Favors are not mandatory to every baby showers, however, because they help commemorate these very special events, many host are giving such, yet made at home. Making your own party favors is a practical way to avoid spending too much in planning a baby shower. If you are planning a baby shower on a budget, don’t feel obliged to buy pre-made, make your own at home instead!
Homemade baby shower favors can be anything from these given ideas:
There are lots of baby items that can be filled with goodies as baby shower favors, including baby bottles, socks, gloves or even cloth diapers. You can fill sweet treats like candies, almonds or chocolates in them. After you are through feeling those stuff in any of the given items, you can tie cute ribbons around them. You can be very creative about this idea, without bursting your savings out.
If you are good at baking, why not bake your own cookie favors? All you may need are chocolate chips, butter, sugar, oatmeal, eggs and etc. You can bake cookies in various cute shapes of baby bottles, booties, rattles, or even clothes. Any shape that is cute and related to babies are ideal for homemade cookie favors. The cookies are usually package in brown paper bag or in colorful plastic or paper wrappers.
Obviously, candles are among the most popular favors not only during baby shower, but also during weddings. Candles are actually cheap and very easy to manage. There are various selections of votive candles available in your local craft stores that are usually sold in sets to make them cheaper. Once you have bought a bulk, you can package the candles at home easily. As simply as using cute ribbons and hanging a tag, you can instantly have a very nice candle favor for each of the guests. The color of candles will of course depend on the theme of the party. The colors that are typically incorporated in a baby shower are palettes of blue if it a boy, and pink if it is a girl.
Another homemade option are potted plants. These are usually a hit at a baby shower in green theme. If the mom-to-be has a green thumb or if she’s simply an eco-friendly, plants in the garden can be given away as party favors. All it takes are small seeding pots where cut plants or seeds will be planted. The guests well then be the one to nurture and care those until they grow old. Alternatively, you can provide coffee mugs or wine glasses with a beautiful flower inside.
Baby accessories needed when bathing infants can also be assembled as baby shower favors. With these items you can come up with wonderful little baby gift baskets filled with a baby soap, shampoo, oil, lotion, etc. Leave the guests delighted by also including other stuff like a sponge, loofah, or a small towel. You can arrange these items in cute baskets or hampers, and then just decorate the with ribbons anywhere that it would look nice.
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