Baby Shower Boot Camp we’ll have that baby shower whipped into shape in no time! www.cutest-baby-shower-ideas.com Baby Shower Boot Camp eBook Welcome to Baby Shower Boot Camp! We have gathered our all time most popular ideas for: · Best Themes · Best Baby Shower Games · Cutest Decorations · Baby Shower Poems for Cakes and Invitations · Best Favors & Prizes · Delicious Food & Punch Recipes..as well as where to find 100's of baby shower cake pictures! ...and packaged them in this easy-to-use eBook! Popular Baby Shower Theme Ideas Some people love “Themed Baby Showers.” Others choose not to have a theme. If you’re not sure…consult with the mom-to-be to see what her take on the matter is. Below are some popular and "supercute" theme ideas… Pickles & Ice Cream Theme · Tie some raffia around empty pickle jars and use them as flower vases · Place potted plants into clean, empty ice cream pints · Decorate with green and pink balloons · Cover tables with pink and green table cloths · Place pink and green jelly bellies in empty baby food jars and place on tables · Serve an ice cream cake decorated with green pickle shaped icing & polka dots · Set up an ice cream bar with tons of toppings such as nuts,sprinkles, caramel and chocolate sauce, cherries, whipped cream (and don’t forget the pickles!) · For favors, hand out ice cream scoops with a homemade ice cream recipe attached Mod Mom Theme · Decorate the room by cutting out several polka dots of all sizes and colors (pastels look great) from a heavy card stock. Punch a hole in the top and hang from the ceiling. This idea is easy on the wallet and makes a hip "retro-like" presentation · Gather some cute drinking pitchers and place fresh tulips in them. Display throughout the room · Make a polka dot cake! Simply make a round cake, frost it white and pipe on cute polka dots! Display on a pretty cake stand cont... · Serve pink punch out of martini glasses, topped with strawberries! · Hand out cute hand bags or coin purses for favors or prize ideas. · Give each guest a tulip as they leave the shower as a way of saying thanks. · Paint terra cotta pots with polka dots and plant cute mini plants in them. · Wrap nail polish and a cute nail file in some cellophane and tie with a cute bow Pea In A Pod Theme · Jelly Belly Favors ~ Wrap up several green jelly bellies (peas) in green cellophane and tie at both ends, to resemble the pod. Attach a cute tag saying something like: "Two Peas In A Pod", "Three Peas In A Pod" or "A Little Pea In A Pod" · Pea Pod Balloons ~ For some cute, simple and inexpensive baby shower decorations, take some balloons and wrap them in green cellophane, tie at both ends to resemble a pea pod (use one, two or three balloons depending on the number of babies expected :)) Make some with large balloons and some with small balloons. Spread throughout the room or hang from the ceiling! · Cute "Pea" Candles ~ Save empty baby food jars and fill them with green jelly bellies. Place a tea light on top and light. Place them on the main table and throughout the room. · Pea in A Pod Cookies ~ Make up a batch of sugar cookie dough, cut into circle shapes using a round glass, bake and frost with green frosting! Viola - cute little peas! You can even add eyes with black icing. · Pea in A Pod Cake ~ For a simple baby shower cake idea, make one, two or three round cakes, frost them green and put eyes on them with an icing tube. Embellish with some vine-like greenery from a craft store. Mix up a batch of some… Perfect Pea Salad 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. sugar 1 (10 oz.) package frozen peas (thawed) 2 cups cauliflower 1 can (8 oz.) sliced water chestnuts (drained) 1/4 cup chopped red onion 1/4 cup cashews salt and pepper to taste Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice and sugar until well blended. Add all of the remaining ingredients except cashews; mix well. Refrigerate. Sprinkle with cashews just before serving. Makes 6 cups. Ships Ahoy It’s A Boy! There are so many creative ideas for a ships ahoy theme! · Float mini boats in some yummy blue baby shower punch · Instead of bobbing for apples -- bob for pacifiers! Have guests put their hands behind their back and try to grab as many pacifiers out of the tub as they can... Whoever gets the most wins! (tip: go to the dollar store for low-cost pacifiers) · For napkin rings, make some life safety rings out of heavy card stock, print the baby's name or shower date on them and put a napkin through the hole · Fill a large plastic toy boat full of baby goodies such as diapers, pacifiers, onesies, socks, etc. Place in the center of the table for the perfect centerpiece! And also your gift to baby! · Bake a batch of sugar cookies and cut into sailboat, beach ball or anchor shapes - great for favors or snacks! · Serve Chips Ahoy cookies with a cute little sign saying "Ships Ahoy, It's A Boy Cookies" · Serve white mint Lifesavers in candy dishes. They look like little life preservers - you could even have a little note saying "For your safety: please take a life preserver" · Hand guests some cute sailor hats as they walk through the door! · Some creative baby shower invitation wording ideas are: A Baby's A Sailin' in! or Ships Ahoy! It's A Boy! · Have big colorful beach balls all around the room for some cute and inexpensive baby shower decorations ~ Spread fishing nets on tables and place shells and candles on top · Find a large clear bowl, place some sand in the bottom, fill with water and float toy boats or boat-shaped candles around. You can even add fish! Place a small kid-sized fishing pole in the bowl Pretty In Pink Theme · Hand out pink hand soaps, bath salts or bath beads · Pink decorative candles · Cute coin purses · Tea bags in pink organza pouches · Make a batch of yummy sugar cookies, cut into cute shapes, frost with pink frosting and wrap in a clear bag · Bundle up some pink jelly bellies in an organza bag and attach a cute "thanks for coming" tag · Give each guest a truffle and a pink tulip (Gwen Stefani handed these out at her shower) · Place pink roses and tulips in pretty vases all around the room · Sprinkle counter tops with pink confetti · Float assorted styles of pink balloons all around · Serve pink lemonade and place pretty umbrellas in the glasses · Serve pink jelly bellies and gumdrops in cute dishes · Fill a cute basket with "everything pink": pink onesies, socks, blankets, rattles, clothes and stuffed animals · Some gift ideas are: a personalized soft pink blanket/A big pink piggy bank/A pink hooded baby bath towel Best Baby Shower Games Take a mint ~ This is a fun baby shower game idea! As guests come through the door offer them some mints (or any small candy in a bowl.) After everyone has arrived, go around the room and have each person tell an interesting fact (or facts) about themselves. How ever many mints they have taken is the amount of interesting facts they have to divulge. Baby Under Your Chair ~ A classic baby shower game idea! Tape the word baby under a chair. The guest who finds this under her chair wins a prize. (Can also tape it under a plate or cup) Left Right Game ~ Have guests sit in a circle and hand one of the guests a wrapped present. Don't let her open it yet. Begin telling the following story (each time you say the word LEFT they have to pass it to the person on their left. Each time you say RIGHT pass it to the right.) The guest left holding the gift at the end of the story is the winner! Here is the story to read aloud to the guests: Mrs. Right was on her way to a baby shower. She accidentally took a Right instead of a Left and got lost. Mrs. Right Left her house at 12:45 and arrived Right on time at 1:00. But Mrs. Right Left her gift at home! She was not in her Right mind today. Mrs. Right left the shower and went back home. The gift was on the table, Right where she had Left it! Mrs. Right Left her house and went Right back to the shower. When she arrived there wasn't any food Left! Mrs. Right was so hungry that she Left the shower, got Right back into her car and drove to the Right Left Right Doo-Wop Diner! Mrs. Right ordered the Sunday Special and ate it Right up until there was nothing Left! Get the printable version of the Left Right Game: http://www.printitbaby.com/item_61/Left-Right-Baby-Shower-Game.htm Don't Cross Your Legs ~ Give each guest a clothes pin when they enter. Anytime somebody crosses their legs the first person who catches them gets the clothes pin. Person with the most clothes pins at the end wins. The game ends at a designated time, or after one person has all the clothes pins. Safety Pin in Rice Game ~ Fill a small bowl 3/4 full with dry rice. Add small safety pins to the mix. Blindfold each guest and give them the chance to remove as many safety pins as possible in one minute. The guest who finds the most pins wins the game. This baby shower game idea is actually pretty hard to do since the pins and the rice feel the same. Make sure to return all the pins into the bowl before each guest starts. Then everyone gets a fair chance at winning! Preparation: small bowl, small safety pins, uncooked rice, blindfold, paper and pen to record guest results. What's in a Purse? ~ First have the mother-to-be make a list of about 8 random items (spoon, utility bill, gum, etc.) Things normally not found in a purse. (You would be surprised what some women have in their purse.) The first person who shouts out I've got that, wins! You have a winner for each item. http://www.printitbaby.com/item_63/Whats-In-Your-Purse-Game.htm Dirty Diaper Game ~ Great for couples showers! Using a Sharpie pen, number 6-8 disposable diapers. Melt or smash different kinds of candy (M&M's, Snickers, Baby Ruth, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups) into each diaper. Give each guest a piece of paper numbered 1-8 (or however many diapers you are using.) Pass the diapers with the smashed candy around the room. Each guest must examine and smell the contents of the diaper to determine what the candy is. Then they write down which candy bar they think is on each diaper. The guest with the most right wins a prize. Have your camera ready for this game; you will get some priceless pictures! The Candy Bar Game ~ Buy the following candy bars and tape them to a large piece of poster board. Hand out paper and a pen to each guest. Begin reading off each clue and have guests write down which candy bar goes with each clue. The guest with the most correct wins a prize, or a candy bar! If more than one person wins, have them each pick their favorite candy bar. CLUE / ANSWER Contractions: Whoppers AND/OR: 11 pound baby: Whoppers Grandparents: Lifesavers AND/OR: Epidural: Lifesavers Boys' Names: Mike & Ike Umbilical Cord: Twizzlers Father: Sugar Daddy Baby Fat: Chunky Girl's Name: Baby Ruth Use your Eyes: Look Cover Baby's Face with These: Hershey's Kisses Hospital Bills: 100 Grand AND/OR: College Fund: 100 Grand Time Alone: Zero Lull-a-Byes: Symphony Diapers, Formula, Medicine: Payday OR: Hospital Bills: Payday First Year of Parenthood: Rocky Road Dirty Laundry: Mounds AND/OR: Engorgement: Mounds Night of Conception: Skor Sweet Infant: Sugar Babies Breast Feeding: Milky Way Poopie Diaper: Tootsie Roll Contractions: Now & Later Triplets: 3 Musketeers Teething: Crunch Cool Mom: Peppermint Patty Get the printable version: http://www.printitbaby.com/item_59/Baby-Shower-Candy-Bar-Game.htm Winner Takes “All” Baby Shower Game ~ Announce that you are playing a game called “Winner Takes All” - this game is played by passing around a large clear glass vase to all attendees. They will then be asked to put in however much cash they want. After this, everyone will be asked to guess the amount in the jar. The person who gets the closest to guessing the right amount will win ALL detergent while the mother-to-be gets the cash! Mom the Multi-tasked Baby Shower Game ~ For this baby shower game you will need a clothesline or long heavy string, some clothespins, some onesies, burp cloths, a baby doll, a bottle and a phone. Each person takes turns "talking" on the phone while feeding the baby & hanging the laundry. The player who hangs all of the laundry in the least amount of time wins. "Opening Gift Phrases" baby shower game ~ as the motherto-be opens gifts, record the sounds and words she says without her knowing. After all the presents are open, tell her the following words, sounds and phrases were also stated when the baby was conceived. It's hilarious as the sounds are usually oohh, aaahh, and phrases like, "that’s so cute" and "ooohh its so little" and "wow, its so soft"! PERFECT COUPLES/CO-ED GAMES… Beer "Bottle" Game ~ this game is a little challenging. But it is a great icebreaker. The men at the shower may be feeling a little out of place. This one should loosen them up a bit. Take four or five volunteers from the party. Fill four or five 4 oz. baby bottles full of beer. Hand each one of the contestants a bottle, and say ready, set, drink! The guest to finish his/her bottle first is the winner. Wet Diaper ~ for this game you will need to break up into groups of 3-4. Give each group a disposable newborn sized diaper, a large pitcher of water and a measuring cup. Have each group predict how many cups of water they think the diaper will be able to hold without any water leaking out of it. Have them write down their prediction before beginning. The group who comes closest wins a fabulous prize! It Takes Two, Baby ~ Have each couple stand side by side, shoulder to shoulder. Give each couple a baby doll and an outfit to dress her in. Have the man use only his right hand and the woman use only her left hand to assist each other in dressing the baby. This is a hard one, but funny! If you are looking for printable baby shower games... www.PrintItBaby.com is our new site that features tons of printable baby shower games and invitations that you can print from home! Baby Shower Decorating Ideas · Napkin Rings - ideas for cute napkin rings are plastic baby keys, pacifiers or beads strung onto bracelet wire spelling out baby's name or baby-themed words like baby/gaga/bottle/ sweet/pink/blue · Use Baby Bottles For Vases - fill with babies breath and daisies and tie a pacifier around the rim with some pretty ribbon · Receiving Blankets Make Terrific Tablecloths - spread them all around for the cutest effect! · Tea-Light Holders - fill empty baby food jars with pastel jelly bellies and place a tea-light on top · Another baby shower decoration idea is to have cute rubber duckies floating in a large galvanized tub. We found tons of themed duckies over at Oriental Trading Co. They have princess duckies, aloha luau duckies, sports, daisies, fairy tales, you name it! · Decorate Cups With Cute Baby Stickers · Sprinkle Baby-Themed Confetti All Around Tables and Counters · Use a white table cloth (disposable or inexpensive cloth) and put permanent markers, puffy paints and fabric paints on the table. Have each guest write a personal note to mommy and baby and maybe draw a cute picture. Write the date of the shower on it and present it to the mom-to-be! · Hang a clothesline (heavy yarn or string) across the room and put clothespins on it, and every time the mom-to-be opens a cute outfit, socks, bibs or a blanket, hang it up on the clothesline, so you can all see it. Very cute! · Get some fabric squares and have each guest decorate one with permanent marker (and write their name on it, too), then have a crafty person sew them all together and make a baby quilt out of them! One of the most requested items when it comes to planning a baby shower are “Baby Shower Craft” ideas. Below are some cute, crafty, and fairly simple craft ideas. (If you are reading this ebook from your computer, you can click on the links. Each one will open into a new page. If you printed it out, the URL's are listed as well.) · Washcloth Lollipops http://www.cutest-baby-shower-ideas.com/baby-shower-craft-idea.html · Sock Rose Bouquets http://www.cutest-baby-shower-ideas.com/baby-shower-crafts.html · A Diaper Cake http://www.cutest-baby-shower-ideas.com/baby-shower-diaper-cake.html Cute Baby Shower Poems & Verses These cute sayings are perfect for baby shower invitations, thank you cards, announcements or wording for cakes. (cute tip: if the verse is too long to write on a cake, simply print it out onto cute card stock, add some glitter, glue the paper to a wooden dowel and poke it into the cake…a cake stake!) · Happy Labor Day · Think Pink · True Blue · Diapers & Pins, Now the Fun Begins · Diaper & Pins, A New Life Begins · Little hands and little feet, Baby ______ is oh so sweet! · Oh what fun, here I come! · Oh Baby! · Happy Diaper "Daze" · Buttons, Bows and Tiny Toes...Welcome Sweet Baby! · A giggle, a curl, a cute baby girl · A giggle, a toy, a sweet baby boy · A smile, a wink, baby will be here in a blink · Goodbye Tummy, Hello Mommy · Rub-A-Dub-Dub, A Baby Boy/Girl To Love - this is great for a duck-themed baby shower · Ten Little Fingers, Ten Little Toes Boy or Girl, No One Knows · Nine Month Forecast: A Shower...Followed By a Sunny Baby · Showers Of Happiness Poem for a Book-Themed Baby Shower (these are very popular) Baby Book Invitation Verse – to write inside the invitation Just one last request, and we hope it's not hard Please bring baby a book in place of a card By signing your book we will remember and share Your special gift, even when you're not there Cute Twin Poems: · Double the giggles Double the grins and double the trouble when you're blessed with twins! · Twins are at stake, let's cut the cake · Twins are coming from above, all the more for us to love! · Double Trouble Baby Shower Favors & Prizes The key to successful favors/prizes are giving things that guests can use. Food, candles or soaps…always a winner! Hugs and Kisses ~ fill an organza bag with Hershey's Hugs and Kisses. Attach a cute tag that says "hugs and kisses from baby (last name.)" Diaper Soap ~ cut a small triangle out of baby printed fabric. Fold the sides in and form a "diaper" around a scented bar of soap (rectangle or square shaped soap work best.) Fasten with a safety pin or diaper pin. Guests will love these! Baby Shower Fortune Cookies ~ Dip one side of a fortune cookie in white chocolate and put pink or blue sprinkles on it. Then get some mini-sized Chinese take out boxes at a craft store and wrap them up to put inside. On the handle take a tag and some ribbon and put "We're so "fortunate" to have a new baby in the family. Welcome Baby _______!" Sugar Cookies ~ Bake a batch of sugar cookies that have been cut into cute baby shower shapes like bottles, rattles, diapers (check your local craft store for cute cookie cutters). Frost with colorful frosting (Simply use cake frosting that comes in the small tubs and color it with food coloring.) Wrap the cookies in cellophane and tie with pretty ribbon. Rice Krispie Pops ~ Stir up a batch of Rice Krispie treats. Cut into squares and insert a lollipop stick into the end of each square (you can find lollipop sticks at craft stores.) Attach a sugared cake decoration to each bar (found at grocery or craft stores in the cake section.) Wrap in cellophane and tie with a bow. Small Potted Plants ~ Buy some mini terra cotta pots (paint them if you’re feeling crafty) and plant some colorful pansies in them. Make a cute sign using cardstock and a popsicle stick – write the shower information on it and poke it into the pot. Scrumptious Recipes Brunch Ideas Easy Three Cheese Quiche - Yum! Serves 6 Ingredients • 3/4 cup Swiss cheese, shredded • 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded • 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded • 6 eggs • 2 tablespoons finely diced onion • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup half & half • 3/4 cup skim or whole milk • 1 tablespoon flour • One 9-inch pie crust Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake pie crust for 5 minutes. Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and whisk together. Pour into prepared pie crust. Bake 45-55 minutes. Insert a knife into the center of the quiche. If it comes out clean, it is done. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Fruit Kabobs Cut up some in-season fruit and slide it onto some skewers for instant fruit kabobs! Easy to do and very impressive! Pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, grapes, kiwi, strawberries...all make wonderful kabobs! Best Ever Coffee Cake 1 pkg white or yellow cake mix 4 eggs 1 small pkg vanilla instant pudding mix 3/4 c. water 3/4 c. oil 1 T. vanilla extract 3 T. sugar, mixed with 1 1/2 t. cinnamon 1 c. chopped walnuts Mix cake mix, eggs, pudding mix, water, oil and vanilla with a mixer until well blended. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13" pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Drizzle with icing and serve Quick and Yummy Icing : Whisk together the following: 2 T. milk 1 t. vanilla 1/2 c. powdered sugar Appetizers - Finger Foods - Main Dishes Mini Chicken Salad Croissants 1 1/2 c. cooked chicken breast, minced 1/4 c. mayonnaise 1/2 c. minced celery 1/4 c. cashews, broken into bits Combine ingredients and scoop onto mini croissants. Also delicious on baguette slices, crackers or mini pitas! World's Best Hot Taco Dip 1st Layer: 1 lb. browned hamburger 1 pkg. taco seasoning 1 can refried beans Combine above ingredients and place into a 9x13" baking dish. 2nd Layer: Mix 1 1/2 c. sour cream and 1/2 bottle of green taco sauce. Spread over hamburger mixture. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips. This is a great low-carb dish – simply substitute celery sticks for the tortilla chips. Artichoke Dip 1 can water-packed artichoke hearts, drained 1 lb. mozzarella cheese, grated 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated 1 c. mayonnaise 1/4 tsp. garlic powder Cut up artichoke hearts and put in bottom of dish. Mix all ingredients and put over artichokes. Bake at 350 degrees until brown and bubbly. Themed Cheeses Find some miniature-sized cookie cutters in the theme of a baby shower (teddy bears, bottles, rattles, etc.) Using a knife, slice some cheese no thicker than the cookie cutter. Press the cutters down into the sliced cheese. Arrange the cheese shapes on a platter with salami and crackers. Amazing Sweet and Sour Meatballs You will need: 1 bag of home style meatballs 2 1 lb jars of grape jelly 1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce Put everything in crock-pot and simmer on medium until everything melts together and mixes well. So easy! Amazing Sweet and Sour Meatballs You will need: 1 bag of home style meatballs 2 1 lb jars of grape jelly 1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce Put everything in crock-pot and simmer on medium until everything melts together and mixes well. So easy! Snickers Salad By Jessica H. in California This is such a delicious salad! And it makes the perfect baby shower recipe! You are sure to get compliments! Ingredients: 5 regular Snickers candy bars, refrigerated, cut up into small chunks 5 green apples, cut up into small chunks (any kind of apple will do) 1 carton whipped topping Directions: Mix candy pieces, apples and whipped topping together... that's it! After 1 bite you will never want a "green" salad again. Salad in Shells Baby Shower Recipe by Lucy C. Brooklyn, NY, USA Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 1 cup coarsely chopped cooked chicken 1 cup coarsely chopped tomatoes 3/4 cup coarsely chopped cucumbers 3 ounces Italian hard salami, chopped cont... 1/3 cup roasted garlic vinaigrette dressing Cook pasta shells as directed on the package. Drain and cool. Place remaining ingredients except vinaigrette in a medium bowl. Pour vinaigrette over the salad, toss to coat. Stuff the shells with the salad. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving. Fast, simple & delicious! Perfect Punch Recipes Easiest Baby Shower Punch 1- 2 liter bottle of Sprite or 7up 1 container of any kind of sherbet This is a simple and yummy party punch. Add different sherbet flavors (raspberry, orange etc.) to change the color or flavor to fit your shower theme. Pink Party Punch 1 (48oz) can pineapple juice 1 (20oz) can frozen lemonade (pink) 1 cup sugar 1 pint cranberry cocktail juice 2 (1 1/2 liters) bottles ginger ale Combine all ingredients except ginger ale When ready to use, add cold ginger ale. Garnish with maraschino cherries or pineapple rings. Lucky Duck Blue Punch 1 (0.13 ounce) package berry blue flavored unsweetened KoolAid drink mix 1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle white cranberry juice 8 scoops vanilla ice cream 1 cup white sugar, or to taste 3-5 new, clean mini rubber duckies (dollar store) In a large punch bowl, stir together the Kool-Aid, lemon-lime soda and white cranberry juice. Taste, and stir in sugar to your liking. Float scoops of ice cream on the top. The ice cream melts a bit and turns the punch a beautiful baby blue color with frothy white clouds floating on the top. Place rubber duckies on top to float around. Cake Gallery Be sure to check out our huge cake gallery filled with 100's of inspiring baby shower cakes, cupcakes & diaper cakes! Here is the link... http://www.cutest-baby-shower-ideas.com/baby-shower-cakepictures.html#VisitorPages We are excited to announce that our newest "baby" has been born! After many requests, we made the decision to launch a new website that is full of baby shower printables! You can print baby shower invitations, games, favor boxes, favor tags and many more goodies all from home! www.PrintItBaby.com is officially open for business! we would love to hear your feedback ~ amy@PrintItBaby.com
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