Baby Gift Baskets - Perfect Baby Shower Gift Ideas

Are you looking for a perfect baby shower gift for a family member or friend who is expecting a baby? The answer is a baby gift basket. Baby gift baskets are one of the most thoughtful present you can give to an expectant recipient, allowing you to provide bunch of practical items she can use for her baby and giving way for your creativity to shine through.

When it comes to baby shower gifts, there are many creative ideas to choose from. You can find baby gift baskets in various themes, ranging from simple and frugal to sophisticated and lavish gift baskets. Baby gift baskets may show of a sporty, fairytale, cartoons and other clever themes. Whether you want your gift basket frugal or lavish, there's always a joy when making and giving baby gift baskets.

A gift basket could be made of any good container other than a traditional wicker basket. You can use baby bath tub, laundry basket or even a bucket as your alternatives. Whichever container you want to use, it should be big enough to accommodate numerous gift items that will be filled in. Decorate your chosen container with matching colors and other embellishment. You can use a spray paint with a color palette that match to the gender of the baby.

Choosing fillers is the most fun part when making a gift basket. Remember that there are so many essential items a new mom will need for her baby, so you most likely have plenty of gift items to put into the basket. If the gender of the baby is not yet determined, it is safe to think about gender-neutral gifts. Consider items in neutral colors such as white, green and yellow.

For the fillers, you can have anything that both the mom and baby will enjoy using. Popular gift items that are usually included in a baby gift basket are newborn clothing, baby blankets, burp cloths, bibs, baby bottles, baby dishes, bathing supplies, booties, socks, hats, diapers, diaper bags, baby books, rattles, stuffed animals and the likes. Of course, you can always add anything you wish to include in your gift basket.

Finish your baby gift basket by wrapping it with cellophane; transparent or colored cellophane will do. You can then put a bow on the top of the package and then add a note tag. Various decorative materials are usually available at your local crafts store.

Today, you can find a wide variety of gift baskets both in local and online gift stores. There are thousands of online specialty stores these days that carry different types of baby gifts - from baby shower gifts, christening gifts to baby birthday gifts. Online specialty stores also offer personalized baby gift baskets and other personalized baby items, such as embroidered baby outfits and baby blankets; engraved baby picture frames; personalized toys; personalized nursery furnitures, embroidered diaper bags and etc. You can personalize your choice by either including the baby's name, initials, date of birth, or a personal message.

Janet is an author for a variety of lifestyle issues and topics including weddings. If you're looking for baby shower favors, visit the website Prettybabygifts.com and browse their extensive collection. Find baby accessories more online!

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Inexpensive Bridal Shower Favors

Inexpensive bridal shower favors don't have to be unimpressive. You may be on a tight budget, or have a very large guest list and need to control your costs per item. Whatever the reason, your bridal shower favors can still make a positive statement. The following are tips and ideas that will make your favors shine.

o Adding a hang tag to any item, with the bride's name and date of the shower, automatically makes it more appealing. You can make them yourself, for pennies. Attach with a ribbon in one of the party colors.

o Buy candy bars, packets of gum, or boxed mints on sale. Create a label with a party design, name of bride, and date of the shower. Cover the bars, and you have a great personalized idea. You can also order these wrappers very inexpensively online.

o Check out your local dollar store. If you haven't been to one lately or ever, you may be surprised at the quality of what you find.

o Mini soaps come in different shapes. Find some that match your party theme or colors. Wrap in tulle, tie with a ribbon, and add a hang tag. You can do more than one, but even one soap done this way, looks nice.

o Candles are inexpensive bridal shower favors. They come in all different, shapes sizes, and scents. You're sure to find some in your price range.

o Make your own cookies. Put in a cellophane bag, and add a decorative sticker that relates to your party theme. You could also use a mini box.

o Small frames, or magnet frames can be found at reasonable prices. Add a picture of the bride, bride and groom, or just the name and date of the shower, for a cute favor.

o Add drink charms to plastic party glasses. Make them yourself, easily. Add beads in party colors, or designs that relate to your theme, to drink charm holders sold in craft stores. Let guests take home their glass with the attached charm.

o Fresh flowers from your garden are free. Put them in a vase or pot, for an easy idea.

o Use a low cost item that relates to your theme. For instance, tea bags for a tea party theme, or a spice for a cooking theme. Just attach a ribbon and hang tag to it. Your guests will get the idea.

The above suggestions were to get you thinking. Inexpensive bridal shower favors can be fun, pretty, theme related, or personalized. They definitely don't have to be boring.

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Two Peas in a Pod - Baby Shower

Every year, around 3% of births in the U.S. are twins, and that number has been slowly increasing. Of course, twins mean twice as much as everything for the parents, and you'll want to throw an extra special kind of baby shower for them.

Consider planning a themed baby shower, as a theme will determine the decorations, invitation style, etc. With these parameters in place, the baby shower is easier to put together, and a "two peas in a pod theme" is the perfect baby shower for twins!

Think In Pairs

Two peas in a pod has become a popular enough theme that you will find several companies offer invitations, custom labels, thank you cards, decorations, and party favors all in this theme. As you shop around and compare companies, you'll want to look for several things:

Pick a company that can supply as many of the products you need as possible. This enables you to coordinate all the elements together, with a consistent look, colors that match, and one font throughout.
Look for a retailer who doesn't require a minimum order - this way, you can order just the number of invitations you need. Also, if the retailers offers you a couple of extra mailing envelopes, that's a bonus!
Many companies or printers offer the two peas in a pod design with the "little sweet peas" in a variety of ethnicity. This allows you to get the perfect invitations, party favors, thank you cards, etc.

Twice As Nice

Once you've chosen your baby shower invitations, you'll need to plan food and refreshments and party favors.

Keeping within the two peas in a pod theme, any dishes that include peas, snow pea pods, or even food that looks like peas (such as grapes) will work. Asian-inspired salads of snow peas, mai fun noodles, and julienned carrots in a ginger-miso dressing are a perfect first course, especially if served in round green bowls. Another option is pasta tossed with early spring vegetables, like fresh sweet corn, diced baby carrots and sweet peas, tossed in a light broth and citrus sauce. A fruit salad of grapes, melon balls and kiwi quarters completes the theme.

Party favors are a snap for a two peas in the pod baby shower: scented soy candles in green, topped with a two peas in the pod label is a great beginning. Add to that, cellophane bags ofwasabi peas or green-dyed mini popcorn balls. Finish with chocolate bars wrapped in personalized two peas in a pod candy wrappers, and your guests will be delighted with their fantastic gift bags!

Planning and throwing a baby shower to welcome a pair of twins is easy with a two peas in the pod theme. With a little research and creativity, you're sure to host a baby shower that is more than twice the fun!

The author lives and writes in beautiful southern Oregon. She is the head copywriter for Candles & Favors, a leading online retailer of all you need to throw a successful two peas in the pod baby shower: invitations, thank you cards, personalized labels, soy candle tins and other party favors.

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Homemade Baby Shower Favors Ideas

If you're throwing a baby shower for a friend or loved one, you want to send guests home with a memorable party favor. You may find it particularly meaningful to create your own favors. Consider the following ideas:

Candy jars: You can buy small plastic or glass jars at your local craft store. Then fill them with your favorite candy. You may wish to display pastel colors, especially pink or blue, or you can even choose colors that match your party decorations. M & M's come in all colors and can be specially ordered with the baby or mother's name on them. You may also wish to tie a colorful ribbon on the jar as a finishing touch. Your guests will appreciate this tasty homemade baby shower favor.

Bookmarks: Choose a design that fits the theme of your shower. Popular ideas include teddy bears and old-fashioned strollers. Then cut colored paper in the shape of the design and write the date of the shower and name of the event on each shape. Laminate the bookmarks and tie a piece of colored string to the top of each one.

Photo frames: Small wooden frames are available in bulk at many stores. Decorate them with paint, sparkles, and any designs you'd like. Baby stickers in the shape of footprints, rubber ducks, rattles, and others can be added to each one. You may even wish to put the guests' names inside each one and use them as place settings. Including the date on each frame will ensure everyone remembers where they received this fun, reusable gift.

Sachets: You have so many options when making sachets, from placing lavender in a tightly-woven organza bag to sewing and stuffing scented material into a cloth one. There are many tutorials online that will take you step by step through the process of creating your own sachets. For baby shower favors, be sure to start with some pretty, baby theme fabric.

Boo Boo Bunnies: This is a handy homemade baby shower favor created from a washcloth and formed into the shape of a bunny. It's purpose is to hold ice cubes for use as a cold compress. All you need are washcloths, rubber bands, and ribbon. For directions, search "how to make a boo boo bunny" online and you will find many sites that offer visual directions.

Bath salts: Find a fun glass or plastic container. Jars, plastic martini glasses, and glass candle holders all work well. Fill the containers with bath salts and wrap with clear cellophane if your container does not have a top

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Irresistibly Cute Ideas For Baby Shower Decorations and Favors

Want to plan a cute and memorable shower for a mother-to-be? These ideas for fun baby shower decorations and favors will help you get started. Decorating doesn't have to be expensive or exhausting to be cute and effective. Most of the items required for a successful shower are affordable and easy to find and can end up being useful gifts for the mother-to-be that that will come in handy after the birth of her child.

Coming Up with a Shower Decorating Theme

The first step you must take to create cute, unique items and favors is to come up with a theme for your party. This is usually the most difficult step in planning a shower but having a theme is essential if you want the whole party to look elegant and not like it was thrown together at the last minute.

The easiest way to decide on a party theme is to find out what theme the mother is planning to use to decorate the nursery and go with that. For example, if a mom-to-be is decorating the nursery with an angel theme, you can give small angel dolls as favors for the guests and decorate the walls with paper cut-outs of angels.

Ideas for Baby Shower Decorations

While it's best to stick with your central theme, there are some DIY decorating ideas out there that are universal and can be used no matter what theme you decide to go with. Items that can serve both as decorations and gifts for the mother-to-be include baby bath tubs, diapers, bottles, booties, baby clothes, pacifiers, and baby bottles.

If you want to make use of a baby bath tub at your shower, fill it with punch and let a little rubber ducky float on top or fill it with useful gift items like baby shampoo, soap, and lotion. To decorate the ceiling or walls, hang baby clothes and booties on a clothesline. Diaper cakes work great as a decorative centerpiece and gift. Baby bottles with nipples cut at the tips and straws poked through can be used to serve drinks while pacifiers can be used as napkin holders.

Food and Favors for Your Shower

When exploring food ideas for your shower, consider going along with your central theme. For example, if you are using a ladybug theme, make ladybug cookies or a ladybug cake to go along with the decorations. If pacifiers are a part of your decorative theme, make small pacifiers out of two wintergreen lifesavers and a jellybean. Stick the candy together with vanilla frosting and you will have little candy pacifiers that can be used both as decorations and snacks.

If you are decorating your shower with pastel-colored decorations, use food coloring to make pastel green, blue, yellow, or pink rice crispy treat as color-coordinated snacks. Use cookie cutters in the shapes of pacifiers, buggies, and rattles to make cute cookies as snacks to serve at your shower. These cookies can also be placed in colorful cellophane bags and used as favors for baby shower guests. Some other ideas for baby shower favors include bath bombs, flowers, candles, small potted plants, and baby booties filled with candy and tied with ribbons. Use tissue paper, cellophane, small boxes, and sachets to package favors elegantly.

Now that you are armed with these ideas for your shower, start brainstorming themes, decorations, food, and favors so you can plan a special, personalized event for yourself or a loved one. Planning a shower can be a very fun experience and your imagination is your only limit for coming up with new and interesting ideas. Use these baby shower decorating and favor ideas to help you get started. With the right amount of preparation, creativity, and planning, you are bound to have a shower that is fun, elegant, and memorable for the mom-to-be and guests.

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How to Throw a Frugal and Fun Baby Shower

I work with predominantly males, and one of my male coworkers was going to have his second child soon. My boss realizes that I love throwing fun creative parties for a frugal price (I had a baby shower for him too), so he asked me to throw my coworker and his wife a baby shower party. The couple knew they were having a girl, and with a household of all boys, I jumped at the chance! What fun buying little pink girlie things!

We all pitched in with what we could afford but we're a small group. With about $50 that I collected, I had to buy plates, napkins, a card, ribbon, gift bag, food, and a respectable gift. I want to share how you can throw a frugal, thrifty, and fun baby shower.

The couple already has a 2-year-old son, so luckily they had a lot of the big items. I began with a pretty basket that was donated to me by a Longaberger basket consultant who worked in my group; that was a great addition to the overall gift since the couple can use the basket long after the child grows up. You can also use any large pretty basket.

We have a new large dollar store, the Dollar Tree, near our house. I knew I could find some great items to add to the basket. After lining the basket with pale green tissue paper, I arranged all the items in the basket, placed it down into the cellophane bag, made the bow, and tied it all up. I tied the rattle to the bow, and tucked the rose into the middle of the bow. I actually forgot to include the mesh bags, but it turned out for the better. I placed the extra diapers that I couldn't fit into the basket into one of the mesh bags, and tying the balloons to it, used it as my balloon anchor. The mesh bags are wonderful to hang wet tub toys, or to use for a number of handy uses.

It turned out so cute! The plates, ribbon, picture frame, and rattle all had the same pink and lime green color. Even the mesh bags were lime green! I was really proud how everything color coordinated. The Longaberger consultant loved the way I had decorated her donated basket and took lots of pictures of it to show at her parties.

Here's what I found at the Dollar Tree to put in the basket, plus some other frugal finds from other sources:

Square Paper Plates with Pink and Lime Green Flowers: $1
Large Square White Napkins: $1
Wired Ribbon with Pink and Lime Green Butterflies: $1
Breck Lavender Baby Wash: $1
Breck Lavender Baby Lotion: $1
Breck Flushable Baby Wipes; $1
Fisher-Price Newborn Socks with yellow trim - 3 Pack: $1
Baby Spoons with Soft Pink Handles - 2 Pack: $1
Bottle Brush with Pink Handle: $1
Pink Snack Holders - 3 Pack: $1
Lime Green Mesh Bags with Drawstring - 4 Pack: $1
Small picture frame with Pink Flower: $1
Greeting Card: $0.50 (cards are 2/$1 at Dollar Tree)
2 Mylar Helium Balloons; 1 Pink Heart, 1 Welcome Baby: $2 ($1 each)
Clear Cellophane gift bag - 2 Pack: $1
Pampers Newborn Diapers: $9.72/pack from WalMart
Store Brand Desitin: $1.76 from WalMart
Grandma's Photo Album (Wrapped & New): $0.75 from garage sale
Rubber Duckies; Mommy and Baby - New: Donated by Geri
Rattle with Pink and Lime Green Rings: $2 from WalMart
Artificial pink rose: FREE from around my house

Dollar Tree Total: $15.50 WalMart Total: $14.62 Misc. Total: $0.75 Gift TOTAL: $30.87 (excludes tax)

With the money left over, I bought the following food. Look for specials on in-season fruit and use your coupons if possible! I've always wanted to make one of those cute baby carriages carved out of a watermelon. It was relatively easy, and this was a big hit with both the women and men attending the shower.

Whole watermelon
Pineapple
Strawberries
Blueberries
one Orange
4 grapes
Individual sponge cakes: 2 packs of 6 each
Cheese tray with 4 different varieties
Whipped cream: FREE from my house

TOTAL: almost $20

Watermelon Baby Carriage

If your melon is wobbly, cut a small piece off the bottom to flatten the underside. Carve out the watermelon, and chop the reserved melon into chunks for the fruit salad. (You'll have more than you need!) You can add a decorative edge to the top if you like. Save the extra rind for the carriage handle. Cut the rest of the fruit into bite-sized pieces. Mix with the watermelon chunks. Fashion a stroller handle out of the leftover rind using my picture as a guide. Attach the handle to the body with toothpicks. Slice the orange into 4 pieces, and using the grapes too, attach with large toothpicks to the melon for the carriage wheels.

I brought the carved melon unassembled to work in a large white plastic trash bag, and the fruit salad separately in a large covered bowl that I kept refrigerated. Right before serving, place the carriage on a platter, assemble the handle and wheels, and spoon the salad into the melon. Serve the fruit salad with the sponge cakes, whipped cream and cheese tray.

This simple yet elegant party served about 18 guests, and everyone had a wonderful time. The gift basket and food were a big hit, and the 2-year-old loved playing with the balloons.

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Cheap Bridal Shower Favor Idea That Is Easy On Your Purse

If you're hosting a bridal shower, you know how expensive it can be to make sure you have everything perfect and beautiful. Bridal shower favors become treasured mementos and they show your appreciation and love to each guest.

When you finally get to the favors, you're probably tearing your hair out to come up with a cheap bridal shower favor idea. Well, here are some of the cutest ideas that are easy on the purse.

Manicure Bags:

This cheap bridal shower favor idea is a no fail plan. You will need a bottle of fingernail polish for each guest. It's very cute if you buy the nail polish in the color of the bridal shower theme.

Also, purchase an emery board for each guest, along with a small bottle of fingernail polish remover. Add a few cotton balls and place all of this is a pretty sachet bag. All of this together will cost around $5.00 per guest. This is a great cheap shower favor idea, and the guests will love it.

Antique Tea Cups:

This cheap bridal favor idea is a great one, because it looks like you've spent a lot of money. You can find beautiful antique china tea cups at flea markets and thrift stores for around $1.00 or under.

A lot of the time, the tea cups and saucers won't match, but this makes for a whimsical and beautiful gift. You can clean the cups by soaking them in a diluted bleach solution. Then, shine them up a bit and add something very cute.

Some great ideas are little bags of candy tied up in cellophane and placed in the cup. Another idea is to place little bags of potpourri in the cups and then place the cups on the saucers. You can enhance this cheap bridal shower favor idea by tying little nametags on the handle of the teacups.

Picture Frame Mementos:

The idea behind this cheap bridal shower favor is to give your guests something that they will be able to keep and cherish forever. Finding little picture frames for each guest is quite inexpensive. You should be able to get them for a dollar each.

Silver picture frames with black and white photos of the bride and groom to be are very charming. You can add a card with the names of the bride and groom, the wedding date, and any other info you want. This cheap bridal shower favor is great because the guests will have something that they can place in their homes to remember this special occasion.

Finding a great cheap wedding shower favor doesn't have to be hard. If you use your imagination and creativity, you can turn anything into a piece of beauty.

Creative and charming bridal shower favors are the best ones. They are unique and will be favorites among your guests.

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Some Bridal Shower Favors

Every guest who comes to a big event such as the shower will expect to receive some sort of bridal shower favors. Small trinkets or items that cost little to nothing at all but make each guest feel special and cared for. Depending on the number of guests you will be having at your bridal shower you can make all of the favors by hand or purchase lots of small gift type items to give out at the shower.

Popular handmade shower favors include everything from food to craft items. Many brides and their shower planning friends get away with making small food treat bags as favors. Popcorn balls are cheap and tasty and can be wrapped easily with a sheet of cellophane and some ribbon. One or two muffins wrapped in a similar manner make great treat favors to hand out as well.

Some couples are really big into gardening and can utilize that hobby in their party planning. Flower and vegetable seed bags are also inexpensive but creative handmade favors. You can hand mix your own special blend of wild flower seeds from larger packets and wrap them in cellophane. Tie the mini bag with a ribbon and attach a small dried flower to accent. You can make up seeding directions and print them out on nice paper to make the gift tag attached to each of the bags.

Purchased favors include special teas, candles, and even bookmarks. When purchasing small gifts for your favors think about the theme of your party and your personal preferences. The bridal shower favor is a special gift that represents you, your fiancé and should reflect your personalities. You may wish to purchase special champagne or cocktail glasses to fill with drinks for your guests and then they can take them home afterwards. Or those who have a love of luxury can give a little to their friends in the form of bath and body sets.

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Great Ideas For Bridal Shower Favors

It is recommended that wedding shower favors are chosen carefully; often they represent the bride's last chance at having fun! Contrary to wedding day favors, that embraces a whole variety of guests, from your sister's kids to your grandparents, wedding shower favors are exclusively a girls' do! So after a long period of dedicated planning and wholehearted support, your shower guests sure deserve the fun and frivolousness of wedding shower favors.

Each guest coming to a big event like the shower expects to receive some sort of bridal shower favor. Little items or trinkets which do not cost much make each guest feel cared for and special. According to the count of guests you are inviting for the bridal shower you can put together the handmade favors or buy lots of little gift items that you may give out.

Everything from food to craft items comprises popular handmade bridal shower favors. Most brides and their friends who plan the shower get away with the collective idea of bridal shower favors to make by assembling together small bags of food treats. Popcorn balls, which are tasty, yet cheap can be packed easily with a sheet of cellophane and ribbons. A set of muffins wrapped in the same way make great handouts as well as treat favors too. To get a bit fancier and practical, consider jewel paperweight bridal shower favors. These make great lasting impressions are useful for all guests.

A few couples are in a big way into gardening and can utilize this hobby while planning for their party. Vegetable and flower seed bags are again inexpensive but creatively thought-out gifts. Mix up your own especial blend of seeds of wild flowers from the bigger packets and pack them in small cellophane packs. Tie up the small bag with an attractive ribbon and add a dried flower to highlight it. Try out seeding directions and print those out on nice paper to accompany the gift tag attached your creative favors.

Favors bought from the market may include special bookmarks, candles, teas and even bridal shower favor whisks. While buying small gifts for your favors keep in mind the theme of your party as well as your personal tastes. Bridal shower favors are special gifts that represent your fiancé and you. Your personalities should reflect in your gifts. Also you could purchase special cocktail or champagne glasses to provide drinks for your guests which they may afterwards take home as souvenirs. Those with a love for luxury may gift bath and body sets to their friends.

Whether you're a bridesmaid or a bride, know that the bridal shower is possibly a rare event - so try to make use of the wedding shower favors in making the occasion memorable. It is these items which will remind your closest girlfriends of celebrating your last special night of singledom with you. Therefore choose wedding shower favors which double up as memorabilia. Maybe, your wedding shower favors may help you in making it a special night to remember both for your friends as well as for you.

It's the girls time to be 'girly' with bridal shower favors. Find unique bridal shower favor ideas at prices that won't break the budget. Get great tips and find articles to help plan your day. Great wedding favors and more at HQ Wedding Favors.com.

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Cute Party Favor Ideas For Your Baby Shower

After you are through with all the major details of your baby shower, it is time to give attention to small tokens of appreciation for your guests. Baby shower favors are little gifts that will be given to all your guests as tokens of appreciation for their presence.

When it comes to baby shower favors, you are not forced to buy expensive choices. In fact, they are not the things that should cost a fortune. Be creative and imaginative as much as you can to make them memorable to everyone at the party. You can purchase them in bulk, and then have them personalized for the occasion. When choosing baby shower favors, consider the type of shower you are planning to have or if there is a theme to be followed, consider it as your reference as well. Just like other decorations, party favors should fit to the entire concept of the celebration.

Today, there are so many baby shower favors that are available to choose from. Here are some cute choices that you may consider for your baby shower:

Edible Treats

Sweet treats are one of the most popular party favors used during baby showers these days. These are edible gifts that are sure to delight your guests, and they are very easy to make or assemble yourself. If you have good baking skill, why not bake assorted cookies or cupcakes as your baby shower favors? Or, you can also assemble mini chocolates, candies, mints or almonds into little boxes or bags. Get creative! There are cookie cutters and chocolate molders in different shapes, that you can use to make your edible favors both fun and delightful. Packaging them is very easy as well. You can use fancy papers, cellophane or tulle as wrappers and then just tie ribbons in matching colors.

Soaps

Soaps are becoming very popular during parties, including baby showers. There are so many assorted soaps that are in different scents available anywhere. You can purchase them bulk and wrap them in decorative wrappers, or place them in cute little favor boxes or bags. Making homemade soap favors is also very easy. All you need is to melt down the soaps and shape them into cute forms. Just make sure that your DIY soaps are hard enough so that they won't crack when you begin carving them.

Picture Frames and Figurines

Picture frames can make a very memorable souvenir to each of your guests, with a baby picture or ultrasound copy inside. Picture frames are usually priced low, so if you are on a tight budget, they are a practical option for you. Alternative to picture frames are figurines. Made of glass, crystal or ceramics, figurines that represent a baby, angel, pacifier, teddy bear or other baby-related forms are adorable suggestions that will sure to bring smile to the faces of your guests.

Baby favors and other shower supplies are widely available online. For people who are looking for great baby gifts to choose from, browsing the Internet is a great option as well. There are so many online stores that carry various selections of accessories and supplies for baby parties, including favors, invitations, decorations, games, gifts and so on.

Janet is an author for a variety of lifestyle issues and topics including weddings. If you're looking for personalized baby gifts, visit the website Prettybabygifts.com and browse their extensive collection. Find baby shower games more online!

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Giving Out Baby Shower Loot Bags

Everyone loves going to celebrate the birth of a new baby and they usually bring lots of gifts with them, but you should always try to put a small gift together in the form of Baby Shower loot bags to give something back to your wonderful guests.

It's not difficult to create cute little gift bags for your guests and you are almost certain to have fun deciding what to put in them. Is the party going to be more wacky and silly or do you want something a little more formal and calm? The theme of your party would affect what kind of loot bags you make.

For a fun, silly kind of party you may want to pick up gag gifts for your loot bags. Things like adult diapers are inexpensive and make a great item to add to the loot bags and laugh over with the guests. You can also include some food. There are companies that specialize in making themed candies and you could certainly find something suitable. I've heard of one woman who had baby shaped chocolates at her party. The guests did a lot of talking about that nifty treat.

Other kinds of items to include in a baby shower loot bag can vary according to taste. As previously mentioned the more formal shower will include a more formal loot bag. There may still be candies, but instead of gag gifts you might find a candle holder with a relevant inscription or even a small stuffed animal of your very own. Pacifier keychains are very popular and could be given at both kinds of showers.

The decoration of the loot bag is just as important as what's inside of it. Many opt for a simple clear or colored cellophane bag tied at the top with a bit of curled ribbon. This is relatively inexpensive and still provides a nice party decoration. To accent the bags try tying a pair of unused surgical or latex gloves to the bag with the ribbon. It fits well with the theme of a baby shower because, hopefully the baby will be born at the hospital. You can also tie a pacifier or nuknuk to the outside of the bag. Just about anything will work as long as you can tie it in with the theme of the party.

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Cheap Baby Shower Favors - A Cute (and Inexpensive) Way To Go

Cheap baby shower favors are the way to go to help you throw an inexpensive, yet classy baby shower. A cheap baby shower doesn't necessarily mean a plain or boring baby shower. Au contraire, with a few cute ideas of some inexpensive baby shower favors, you can save money and still have a darling baby shower.

Anyone who has ever planned a baby shower is all too familiar with how much it can cost. Sure, the baby shower invitations don't cost that much, the decorations are a reasonable expense. But when you start adding it all together, it can get a little too expensive. You have the invitations, decorations, food, centerpiece, games, prizes, favors & a gift! It all starts to add up pretty fast.

So, Where to Cut Costs?

One of the best ways to save money at a baby shower is to buy or make cheap baby shower favors. Baby shower favors are a "Thank you for coming" item or memento that you give to each guest for coming to the party. They don't need to be expensive or elaborate; a little something sweet and thoughtful would be perfect.

How to Make Cheap Baby Shower Favors Cute and Memorable?

The single most important & meaningful touch that you can give to your baby shower favors is attaching a cute, heartfelt note to each favor. Use a fun thank you poem or a sweet note like, "Thanks for celebrating Julia's little boy blue! The baby shower wouldn't have been the same without you!" A simple, meaningful note will make your baby shower favors worth a lot more than an expensive, impersonal party favor.

Here are some simple & sweet ideas for cheap baby shower favors:
o Scented or decorative candles
o Baby bottles filled with candy or chocolates (maybe Hershey's Hugs and Kisses?)
o Cookie Mix
o Bread Mix
o Soup Mix
o A Little Fruit Basket
o Novelty Soaps (in baby shapes, e.g. rubber ducky, baby bootie, pacifier, etc)
o Personalized candy bars
o Scented body lotion (Little bottles cost less than $1)
o Fun Hair Products
o Scented Hair Spray
o Fun Lipstick
o Cookies, brownies, anything tasty!
o Stationary - Any and all themes (baby, country, angels, stars, Winnie the Pooh, etc,)
o Diaper Candy Cups
o Nuts
o Scrapbooking Supplies - This is a fabulous idea for shower favors because you can inexpensively put together several different items to make a little gift basket. You can put as much or as little as you want/can afford.

A helpful hint: Buying your favors in bulk and/or at a dollar store is a great way to save money on your favors (and other party items too).

Favors you can eat are always a hit! Anything edible is usually a great idea for cheap baby shower favors, and are good for both the mind AND the body, 'cause they taste so good! Send your guests home with a little something sweet.

Once you have chosen your party favors, wrap them in clear cellophane bags (which are very inexpensive at any craft store) and tie them with a cute strip of ribbon. Then add a simple & sweet note, and Voila! You have darling (and cheap) baby shower favors!

With the ideas above, it is obvious that cheap baby shower favors can still be cute and fun! Remember that baby shower favors are a simple gesture of gratitude towards your guests for coming, so they don't need to be fancy nor expensive. Whatever favors you decide on, your guests will appreciate them and will have a cute (and inexpensive) favor to remember the baby shower by!

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