Baby shower setup with tables, balloons and more.

How to Choose a Unique Theme for a Baby Shower

Throwing a baby shower for expectant mothers is something that has grown in popularity in recent years. They now come in many shapes and forms, but often they resemble a bit of a girly tea party, cute, but not the most original and creative.

At PenniBlack we understand that it can feel like a lot of pressure to organise such an event if you haven’t done so before – you want it to be unique, fun, entertaining and most importantly you want it to be a success for all the guests and especially for the mum to be.

Fear not, we have some really easy tips and techniques to help you come up with creative baby shower ideas that are unique and personal.

Make it Personal

The best and simplest way to make a baby shower unique is to focus on the person who you are throwing the party for. Ask yourself some of these questions to help spark some ideas:

  • What are their interests, hobbies, likes?
  • What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of them?
  • What is their favourite movie, TV series, film star, singer?
  • What was their best vacation or travel experience?
  • What are their hopes, dreams, and aspirations for their new child?
  • What is their favourite colour, style, artist, designer etc?
Baby shower cupcakes with teddy bear in the distance.

Be Abstract

Another way to come up with cool baby shower ideas is to go ‘big picture’ and think ‘outside the box’. Start with a small basic theme, perhaps just a load of words, and keep taking them up a level until you get to something very specific.

For example, the sex of the baby – if the sex of the baby is known, this could be a focus. For example, if it’s a girl, think of female role models or perhaps celebrities that you think the baby might look like etc, you can create a whole story around this and go as abstract as you like.

Mind Mapping

It can be a good idea to use something like a mind map as a tool to support you in this ideation process and preferably, you will need to do this with a few other people to keep the ideas flowing in case you get stuck.

By mind mapping it will make it a much more enjoyable experience for you. A mind map helps create links and flowing ideas from a keyword.

Pink baby shower cakes with teddy bear in the foreground.

Different Perspective

Why not make this process a fun one by getting really creative. All you need to do is get a group of you together and write down your problem – in this case, it will be ‘we need a unique theme for the baby shower’! Each person then needs to think of a character or personality they will take on.

For example, you may choose to take on the persona of Batman! Now, in turn, go through the group personas asking ‘how would Batman solve this problem?’ This may lead you to some more options for how to come up with ideas and it’s of course, highly possible that with this different perspective you come up with the perfect theme for the baby shower … let the possibilities unfold!

The most important thing to remember is to relax and enjoy the creative experience. Leave behind any worries or concerns that it must be ‘perfect’. Ultimately your friend or family member will appreciate any and all efforts you make, and they will be happy just to have all of their loved ones coming together to celebrate their new arrival.