7 great homemade ideas to make any baby shower memorable

You can make any baby shower more memorable, unique and personal by trying your hand at beautiful handmade invitations, decorations and favours at a fraction of the store-bought price.

Are you throwing a baby shower and looking to make it stand out? After all, it’s a special occasion, helping the expectant mother prepare for and welcome a new baby into the world. Whether you’re welcoming your own little one or throwing the shower for someone else, it’s easy to make a baby shower unique with homemade decorations, favours and invitations.

Handmade baby shower invitations add a personal and thoughtful touch to the event. Invitations are a must when throwing a baby shower. Not only are they practical for announcing the party’s date and time, but they give guests their first token keepsake for remembering the occasion in the years to come.

1. Diaper pin invites
Add a large, colourful diaper pin to invitations as a creative ornament. The various colours of the pins make them versatile to any theme or colour palette.

2. Ultrasound invites
Decorate invitations with the baby’s ultrasound photos. It’s personal and creative. Just collect copies of the ultrasound, card stock or blank cards, ribbons and embellishment paper to get started.

3. Egg invites
While a bit more involved to make, these egg invites make a fun invitation for your guests. Take any store bought eggs and hollow them out. Make a small hole in the bottom with a sewing needle. Then take your small invitations and roll them up to insert into the egg. Place these eggs inside a craftily decorated box with nesting material and what you get is a cute, fun and memorable baby shower invitation!

Whether you have a specific theme or not handmade decorations are a wonderful touch to any baby shower. Homemade decorations and favours can be put together with craft supplies, or you can find items around the house to repurpose.

4. Baby clothesline sign
This is an easy and cute decoration idea for making a “Welcome Baby!” sign. Get disposable diapers, paint, some clothesline and clothespins. Use the paint to decorate the diapers and clothespins.

• Once dry, hang the diapers from the line for an adorable sign.

5. Centrepiece baskets
For baby showers with a theme, fill baskets with various items to make creative centrepieces. Use stuffed toys, figurines, books, blankets, and other baby items that complement the theme. Top it off with a bow or string of balloons.

• These baskets make great gifts for baby and mom.

6. Animal cookie favours
Animal-themed baby showers are common. For a festive favour idea, fill clear boxes or cellophane bags with your favourite animal crackers or cookies. Tie it up with a coordinating ribbon and add a tag.

• You can fill these favours with any kinds of treats for various party themes.

7. Nesting favours
A popular baby shower theme is “nesting” using cute bird decorations. Birdseed favours with “thank you” tags are a perfect departure gift for your guests.

• They’re easy to make and inexpensive. Just take your birdseed mixtures and shape them into fun shapes like birds, hearts or bows.

Make your baby shower one-of-kind by trying out some of these fun homemade ideas!