Nesting Theme Baby Shower Ideas
A baby shower with a nesting theme is suitable for any mother-to-be. The nesting theme can be incorporated into all aspects of the baby shower, including the decorations, food, games and guest favors. If you choose to use a color scheme as well, opt for browns, creams and pastel blues or pastel pinks. Alternatively, use all spring colors, since that's the season that birds begin to nest.
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Decoration Ideas
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Incorporate miniature birdhouses into your decor. You can hang them from the ceiling or trees and place them on tables. Look for birdhouses in pastel colors and/or colors that match the theme of your baby shower. If you're on a budget, purchase unfinished birdhouses and paint them yourself. Make homemade decorations by filling vases with natural raffia, placing bundles of branches in each, then gluing artificial birds to the branches with hot glue. The vases can be used as centerpieces or placed strategically throughout the room.
Food Ideas
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When designing your menu, add several egg-based dishes, such as quiche and deviled eggs. Serve salads or soup nested in bread bowls or create pasta nests topped with sauce. You can also choose foods that match the color scheme of your party. For serving dishes, opt for bird-themed pieces and artificial nests lined with cloths. For dessert, serve a nest-shaped cake holding a baby, or make cupcakes topped with chocolate eggs and sprinkled with toasted coconut to resemble a nest. Fill a small decorative bird bath with blue candies for a food table centerpiece.
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Game Ideas
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Create next-themed versions of classic games like BINGO, trivia and word scramble. You can find ideas and sample games, as well as printable baby shower games online. Other nesting-themed games include egg races, egg decorating contests and nest building contests. For an egg race, have your guests race from one point to another while balancing an egg on a spoon. For an egg decorating or nesting building contest, have the mother-to-be act as the judge.
Favor Ideas
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Give artificial birds nests filled with chocolate eggs or egg-shaped soaps for your guest favors. Make them yourself, purchase locally or order them online. Other nesting-themed baby shower favors include miniature birdhouses, egg-shaped kitchen timers, mint tins with nesting-themed labels, nest-shaped tea light holders and bird-shaped salt and pepper shakers.
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