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Guide
To Easy and 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 99¢ 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.comfor
party planning tips and other useful insights.
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