Shower & Sprinkle Ideas

Step 1: Decide the Type of Event

• A party with just the girlfriends, sisters, and future grandmas
• Bring everyone together with a co-ed shower
• Large events at specialty-rented locations or large venues
• Virtually-hosted through online platforms or video calls
• Drive-throughs with the driveway decorated and family and friends who drive by and deliver presents
• Wanting another party after baby comes? Plan for a Sip and See where guests can meet the baby once you’re home and settled.

Step 2: Considerations

• Think about your or the host’s budgets and capabilities
• Guest count and how that determines venue, food, 
• Time of day and length of the party
• Experience-desired: is it a mix and mingle or organized games and gift-opening-watching
• Gift desires: Do you want purchases from a registry, donations toward a personal fund or charity of choice, or guests to simply stock your baby’s book collection?
• Favors and keepsakes for guest takeaways

Step 3: Invitations, Theme, and Registry Creation

• Work with your friends and family to set a date and time for the event at least a month in advance to allow guests the time to put the event on their schedule.

• • Decide on a theme together so invitations can appropriately match.

• Decide if traditional invitations will be mailed, digital invitations will be emailed or sent through a digital invitation platform, or an image will be texted with information to guests. Use our cute pre-designed invitations by downloading them here.
• Create a guest list and collect contact information based on the chosen delivery method.
• Check with the hosts after they send out invitations to see if there is anyone who you need to remind to RSVP.
  

Step 4: Themes & Creative Ideas

• Theme based on your nursery theme
• Storybook or Wonderland: pick one story or many leaning into the idea of imagination (and have guests bring books as a gift to “stock the baby library”)
• Jungle/Mountains/Ocean theme: decorating with prints and colors inspired by a place
• Floral or Garden theme: “growing” themes with floral arrangements, gardening decorations, and pastels
•  Celestial and Dreamy: decorate with clouds, moons, and stars with silver and gold
• Travel and Exploration: decorate with passport and pictures, stacked suitcases, and Oh the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss.
• Ready to Pop: playful theme celebrating everything that pops, like balloons, popcorn, candy, bubbles, etc.
• Themes based on foods and being outdoors, like Barbecue, tailgate/grilling, picnic foods, and outdoor pizza-making and yard games  (co-ed and accommodate larger groups)