Vintage Baby Shower Invitations
Vintage Baby Shower Invitations
Baby showers themes are abundant, and the list is endless. Themes can highlight the personality of the mother-to-be, the gender of the baby, or just the baby in general. There are always several themes that stand out from the crowd, ensuring baby shower success.
Most Common Boy Themes
There are many options when choosing a theme for a baby boy, but there are several prevalent themes for today’s baby boy shower. Favorites include It’s a Boy and Baby Blue. Both of these themes remain popular because they are general enough to personalize. For It’s a Boy, you can decorate almost any way you choose, using airplanes or rocket ships, planets and stars, or simply using various shades of blue and yellow.
Other popular boy themes include Little Prince, race cars or sports cars, sailboats, and choosing a specific sport, such as Little Slugger for baseball or Quarterback King for football. For a Little Prince theme, you could hand out crowns to your guests and invite them to a royal affair with baby shower invitations featuring a gold crown against a blue background. If you choose a race car theme, you could decorate using plates and cups with race cars or black and white checkered flags and even serve a cake shaped like a race car.
Most Common Girl Themes
Little girls can be especially fun to plan a shower for since ladies are typically present and identify more with a feminine theme. The most popular baby girl themes include the traditional It’s a Girl, as well as Pretty in Pink or Tickled Pink, Little Princess, and Little Angel.
If you have decorated the nursery in a particular way, perhaps with a princess in mind, then consider having a Little Princess themed shower. You will likely receive gifts that tie in with your theme and could even use some of the nursery decorations you’ve already bought for the shower. You could also present each guest with a tiara to wear during the shower and serve an elegant tea fit for a princess.
Most Common General Themes
For gender-neutral showers, there are even more options because there are so many characters and themes suitable for any baby. For instance, Under the Sea could be combined with Baby Disney to create a shower filled with ocean wonders. You could use blue tablecloths with brightly colored fish swimming around the border. Or, you could choose a baby animal theme, either incorporating a specific animal, such as a giraffe or elephant, or animals in general.
Other popular themes applicable to any gender include Sweet Pea, Baby Einstein, Winnie-the-Pooh, Teddy Bears and Nursery Rhymes. If you want your baby to have educational toys, consider a Baby Einstein shower and get your collection started early. If you loved Pooh as a child, incorporate him into your shower and play a rousing game of Pooh Trivia.
If you want a shower with a practical theme, Diapers Galore or Time of Day top the list. The former lets guests know that you need the essentials, not the frills, and you’ll likely receive much needed items such as diapers, wipes, and baby soap and shampoo. The latter is another fun way to ask for the essentials, assigning each guest a time of day, such as bath time or bedtime.
Although you’ll never run out of baby shower themes, the top themes are popular for a reason. Learn from past successes to ensure your baby shower is fun and resourceful!