Kids Clothing:Kids Fun,Party Ideas and Baby Shower Ideas

Baby Shower Centerpieces

Make baby shower centerpieces to focus the baby shower theme. Baby shower centerpieces are the first thing to catch the eyes of your guests as they enter the room and will be the focal point of your party. Baby shower centerpiece ideas should coincide as a perfect compliment for the theme of your baby shower. Select your baby shower centerpiece ideas from the following list of possibilities:

Baby Shower Centerpieces

• Diaper Cake – A diaper cake is a popular centerpiece that can be decorated to fit any baby shower theme. The diaper cake doubles as a gift of much needed diapers for the expectant mother. Link to other post on make a diaper cake
• Edible Fruit Bouquet – Make an edible fruit bouquet as the centerpiece for a Cravings baby shower or just a unique centerpiece idea.
• Stuffed Animals – Decorate stuffed animals with diapers, bottles, pacifier or other baby accessories. Place the stuffed animal in a baby bathtub and add balloons for an adorable centerpiece idea.
• Baby Sock Rose Bouquet – like the diaper cake this centerpiece doubles as a gift for the mother to be.

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Make a Diaper Cake

Need to make a diaper cake? Make a diaper cake as a centerpiece with lasting value for the mother-to-be. To make a diaper cake is a wonderfully creative gift for an expectant mother. It is a collection of diapers (either disposable or cloth) rolled and stacked together to resemble a traditional tiered cake. The tiers of diaper cakes are also garnished with baby care items such as bibs, pacifiers, baby socks, bottles, toys, and often wrapped in ribbon. How to make a diaper cake? First let’s start with the “ingredients.”

Make a Diaper Cake

• Diapers – either cloth or disposable; depending what the expectant mother would like. Use one large box of diapers to create as many tiers as you would like.
• Wide Ribbon – patterned to fit the baby shower theme. Pink, blue, or yellow are good choices.
• ¼ inch Ribbon – to tie rolled diapers with.
• Cake Platter
• Large Baby Bottle or Bottle of Lotion
• Baby Items – Pacifiers, bottles, lotion, bibs, receiving blankets, miniature stuffed animals, baby towels, onesies, wash cloths, toys, etc.

How to make a diaper cake:

1. Unfold and tightly roll 17 newborn diapers, starting from the front and rolling to the back of the diaper and put a rubber band around each diaper.
2. Take the cake platter and place the 8-oz baby bottle or large bottle of baby lotion in the center. Then place about 5-6 diapers around the bottle and put a large rubber band around the entire ring of diapers.
3. Form a 2nd ring around the first ring with the remaining 11-12 diapers. Place a large rubber band around the 2nd ring of diapers.
4. For the final ring of first tier diapers: take 18-20 diapers, roll them up tight like before, but instead of a rubber band around each one, tie a thin, 1/4 inch piece of ribbon around the middle around each one. Then place them around the second ring to form a 3rd ring. Take a wide ribbon and tie it around the entire tier to hold them all together in a circle shape.
5. The next tier is made much like the first, except that instead of 3 rings of diapers you will only use 2 rings. Part of the bottle will be sticking out of the 1st tier, so place your 5-6 diapers around it to form the 1st ring of the 2nd tier. The 2nd ring will need 11-12 diapers. Use ¼ inch ribbon around each one of those 2nd ring diapers and hold them all together in a circle with the wide ribbon like before.
6. It is probably easiest to assemble the third tier on a table and then place it on the rest of the cake after it is assembled. Take a 4-oz bottle and place it on the table,
   then take 5-6 diapers and roll them up like before and tie them with the ¼” ribbon. Place the diapers around the baby bottle and tie your wide ribbon around it to hold it together tightly. Take the top tier and place it on top of the other two layers.
7. Place baby shower decorations on the diaper cake by adding items like onesies, baby towels, wash cloths, bottles, bibs, receiving blankets, stuffed animals – tucking them into the diaper folds and outer layer of ribbon.

Baby Shower Diaper Cake

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Diaper Baby Shower

Throw a diaper baby shower to help keep the mother-to-be stocked with her one absolute necessity. A diaper baby shower is all about diapers and diapering supplies like baby wipes, crèmes, powder, pads, pins, etc.  The diaper baby shower would not be complete without the all-important baby shower diaper cake.

Diaper Baby Shower

A baby shower diaper cake is a collection of diapers (either disposable or cloth) rolled and stacked together to resemble a traditional tiered cake. Garnish the tiers of the baby shower diaper cake with baby care items such as bibs, pacifiers, socks, bottles, toys, etc. For baby shower decorations it is all about the diaper and anything related to it. Pin diapers on stuffed animals and place around the room and make a diaper flower bouquet for a centerpiece.

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Baby Shower Idea

Another baby shower idea is Asian-inspired with the theme of good fortune. This baby shower idea simply uses paper lanterns, blossoms, fortune cookies and more! For baby shower decorations use pink and white balloons and colorful paper lanterns of different shapes and sizes.

Baby Shower Idea

More baby shower decorations include bowls of fortune cookies, miniature zen gardens or baby “sushi.” Food for baby shower is made simple when you order Chinese take-out or dim sum for buffet style food. To make the baby sushi, roll baby socks, washcloths, onesies “sushi style,” and display them on a small black tray.

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Baby Scrapbook

Expecting moms love a baby scrapbook as a memento of welcoming their baby into the world. Devise a baby scrapbook as a baby shower activity for each guest to work on. Each scrapbook page can be laid out with words, pictures, or drawings and embellished with a variety of materials. Gather many parenting and baby magazines for guests to cut pictures out of.

Baby Scrapbook

One baby scrapbook page can be devoted to baby names, nursery layout, wishes for the baby, tips for the new mother, parenting humor, placeholders for baby milestones, reflections of experience and more. Take photos during the baby shower of guests, decorations, gifts and special moments. The expecting mother can add these photos to the baby scrapbook during the few impatient weeks before delivery. The baby scrapbook is a wonderful place for creating keepsakes of a baby shower to reflect back on in later years.

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Scrapbooking Materials:

• Scrapbook album
• Scrapbook pages
• Photo corners, acid-free glue, photo mounting tape
• Scissors, craft punches, paper trimmer
• Colorful pens, rubber stamps, stencils
• Embellishments (lace, stickers, ribbon, beads, sequins, alphabet letters)
• Disposable digital camera

Baby Shower Gift Ideas

Thinking about baby shower gift ideas? Here is another unique baby shower gift for that special mother to be. Many families are scattered around the country and friends may not live nearby to join in the celebration. You can still celebrate by sending a thoughtful baby shower box.

Baby Shower Gift Ideas

A baby shower box is essentially a care package with a baby shower theme. Line a sturdy cardboard carton with colorful tissue paper. Include a personal note to share your thoughts and love as well as your theme items. The mother-to-be will be surprised at the arrival of such a thoughtful gift.

Baby Shower Box Theme Ideas

• Baby Keepsakes – scrapbook, picture frames, disposable camera
• Baby Essentials – onesies, blanket, booties, cap, diaper bag
• Baby’s First Bath – hooded towels, washcloths, baby soap and lotion
• Baby Travel Kit – tote bag, sweater or jacket, blanket, changing pad, travel wipes, extra outfit
• Baby’s First Toys

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Baby Registry Checklist

Planning a baby registry checklist helps to relieve pressure for mom�s to be. When it comes to stocking up on baby gear, you�re not expected to do it alone�that�s the beauty of the baby registry checklist.

Baby Registry Checklist

Among the baby gift registry basics you�ll be thankful you asked for are: diapers, crib accessories, receiving blankets, bath gear, and everyday clothing. Department store baby gift registries are usually filled with everything that the store carries. Here is a way to perfect your baby gift registry to carry only the accessories that will make your job as parent a whole lot easier.

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Nursery furniture
____ Crib or co-sleeper
____ Crib mattress
____ Changing table
____ Bassinet (though it’s only safe until 3 months or 15 pounds)
____ Rocking chair or glider
____ Humidifier or vaporizer
____ Dresser/chest
____ Hamper
____ Baby monitor (if you have a big house)

Linens
____ 2 fitted crib sheets
____ Several thin cotton receiving blankets
____ 2 waterproof mattress protectors

Babyproofing
____ Cabinet latches
____ Drawer latches
____ Outlet covers
____ Fireplace bumper
____ Furniture anchors
____ Corner guards for low tables

Unique Baby Shower Gifts

Giving unique baby shower gifts are priceless and memorable ways to celebrate the arrival of a special newborn. Many families are scattered around the country and unable to be present to give unique baby shower gifts. One unique baby shower gift idea is to make a storytelling tape or compact disc.

Unique Baby Shower Gifts

Distant relatives who live far away may not be able to read their favorite books in person to a baby, but they can still share stories in a meaningful way — by making a recording of themselves reading one aloud. Label the recording, and send it with a copy of the book. Personalize the book with a picture and inscription and you will have created a unique baby shower gift to be treasured for years.

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Newborn Essentials

An assortment of newborn essentials for a baby shower gift is sure to be a hit for any new mother. The following list of newborn essentials is an excellent way for a first-time mother to begin to stock her nursery. Follow this newborn checklist in order to make sure that mom and the newborn have some of the basic items on hand to meet newborn needs.

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Baby Shower Gifts

Giving baby shower gifts is a tradition dating back to the early 1900’s where friends and family would throw a “shower” in much the same way they would for a bridal shower; to “shower” the woman with gifts before her big day. In the early tradition, baby shower gifts were homemade by the guests.

Baby Shower Gifts

Baby shower gift ideas can be made easy by organizing around �baby time.� The idea is to assign each guest a certain “time” of day in the babies life; for example, story time, bath time bedtime, feeding time etc. the guests then bring items relating to that time including books, bottles blankets…whatever. This keeps the new mom from having duplicates of different things.

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