Ideas For Do-It-Yourself Baby Showers

Baby showers are a great way to celebrate a baby on the way, but they can be costly. Do-it-yourself baby showers can save money. There are a variety of ideas to make the do-it-yourself baby shower an event the mother-to-be and the guests remember.

Invitations

There are a many kinds of invitations that can be made. One example is an invitation using one of the ultrasounds of the baby. Information about the shower can be printed on cardstock, and the ultrasound photo can be placed in the middle.

Favors

Cute favors are Hershey Kisses in cellophane. To do this, all that needs to be done is gluing a letter "B" for baby on the bottom of the Hershey Kisses candy. Then several of them can be wrapped in cellophane and tied with a pink and blue ribbon.

Games

Baby shower bingo is a game that can be played at the shower. Guests will get a blank bingo card to fill the squares with items they think the mom will get as a gift at the shower. When a gift is opened, the participants will mark it off their card. The first player to get bingo wins.

Food

When having a do-it-yourself baby shower, you don't want to forget food. Cookies can be made in the shape of a baby, and a watermelon can be cut and made as a fruit dish.

Centerpieces

There are many do-it-yourself centerpieces. A centerpiece can be made of diapers in the shape of a cake or baby-themed cupcakes can be placed in a cupcake stand and placed in the center of the table.

References

• Do-It-Yourself Invitations
• Cutest Baby Shower Ideas