We made it a couple's shower and made the boys come too! They had their share of fun, right along with the girls. :)
Of course being the thrifty gal I am, I tried to keep things as cheap as I could. Here are some pictures from the shower. Feel free to copy any ideas you see, but please give credit where credit is due. :)
*I am in no way, shape, or form a photographer- keep that in mind. :)
We held the shower in my church fellowship hall (for free!) on a Saturday in the afternoon.
I got some balloons to put out by the road and near the entrance so the out of town guests would know where to go. They were only $1 at Deals! These pink tissue pom-poms came from Hobby Lobby (using a 40% off coupon). They are easy to make, but just as cheap and easy to buy. Plus they can be reused. I should have bought a bigger pink tablecloth, but I had nice white cotton ones underneath so that helped.
Since the parents-to-be have many different interests, I decided to make each table a little different to keep things interesting. Plus, I kept finding cute decorations! Those are mints on the table, also from Deals for only $1. The tablecloth is from Wal-Mart and was so cute with the little bows on it!
These elephant decorations were a great find! I had no idea how hard it would be to find pink elephants for a baby shower. A local party store had a few great items like this tablecloth and table decoration.
Since it was a couples shower and both Amy and Robert love to hunt, I just had to do a camo table. A local party store had this pink camo tablecloth and the sticks are from my backyard. I painted one pink to help tie it all together.
Here is a closer look at the diaper cake. I can't take much credit for this because my mom made it. She loves making these and has the process down to a science now of how to build them. The flowers came from Hobby Lobby, the pink one is a hair clip and the black ones can be made into them for when Baby Oakley gets bigger. Amy also told me she saved the ribbon to be used for something later on.
I found the pink elephant at a Christmas sale at a local DaySpring store. It sings 'Jesus Loves Me.' It was a small miracle, I believe, to find a pink elephant!
The 'crinkle paper' around the diaper cake is from Deals also. A little goes a long way!
Part of my gift to Baby Oakley was this wreath made out of tulle. The letter was already pink and glittery from Hobby Lobby and I bought it when it was on sale 50% off. I also gave Amy a door hanger, I always think that is a good idea when giving someone a wreath because they might not have one.
This was one of the activities. Diaper Notes! It is so much fun- you just provide guests with sharpies and diapers and let them write fun notes for the parents to read when changing diapers. It does help to remind people to write high up on the diapers so the ink doesn't bleed through when the baby does her business. :)
I re-worked the poem found off of Pinterest (there are several versions found on several blogs).
The gift table.
I made the elephant banner by simply doing an image search for an elephant outline (I used the same one for the invitations) and then just printed several off on a few shades of pink paper and hung them up with tiny clothespins.
Trisha, another hostess, had a friend of hers make the cake and cupcakes which were delicious! These were pink camo since Amy likes to hunt!
The amazing cake! Trisha sent her friend a picture of the elephant I used for the invitations and other decorations and she copied it to make the cake topper! This girl was amazing and just does cake decoration for fun. :)
For whatever reason I can't get this picture to turn the right way, but the cake topper also has a cute little 'Welcome Baby Oakley' tag.
It's amazing how things work out, we found these pink elephant cake plates at Wal-Mart!
Trisha made some great little snacks.
The punch was a simple mix of pineapple sherbet and strawberry soda.
I made this banner as well using the same elephant outline, pink paper, and tiny clothespins. I used a great tutorial to help get me started on the banner from justagirlandherblog.com.
Erin thought up some great games and had amazing prizes for the winners.
-The Clothespin Game: Everyone starts out wearing one clothespin and the taboo word is 'baby.' Anytime you hear someone say the word 'baby' you can take their clothespin. The person with the most clothespins at the end wins!
-Bottles Up: The mother-to-be chooses a group of men to drink from a bottle as fast as they can. The first one to finish their bottle wins! We had 5 guys participate, you could have more or less depending on your crowd, and you could also draw names instead of having the mom-to-be pick. A note of warning though, it takes a lot longer to down the drinks than you would think, so don't put too much in there.
-Words of Wisdom: Place note cards and pens at each table and let the guests write 'Words of Wisdom' or funny stories for the parents to read. The cards can be placed in a photo album or on a ring.
We had such a great time hosting this shower and blessing our dear friend. Having a small group to help host a shower is ideal. Just make sure everyone is on the same page about what their role is. I love to decorate so I fell into my role naturally, and the other hostess were fine with that. Just make sure you all talk and make any important decisions together, but also have the trust to make other decisions on your own.
I recently hosted another baby shower for Erin, who helped with this shower, pictures of her event to come soon!
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