So....my sister is pregnant!!! Not only does this mean that I am a soon-to-be aunt, there's going to be a baby boy to love and play with, and my sister is going to make a fabulous mother; but it also means that I got to throw a BABY SHOWER! And those of you who know me, know how much this excites me!
The first thing to do was pick a theme...this was easy...I have been wanting to do a RUBBER DUCKY theme for ages! I'm so glad my sister was just as excited as I was for the rubber ducks to overtake her house!
First things first. We needed an adorable invitation. I thought about using the Cricut and making DIY invites but I found these on Etsy and it was too perfect!
With the invites taken care of, my next thought went straight to cake! Every party needs a cake! (and of course, this is my favorite part to create!) I looked on Pinterest and found such a cute idea and had to try it out myself. Here is my creation of the rubber ducky cake
It was a hit! But my sister didn't want to cut it...I guess that's a compliment!
Once the cake was done, it was all about decorations and games! So, naturally, I broke out the Cricut and made a banner for the mantel.
I wanted something for the wall that would be behind the favor bags and diaper cake. Paper pinwheels have been all over Pinterest and other DIY sites so we gave it a shot. Five hours later, this is what we came up with.
The food table was a collaboration of all those who helped out.
Staying with the theme, we had bath water punch with a floating duck, of course (recipe found here)....
Bubbles hanging from the chandelier...
...and the ducky cake....
It was so much fun putting together all the themed food and decorations. But, not only did I want the shower to look nice, I wanted people to enjoy themselves. I'm not one to engage in the normalcy of life so I didn't want your typical shower games. I found, what I consider to be, fun and engaging games that are not your normal shower games.
The first game was an ongoing game of "Who's watching the baby." The purpose of the game is to not set your "baby" down throughout the entire shower. If it is set down, someone can steal your "baby" and the person with the most babies at the end of the shower wins. I came up with a little poem and let the competition begin!
The next game was more fun for me to watch! The paper plate game...Everyone is given a paper plate and a crayon. Guests are asked to put the plate on their head as I, the reader, ask them to draw certain items; in this case, all baby items. It's fun to make them bounce around a little! I started with a bathtub, then a crib away from the tub, go back and draw a baby in the tub, draw a mommy and daddy to the left the crib, go back a draw a rubber duck in the tub with the baby, etc, etc. The winner is the person with the most appropriate placed items. This one was good for a laugh. 
The shower ended by honoring the mom-to-be with her gifts; but of course, the best gift is in her belly!
I did not do this alone! I need to thank mine and Lisa's mom, Diane Underwood, and Lisa's mother-in-law, Beth Evans, for all their help and contributions! I really appreciate all the help and I think it turned out really well!
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| Me, Mom, and Lisa |
I hope you all enjoyed this look into my rubber ducky themed shower. Please feel free to comment with your ideas for a baby shower or games that got your party going!
| On a side note, of course I had some DIY present ideas! I put together a rubber ducky bath basket using the bathtub mommy-to-be registered for, baby bath products from BeautiControl "Spa Baby" line, diapers, a duck temperature tester for the tub, and other duck items. I also had painted closet organizers in her colors to separate all those new clothes in baby's closet! |
