How to Decorate for a Baby Shower for a Boy

If you know it's a boy, decorate that way.

There are many great ideas on how to decorate a baby shower for a boy. Depending on your time constraints and budget, these decorations can be hand-made or store bought. Choosing the perfect combination of decorations is important for this type of celebration---it can increase excitement, add energy to the atmosphere and make the party more festive.

Things You'll Need

• Blue and white balloons
• Boy-themed tableware
• Sports-themed clothing items
• "It's a Boy" Confetti
• Sports-themed rattles
• Sports-themed teething rings
• Basket
• Bottles

Instructions

1. Purchase blue and white latex balloons. You can let these balloons float to the ceiling, use them as centerpieces for the tables, or tie them to the chairs. These balloons are inexpensive and can be found at your local party store.

2. Use boy-themed tableware. It can something as subtle as baby blue utensils or as decorated with trucks or cars that say "It's a Boy."

3. Sprinkle "It's a Boy" confetti across the tables. The confetti can be found at your local party store.

4. Create a sports-themed centerpiece for the gift table. Get a basket of your choice and place sports-themed baby items inside. It could contain sports-themed items such as clothing, miniature footballs and basketballs, rattles, teething rings, stuffed animals and bottles. This would also make a nice gift to send home with the parents-to-be.

References

• Baby Shower 101: Baby Shower Decorations