- Make the Cake - Make the cake for the baby shower. It can even be a cupcake tower if you don't feel you are very good at making cakes. It can be as simple as a white cake with pink or blue sprinkles to set the tone...it doesn't have to be overly complicated.
- Make a Diaper Cake - use it as the centerpiece and as a gift. You can find simple instructions on how to create your own diaper cake online...check the instructions out here.
- Decorate with gently used baby clothing - If you or a friend have some outfits that aren't new but seriously babies out grow faster then they can wear. Take a piece of rope and some clothes pins and hang the clothes up. This is a cute decoration and the parents to be can take the items home. If no one has clothing for you to use then put a "wanted" post on freecycle.
- Marshmallow Treat Pops as party favors- this is so super cute and so affordable to make. I made a version of these for my hubby's birthday. I simply dipped the marshmallow's into water and then sprinkled the colored sugar on them...I did this because my daughter has a dairy allergy so I couldn't use chocolate but there are so many adorable versions of this. Check out these adorable ones made by The Creative Hostess...almost to cute to eat.
- Potluck - Why not have a potluck? Not a regular potluck but one for the parents-to-be. Have your guests bring a dish that can be frozen for the parents to have when they bring the baby home...and then have them bring a duplicate of the dish for everyone to try out at the party.
- Pretty Punch - pick a drink for the event. It gets costly when you try to have so many different drinks so why not do a simple punch. If you want to do a more upscale version then why not freeze some raspberries in ice cubes and place them in your glasses prior to pouring a seltzer over them.
- Create a scrapbook for the baby - I did this when my daughter was in the hospital receiving her liver transplant. I left out blank cards for the nurses and doctors to leave Savannah a little note. I then put the notes next to their pictures in her scrapbook...you can do something similar to this for the baby scrapbook. Have each guest fill out a card for the baby introducing themselves and then make sure to snap a picture of each guest at the shower.
- Re-Use the invites as Memory Cards - you know I love printed invites rather then email invites. You can find some adorable invites at Tiny Prints they just add a personal touch but it drives me crazy that so many of the cute invites are tossed after the party (I tend to scrapbook them along with pictures of the {fiesta} but most are probably tossed)..so why not ask the invitees to bring the invites back with them. Have them write words of wisdom to the parents and then simply punch a hole through all of the invites and tie them up with a simple bow. This is such a treasure to look over once the baby is born.
- Balloons! - You know you can get a huge bag of balloons at your local craft stores such as AC Moore for about $7...and if you use a coupon they offer every week you can get them for about $4. You can make balloons into the shape of flowers and use them as decorations...and if you are inviting little one's to the shower this will be a hit with them also (you may want to put some confetti in the balloons before
- Do a brunch - if a potluck isn't for you then have a brunch. Breakfast type foods are so much cheaper then dinner. I have an {amazing recipe} for french toast...I have no idea where the recipe came from so I apologize if this is your grandmother's recipe and I haven't given credit...if it is your grandma's recipe..please tell her Thank You for me! This recipe serves 12.
1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices 8 eggs 2 cups milk 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 cup butter 1 1/3 cups brown sugar 3 tablespoons light corn syrup |
Directions
1 Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of
bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs,
milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices,
cover, and refrigerate overnight.
2 The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175
degrees C). In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar
and corn syrup; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and
egg mixture.
3 Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
Whatever you decide to do ... just have {fun} ... What I remember most about my shower was simply that...it was fun.
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