Baby Shower Decorations - Pretty as a Picture

What helps to set a mood for the party and helps enhance the baby shower's overall theme? Baby shower decorations.

The party organizer can bring a personal touch to the decor and tie a theme together by using bits and pieces of party favors and additional elements.

Following are several tips on enhancing your shower theme by the use of baby shower decorations.

Pastel pink or blue were colors for baby shower themes, traditionally. These colors usually would their way to the baby shower decorations.

But these days, anything goes. Some party planners opt for brigher primary colors like blue, yellow and red, even though some will stand by the tried and true pink and blue. If the expecting mother has a favorite color, it could be used instead. If orange is what she loves, go for it! To find out the guest of honor's preferred color, simply ask friends and family.

 
Simple and even better, practical are the best way to describe baby shower decorations that are perfect. Items that can be used as decorations and gifts or party favors are the most practical way to get double-duty from the same amount of money. A great balloon anchor is unopened baby food jars. After the shower they can be given to the mom-to-be. Scented candles create a mood as baby shower decorations, they can be given as shower favors as the guests leave the party to go home.

A baby gift clothesline to decorate the chair of the guest-of honor is another practical idea. Attach one end of the clothesline to the chair and use baby clothes, bibs, booties, baby blankets, hooded towels and other needed necessities to decorate the line. Colored clothes pins can be used to add brightness or to match a color theme. Be sure to inform the guests to bring an item to adorn the baby clothesline too. 

Another part of the baby shower decorations can be the gift display. An open umbrella above the gift table with decorations and streamers look nice. A baby's bassinet set up in the corner of the room with tulle hung from the ceiling and draped flowed around the bassinet makes a show-stopping centerpiece when the gifts fill it. Tulle, which is a reasonably priced fabric can be purchased at any fabric store. If a bassinet is not available, simply use a larger gift the expectant mother will receive instead. The baby memory book will have a lovely photo if this baby shower decoration is implemented.

A centerpiece that is edible can also become an important part of the decorations. A watermelon carved into the shape of a baby carriage can be used as the table centerpiece. Place the watermelon lengthwise, and scoop out the inside after cutting one quarter out. Around the canopy top, carve a zigzag edge. Refill the watermelon with other types of sliced up fruit. Make the centerpiece look frilly by decorating around the edge with ribbon. Food presentation can be part of the baby shower decorations as well as part of the theme.

If you are in charge of all events and doing all of the work yourself, it can be extremely stressful to plan a baby shower. Use what you have on hand, keep your baby shower decorations simple and don't hesitate to ask the other guests for extra assistance. The baby shower decorations can be set up the night before if possible. You will have a much better chance of enjoying the shower with everyone else, if you can get most of the work completed before the event.