Budget Book Baby Shower

Recently, we threw a baby shower for my husbands sister. Their mom really wanted to include a meal for all of the guests and so that took up most of our budget, but we still wanted to decorate. We came up with a book theme for the shower, which enabled us to save money by hand making a lot of the decorations.

Books Please - The mom-to-be requested that her guests gave her books with a message inside that she could read to her daughter, as opposed to the traditional card. They ended up with a large variety of books, all with sweet messages inside.

The backdrop - We wanted to ensure that there was a nice backdrop for pictures to be taken against when the new mom & dad opened their gifts. The church in which the shower was held is not the prettiest, so we put up a board and covered it with purple & green handmade books, pegged onto a ribbon.

Colors & Centerpieces -We carried the purple & green theme throughout the party. Including it in plates, cutlery & table cloths. Also, in the centre of each table you can see a pile of books wrapped in colored paper. We used this as the center pieces naming each book open of the mom-to-be's favorite stories. We also put a fish bowl with a large flower and candle of each table.

The Menu - We spiced up the menu by using storybook and nursery rhythms to describe the food.

Final Product - In the end the shower turned out beautifully and was well within the set price range for such a large number of people showing up. Such a nice way to welcome our beautiful niece into the world.

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