Picking a baby shower theme is the perfect place to start when it comes to planning a party for a special mama-to-be.
Once you have chosen a theme then you can start building a vision of what the party will look like. It will help you narrow down quickly on choices such as invitations, venue, decorations and food.
In this article you’ll find over 30 stylish and modern ideas for baby shower themes. This will help you get your planning off to a great start!
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Baby Shower Themes
These fun and creative baby shower ideas feature inspiration for pretty decorations, eye-catching colour schemes and delicious party food.
1. Baby in bloom
Flowers are such a wonderful way to create a stylish and bright baby shower.
You could opt for pastel shades or go for something bright and vibrant, such as coral, orange and red flowers.
Use large paper flowers, or real flowers, to bring the theme to life. Add icing flowers to cupcakes and cakes to tie everything together, as well as floral illustrations on any games or posters you have.
2. Under the sea
An under the sea theme can inject so much fun and colour into a baby shower!
Add garlands with bubbles, shells and fish from the ceiling and around the party food table.
When it comes to decorating the food and cakes these cool under the sea centrepieces are perfect.
3. Garden party
A garden party is perfect for a mama who loves a rustic, pretty theme.
Add flowers, greenery, balloons and a balloon arch to the garden to create a beautiful party paradise outdoors.
This theme works with a variety of colour schemes, but I particularly like it when neutral palettes are used.
4. Mom-to-bee
A bee themed baby shower is a lovely way to welcome a sweet little baby.
Look for yellow colours and rustic decor to bring the theme together.
5. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Stars a lovely shape to use in all of your baby shower decor. This lovely gender neutral theme works with a variety of colours, but I do love it with blush pink and gold or rose gold.
Check out this gorgeous bundle of starry baby shower decorations.
6. My sweetheart
Little pink onesies, hearts and flowers make this a stunning baby shower theme to pick.
Go for pretty tissue paper decorations in white, pink and pastel shades. Hearts and flowers can also be used when putting together the decor.
7. Tea Party
A tea party baby shower is a feminine and fun way to celebrate the mama-to-be.
Dress up the table where guests will be eating with pretty floral teacups. I love this cake stand featuring pretty diapers that has been put together for this tea party baby shower.
8. Succulent
A succulent baby shower is fun and fuss-free. Create cute centrepieces and decorate the party room using little pots of succulents.
You could also give away small succulents as party favours for the guests.
9. Rustic woodland
A pretty minimalist cake with some greenery and flowers on top along with blush, brown and green colours for the rest of the food will make a rustic woodland baby shower simply stunning.
It’s a great idea for mamas who want something beautiful but not over-the-top.
10. Bun in the Oven
Does the pregnant guest of honour love baked goodies?
Then a Bun in the Oven baby shower is a perfect theme. Add a fun banner like the one above and serve a variety of pastries!
11. Oh Baby
The Oh Baby theme is fun because you simply take the slogan and then use whatever colour scheme you think the mama-to-be would love the most.
If they know the gender of their baby then use that as a starting off point.
However you could also go with minimalist beige and white shades, or a glittering gold theme, featuring balloons with gold confetti inside a gold banner.
12. Fiesta
A fabulous Mexican Fiesta baby shower is all about fun and bright colours.
Go for bold rainbow coloured banners and balloons and couple them with some fun cactus balloons plus a cool “Tacobout a baby” banner.
13. Jungle
A Jungle-themed uses bold green colours and images of baby animals to create a sweet nature-inspired baby shower.
Look for cake toppers featuring baby animals, napkins with big green leaves and try a balloon arch with green, white and gold balloons.
14. Boho
A Boho baby shower theme features gender neutral or pastel colours and soft textures. It’s a perfect choice if you don’t know the sex of the baby or love the idea of a hippy, free-spirited style of decor.
Large displays of pampas grass, garlands made of fringe material and a few splashes of gold touches, such as balloons, will bring it all together.
15. Candyland
A Candyland baby shower features little bowls of sweet treats and bright drinks with striped straws.
With this theme the decor is very much focused on the food table. Use rainbow-coloured balloons and garlands to decorate the rest of the room.
16. Bonjour Bebe
A Parisian party theme is fun and so on trend! Fans of the hit Netflix show Emily in Paris will love it.
Find vintage trunks and furniture to display the party food, and to create a place where guests can leave their gifts.
17. Little Pumpkin
A Little Pumpkin baby shower is perfect for a fall party.
Use orange, gold and deep reds to create a riot of colour in the party space.
18. Teddy bear
A snuggly sweet Teddy Bear party is a great opportunity to get a giant stuffed bear as a gift for the mama to be and use it as part of the decor.
Look for teddy bear cake toppers and printable games to use during the festivities.
19. Pink or blue
If the mother to be has chosen not to find out the gender of their baby ahead of the birth then a pink or blue theme is a fun way to highlight the mystery.
It could also be incorporated into a gender reveal baby shower.
Choose pink and blue coloured candy, lollipops, plates, bowls and balloons to bring the colours into every aspect of the party.
20. Baby Blocks
Have large baby blocks spelling out “BABY” as the centrepiece of your decorations.
Around this you could use any colour scheme you like, but I’m personally loving mint green if you want something gender neutral.
You could make your own baby blocks by just wrapping up so old cardboard boxes with brown paper and then cutting out the letter with colourful card and sticking them on the sides.
Alternatively there are some great baby shower decor blocks you can buy, including ones you fill up with balloons.
21. Guess Whoooo Owl theme
A fun Owl baby shower is an adorable choice for a boy or a girl.
Get some owl-shaped cookies and balloons to bring it all together. You can use any colour scheme you like with this theme!
22. Adventure awaits
Becoming a parent is like embarking on a whole new adventure. So an Adventure Awaits theme for a baby shower is a perfect way to celebrate this positive new chapter.
You could include hot air balloon decorations hung from the ceiling – include teddy bears in the baskets – and a lots of greenery in the decor to suggest travel.
Try serving some fun decorated Adventure Awaits cookies to add a special touch to your food table.
23. Unicorn
A lovely Unicorn baby shower usually features colours such as blue, purple and pink. It can be used for a boy, girl or as a gender neutral shower.
Cupcakes with swirling icing in bright colours and pretty sprinkles make a gorgeous addition to the food table.
24. Ciao Baby
An Italian baby shower is simply bellissimo!
Serve Italian foods such as pizza, pasta, and gelato. Floral centrepieces on the tables where guests are eating or taking part in activities make a lovely touch.
Check out this Amalfi inspired baby shower for ideas.
25. Winter Wonderland
A winter wonderland baby shower features snowflakes, fun mocktails featuring candy canes for stirring and warming mugs of hot chocolate.
You could use a blue and pink colour scheme here, or go for white with pops of silver for some colour.
26. Mr and Mrs Smith (Plus Baby)
When I got married my hen weekend was Mr and Mrs Smith themed inspired by the movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie!
I think this also works really well for a modern baby shower concept. Print off some movie posters – you can find them online – and then edit to add an image of a baby, or change the movie title to Mr & Mrs Smith Plus Baby.
I love this as a quirky and unique idea! Why not see if you could use one of your favourite films as a baby shower theme.
Baby shower themes for girls
27. Minimalist blush
This pretty minimalist party theme is perfect for a mother who doesn’t love cutesy, cartoons or anything too flashy for her baby shower.
It’s perfect as a stylish and simple option then still is so elegant.
28. Princess
A stunning princess baby shower theme is a perfect way to celebrate their little princess coming into the world!
Use pink, coral and gold to create a feminine and royal look. A balloon arch with the key colours will make a gorgeous decoration for near the cake.
Try little tiara cake toppers to add royal touches to the food too.
29. Ballerina
A tiny dancer Ballerina baby shower is a cute theme for a little girl.
Use ballerina cake toppers, pretty pink balloons and add pink tissue paper decorations for a feminine and delicate look.
30. Mermaid
Use stunning pinks, greens and blues to create a dazzling mermaid party.
Get some shells to scatter on the party food table, and a glittery blue table cloth will make it really pop.
31. A Little Butterfly
A cute butterfly baby shower theme looks great with purple, pink and white colours. Add vases of flowers too for extra pops of colour.
Baby shower themes for boys
32. Where the Wild Things Are
This is a stylish take on a wild, woodland or jungle-themed baby shower. A Where the Wild Things Are baby shower takes inspiration from the famous children’s book.
Colours include neutral browns, beige and creams along with green and mint.
33. Baby on Board
Surf’s Up with this fun baby shower idea!
Add shells, starfish and fun surfer-style decor to create this earthy and fun beachy baby shower.
I love how this Baby on Board baby shower looks!
34. Up up and away
Fluffy clouds made of white balloons or tissue paper and hot air balloon decorations are used to make a Up Up And Away baby shower.
You could use a gift basket of baby goodies for the mama-to-be as a centrepiece and add a bunch of balloons attached to the basket to make a perfect centrepiece.
35. Sweet Shades of Blue
This sugary sweet baby shower idea features all things blue. I love how the food in the above picture is all blue, brown or white – it really makes the blue stand out!
Cake pops and swirly blue icing on cupcakes will make this shower look perfect. A blue balloon arch is a perfect place for photos during the party!
36. Peter Rabbit
The classic tale of Peter Rabbit is a perfect book to draw inspiration from for a stylish baby shower.
Add bunny tails, lots of blue and cake toppers featuring the lovely illustrations from the Beatrix Potter stories.
Just look at the beautiful Peter Rabbit baby shower centrepiece at this lovely party.
