Fun Ideas for Baby Shower Invitations
Posted by Babies - 07/02/10 at 06:02 amBaby showers are happy occasions where the baby’s arrival is to be celebrated. Baby shower invitations are given out about a week or so before the actual date of the baby shower to give guests time to prepare gifts, clothes and their schedule. There are a lot of baby shower invitation ideas that can help parents get their message across with regards to the gender of the baby and the joy that the parents feel about this new addition to the family. Many parents like to use unique baby shower invitation ideas so that the invitation will be remembered.
There are many different themes for a baby shower which can be used also for the baby shower invitation. These themes are usually what dictate the general appearance and ambience of the event. Themes can be anything from a color to an animated character to an animal. Color themes are usually blue for boys and pink for girls. Some other colors for boys are green and brown while girls usually have yellow or lavender. In some cases, the baby shower invitation may be dominantly made up of the color theme to indicate the gender of the soon to come baby. Some colors complement each other and are often used for the entire theme for decorations and the baby shower invitation as well as the giveaways.
Invitations can include actual baby bottle invitations with a tag attached to it with the printed details. Baby bottles can be filled with Hershey’s Kisses chocolate or Reese’s pieces. This unique baby shower invitation idea can also be done in the form of baby food containers filled with chocolates or hard candies. Popular food containers are the Gerber brand, the smaller the better. Expectant parents can get in touch with other parents with babies who are eating soft or semi solid food and ask for the containers.
Cartoon or animated characters are very popular themes for a baby shower to be used for the decorations and the baby shower invitation. Barbie or Tinkerbelle is sometimes used for a shower for a baby girl. For baby boys, superhero characters are popular. Some well used characters are the Peanuts gang with Snoopy, Baby Looney Tunes, Precious Moments and many others. Even ordinary images which are not from popular shows or characters are used for a baby shower invitation, such as a stork or cartoon baby items. Baby bottles, bibs, diapers and diaper pins are just a few of the many things that can be used as a motif for the baby shower invitation.
Most of the wording on baby shower invitations expresses a very evident pride and joy with the coming of the baby. Announcements are often in the form of “It’s a boy!” or “We are expecting a princess!” Other parents may find short poems more satisfactory such as the sugar and spice rhyme, “Sugar and Spice and everything nice” etc. Some other popular forms of baby shower invitation wording are in the form of questions, like, “Guess what the stork brought us?” and “Peek-a-Boo! Guess Who?”
Some of the easiest baby shower invitations to do are printable baby shower invitations. You can find a printable baby shower invitation kit at almost any craft store or even a department store like Wal Mart or Target. The best kits will include a CD to use on your computer. It will have countless options different styles of invitations. These kits will also include some cardstock paper and envelopes. Some of the better kits will also include address labels that you can print to put on the invitations.
Find more great ideas for baby showers at the Baby Advice site.
