jessika Ryder is a successful
writer and party enthusiast providing valuable information on hosting baby
showers. See more articles at: http://www.baby-showers-advisor.com for party
planning tips and other useful insights.
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