Shower Ideas

Are you looking for a practical alternative to the traditional baby shower? A diaper shower is a great idea when the expectant mother already has most of the larger items she needs for her new baby. This could be because she’s received hand-me-downs from a friend, because she’s already been honored at several other baby showers, or because she’s been trying to conceive for quite some time and has already done the majority of her baby shopping. A diaper shower is also a good idea for a second pregnancy, since the expectant mother will have most of the essentials leftover from her first baby.

Diaper showers are often associated with the use of disposable diapers, but moms who plan to use cloth diapers on their babies can still enjoy a diaper shower. Simply include this information on your invitation, along with a description of the type of cloth diaper the mom plans to use.

Decorating for a diaper shower provides an opportunity to stretch your creativity. You could string together a line of disposable diapers to make a colorful banner, spelling out a message or the baby’s name by writing one letter on each diaper. Use diaper accessories like baby powder and diaper rash cream as weights for pretty balloon bouquets. Pin diapers onto teddy bears or other stuffed animals for a cute finishing touch.

Obviously, no diaper shower is complete without a diaper cake. A diaper cake is a collection of diapers and diaper accessories arranged to look like a large cake. The cake can contain anywhere between 25 and 100 diapers, with stuffed animals, baby bottles, baby shampoo, pacifiers, rattles, and other baby items used as decorative accents. Diaper cakes make excellent decorations for a diaper shower. You can place one large cake near the guestbook or use several smaller cakes as decorations for each table. When the shower is finished, the guest of honor can take the diaper cakes home to add the supplies to her nursery.

As for entertainment, no baby shower is complete without games. One fun game for a diaper shower is known as “What’s in the Diaper?” Melt small pieces of various chocolate bars in the microwave, then smear them on the inside of a clean disposable diaper. Have guests take turns trying to determine which diaper holds a particular candy bar. If this game sounds too gross for your event, consider have a race in which blindfolded guests compete to see who can diaper a baby doll the fastest. Remember to take plenty of pictures for your scrapbook!

Candy is the president of lilbabycakes.com. She offers this article to help generate ideas for how to celebrate the the upcoming birth of a new baby with family and friends.

Lil’ Baby Cakes offers a complete line of baby gifts featuring our popular baby diaper cakes. These make great baby shower centerpieces or can be given as a unique “sure to use” gift that will help the new parents save money on diapers.