Baby Shower Party Themes - When Mamma and Baby are the Occasion

Motherhood and the arrival of a baby are celebrated traditionally in America by baby shower parties. Guests bring gifts of articles that would be required by the baby and their mammas. Such gifts include:

-Diapers
-Cribs
-Baby clothes
-Feeding bottles
-Pacifiers

Usually, the baby showers were arranged only for the first child of a couple - though now subsequent children as well as adopted babies are being welcomed by the baby shower parties frequently.

These are usually female gatherings, but now men, too, attend the parties and go ahead and organize men’s only baby showers.

Many cultures celebrate occasions similar with baby shower parties. In India, Godh Bharai is celebrated by women in the seventh month of pregnancy.

Although the party is such that the baby and mom-to-be are the central themes, but having a baby shower party theme can make the occasion look more organized and streamlined.

One may base party themes on several ideas:

-Colour - blue is for boys and pink is for girls and if it is a pair of twins have both colors.
-Item – baby items like diaper, feeding bottle or pacifiers may be used as themes - beverages may be served in feeding bottles or paper napkins may be diaper shaped

-Picture - take pictures of the momma or the baby or any other cute picture and print it on the decor items and cutlery

-Tagline - use messages like ‘Proud to be a Mommy’ or ‘Welcome Young One’ to be printed on decor items and cutlery
Party planners are always ready with new baby shower party themes – in case the idea is coming from you, then ask them to customize your decor pieces and cutlery. Even party favors and invitation cards may be arranged thematically.

Several lively games also serve to set the mood right and may be used as baby shower party themes:

-Baby shower bingo
-Guess the delivery date or the sex of the baby
-Guess the expectant mother's girth - guests cut pieces of ribbon or tape in lengths equal to their estimate of the mommy’s tummy circumference. The one who’s guess is the closest to the actual one wins. In another version, guest’s make verbal conjectures and the one whose guess is the most accurate is said to be the next parent
-Other games include a diaper throw game, and the diapers have candies or chocolate stuffed in them
-Serving cake, or any type of food or beverage might be served
-Passing the parcel

If you have good music to go with the party theme, so much the better. Nice baby shower themes include:

-What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
-If I Could See the World (through the Eyes of a Child) by Patsy Cline
-Baby Baby by Amy Grant
-Baby Mine from Dumbo
-These Are the Days by 10,000 Maniacs

Take these songs on a CD or tape and play them as the background score in the baby shower party.

Another option is character party themes. The host can choose his or her favorite character - be it a children’s cartoon character, cowboys, superheroes, or National heroes and World Leaders. The guests are duly informed to dress up accordingly and the party decorations and supplies are also designed around the chosen theme.
What results is a whole lot of fun, almost like a fancy dress competition and loads of guessing who’s come as who.

For gatherings other than baby showers also, character party themes are a big hit - be it birth anniversaries, children or adult gatherings. These parties may make one paint one’s face, wear masks or body suits or other such things.

A veteran hostess shares her memories -

"We planned to throw my son’s birthday party around the theme of jungle animals. We laughed an incredible amount! Our tame neighborhood abounded with tigers and lions and cheetah and elephants. All the kids adored it! "