How to Make Unique Baby Shower Favors
Baby showers are a time to celebrate the upcoming birth of a new friend or family member. Gift opening and party games are part of the fun, but guests might like a little something to take with them to remind them of the event. Shower favors can be used as game prizes or as take-home gifts and should be a reflection of the shower itself. Be creative and you'll leave your friends impressed with your ingenuity. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Baby-related cookie cutters
- Personalized M&Ms
- Seed packets
- Terra cotta pots
- Gourmet treats
- Spa gifts
- Rubber duckies
Instructions
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How to Make Unique Baby Shower Favors
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If your theme is pampering the mom-to-be, give everyone a small spa package as a shower favor. Scented candles and small lotions are useful and inexpensive to give. Place in a colorful bag and you are all set.
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Personalize some treats. Whether you want to pass out some M&Ms with the baby's name on it or frost up some baby rattle-shaped sugar cookies and package them in cellophane, a food treat is a nice way to sweeten someone's day. Special cookie cutters and M&Ms are available online. See references below for links.
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Go Green. Baby showers are a celebration of life, so what's more appropriate than a small plant to serve as a take-away gift? Small ivy or flowering violets are perfect, and a cute note on a planter stick (or stirring stick) helps you tie in the favor with the colors or theme of your shower.
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Be cutesy. Rubber duckies are a favorite among toddlers at bath time, but adults may find them fun, too. Match them up with some bath beads and your guests will appreciate the respite from their busy lives.
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Fill your guests' gardens. Springtime baby showers can use seed packets tied together with a bow as a favor that keeps on giving. Sunflower seeds, marigolds and, of course, sweet peas can be placed in a personalized terra cotta pot to treat guests to some sowing and reaping of their own. Seeds and pots are inexpensive and pots can be personalized with some acrylic paint and a little creativity.
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Gourmet biscuit mix can be bought in small satchels and make fun favors for baby showers. Other gourmet choices also make for delicious shower favors as long as you have a matching theme, such as Quick Meals for a New Mom, Sugar and Spice or There's a Bun in the Oven.
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Fill 'em up. Pick up some inexpensive baby bottles and fill them up with chocolate kisses or M&Ms. Guests can then pass the bottles back to the mom-to-be at a later date, or use them with their own kids.
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Tips & Warnings
Plan ahead so that you have time to coordinate your theme with your party favors. A well-coordinated event shows you didn't miss a detail.
Don't overspend. If you have a small budget, just use favors as baby shower party game winner gifts.
Resources
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