Boho Baby Shower

I had the honor of hosting my sisters baby shower while she was pregnant with my niece. She requested a neutral palette with sage green as an accent color. She likes rustic decor so we incorporated some additional pieces that we found at Hobby Lobby as well.

We had fun planning, shopping and prepping for the party together and our mom flew in a few days before to help finalize everything. It was a lot of fun celebrating my sisters first pregnancy and spoiling my niece in the process. I’ve included the signs I made using my Cricut Explorer, our food items, and decor with links to many of the items.

One of my favorite party decor tips includes finding items around my house that I can use or purchasing items that can be used after the party as well. This is usually easiest to do when the party theme is similar to your style. In this case, we got to use some of my sisters decor and food servers as well.

Decor

I have an A-Frame sign I typically use at the front door and for this particular party, I added white vinyl lettering that says, “Welcome to Courtney’s Baby Shower” and set it at the front door. I decided to add a large white balloon to draw more attention to it and that turned out to be a bit of a hassle. With the price of helium, our local grocery store floral department quoted us $100 for the one balloon!! Due to this, I decided to fill it up with my balloon pump and stuck it to the side of the door with tape. It was a windy day so it didn’t stay up very long but my husband was on balloon duty until the party started!

I brought in my outdoor egg chair and dressed it up with some fake eucalyptus leaves my sister had from her wedding. This was the perfect spot for the mom-to-be to sit and open gifts. To make her more comfortable, I included a lumbar pillow and blanket. I added a semi balloon arch above using this 60 piece balloon set. I also put a few in these cute BABY boxes, just fill them up super tiny and you can mix and match four of them.

I added a few extra touches on my mantle including these alphabet blocks that double as a gift for the mom-to-be.

We set up the gift table right next to her chair for easy access when the time came.

I added a few extra vases with more fake eucalyptus and babies breath around the party, some battery operated tea lights and some extra decor items I had around the house and we found at Hobby Lobby. I highly recommend a stop at Hobby Lobby if you have one nearby for any of your party needs. They have a huge variety of themes to choose from.

Party Games

I didn’t get pictures of all the games we played but I have linked some of the templates below. My sister knew what games she wanted to play so I just had to find the extras needed to play each one. For the How Old Were They game, I placed them on a table with lots of pens and made an announcement once all the women arrived so they could work on them right away. I had the rest of the games attached to individual clipboards that my sister already had, you can find them on Amazon.

• How Old Were They- For this game, my sister brought 5 pictures of her and 5 of her husband from when they were kids. I found this template on Amazon and printed on my own card stock. The photo holder was another Hobby Lobby find.
• The Price is Right- I used Target for the price list on this one. Here is the template from Amazon.
• What’s in Your Purse- Template is found here.
• Late Night Diapers- I bought a pack of newborn diapers and asked the guests to write something funny on them using sharpies. Here is the template for the sign.

This isn’t really a game but something really nice to do for busy moms-to-be. Purchase thank you cards with envelopes ahead of the party and set the envelopes out with some pens and this sign. This allows the guests to help save the mom-to-be some time before baby comes.

Favors

My sister requested Miss Hannah’s Gourmet Popcorn for her favors. They are a local gourmet popcorn shop in our area. The individual bags are pretty speedy so we decided to buy 4 and split them between cellophane bags with these cute stickers on them. I used my Cricut to cut vinyl lettering that said, “Thanks for Popping By. Please take a favor” and attached it to a chalkboard sign I bought from Hobby Lobby.

We placed them all inside a galvanized tub and set them at the front door to make sure everyone saw them as they headed out.

Food and Drink

We had a Mom-osa bar with a few juice options (orange, cranberry and mango), Champagne and assorted fruit. I made the Mom-osa bar sign using my Cricut but you can also find some cute templates online.

We also had a water dispenser with some lemon slices.

Our main food item was homemade chicken salad on croissants with lettuce and mustard.

Our whole family loves deviled eggs so we made a whole bunch as well.

The remaining items included; pasta salad, fruit salad, a veggie tray and caprese skewers.

The “tablecloth” I used for the food table is actually an old Ikea window curtain I recently replaced. They worked so well, I have kept them for future parties. They are easy to through in the washing machine as well.

Dessert Table

I made a cute little dessert menu with a chalkboard sign I found out Hobby Lobby and my Cricut for cutting the vinyl lettering. We bought a few Costco pumpkin pies and used biscuit cutters to cut them into individual pies. We placed them on these dessert plates and added whipped cream. I recommend waiting to add the whipped cream or allowing guests to add their own. The whip cream began to melt midway through the party. We served them with the cutest little forks too.

We also had sliced apples served with a salted caramel cream cheese dip for our gluten free guests.

We had an absolute blast celebrating the beautiful mom-to-be! Planning ahead and prepping as much as you can prior to the week of the event is crucial for a smooth and stress free time. I made most of the signs the month before and ordering and printed my templates around that time as well. The grocery shopping has to wait until the week of but as long as you get the items a couple days in advance, you can work on prepping the items ahead as well.

I hope you have a blast planning and celebrating your next big party. Feel free to take some ideas from this post and add your own ideas in the comment section.