Rubber Ducky Theme

This is a great neutral theme for a mom-to-be that doesn't know the gender of the baby yet. There are so many fun things you can do with this theme. You can float rubber duckies in the punch bowl or if you're not serving punch, in a bowl of blue-tinted water on the main table. You could also have a galvanized tub or plastic kiddie pool filled with water and floating duckies, some marked with an X on the bottom. Guests can have a turn to pick a duck and if they have an X on theirs, they get a prize. You can sprinkle ducky confettti on tables and in invitations and have ducky party favors, such as the ducky body butter and soaps I have pictured below. You can go simple with pastel yellow partyware or go with colorful ducky party supplies. Duck cookie cutters can be used to make cookies or cut-out sandwiches to serve. For games, you could do a word find with words like bathtub, robe, soap, rubber ducky, etc...You could also use those same items on a baby bingo card. Ducky diaper cakes make great centerpieces or you could go with a baloon bouquet, using a balloon like the one shown below. The possibilities are endless for a ducky shower.

Baby Picture Game

Make a note in the shower invitations asking guests to bring in a baby photo of themselves. At the shower, attach a number (written on a small square of paper) with a small paper clip to each photo, careful not to cover the face. When it's time to play the game, give each guest a pen and a piece of paper. Pass around the baby photos (or if it's a smaller shower you could just hold them up) and have the guests write down the number of the photo and who they think it is. The guest who gets the most right wins a prize. This is a fun game because everyone enjoys seeing what others looked like as a baby and are curious to find out how many others recognized their picture. It works especially well at parties where there are a good mixing of guests from different families, co-workers and friends so they won't be able to recognize the pictures as easily.

Cherry Delight Salad

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can cherry pie filling
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
1 12 oz. pkg. Cool Whip
Optional: chopped nuts

Mix mild and pie filling. Stir in pineapple. fold in Cool Whip and nuts. Serve Chilled.

Books for Baby

One trend that is becoming more common at baby showers is buying a small book for the baby instead of a card. Guests are asked to purchase a small, inexpensive storybook for the baby and sign & date the inside cover. It's a great way to start a library for the new baby. A great choice for this is My First Real Mother Goose board book.

Caramel Apple Dip

This is delicious and perfect for fall showers!

1 tub cool whip
1 (8oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 jar caramel sauce
1 tsp. vanilla (opt)

Mix caramel sauce with softened cream cheese. Fold in cool whip and vanilla. Serve with apple slices, graham crackers, vanilla wafers and whatever you'd like to use for dippers.

Bellissimo Baby Shower Favors

Baby shower favors are a way for each guest to have a special keepsake to take home. I found some absolutely adorable ones at Bellissimo Favors. They are reasonably priced, unique and they have so many cool choices.

Here are some of them:

A bottle stopper



Baby Shower Lip Balm




Love Beyond Measure Measuring Spoons

Manicure Set (I love this one!)

And if you are having a large number of guests or are looking for budget favors, you can get these adorable baby block favor boxes for 37 cents each and fill them with mints or almonds.

Diaper Pins and Rice Game

Take a large bowl and fill it half full with dry rice. Then take a pack of small gold colored diaper pins and mix them in with the rice.

Each guest will have a turn to find as many pins as they can within a given time (about 1-2 minutes) while blindfolded. After each turn, make sure you put all the pins back into the bowl of rice for the next guest.

The guest who finds the most diaper pins is the winner.

This is a classic baby shower game and while it sounds super easy, trust me, it is NOT! While you are blindfolded the pins and rice feel the same.

*Important tip for this game: make sure the bowl you choose is a LARGE one or else you'll end up with rice all over the floor!