Let's Party, Baby!

Home Lifestyle Parties and Entertaining Baby Showers Baby Shower Gift Decorations

Related Articles

Baby Shower Gifts Baby Shower Hosting Ideas My Story: The Frugal Baby Shower

Is there anything more joyous than the arrival of a new baby? Recently, one of our readers asked us for some ideas on decorating for a baby shower. As it happens, we hosted a baby shower earlier this year and there's nothing like having to do it yourself to get you thinking about the possibilities. Here are a few of the ideas we came up with.

If you have any of your children's old baby clothes or receiving blankets, try stringing a dollar store clothesline along one wall and hanging these items on it. You could also use doll clothes.

Here are a couple of the items we found at my favorite dollar store that were used as table decorations. (We just love the baby bottle candles!) We also floated some rubber duckies in a small tub of water. You could use other dollar store toys or some of your kids' old baby toys, as well. Just sit a few around the room on the tables. Rubber ducks generally come in a package of two or three for a dollar, depending on the size, and the candles and rocking horse frame were a dollar each.

For the food table, we used these small gift bags with colored tissue for a centerpiece. The middle bag contains a weight to anchor a helium baby shower balloon. A large package of three-colored pastel tissue paper is a dollar and small gift bags are two for a dollar.

Your guests will be delighted with these shower gel-filled and soap animal party favors with an attached tag that reads "From our shower to yours." (Not our own invention.) The shower gels came in a package of two for a dollar. The soap imbedded animals were a dollar each.

As prizes for shower games, pick up some fancy candles, small bath sets and/or sweets for a dollar each and check out the good quality teethers, rattles, baby bottles and bibs as additional gifts for the new baby. Party on!

---

Marlene Alexander is a writer living in Ontario, Canada. For more on dollar store shopping, visit her website at DollarStoreStyle.com.

Take the Next Step

• Take a trip to your local dollar store and get decorating.

Share your thoughts about this article with the editor: Click Here

---

---

---

Copyright 1996 - 2013 "The Dollar Stretcher, Inc." All rights reserved unless specifically noted.

Contact the Dollar Stretcher at:
Dollar Stretcher
PO Box 14160
Bradenton FL 34280
941-761-7805

---

"The Dollar Stretcher, Inc." does not assume responsibility for advice given. All advice should be weighed against your own abilities and circumstances and applied accordingly. It is up to the reader to determine if advice is safe and suitable for their own situation.

About Us

Privacy Policy

Writer's Guidelines

Sponsorship

Media

Contact Us

Also In This Week's Issue

• How should you compare insurance companies?
• Wedding insurance: Help for bridal 'fails'
• Why are home prices back on the rise?
• Does home insurance cover leaky old plumbing?
• Why you want to avoid a long-term car loan
• Know if you should refinance your mortgage
• Creating a trust that evolves with changing needs
• Top 10 DIY mistakes by home 'handymen'
• 7 reasons to keep savings, checking accounts at 1 bank
• 5 ways to beat the payroll tax increase
• How to obliterate your student loan debt
• How a college degree helps you financially

In The Dollar Stretcher Community

• How can you check if your identity has been stolen?
• Fair wages: Do you get paid enough?

Reader Favorites

• Should you 'take over payments'?
• Selling a prom dress
• DIY backyard play structures
• Organizing kids' rooms
• The cost of commuting