A baby shower is a way to help a mother prepare for her baby.The guests will often give the mother gifts, such as baby clothes or diapers.The mother will make special favors for her guests as a thank you.
Step 1: There is a baby shower.
How fancy you can get with the favors will be determined by this.If your baby shower is only a few weeks away, you may not have time to do fancy favors that involve painting, cutting, and gluing.You can stick with simple ones, such as melt-and-pour candy or popcorn-filled treats.Candles and soap can be prepared in advance.Succulents need to be prepared closer to the date.
Step 2: Determine how many guests you will invite.
This will help set a budget for the project.Popcorn bags might be a good idea if you have a lot of guests.You can make unique gifts if you don't have a lot of guests.
Step 3: Keep transportation in mind.
nail polish is an item that is easy to transport.Potted Succulent is much harder than other items.If you don't have a big car or people to help you, something that is easily stored in a box or basket is the best solution.Chocolate and Potted Succulent are the most difficult to transport.Potted plants and chocolate need to be kept cool.The easiest items to transport are mini hand sanitizers and nail polish bottles.You can put them in a bag or box.
Step 4: You should plan your budget.
You should keep your project and guest list in mind.The budget forcier projects will increase with the guest list.You can spend a lot of money on unique gifts if you have a big budget.You will need to stick with simpler projects if you have a tight budget.Use coupons and sales.Wholesales can be used if you are shopping online.
Step 5: A theme for the baby shower is important.
It can be either a girl or a boy.Another option is to do a theme that is unique.It's a good idea to have some related colors, symbols, and images in mind.If you are doing a baby girl theme, you might want to include lots of pink, bows, baby rattles, and pacifiers.If you are doing a gender reveal theme, your colors might be purple or yellow.There are great neutral themes for baby blocks, diapers, and bottles.You might want to have a lot of blues, greens, and yellows, as well as fish and bubbles, for a unique undersea theme.
Step 6: The mini hand sanitizer bottles should be decorated.
Purchase a pack of bottles.Remove the labels with some baby oil.If you want to match your baby shower's theme, wipe the bottles down with rubbing alcohol.If you have a lot of money, consider colored and scented hand sanitizer.It is more expensive than regular hand wash.
Step 7: There is a simple sugar scrub that can be presented in mini jars.
2 parts white sugar and 1 part oil.If you want, add some essential oil.Attach the jars with the scrub and screw them back on.The lids should be decorated with personalized labels.Sugar scrubs can be made with coconut oil and olive oil.It's great to have lemon or lavender.If you don't want to use essential oil, you can try a different extract.
Step 8: You can make candles in mini jars.
The candle should be 1 inch taller than your jars.The jars should be filled with melted candle wax.Cut the wicks down after the wax set.Put the personalized labels back on the jars.If you want to give your candles a special touch, you can mix fragrance oil and candle dye into the wax.All of the required supplies can be purchased at your local craft store.
Step 9: It's possible to make baby-themed melt and pour soap.
Purchase baby-themed candy or soap-making molds.Add some soap-making fragrance and dye to the melt-and-pour soap base.The soap base should be poured into the molds.Put the soap in and pop it out.Candy and soap-making molds will work for this project.Mini hand soaps can be made from candy-making molds.Baby-themed molds include alphabet blocks, baby bottles, pacifiers, and rubber duckies.
Step 10: Ribbon and labels can be used to decorate bottles of nail polish.
Purchase bottles of nail polish that match your baby shower theme.To punch tags, use a craft punch.Attach the tags to the bottles with skinny ribbon.The baby's name and due date can be written on the tags.mini bottles of nail polish are sold at some beauty supply stores.These are cheaper than full-sized bottles.
Step 11: Give your guests small plants.
Purchase a tray of mini plants.Put them out of the tray and transplant them into mini terracotta pots or mini pails.The pails can be decorated with ribbon, washi tape, stickers, or scrapbooking paper.You should prepare these no more than a week before the baby shower.You should water them before giving them to your guests.The craft store sells mini terracotta pots and pails.They are about 2 to 3 inches tall.
Step 12: The seed packets should be decorated for a unique favor.
Purchase seed packets that are in season.Attach a personalized label to the front of the packet.Wrap a ribbon around the packet and tie it in a bow.The packets should be presented in a mini flower pot.If you want a baby-themed item, try baby's breath.Most herbs are easy to grow.: basil, chives, mint, oregano, etc.It is also a great option.To make the flower pots look like soil, fill them with shredded crinkled paper.Don't use the label for a rustic look.If you want to add a personalized tag, tie some twine around the packet.
Step 13: Favors can be made to remember the baby shower.
The baby's name and due date are typically included in these favors.Sometimes a famous person's quote is included as well.bookmarks with the baby's name and due date are popular.A quote or book passage can be added.There are unique wrappers for chocolate bars.For gender reveal parties, make them blank on the outside and colored inside.Guests can take pictures at the event if they have disposable cameras.
Step 14: You can make chocolate candy or lollipops.
Purchase candy molds that match the baby shower theme.Purchase chocolate candy melts that match your theme and melt them according to the instructions on the package.Let the chocolate set, then pop the candy out.For a traditional baby shower, you can use candy molds.If you have an underwater theme, try shell-shaped molds.Tie the bags off with ribbon after Tucking the candy into them.You can make lollipops by getting a lollipop mold and putting lollipop sticks in the grooves.
Step 15: "Ready to Pop" popcorn bags are a great pun.
Write "Ready to Pop!" on the small tags or rectangles you cut out.They were on them.Attach a piece of skinny ribbon through the holes in the top of the tags.Attach the tagged ribbon around the top of the bags with popcorn.You can also try kettle corn.Popcorn that is plain buttered or salted may taste bad after a while.If you want to save time, you can make the tags on your computer and print them out.
Step 16: There are mini champagne bottles to serve up.
Purchase a bunch of mini champagne bottles from the liquor store and they are usually around 2 ounces (30 mL) each.Write a cute message on each mini tag using a craft punch.The bottles should be presented in a mini metal pail with matching twine.You can use the computer to make your own labels, then stick them over the existing label on the bottle.To match your baby shower's theme, spray paint the pail."Bottoms Up!" is a message you can write."Mommy Bottles."
Step 17: Mini jars can be filled with candy.
Purchase a case of mini jars.To match your theme, spray paint the lids.The top of the lids can be decorated with stickers or personalized labels.Attach a ribbon or trim to the lid.Attach the lid to the jar with candy.Re-using baby food jars is a good way to save money.Make sure they are clean.Hot glue a mini tiara to the top of the jar.It's best to have hard candy like M&Ms or Jelly beans.You should match the color to the baby shower theme.
Step 18: There is a possibility that this is true.
Prepare a bunch of icing for the baby shower.Remove the tip from the bag.The lifesavers should make a T-shape if you glue them to each other.To finish the pacifier, use the royal icing to glue a gumdrop to the "T".Attach a piece of ribbon to the lifesaver.
Step 19: Use marshmallows to create rattle lollipops.
A mini marshmallows is added to the end of a lollipop stick.Both marshmallows should be coated with melted white candy melts.The larger marshmallows should be dipped halfway into melted blue or pink candy melts.Sprinkle white confetti on the colored chocolate before it sets.It will look like polka dots.Attach the lollipops to the bags with ribbon.If you have more time, make cake pops and decorate them to look like rattles.
Step 20: Baby bottles.
Two large marshmallows are Glued together with melted candy melts.Use a toothpick to dip the entire bottle into the melted candy.Allow the bottle to set by rolling it in sugar sprinkles.Glue a mini marshmallows, a gumdrop, or a chocolate kiss to the top of the bottle with more melted candy melts.Before serving baby bottles, remove the toothpick.For basic bottles, use white chocolate candy melts.If you want to match the theme of your baby shower, use colored sugar sprinkles.