A baby shower is a fantastic excuse to gather family and friends to celebrate mum-to-be and her baby.The celebration is all about making Mum feel special at this late stage of her pregnancy and sharing in the excitement. The most common form of baby shower celebration is an afternoon tea setting, where mum-to-be can sit and relax whilst being spoiled by her family and friends.

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TEXT Jodie Turner STYLING The Party Parlour PHOTOGRAPHY Glenys Flynn O’Neill
Kim & Jodie from The Party Parlour shares with us a ‘How To’ guide
to creating the perfect baby shower for both boy and girl.
Gender neutral can easily be done if you follow these simple steps.

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5. A baby shower is a fantastic excuse to gather family and
friends to celebrate mum-to-be and her baby.The celebration
is all about making Mum feel special at this late stage of her
pregnancy and sharing in the excitement. The most common
form of baby shower celebration is an afternoon tea setting,
where mum-to-be can sit and relax whilst being spoiled by
her family and friends.
If you have taken the reigns of hosting a baby shower
celebration, the first step is to have a chat to the Mum-to-be.
Decide what sort of celebration she would like – Would she
like to theme the shower the sex of the baby? Or would she
like it to be unisex and keep the sex of the baby a surprise
until the birth?
A new idea is to reveal the gender of the baby at the shower
with the cutting of the cake. This celebration could be themed
with a neutral colour palette such as lemon and mint green
or pastels. An iced cake takes center stage at this event; with
a pink or blue sponge, the baby’s gender is revealed to guests
at the cutting of the cake!
Once you have discussed these ideas with the mum-to-be,
work out a guest list and set a date. Now you can get on with
the fun stuff...Planning and decorating!
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6. Afternoon Tea Table
Family and friends will be more than happy to help out with
the catering, so take them up on any offer to bring some
treats along!
Once relieved of last minute baking duties you can devote
your time to setting the scene, creating a lovely afternoon
tea table and decorating to your hearts content!
Differing heights will add interest and symmetry to
your setting. You can create height by using simple risers
such as the ones we have used from the Ikea kitchen
department, wrapping boxes in coordinating giftwrap,
or stacking cake plates on top of each other .
Fill clear glass jars with lollies of your theme colours.
Have sweet and savoury treats available. Name them
with personalised labels and tags. If you don’t know what
food people are bringing along, have some blank labels
ready.
Consider creating a backdrop for your table using
personalised bunting or even baby clothes hanging on a
line. This will create some height behind the table. Another
suggestion is to use a timber pallet, spray painted white,
before hanging a clothes line. Why not fill the space around
the table with tissue paper fans?
Baby Shower Tips
Jodie & Kim share their expert tips
on planning and hosting a beautiful
Baby Shower for the mum-to-be.
Serving food on a variety of white platters
helps to tie everything together
Having your food laid out at different
levels creates visual interest.

7. Display your special cake as the centerpiece and create a
focal point to the table.
Invest in matching servingware such as plain white
platters or white timber trays. Keeping it simple is the key!
Make a feature of the table by using coordinating baking
cups for desserts or cupcakes.
Ask people to bring their food in containers so you can
arrange them onto pretty little plates.
Use disposable party-ware, such as plates, napkins and
cups as part of your display. Stack cups in interesting ways
and use plates and paper doilies to create decorations that
coordinate with your look.
You can prepare the table ahead of time - Play with the
arrangement of plates, jars and party-ware until you get the
look you are happy with. Be creative!
Hang decorations and backdrops in advance. It is easier
to do this when there is no time pressure or little ones
running around.
Drinks Table
A separate drinks table is a nice idea if you have the
space. This can be set up inside or outside and decorated
to suit your afternoon tea table style. Try to organise it so
that guests can easily serve themselves.
Personalised labels on mini milk bottles are a cute addition
to the drinks table.
Have non-alcoholic options such as punch or juice.
A drink dispenser allows people to help themselves, just
remember to top it up with ice throughout the afternoon.
A few savoury nibbles at the table will keep guests happy.
Mixing disposable cups and plates with
glassware & crockery, can help you to
create the look you want without
spending a small fortune.
Personalised Milk Bottles can be filled
with champagne, soft drink or juice, and
make for a gorgeous addition to your
table
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8. Kim hired the pretty gold chairs from
Little Wish Parties to ensure every
pampered princess had somewhere
special to sit
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wrapped in Blue Gingham Ribbon Blue
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An ice bucket filled with mini champagne bottles is easy to
organise and looks great!
A little later in the afternoon you can replace champagne
glasses with coffee and tea supplies.
Gift Table
As most people will bring gifts, be prepared and set up a
‘gifts table’ so that your guests can leave them throughout
the event. Simply decorate the table with a tablecloth and
runner, some wrapped gifts, and a “For Baby” bunting. The
mum-to-be might like to open these gifts before people
leave.
Baby Shower Game Ideas
Download our adorable calendar template and ask the
guests to guess the baby’s arrival date.
Who is who? Ask the guests to bring along a baby photo of
themselves and peg to a line. Each guest has to guess who
each photo is of.
Take Home Thank You Gifts
Sending your guests home with a thank you gift is a nice
way show your appreciation. This may be something your
mum-to-be wishes to do, but you could help her source
coordinatied packaging to suit your party styling. Ideas
include individual cupcake boxes tied with a ribbon and a
personalized thank you tag, individually wrapped baby feet
cookies, lolly bags, or even colour themed lollipops tied with
a tag. Make sure you display these somewhere prominent to
add to the decoration of your baby shower.

9. It’s A Boy!
Revealing the gender of the baby at the Baby Shower
is an exciting way to make the big announcement.
Ombré Cake
White mud cake with
white chocolate ganache
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10. A refreshments table
ties together all the little
details to create a wonderful
centerpiece to your occasion.
By bringing together
accessories of a similar colour
palette with carefully selected
food and beverages, your
table can look effortlessly
styled. You can even get the
bubbles to match too!

11. It’s A Girl!
Revealing the gender of the baby at the Baby Shower
is an exciting way to make the big announcement.
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12. INSPIRATION GENDER REVEAL BABY SHOWER
1 Yellow & Grey Rocking Horse Baby Shower Invitations
$2.49 ea, lovejk.com.au
2 Mini Milk Bottles $2.50 each or $45.00 for 24
Yellow White Straws $12.95 for 50
both from thepartyparlour.com.au
Personalised Milk Bottle Sticker $1.49 ea
lovejk.com.au
3 Yellow Rocking Horse Baby Shower Bunting Flags
$1.99 per letter, lovejk.com.au
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Lemon Grey Baby Shower

13. 10 Milky Yellow Freckles , $12 per kilo,
thepartyparlour.com.au
Lemon Spot Ribbon 20 metres
for $12.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
Large Lolly Jar $22.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
Rocking Horse Party Circles, $0.99 ea
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COOL GREY
WHITE LINEN
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4 Large White Ceramic Cake Stand $39.95
thepartyparlour.com.au
5 Paper Eskimo Baking Cups 24r $5.95
thepartyparlour.com.au
6 White with Yellow Polka Dots Paper Lantern
6 for $14.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
7 Sambellina Yellow Polkadot Cupcake Box
6 for $5.95, Lemon Spot Ribbon 20 metres
for $12.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
Personalised Thank You Gift Tags,
$0.99ea, lovejk.com.au
8 Sambellina Candy Stripe Yellow Plates
12 for $6.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
9 Sambellina Champagne Candy Stripe Cups
12 for $6.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
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A combination of lemon
yellow’s, cool grey’s and
bright white’s is the key to
creating a classic gender
neutral palette. Fresh, yet
calming, these colours can be
mixed and matched to your
hearts content.

14. Baby Boy
Small Lolly Jar $6.95 Medium Lolly Jar $17.95 Large Lolly Jar $22.95 All Lollies $12.00 per pack, Blue Gingham Ribbon 20
metres for $12.95, All available from thepartyparlour.com.au. Rocking Horse Party Circles, $0.99 ea, love jk.com.au

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COOL GREY
WHITE LINEN
Get the look...
1 Blue Tissue Paper Fans $7.95 ea,
thepartyparlour.com.au
2 Milky Yellow Freckles , $12 per kilo,
thepartyparlour.com.au
Blue Gingham Ribbon 20 metres
for $12.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
Large Lolly Jar $22.95
thepartyparlour.com.au
Rocking Horse Party Circles, $0.99 ea
lovejk.com.au
3 Paper Eskimo Striped Straws 50 for $12.95
thepartyparlour.com.au
4 Sambellina Polkadot Cups 12 for $6.95
thepartyparlour.com.au
5 Paper Eskimo Baking Cups 24 for $5.95,
thepartyparlour.com.au
6 Baby Blue Grey Rocking Horse Baby
Shower Invitations $2.49 ea, lovejk.com.au
6 Baby Blue Grey Rocking Horse Baby
Bunting $1.99 per letter, lovejk.com.au
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By simply changing the basic colours of invitations
and accessories, you can host the perfect shower
for a baby boy, girl or even go gender neutral.
Here’s how to get the look for a beautiful baby boy…
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1 Baby Pink Grey Rocking Horse Bunting
$1.99 per letter, lovejk.com.au
2 Baby Pink Grey Rocking Horse Baby
Shower Invitations $2.49 ea, lovejk.com.au
3 Paper Eskimo Baking Cups 24 for $5.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
4 Sambellina Polkadot Plates 12 for $5.95 thepartyparlour.com.au
5 Sambellina Polkadot Cups 12 for $6.95 thepartyparlour.com.au
6 Ceramic Cake Stand Pink Small $34.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
7 Tissue Paper Fans $7.95 each, thepartyparlour.com.au
8 Lolly Jar S $6.95 M $17.95 L$22.95 All Lollies $12.00 per pack,
Pink Ribbon 20 metres for $12.95, All available from
thepartyparlour.com.au.
Pink Rocking Horse Party Circles, $0.99 ea, love jk.com.au
9 Mini Milk Bottles $2.50 each or $45.00 for 24 Pink White
Straws $12.95 for 50 both from thepartyparlour.com.au
Personalised Milk Bottle Sticker $1.49 ea, lovejk.com.au

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Gender Neutral1 Tissue Paper Fans $7.95 each, thepartyparlour.com.au
2 Lolly Jar S $6.95 M $17.95 L$22.95 All Lollies $12.00 per pack,
Pink Ribbon 20 metres for $12.95, All available from
thepartyparlour.com.au.
Lavender Mint Rocking Horse Party Circles, $0.99 ea,
love jk.com.au
3 Lavender Mint Rocking Horse Baby
Shower Invitations $2.49 ea, lovejk.com.au
4 Ceramic Cake Stand Green Small $34.95, thepartyparlour.com.au
5 Sambellina Striped Lavender Cups 12 for $6.95
thepartyparlour.com.au
6 Lavender Mint Rocking Horse Bunting Flags $1.99 per letter,
lovejk.com.au
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LEMON YELLOW
FRESH MINT
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