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Miscellaneous Ideas on Baby Shower Crafts

June 12, 2008

by Dana Hall

Party favors are often home made so they are also considered to be baby shower crafts. The easiest party favors are constructed out of blue or pink tulle or netting that is filled with tiny baby bottles, Hershey’s kisses, safety pins hung with good luck charms or other kinds of candies.

A shower does not have to mean expensive invitations and decorations - baby-shower craft ideas can help you throw a creative, personal party with perfect panache. By taking advantage of homemade invitations, decorations and prizes, you can honor a mother-to-be with your creativity as well as a perfectly executed shower. So sharpen the pencil, get out the notebook, and learn a few tips for baby-shower craft ideas that are bound to delight your guests.

Here’s an interestin little twist. Try using a baby remembrance box. Simply buy a cute unfinished box or hat box at a local craft store. During the baby shower have the guests decorate the box and create envelopes for remembrance items.

The mother has an instant keepsake, and you have saved her valuable time and energy. Whether you’re scrapbooking or not, be sure to take lots of pictures. Be sure to set aside adequate space for these baby shower crafts, and delegate as many tasks as possible to any willing volunteers.

Diaper Wreath: The diaper wreath is an easy and quick baby shower craft that anyone can do. You can have groups set up to do a couple of these or have other baby shower crafts available for people to pick from.

Baby shower crafts are well suited to beading projects. A unique way to identify guests at a party would be to create baby necklaces, similar to the kind that are worn by babies at the hospital. These kinds of beads, which have letters on them, can be purchased at a supply store.

Other fun baby shower crafts can be helpful in decorating the baby’s room. Why not have the baby shower guests paint a toy box for the baby? Another idea is for everyone to decorate a plain onesie or bib with fabric paint. Baby shower crafts like these are not only fun bonding experiences, but they also make great gifts for the baby.

You can also ask older brothers and sisters to record the happy mother and guests as they laugh and make jokes. By involving the entire family in the baby shower crafts you let them see that this event is part of their lives and that they too can contribute towards the arrival of their new family member. One way of getting original baby shower crafts that are of an instant nature would involve the older siblings in making something. This can be a painting that that shows how happy and excited they are.

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