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As far as pumpkins go ... You could you could buy pumpkins, cut a hole in the top, gut them, and then spray them whatever colour you wanted, then use them as a vase, and fill them with whatever flowers you can find for cheap (like carnations or the like). You could use smaller baby pumpkins to accent the flower centre piece.
For another game that is really fun is for everyone to have a roll of paper (toilet tissue or streamer paper?) and tear off a piece that they think will fit around her belly. Then the one that comes closest to the right length gets a prize.
Are you strapped for time also? If so, I would do something more simple than the pops for favors. What about chocolate chip cookies?
What about something simpler than baby rattle cupcakes? Why not do pink frosting, and cover them with mini chocolate chips? and tie around the cupcake with pink cupcake paper and thin brown ribbon. I am sure that you could find mini rattles at a party store to place on top.
Just googled and found this: Mrs. Dumpling's BRIDAL shower-some similar ideas here.
http://chicimpression.blogspot.com/2009/03/pink-brown-bridal-shower.html
I particularly thought it had some similar food ideas. And for favors they gave out small miniature lotions. A nice bath basket for your raffle-you can get some things at the dollartree-like loofas, maybe some nice soaps, shampoos, liquid body soap, for all men/women etc. You could even get kid stuff too, etc.
What about sugarbabie candys (Movie sized boxes) prizes I saw some in dollartree. You could also have some Good and Plenty also!
http://www.firstimpressionfavors.com/item_1050/Baby-Shower-Washcloth-Topiary-Tree-Centerpiece.htm (You can also find baby washcloths @ dollartree)
I love these paper bag flowers I saw on this wedding blog site:
http://chicimpression.blogspot.com/2009/03/pink-brown-bridal-shower.html
You've done a lot of great planning!! We usually hang a clothesline, bring clothespins and/or baby hangers and ask every guest to bring a onesie to hang. Very cute and practically free!! (But you have to collect them early or hope they get their before the guest of honor arrives.) You could also do this with bibs or other ideas. Ross sells cheap bundles of onesies you could have as backup if nobody follows their 'assignment'. That's the decor. Oh and baby pics of the mama and daddy.
Time is not really the issue it is more of the money. Her mom and Aunt are gonna help with the baking goods so thats not an issue at all.
We dont have alot of time and i worked with the Mom to be on picking the games...
So it is more of the decor that is the issue & the gifts
I love the idea of the pumpkins but I am not sure if she would or not
@808bride: Ah yes I almost forgot about that I was hoping to be able to do a clothes line with baby socks and onsies but we didnt include that on the invitation so it is probably up to me to provide those and thats ok with me but i hope we have a way to hang it
Definately will try to get baby pics of the mom and dad...
Seems like now it is just Table decor & gifts
For my babyshower: My sister made diaper cakes as the centerpieces on each table. I am looking for a picture...in the meantime she did layers of diapers and on the top put a bottle with a small stuff animal (theme was noah's ark). She wrapped them in plastic and tied balloons behind them. It wasn't decoration overkill but looked very pretty.
I want to apologize. I was hurrying in trying to post ideas as fast as possible-as it was late! So, just to let you know, I wasn't trying to be bold with any "changes" if my post last night came off that way. I didn't see the rattle cupcakes-Fabulous!!! I was just thinking about making it easier if time was an issue. And I agree you have done great planning!!! We made a larger diaper cake for my daughter's shower, which took 2 people to do a big one, and it wasn't easy! But those small ones are VERY cute!! And would make great centerpieces. I actually rolled up baby socks into "rose buds" to put on the "cake".
Another idea is to cover boxes with polka dot receiving blankets, and put a big bow on top-for centerpieces. You can't ever have too many of receiving blankets. This would be cute too:http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/table-decor--polka-dot-ribbon-topiaryjust use pieces of ribbon and straight pins, a dowel, and a round styrofoam ball-You might want to stick pin in glue? before ribbon. Use flower pots and something to fill the bottom.
Here's another idea for a raffle basket if you have "game" lovers. :)
Harvest of Flowers-from better homes &gardens
For a pretty and super-quick centerpiece, create this beautiful autumn centerpiece with a small pumpkin, a grocery store bouquet, and some hot glue. Choose a bouquet of mums in harvest colors, and cut each flower at the top of its stem, just below each flower head. Attach each blossom to an uncut pumpkin with a little hot glue. Sprinkle colorful leaves and small gourds around the pumpkins for added interest. This is a great last-minute project. You could use carnations or marigold or mums, too, and do 1 per table.
For my FSIL's wedding shower, we did a very small floral arrangement on each table (8 ft long banquet style) and then they found some plastic table confetti that were leaves in fall colors and dropped them onto the tables. She's having a fall wedding and it was really nice. They also had gold and ivory balloons blown with helium and put them in bunches by the gift table, food tables, and name tag table.
What about some classic toys as centerpieces? Like a slinky, pull toy, blocks, books, stacking rings. I assume she's having a girl. I saw a really cute idea where they hung little dresses on hooks on the tables as the centerpieces. And they could be you're gift as well.
Or you could use the centerpieces as prizes. Maybe a themed basket decorated really nicely?
Or use the rattle cupcakes displayed on decorated cake stands as the centerpieces?
Google image pink and brown baby shower BTW. Such cute ideas!
@future mrs kirsch: i saw the dress centerpieces and I would love to do that but I have no idea how to make the stand to hang the hanger on for the dress or where to buy it
I threw my SIL's baby shower on $100 budget for everything. We got streamers and some banners from Dollar Tree and hung them up. Centerpiece was a diaper cake that my roommate and I put together. We also got some balloons. I know you mentioned you didn't want balloon centerpieces, but they really are economical. I think the pp's idea of using boxes covered with receiving blankets was a great idea, especially if you topped it with a toy or had the guests put their presents on top. Dollar Tree also sold little plastic decorations--rattles, safety pins, carriages, etc--that you could sprinkle up and down the tables. We used the colorful safety pins tied on curled ribbons to hang from the balloons.
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SO my Bestfriend decided to bump her baby shower up 2 months early and have it October 23rd due to the holidays and such and good timing with her out of town family and grandparents.
Most of the party is being taken care of by her mother and her aunt... but I offered to help and was in charge of Invitations which are done. Decorations & Games.
I thought I would have ALOT more time to budget and plan for this so now I am in a tight spot and tight on cash but definately want to make sure i give my friend the beautiful baby shower she wants... that is why she put me in charge of this aspect of things.
The Baby Shower will take place in their church fellowship hall ( i have no idea what the room looks like)... there has been 50 people invited. My friend wasnts something nice and chic and not too Pink but still enough so its is baby shower theme.
Here are some things we do have planned so you have a feel.... Nothings fancy just casual gathering.
FOOD:
We will be having a spread of finger foods
Cupcakes (they will look like baby rattles)
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Games:
1 Blindfolded baby Diapering & Clothing (participants will be blindfolded then have to dress a babydoll)
2. Memorize This: guest will be asked to memorize what is infront of them (mom to be will be holding a tray full of baby items) Mom to be will then excuse herself out of room and guests will then be instructed to list what the mom to be was wearing lol. Person done the fastest wins a prize.
3.Word Game Baby Necessities A-Z listing baby items starting with each letter of alphabet ... person done first wins a prize.
Door Prizes:
Dirty Diaper Name tags: each person will be presented a name tag folded like a diaper when they enter at the end of the night we will instruct everyone to check their diaper ... the guest with the dirty diaper wins a prize
Raffle Ticket for Diaper Fund: Ppl will be able to buy a Raffle Ticket to go toward the new parents diaper funds ... Thier will be a Ticket drawn and the winner will recieve a prize (this will be nicer of all the prizes)
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I Desperately Need Small inexpensive gift ideas for the games & door prizes. There will be a mix of men and women and all ages. I also need ideas for the nicer Raffle Ticket Basket... what should i fill it with?
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FAVORS: We decided on Edible Favors so i think we are going to make Cake Pops, Marshmallow Pops & Oreo Pops and bundle one of each together in a bag and tie with ribbon.
DECOR:
The room has 5 ...8ft Banquet Tables but we can get more if need be... i have no idea the layout of the room as i have never seen it.
WE finally found plates and stuff she liked and we are going to go toward a brown and pink color scheme. The plates dont show it int he photos but the edges where the polka dots are is brown. The Plates and dinner napkins have the carriage design and the desert Plates and the Beverage Napkins have the Diaper Pin Design... We are also mixing in some Plain Dark Brown Plates and Napkins to Save money
They offer nothing more as far as this "theme" goes though ... so I am moving toward more Sugar and Spice Pink and Brown theme.
Her dad works at the church and says they shoudl have tablecloths in our colors to match if not we will just buy some plastic ones. WE will either go with brown or pink or alternate the two colors.
Now I know she wants a couple of balloon bouquets and wants to tie them down with these cute little ceramic pink baby shoe photo/table number holders. She does not want Balloons for the centerpieces though, which we saw alot of in pictures.
We saw online where someone just used gift bags and placed them on colored plates with tissue paper in it as a money saver and she talked about doing that but I dunno Im not crazy about idea i think she just said we could do it you know to give a cheaper option i would like to give her something nicer... but still on a budget. I do not think I want to really go the fresh flowers route as most things will be out of season and it would be harder to keep with our color scheme.
SO DECORATiONS IS THE OTHER AREA I DESPERATELY NEED HELP IN! All pictures i find are either elaborate flowers or roses.
I was wondering if i could some how incorporate small pumpkins in the decor somehow? Would it go with the colors ? Since it will be fall and everything fall will be in full circulation and easy to come by.
I would really like to be able to do the Prizes and the Decorations for $100.00 or less if possible ... because i still have alot of other things to do to shop for her and the baby.
OH & BTW I also plan on making her a diaper bear and possible a diaper cake as a gift/decoration for the shower.