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I got the opportunity to host a baby shower for my lovely friend recently.  Luckily hosting was among one of my few duties and some of the other talented ladies covered the food and games.  I did get to take on the decorations, my favorite part :).

The theme for the shower was “birds & the bees” so I started by making this “mother to “bee” is nesting” banner.  Good thing I hung the T & the H in “mother” out of order and it wasn’t noticed till half way through the shower- whoooooops! Download banner below:

As a backdrop I went to my favorite go-to streamer wall:

It’s an easy way to make a big statement on a small budget.  Just use sticky tack to attach the streamer at the top, twist, and then use more tack to attach streamer to baseboard and voila:

I worked in some baby clothes as part of her gift into the decorations, another low-budget option, a 2-for-1 if you will:

Notice my banner whoopsie?  Another part of her present from me was a piggy bank (I got the one pictured from walmart, but amazon has some cute ones here):

Guests can dig for any spare change in their purse to add to the piggy bank.

For centerpieces we used birdcages to stay with the birds & bees theme.  I wanted to fill the birdcages with gorgeous lilys & sunflowers and greenery…but it was December… so this had to do.  If you are doing a shower in the spring or summer I think it would be beautiful to fill the bird cages with some fresh flowers.

Like I mentioned, I had no part in the food but I had to share because it was DELICIOUS.  And a huge hit.  They set up a yogurt bar (complete with fresh fruit, granola, nuts, raisins and more):

Along with mini-quiches and donuts.  Yum, yum!  I’m a little sad looking at this food that its all gone 🙁  These plates would be perfect to go along with the birds & the bees theme.

I also made a “baby to ‘bee'” banner but didn’t get a chance to print it out and cut it, but I have it here for you to download as well:

If you are looking for other baby shower ideas be sure to check out my Fiesta baby shower invitation.  And follow along on Facebook to stay up to  date with all my free printables & party ideas!