Preppy Golf Themed Baby Shower

This PREPPY GOLF THEMED BABY SHOWER was submitted by Heather of Heather Carpenter Photography. I love that the parents-to-be met playing golf in college, making this the perfect theme to celebrate their baby. This theme is such a fun and unique alternative to a Little Man or Guy in a Tie party.

Some of my favorite elements about this golf themed baby shower are:
The baby golfer cake topper The baby onesie banner The baby caddy and plaid cookies The popcorn boxes cut to serve as fry boxes and MORE!

Party Styling: Lisa Carpenter, Heather Carpenter & Rachelle Tucker
Photography & Graphic Design: Heather Carpenter Photography | Design
Cake: IncrEdible Cakes
Sugar Cookies: Mallory Thompson Kipf
Flowers: Sandra Medlin
Onesie Stickers: PreppyChick

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Baker’s Twine
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Clear Cellophane Bags
Fry Boxes

 

This is what Heather said about planning the party- “I was SO happy to help host a shower for my husband’s life-long best friend, Mark and his wife, Amber. These two lovebirds met in college while they were each playing on the men & women’s golf teams there. Even though our group of friends are all grown up now – many married with children- golf still is a HUGE part of all of our lives. After all, it’s what brought us all together! There’s no doubt in my mind that the next generation will be playing it together as well! That said, we thought it would be incredibly fitting to design a preppy golf-themed baby shower for little Cooper! We absolutely LOVED all the little golf-motif details we put into it!

For the decor, we used plain white table cloths with green astroturf runners to resemble the golf course greens. We accented the tables with blue, white and green hydrangeas that we put in clear vases filled with golf balls and water. We strung a navy blue and green bunting banner as well as twelve baby onesies on a clothes line. We gave the onesies to the couple after the shower, so they can photograph baby Cooper each month of his first year!

We had a “19th Hole”, which in golf terminology means “the bar”. We gave the drinks fitting names like “Water Hazards” & “Sweet Tee” to drink, as well as providing the supplies needed to make a refreshing Arnold Palmer or a Club Special. We even framed the recipes for those who wanted to play bartender themselves. For kiddos (including the kids-at-heart and the just plain curious), we served blue bubblegum bottled sodas.

For lunch, since it was an afternoon shower, we had “Club” Sandwiches and “Chip In” potato chips. For dessert, we had a two-tier cake with our navy and green argyle pattern on it. The top of the cake was a golf ball with baby Cooper sleeping on top. We also had argyle monogramed and golfer onesie cookies.

For the party favors, we made the Chex® Muddy Buddies (puppy chow) recipe because it’s one of the boys’ favorite snacks! We packaged them in clear cello bags tied with ribbon and served them in white popcorn boxes (cut out to look like fry boxes). The boxes were labeled “Mark’s Mud Ball Mix”. However, these “mud balls” weren’t the dreadful kind on the course that Tiger Woods’ made famous, they were fun & delicious!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Baker’s Twine
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Clear Cellophane Bags
Fry Boxes

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 2nd Birthday Party

This precious TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Shannon Wellington of Bottle Pop Party Company. What a darling party theme!

There are so many cute party ideas here. Some of my favorite party elements-
The painted window table backdrop
The diy fabric clouds hanging on the wall
The washi tape decorated spoons
The chalk board wall with “like a diamond in the sky” lettering
The gold stars
The star themed favor bags
and MORE!

Invites: Paper Cut Couture
Print: The Wheatfield by Katie Daisy

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Lollipop Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Treat Bags

            

Shannon said this about planning the party- ”I figured at age 2, this would be the last year I could call the shots on my son’s birthday party theme. Even though he’s growing up so fast, I knew I wanted a sweet theme that was still a bit babyish. His first and favorite song has been Twinkle Twinkle Little Star so I knew that was the way to go.

I convinced a friend to save her old windows for me for the backdrop, which I backed with a navy shower curtain and tiny twinkle lights. I whipped up some puffy white clouds to hang above it using felt and batting. Then I went crazy with the desserts. From the gold glittered cake pops to the shooting star sugar cookies to the pineapple stars, everything was homemade. I added a bit of gold washi tape to all of my white serving pieces to tie it together a bit as well.

Since I went crazy with the dessert table, I cut myself some slack and ordered pizza. But not before a Star Bar was born! I filled glass bottles with tea & lemonade and covered anything that stood still with those little gold teacher’s star stickers. Some homemade constellation embroidery told everyone about it!”

Invites: Paper Cut Couture
Print: The Wheatfield by Katie Daisy

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Lollipop Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Treat Bags

Stork Special Delivery + Airline Themed Baby Shower

This STORK SPECIAL DELIEVERY AIRLINE THEMED BABY SHOWER by Loralee Lewis is an absolute dream. What a perfect baby shower!

Loralee said this about planning the party- “I recently had the pleasure to become an Aunt again.  Little Cole came three weeks early and is perfect in every way! I threw my sister (and baby Cole) a Stork and Airline themed shower shortly after his early arrival. The Incoming Collection is available in my store.”

Invitation & Party Printables- Loralee Lewis
Cookies- Becky Melton. bhmelton@yahoo.com

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Striped Paper Straws
Balloons
Ribbon

 

     

Monster Themed Baby Shower

This adorable MONSTER THEMED BABY SHOWER was submitted by Christina Christian of Something Chic Party and Event!

Christina said this about planning the party- “This Little Monsters themed baby shower was inspired by the Ikea Little Monsters collection. We styled our focal point on monstrous decor items, which the mother-to-be raved about. The shower was held on a beautiful winter afternoon. Although it’s winter, she requested that we stick with the primary colors while allowing the beauty of nature take center stage. The sweet treats we package were cupcakes, Mike and Ikes, rock candy, and cookies n’ creme chocolate bars.”

Party Styling- Something Chic Party and Event
Paper Design- Nellie Design
Photography- Thomas Nguyen

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Ribbon
Cupcake Favor Boxes
Cupcake Liners

   

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Ribbon
Cupcake Favor Boxes
Cupcake Liners

New Year’s Eve Themed Baby Shower

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday! To start off the new year right, today I am featuring this darling NEW YEAR’S EVE THEMED BABY SHOWER submitted by Miranda Konieczny of Whimsically Detailed! Such a fun and unique theme for a baby shower, don’t you think! I love it!

Here is what Miranda said about planning the party- “3, 2, 1… The Countdown Has Begun! My vision behind the New Years Eve Baby Shower was lots of glitter in silver and pinks with clocks and top hats. I wanted a theme that could be done not only a baby shower, but as well as a bridal shower or even a New Years Eve Party. I first took my sewing table, some modge podge and a foam paint brush and covered the top with silver glitter. On top of that table went the drinks. Since it was for new Years you of course need champagne. I added the rock candy for a little extra effect, flavor and color. The other milk bottles held pink lemonade. I created the glitter effect on the bottle of those glasses with painter tape and then sprayed spray adhesive on them, followed with the pink glitter. My main dessert table held the pink pillow cookies, macarons, cupcakes, strawberry pudding, cake pops and Top Hat favor boxes. The New Years babies were made by Sugar High and she created exactly what I had envisioned. I wanted a cute little baby with a clock and top hat and tall enough to make a statement. I also placed one on top of the ruffle cake. Much Ado About Cookies created the pillow like cookies with the silver pearls. I wanted to stick with a bit more simple design with the cookies and got too “cutsey”. I did mini cupcakes it the bell jar and add the smaller version of the cupcake wrappers onto them. The clock frames were a simple touch to the whole table as well. The Top Hat favor boxes were another favorite of mine. I added the pink satin ribbon to each of them as well. They added the perfect touch to the table. The cake pops were made local and covered in disco dust. I then added the paper straws and flags with rhinestones as well to make them pop a bit more. They sat on a frame that was glitterized with pink cardstock in place of a picture. The cake was my first attempt at a ribbon cake. I wanted to add one of the baby fondant toppers to it and added just enough ruffle to be able to place the baby on top. I added a bit of silver disco dust for added effect. My idea for the balloons hanging came from Wants and Wishes. I didn’t want to use big balloons so opted for the 12″ in pink, silver and white pearl. For the backdrop I created a 20×30 image to mirror the invitation. The beautiful fringe garland came from the Fringe Exchange and was made to match my design. The table cloth was pretty pink satin fabric purchased from from Hobby Lobby. I sprinkled a bit of the silver glitter onto the top as well for added effect. I made glitterized spoons for the mini cups that were dipped in pink chocolate and pink pearls. Strawberry pudding was placed inside. The macarons were made local and for an added touch I place pink pearls around them. I truly enjoyed getting to create this table and had so much fun thinking outside the box for a theme!”

Vendors and Credits:
New Years Eve Baby Fondant- Sugar High Inc.
Top Hat Favor Boxes- Crafts By Rosa
Cake, Event Styling & Printables- Whimsically Detailed (formerly Whimsical Printables)

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Liners
Craft Punch
Wooden Spoons
Milk Bottles
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
White 2-Sided Frame

 

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Liners
Craft Punch
Wooden Spoons
Milk Bottles
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
White 2-Sided Frame