An All Star Baby Shower

This baby shower all started with an invitation which was made by the amazing Ashley of AEL Design. The invitation included a small card for guests to write their "favorite baby tip" and matched the theme and colors of the baby's room, All-Star sports! I just love the little poem on the invitation, something that the mommy-to-be and I came up with together after looking around online:

Little boys come in all shapes and sizes,

Shy, adventurous, and full of surprises.

With misshapen halos and mischievous grins,

Small dirty faces, and sweet, sticky chins.

They explore and conquer, romp and run,

So full of spirit, and so full of fun.

At the shower, the guests had TWO cakes to enjoy! The first was a very tasty and moist chocolate cake covered with a perfectly sweet (but not too sweet) butter cream frosting, made by the talented Kalie of Kalie's Piece of Cake. The other cake was a diaper cake, which is a really fun and creative way to give those needed items such as diapers, receiving blankets, socks, mini shampoos and other bathroom items, shoes, or whatever else you can think of! This diaper cake was made by the creative Nicole of Stacks of Love, who also makes hand-scrolled name necklaces! Nicole doesn't just do diaper cakes, but also house-warming stacks, bridal shower stacks, or anything else you can think of! Check out her website for some great gift ideas!

We also came up with some fun party favor ideas for her guests, including custom stickers for mini Hershey chocolates, mini honey jars from the mommy to "bee," and even custom thank you cards that matched the sports theme! For the thank you cards, we had the guests write their name on the envelopes, and then the mommy-to-be picked one (face down) and they won a prize! Other games included a baby word scramble, guess the amount of candies in the baby bottle, and everyone that brought a package of diapers was entered into a drawing to win a prize!