Baby Shower Cakes & Styling

Baby Showers are such an exciting party to plan for – the anticipation of a new baby is such a joy to celebrate and it is a great opportunity to spoil the mum to be!

If you’re planning a baby shower – then this blog post will help inspire you showcasing some gorgeous baby shower cakes, desserts and dessert tables – you will see the way various baby showers and colour schemes can influence your baby shower planning!

In a future post I’ll be sharing a range of baby shower party supplies to work in with a range of various baby shower themes!

Enjoy the selection and remember – all of these vendors can be found on the Directory pages so make sure you have a browse there for the best in party vendors in Australia !

 

Baby Shower Desserts and Cakes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now for some truly stunning Baby shower cakes and as you will notice you can go with either a more baby themed cake or a more general cake in beautiful colours:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Shower Dessert Tables:

For more baby shower party and theme inspiration, these gorgeous baby shower dessert tables will have you swooning and perhaps make you slightly clucky!

As you will see – so many various themes and colour schemes can work for a baby shower! There need not be a specific theme as such if you want to base the baby shower decor more around a certain look (eg modern, rustic, vintage) or colour scheme!: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such gorgeous baby shower styling and baby shower cakes and desserts  – wouldn’t you agree?

Watch out for next weeks post sharing baby shower party supplies, invitations and decorations and visit the Directory to discover a range of party vendors you can use when planning a baby shower!

Happy celebrating!

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Confetti & Sprinkles Theme

Confetti and sprinkles are typical images which come to mind when I think of a kid’s celebration – and it is a wonderful “theme” to base a party around. It is very simple to decorate for since you can combine lots of colours together rather than find specific theme based partyware.

You could go for a really bright look or a more pastel confetti look – anything goes!

I also think it is a great theme if you don’t want to have a really detailed theme but still want some type of decorating pattern to set the tone/decor for the party!

You could combine it with an icecream based theme or use it for a baby sprinkle event (a baby shower for a 2nd, 3rd etc baby).

Hope you enjoy the collection I’ve put together:

Invitations/Printables

 

This gorgeous range comes in blue as well as pink:

 

 

 

Although this confetti design is shown below for a wedding, I have seen it used for a birthday in this party styled by Leo & Bella featured on the Marabous site:

 

 

Tableware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a great DIY tutorial on how to create this confetti balloon look!:

 

Sweet Treats

Some cute containers to serve some sweet treats in:

 

 

 

 

Favours/Packaging:

 

 

 

Washi Tape is brilliant for decorating anything from wooden spoons, paper bags, glass bottles etc. It’s a great and easy way to bring a confetti feel to your partyware:

 

 

Real Parties

This “Sprinkled with love” birthday party is bursting with inspiration – from the Kojo Designs website

A fabulous baby sprinkle with some nice decorating ideas for a sprinkle theme. Featured on the Kara’s Party Ideas site

A delicate confetti first birthday on the Sweetest Occasion site

Fantastic Confetti ideas in this rainbow confetti 3rd birthday featured on the Bondville blog!

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Hope you enjoyed the inspiration! Just can’t help but love confetti!

 

Vintage Tricycle Theme

I thought it was time to do a boys theme and one theme which I really love is that of a vintage tricycle inspired by the printables from Style Me Gorgeous. So I’ve decided to do this post on a tricycle or bicycle theme – a great theme if you want to do a classic traditional theme for a boy =)

You could combine this theme with another item as well. For example on the Style Me Gorgeous printables they are combined with a kite. Other printables combine a tricycle with other vintage toys. I also saw a vintage tricycle and ice cream party. So really anything could work and the vintage feel could tie it together.

I’ve based most of my selections on blues and brown/cream tones and vintage items however I know all of you fab blog readers of mine could make any colour work well =)

Invitations/Printables

These are the gorgeous printables which originally inspired this post! I love the colour scheme and the classic look:

 

If you want to inject some red into your colour scheme, here is another lovely set of printables:

 

These two bring a few other vintage toys into the mix, which I think are just lovely!

 

 

Some classic tricycle invitations:

 

 

 

Who said girls can’t have a tricycle party? Check out this cute vintage invitation for a girl:

 

Decorations

A few ideas in blue and brown tones:

 

 

 

 

 

Tableware

A gingham tablecloth could work in really well for this theme:

Or you could use this jute material for a vintage feel tablecloth:

For paper based invitations this tablerunner in brown would suit – and it has polka dots on the back if you want to change the design!

 

 

 

 

How cute is this – pre-stamped personalised wooden cutlery ! Saves you the hassle of purchasing the name stamp yourself:

 

 

Yes these popular straws now come in brown and white! Perfect with some chocolate milk I think =)

 

Sweet Treats

Use some old fashioned treats to go with this vintage theme:

 

 

 

Some cute options for cake toppers:

 

Love these blue cake stands:

 

 

Special Items

I’ve seen some images where people have used actual tricycles as props at their child’s party, and this one could certainly work into this theme and double as a birthday gift:

You could use a custom nursery print such as this for an extra decoration on your party table and a special keepsake:

 

Perfect options for table risers:

 

 

A few other vintage props and accessories for your party table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can pick up some cute tricycle props here and there – I even saw a large tricycle planter in Target a while back. Here are two options I found online which are the perfect size for  small prop.

 

 

If you’re in Sydney you can hire this one from Tiny Tots Toy Hire:

Also loving these hire item for this vintage theme!

 

 

Packaging

How sweet is this tricycle favour container?:

 

 

A stylish tricycle favour bag with a vintage feel:

 

A lovely pastel blue to go with this theme:

These jute bags really suit a vintage feel:

 

Cute tricycle favour bags available in other colours too:

 

Top off your favours with some of these sweet tags:

 

 

 

 

Real Parties

The vintage tricycle party by Sarah from Style Me Gorgeous using her printables, on her blog

Amanda from the Kawaii Notebook styled this party based on the Style me Gorgeous Printables, featured on the Amy Atlas blog

This baby shower mixed vintage & modern tricycle together – featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog

A cute pink tricycle party on the Frosted Events blog

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I can’t wait until I can use this theme for hopefully a future son…or grandson if I have to wait until then!!

It’s definitely on my “to do” list of party themes and doing this blog post made me love it more!

Hope you enjoyed the finds =)

 

Bee Theme

As we enter the warmer months and garden parties are being planned I thought I’d do a post on a Bee theme which is lovely for the outdoors.

This is cute for boys or girls, baby showers or even for mixed gender twins birthdays! The most common colour scheme seen is yellow/black/white but you could incorporates blues or pinks, or perhaps add some green for a garden feel.

You can combine this theme with a general garden theme, butterfly theme or ladybug theme.

Here are some finds for this theme. Contact me if you would like to order a personalised inspiration board for this theme: lifeslittlec@gmail.com

Invitations/Printables

 

 

 

This lovely printable also includes butterflies. You can see ideas for a Butterfly theme party here.

 

 

A cute design for a girls bee party:

 

Tableware & Sweet Treats

 

 

 

 

 

The perfect drink dispenser for this party is this beehive dispenser! However it’s stylish design means you can still use it for other parties as well:

 

 

 

 

 

Some simple ways to dress up your cake:

 

Lovely yellow stands for your cake:

The above cake stand can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney) as well as the below stand:

 

 

 

Decorations

 

 

 

 

 

It can be useful to have a kids table at your party and hiring this along with some coloured chairs to match your theme is another fun way to decorate the party in it’s theme and colours! If you’re in Sydney these yellow and white kids chairs can be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire:

 

Another item you can hire is this yellow canopy which is perfect for your dessert table! This is available in Sydney from Tiny Tots Toy Hire and I am sure you could find something similar for hire in some other states as well:

 

 

Themed Items

 

Instead of party hats, why not give the kids these headbands to wear that can also double as party favours:

 

Perfect for a bee party to give it a garden feel are these grass mats and picket fences:

Grass mats can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire if you are in Sydney!

 

 

To continue a garden feel you could use these watering cans as centrepieces with flowers inside:

 

 

 

A cute hat for the birthday girl:

 

 

 

Favour & Packaging:

Here are some cute favour ideas for your Bee party!

 

 

 

 

 

 

These honeycomb jars are perfect for filling with treats as party favors:

 

These tote boxes are perfect for this theme:

 

 

Or for something a bit more specialised you could go with these favour bags from ETSY:

Real Parties

A lovely soft bumble bee party on the Imprintables blog

A cute party incorporating green into the colour scheme on the Enchanted Events blog

A stylish bee party by Chelle’s Lolly Buffets featured on the Amy Atlas Blog

Lovely gender reveal bee party by Sharnel Dollar Designs

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Hope you enjoyed this Bee party collection round up and it helped you with your party planning or helped you find some new suppliers for other themes you might be planning for!

 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Theme

Books are such an important part of childhood and I am loving seeing the parties which are being based around a much loved children’s book – such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar which is a book my daughter is just starting to enjoy at the moment!

This party theme can involve bright and bold decorations and also gives you the chance to serve some delicious fruit as an option for your dessert table to match the fruits in the book.

Given that there are so many party themes relating to TV characters, I think that any party theme related to reading/books is a winner in my eyes!

Hope you enjoy my selection of ideas =)

Printables

There is a large range of invitations and printables for this theme. Here are a few I’ve chosen to showcase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorations and Tableware

Fabric such as this could be used for backdrops, to make tablecloth from or anything that you creative mum’s can come up with!

 

 

 

These Very Hungry Caterpillar themed pom poms could be hung, or could be used to make a caterpillar as seen below:

 

 

Here are a few other decorating items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

A simple but colourful balloon decorating idea using the below balloons:

 

 

These balloons would also make for fun decorations:

 

This tablecloth could be used on the table or even as a backdrop:

Love these platters for something special on the table. There are more styles to choose from too if you follow the links:

 

Some cute partyware for the food:

 

 

 

 

Sweet Treats

This set of cupcake wrappers and toppers is all you need to theme some simple cupcakes:

Then pop them onto a bright cupcake stand:

These lollies are perfect for this theme:

 

If you are making cake pops then this is a great idea for how you could arrange them:

Love these cake toppers for an easy way to decorate a simple cake! They can be kept as momentos for after the party as well:

Set your cake atop a red cake stand such as this wooden one:

 

Or since we are talking about red cake stands, I can’t help but share these gorgeous ones coming into Sweet Style:

Special theme items

A special hat for the birthday child:

Use a soft or wooden toy as a decoration item. There is even a giant 1.2m caterpillar you can buy ! Perfect for the bedroom/playroom after the party:

 

 

 

Favour Packaging

 

 

 

 

Some favour ideas for this theme include these cute fruit stamps work in well with the fruit foods in the Hungry Caterpillar story even though they don’t match completely:

 

 

 

A book set such as this is great as you can divide up the books and give one to each child:

 

Real Parties

This party theme has had some great parties styled around it. Find more party inspiration here:

A sweet party on the Hello Naomi blog

Some cute food and decorating ideas on the Pink Pistachio blog

Healthy fruit used creatively in this Hungry Little Caterpillar party on Hostess with the Mostess blog

A lovely, simple fruit based dessert table on the Mom Tog diaries blog

Lots of ideas from Pottery Barn kids for the Very Hungry Caterpillar theme

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Hope you enjoy this selection and your child enjoys celebrating their birthday along with their favourite book =)