Top Baby Shower Ideas: Baby Shower Ideas, Games, Recipes, Planning

Monkey diaper cake as a baby shower centerpiece

May 16th, 2011

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Baby shower themes are so much fun! One of the most popular baby shower themes is monkeys. A monkey diaper cake at the center of the table will get things jumping! Monkey embroidered accessories for the baby are so cute and cuddly. A jungle safari theme would be perfect to add plush monkey baby accessories. The color scheme can be neutral, with chocolate brown and lime green or banana yellow.

Invitations and decorations to match would be awesome. Just take a look at some of the monkey baby accessories to compliment the monkey diaper cake:

You can find this cuddly Monkey Diaper Cake monkey themed diaper cake at Stork and Veil and at Baby Sweet Shoppe online.

Baby Shower Graphics and Clipart

February 13th, 2011

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So you can go to the store and pick up a few generic baby shower clipart ideas from the products on the shelf. But isn’t that a bit ordinary? If you really want to have something different, put your money into getting a gateway to thousands of fun and creative baby shower clipart. for as little as $12.95, you can have clipart, photos and cartoons for baby shower invitations, decorations and banners. Put a more personalized look into your artwork. Pictured here are some of our favorites.

Where can you get these adorable baby shower clipart images? iClipart has a HUGE archive of cute images. Take a look and peruse through their files–it will take you awhile! You will be amazed and endeared.

Visit iClipart and begin creating your own baby shower invitations, thank you notes and decorations.

Creating your own Baby Shower Invitations

February 1st, 2011

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Most everyone has a computer and a printer these days. What a great tool to have when you want to be creative. But let’s face it, sometimes we need more than the “free baby shower clipart” we find online. You can make baby shower invitations more special with custom personalization and clipart.

The themed baby shower calls for more specific images for the shower invitation. A subtle look can be obtained through the use of a footprint, building block, baby carriage, diaper–just to suggest a few. Or you could feature an expectant mommy, round and ready to deliver precious cargo. Or a cute little baby boy or girl clipart cartoon would bring a smile and fit perfectly with the baby shower theme.

Upon choosing a theme, you may find a poem or rhyme to add to your clipart along with details on the baby shower and the guest of honor. Folding cards are available at many office stores and are easily printed on your home printer. So where do you get these baby shower clipart images?

For a very small fee, you can download baby shower clipart from thousands of images that are special and unique. You truly must check out the images and clipart of babies and baby themed images at iClipart.com. You will be blown away by the fun baby shower clipart.

But don’t stop at the baby shower invitations–use the clipart to decorate the gift table, the thank you notes, party favors and even put them on your gift packaging. iClipart has a searchable data base that makes it so easy to find just what you want. And they also have photos so you can expand your search for downloadable clipart. And while you are at it, you should consider downloading clipart images for other applications. Your access to images is unlimited so go for it!

Baby shower foods

December 23rd, 2010

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Planning for a baby shower can be an enormous task. Everything requires a great deal of planning – from the guest list, to handing out invitations, to the decorations, to the games, to baby shower favors – and most especially, to the food.

Baby shower cakes

It wouldn’t be a party without delectable refreshments, considered the highlight of any party. This applies to baby showers as well.

There are numerous types of food that you can serve during baby showers. Depending on what style of baby shower being given, a variety of menus can be considered.

What you serve will largely depend on the time of day when it will be held. A baby shower that will be held at noon or at dinnertime usually requires a full ‘sit-down’ meal, while early afternoon or early evening showers can do with appetizers, salads, and finger foods. In addition, the amount of food that you need to prepare will depend on the number of guests you will be inviting.

Multiple snack trays for serving different varieties of food work quite well when you have an assortment of finger sandwiches and/or sliced fresh vegetables served with a dip that you can place in the center of the tray.

Try to match the food with the baby shower’s theme (if there is one). Consider serving scones and finger sandwiches if your baby shower theme is a tea party. Or, if you are having a nursery rhyme-themed baby shower, cakes and pies that resemble the characters from famous nursery rhyme (such as Humpty Dumpty deviled eggs).

Put some ‘life’ in the baby shower foods that you will serve. Instead of serving your fruit salad in a simple salad bowl, try presenting it in a melon bowl (or better yet, in a baby carriage-shaped melon server).

Decorate the refreshment table by tossing baby pacifier candies, chocolate bars, and confetti all over it.

Personalize your eating utensils by matching the colors with the color scheme of the entire party. Consider using disposable cups or plates for easy clean up.

It is important to take into account the special diet of the mom-to-be, so try to avoid serving food that the pregnant mom herself would not eat. In addition to her allergies and food aversions, and (most especially) alcohol.

By following these party food tips, you will surely be able to pull off a successful (and memorable) baby shower.

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Preparing your other children for the baby’s arrival

November 21st, 2010

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The new baby is coming and you will need to plan carefully how and when to tell your other children about the new baby. A child who is four years or older should be told as soon as you start telling friends and relatives. Any younger and you can wait awhile before telling her/him. At this young age, the child is still very self-centered and may have difficulty understanding an abstract concept such as an unborn baby. Take advantage of questions about Mom’s growing “stomach” to explain what is happening. Picture books about babies or becoming a big brother or sister can be helpful.

A child between two and three may find it more difficult to understand the concept of sharing time, possessions, or your affections,and may feel threatened by the idea of a new family member. The best way to minimize the jealousy is to include the child as much as possible in the preparations for the new baby. Any major changes such as switching beds or bedrooms or preschool attendance need to be completed before the baby’s arrival to reduce the older child’s feelings of displacement and allow a period of adjustment.

Don’t be alarmed if the baby’s arrival prompts the older child’s behavior to regress a little. Demands for a bottle or crying for no reason or refusal to leave your side are common in older siblings but is also short lived. However busy or preoccupied you may be, make sure you reserve special time each day just for you and the older child. Show interest in what they are doing, thinking, feeling.

Now as for preparing that other family member in the household (Dad), that’s another set of suggestions altogether but certainly no less important!

Include the Big Sister and the Big Brother in the new baby’s celebration with
Big Sister and Big Brother gifts at StorkandVeil.com.