Since 1969,  the hallmark work of author Eric Carle has been the classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  The same babies who were inspired to read by Mr. Carle are now having babies of their own.  And oh how that caterpillar of childhood memories is sneaking  its way into the next-generation-to-be via caterpillar themed nurseries!  So the next natural step is The Caterpillar Baby Shower, right?

There are SO many cute ideas for a caterpillar-themed baby shower it’s almost hard to choose!  The perfect invitation can be found with a quick Google search.

We’ll even give you a cute tip – here are instructions for this precious DIY caterpillar invitation from The Paper Source Blog!

If you want to bake your own caterpillar cake – there are LOTS of recipes and tips on the Internet.

And of course, Kate Aspen has the perfect caterpillar baby shower favor to add the finishing touch.  A salt and pepper shaker, of all things!  “Shake, Rattle and Crawl”, ya’ll!

Happy baby shower planning!

Our baby shower favors are gift-ready and actually inspire super-cute baby shower themes – check them out at KateAspen.com!

  

 

 

• “The Pitter Patter of Little Feet” – and be sure to serve little footsie cookies!
• “Sweet as Can Be” honey bee theme
• “Hungry Caterpillar” anyone?

That should get you started!            

Happy planning!           

  

One of my college roommates is pregnant.  She’s not due until next June.  But the other roommates and I have already started planning for the showers – we’re so excited!

Here’s the funny part.  We’re strung out all over the country, so we’ve all been researching ideas and, well, seems like we came up with the same one!  I made a collage for you out of all the pictures.

Seriously!  A couple even found cakes to go with the clothes line theme.  I’m sure there’s an invitation out there somewhere to match and if not, well then we’ll make one!

I’ll keep you updated as we plan along.  Maybe you can use some of the ideas – we’re a rather creative bunch!

She’s going to be such a FAB ulous Mommie!

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First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes <fill in the blank> with a baby carriage!  Somewhere in between marriage and carriage comes a wonderful baby shower.  Somewhere in the baby shower planning comes a cake (and favors, always favors).

I had so much fun pulling these together for you.  I hope you find inspiration here.  I know they’ll make you hungry for cake!

Favors at a baby shower are a nice way to say thank you, but did you know that favors also make great prizes for baby shower games?

Such cuteness factor!  I hope you enjoyed!

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Jenny Nimmo’s having a baby girl!  (Any day now!)

Michelle (our Skip’s twin sister) is Jenny’s 3-year-best-bud out in Abilene, Texas.  They built their first houses next to each other, both their husbands fly C-130’s for the US Air Force, they shop together and do all the fun things great next door neighbors do together.  So when Michelle got the Special Delivery news, she started planning the baby shower.

Even better, she agreed to share her plans with you (Michelle’s a super-great party planner, when she’s not busy teaching).

Jenny’s wee one, Melody Grace, will come home from the hospital to her nursery decorated in a theme centered around the exquisite books of Eric Carle (author of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” among others).  Michelle picked right up on the theme for the baby shower, with generous assistance from her co-hostess, Dana.  Here are her super-fantabulous ideas!

The Invitations

Custom printed on what else?  So resourceful!

The Decorations

Oh that Michelle is a clever decorator!  Eric Carle books scattered around, colorful Carle critters hanging from the chandelier, even little Miss Maddie  got all gussied up for the shower!

The Menu

Fresh guacamole and chips, beautiful crisp veggies with yummy dips, plus fresh fruit for made a deliciously light and healthy meal.

The Games!

• The Tummy Guessing Game – pass around a roll of toilet paper and ask each guess to roll out about the amount of paper that they think would just fit around the Mommy-to-be’s baby belly.  Closest guess wins a prize.
• The Ice Cube Game – Freeze little plastic babies in an ice cube tray (enough for one per guest).  Serve drinks with the “baby ice” and announce that the first one who “frees” her baby from the ice cube wins a prize.
• Baby Clothes Pin Game – As each guest arrives, give them one clothespin to wear (you can find cute ones on the internet), and explain the rules.  If you hear someone say “Baby” during the party, you get their clothes pin.  If some hears you say it, they get yours.  The person with the most clothes pins at the end of the party wins a prize.
• For prizes, Michelle used these (smart girl that she is!):

“About to Hatch” wisk, “World’s Greatest Mom” cheese grater, “Baby on Board” pen

Next came the absolutely adorable caterpillar cake, while Jenny opened her presents.

After a quick group photo to record the occasion, everyone left with a pink favor box full of sweet treats.  These were the perfect choice because we all know what eventually happens to a very hungry caterpillar …..

Congratulations Jenny!  And thank you Michelle for sharing!