Planning the perfect baby shower takes careful planning and creativity. Baby showers are ways of celebrating a loved one’s upcoming parenthood. Baby showers are parties thrown for the mother-to-be where friends and family members “shower” her with presents for the baby and play games. Planning a baby shower mainly revolves on the baby shower themes that will be used on the party. For instance, making a beautiful centerpiece using baby toys as theme is one way to make this exciting and memorable event more interesting both for the expectant mother and her guests. She will be excited to take the centerpiece of the baby shower for herself and use it when her baby arrives, making it a practical idea for such an event.

A diaper cake is a decoration for baby showers using disposable or cloth diapers that the mother-to-be can take home and use eventually for her baby. Diaper cakes look much like wedding cakes. However, they are not true cakes, as they are made of diapers that are rolled and put together in several different tiers or layers. You can either buy a diaper cake or make one yourself. Making your very own diaper cake will be much more inexpensive than those made to be purchased. A diaper cake with a lot of baby toys hanging from it would make a practical centerpiece that will complement many baby shower themes.

The diaper cake can be topped with dolls, stuffed animals, toy cars, and anything that suits the theme of the baby shower. You could also have baby toys dangling from the diaper layers, such as teething rings and baby rattles. The expectant mother would love the diaper cake and the guests will be impressed with the creativity and hard work that you have poured on making this diaper cake.

Purchase an inexpensive wooden doll crib from a toy or craft store in your area. You can paint the crib with the suitable color for the baby shower theme and decorate it with relevant baby items. Fill the crib with toys for the baby. If the shower is for a baby girl, have dolls and stuffed toys in the crib. On the other hand, if the shower is for a baby boy, add building blocks, soft sports balls, and stuffed animals. You might also want to add some books and baby puzzles as well as miniature musical instruments.

You could also make a centerpiece for baby shower themes based on bath time. Try decorating a silver tin or porous plastic bucket using non-toxic paints or pens. There, you can put the name of the baby, the date of the baby shower, or even a popular nursery rhyme on it. You could also add some streamers to the handle and put tissue paper inside. Have the bucket filled up with several baby toys that are usually used by children during bath times, such as a rubber duck, bath time squirters, rubberized toys, or even bath time books to make a few examples.

Edie Mindell writes for SimplyUniqueBabyGifts.com. Check out the trendy baby gift baskets and baby shower party gifts for your event.