Planning a baby shower takes time, effort and money. However, having a theme makes everything easier and more fun! The Pitter Patter theme is a great idea if you are into handprint and footprint keepsakes!
Invitations
You can make your own handprint footprint invitation by simply searching online and finding a free stock image to use and then simply printing it on good quality paper. You can choose pink or blue ink if you know the gender of the baby or yellow if the gender is a surprise!
Decorations
You can purchase a footprint stamp at any craft store and a simple plain white tablecloth and then just stamp the white table cloth the the footprint stamp. You can customize your table cloth as well with other phrases or words of encouragement for the new mom as well.
Another great idea is to create a bouquet of baby booties for the new mom and make it look like rose centerpiece for each of your tables.
As a favor, you can purchase little soaps that are made to look like baby’s footprint or handprint to hand out as favors for your baby shower guests. This also a useful item that is sure to be favorite among your guests.
Baby Gifts for the Mom to Be
And since your theme is pitter patter, you can also suggest to your guests to bring gifts that match the theme. There are so many different items that are perfect: Handprint Footprint Frames where you can create a mold of your baby hand or foot and treature it forever. Or a handprint footprint keepsake box that will allow the mom-to-be to take an ink impression of the new baby! Any of these items are sure to be a hit as those tiny footprints are always great to remember later on in life. You can also create your own baby gift baskets to match your handprint footprint theme. Simply purchase frames, onesies, a bottle and some teddy bears, decorate your basket and it’s surely to bea hit!
Food
Another way to add on to your theme is to make cookies that look like little feet or hands! Simply purchase a cookie mold and you can bake the rest.
These are few great ideas to get you started on your way to planning a great baby shower for your friends or relatives. They are sure to enjoy and appreciate the gifts and all your hard work!