I need a UNIQUE baby shower theme for a UNIQUE mom to be.?

Question

So, I am planning a baby shower for my mother who is having a baby girl. The dilema is my mom is not very girly and her girlfriend (who will be the baby's other mommy-but is not pregnant) is girly and I want them both to feel like their personal tastes are expressed in the shower. Also, I want an idea that has not been done to death (ex: a star is born, teddy bears, noah's ark, tea party, flowers, ducks, angels, ANY cartoon character, think pink, nursey rhymes etc.) They all seem frumpy and played out. Trouble is, I can't think of anything better!

Any Suggestion?

Thanks in Advance :)

Answer 1

So you should go with a safari theme.....giraffes, zebras, lions, hippos, etc. Make it as girly as you want....with flowers wrapped in animal-print ribbon. THE ANIMAL PRINT items is what will make this unique and distinctive!!

Have a diaper cake made as a centerpiece. I can picture a cake with zebra ribbon and RED roses on the top. A onesie that says "Wild Thing"!!

Another great theme would be "Sleepytime Hours". You could do moons and stars and feature GREAT storybooks. Ask each guest to bring their favorite storybook from THEIR childhood to start baby's collection. Decorate with images from GOODNIGHT MOON, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, RUNAWAY BUNNY, DR. SEUSS, ETC. Once again....get a diaper cake centerpiece. THIS one would be in the storybook theme....with a plush Cat In The Hat Topper and a Onesie that says: "And Now", cried Max, "Let the wild rumpus begin!" (From Where the Wild Things Are).

That's my ten cents.....

I am including links to my diaper cake website as well as to my page off that site that has UNIQUE and SENTIMENTAL activities at the shower. Maybe they can help you out!!

Have fun planning....but don't think yourself into stress. The point of the shower is to celebrate baby....and as long as the mamas show up most of the work will already be done!!

Answer 2

Why not just a summer garden-party theme? You could have some flowers and some veggies or plants and croquet and maybe some other sports for decorations. If they have decorated or are starting to decorate the nursery, continue some of that theme to the shower. Or instead of Noah's ark, how about just animals. I have two boys and am expecting a third in the next 4-6 weeks and no matter how trite would have loved massive amounts of pink, tea party or ballerina stuff if I was having a girl. Even the least girly mom sometimes likes to have the over-the-top pink-fest. You only get this chance once (per kid).

Answer 3

Baby shower theme for 2 mom's. Wow that could be tough.

Here are some of the ideas I found:

Nine months pregnant
We invited the guests to come "nine months pregnant" (stuffed with pillows, etc.) so the about-to-pop mother-to-be wouldn't feel physically out of place. It was a co-ed shower, so even the men stuffed their shirts to be "with child"! The dressing up made for a nice icebreaker since all of the guests didn't know each other beforehand and created a very fun, relaxed atmosphere.
— Maggie

Layette party
Hang a clothesline in the room. Have guests arrive before the guest of honor and bring an item from the layette or an article of clothing for the baby and hang it from the clothesline. When the mom-to-be walks in, she'll be delighted. She can also take the clothesline and clothes pins for her own personal use.
— Sabrina

Tea party
My sisters-in-law and two friends threw a surprise tea party baby shower for me. They made fresh flower centerpieces for the tables. They borrowed teapots, plates, and cups from a relative and placed a set on each table. My theme was teddy bears, so they borrowed bears and set them all around the room. All the tables were covered with fancy tablecloths and guests were asked to dress up. The menu started with assorted teas, scones, etc. The main menu was turkey on a croissant, fresh fruit slices, and a salad. People are still talking about the shower!
— Heather

I wish your mom the best of luck!

Answer 4

Hi I personally think it has all been done before. But since it will be both men and women and even though she is having a girl you can use the color theme of green, or/and yellow sort of pale, for games maybe you could do a Gerber baby food contest, Who Can Eat the Most Baby Food in the Shortest Time?, who can drink the fastest out of a bottle, who changes the babydoll fastest?, if there are not going to be alot of people give every couple or person a babydoll and have them act as if it were a real baby at the end of each game make sure to give someone their own special prize. Dont forget to add the men also. Good Luck and i hope my answer helps!!!

Answer 5

don't do a character theme, just pick a color scheme and stick with it throughout the table ware and decor. I think baby showers are generally really tacky, but they don't have to be. use earth-tones like grass green, reds, yellow, etc. bring in a lot of fresh flowers and use patterned napkins from ikea - they have a ton of cute stuff like that! you could even give them each a foot bath and/or foot massage as part of the activities at the shower. There are tons of word games online that are easy to print out so you don't have to play "guess the babyfood flavor" yuk!

Answer 6

How about monochromatic? You choose just one color (since you said she isn't super girly, let's take purple for an example.) All you do is buy all your decorations in different shades of purple (or whatever.) So your cups, plates, streamers, helium balloons, tablecloths, etc. would all be a shade of purple that is a little different. This is too easy because the challenge is finding all that stuff that matches perfectly - all different shades of one color are easy to find, and the finished result is *sharp.* It's also polished and modern - you will get compliments.

Answer 7

There was no "theme" per say at my baby shower and who cares? The gifts were great -- we got so many useful and nice things and the food was excellent (Lebanese, my favorite). It was great having all my friends and family together.

The invitations had a pink bunny on them which matched the pink bunny on the cake and on the favor bags, but other than that, the party's theme was "BABY SHOWER." There were games and prizes and great food.

Are you sure you are not overthinking this?

Answer 8

well i can think of a couple of things:
you can always make a "baby in a bubble" baby shower, with bubbles everywhere, in decoration and games, and you can give people bubble bottles.... or you can have an colorful-all-original mexican party with piñatas ad all, or.......you can do a "costume party" baby shower, where people have to go dressed as the way they think the future baby will look like or will work in......
my two baby showers' themes were tropical fruits and "the jungle", and they were a lot of fun as you might guess....
so Good Luck!

Answer 9

I had a masquerade themed shower. It was so much fun and it was unique. Everyone dressed up and we all made our own mask. We had carnival style foods and played all these unique games. Just an idea. Good luck!

Answer 10

I would try an undersea theme. You can do up the tables and decorations in blue and green (not too girly, right?) but you could have flowery table pieces and mermaid decorations to girl it up a bit.