Oh baby!

​For that reason, I chose easy to prep decor that I could work ahead on; no real flowers for this gal. The tea party theme we settled on allowed me to plan in advance, create take away gifts that would appeal to all of our guests, and let me create a soft color pallet making sourcing less of a daunting task.  

Plus, it allowed me to shop for tons of vintage pieces; tea cups, cake pedestals and risers, dinnerware, and linens. Cue all the tunes in The Sound of Music and start singing, 'These are a few of my favorite things,,.' with me.

If you know me personally, you know I was thrilled to put together my sis-n-law's baby shower for our brand new niece. But that excitement does not take away any of the stress over tiny little details you want to be perfect.  And it also does not change the fact that we had to squeeze it in between several other commitments.  This made making a decision on a theme and what decor we would be using really important. 

​We played some predictable games like Baby Bingo and Hush Baby, but my favorites were matching adult to baby animal names (I mean what actually is a PUGGLE anyway!?!?) and the encouragement cards we filled out.  Each guest was instructed to write a note of encouragement to mom and dad and then seal it in an envelope that they can open up at any time they are needing a little boost.  On the outside of those envelopes, we held them up to our foreheads and then drew a baby on it...needless to say, most had limbs that were unattached and heads floating in mid-air.  Such a sweet and funny takeaway for the newbie mom and dad, especially on those nights where you get less than 2 hours of sleep!

If any of you have an upcoming baby shower, give some of these printables a try...

Hush Baby Clothespin Game
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Baby Shower Bingo
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Baby Animal Match
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