by Dana Hall

Party favors are often home made so they are also considered to be baby shower crafts. The easiest party favors are constructed out of blue or pink tulle or netting that is filled with tiny baby bottles, Hershey’s kisses, safety pins hung with good luck charms or other kinds of candies.

A shower does not have to mean expensive invitations and decorations - baby-shower craft ideas can help you throw a creative, personal party with perfect panache. By taking advantage of homemade invitations, decorations and prizes, you can honor a mother-to-be with your creativity as well as a perfectly executed shower. So sharpen the pencil, get out the notebook, and learn a few tips for baby-shower craft ideas that are bound to delight your guests.

You can also try this baby shower craft. You’ll need clear plastic baby bottles and different colored sand. Have each guest fill their own baby bottle with different color sands for their very own sand art baby bottle. Baby shower cards and bags can be printed on standard computer paper.

This great baby shower craft is always well-received by the mom-to-be and shower guests. It’s easy to make. Just fill plastic baby bottles with the milk bath and decorate with pastel bows, acrylic paint, etc.

Before dessert is served, bring in a tray of various baby foods, with the labels removed. Number each bottle and have the guests look at each (no tasting or smelling.) and write down what they think it contains. The winner is the person who identifies the most correct foods.

Baby shower crafts are well suited to beading projects. A unique way to identify guests at a party would be to create baby necklaces, similar to the kind that are worn by babies at the hospital. These kinds of beads, which have letters on them, can be purchased at a supply store.

Other fun baby shower crafts can be helpful in decorating the baby’s room. Why not have the baby shower guests paint a toy box for the baby? Another idea is for everyone to decorate a plain onesie or bib with fabric paint. Baby shower crafts like these are not only fun bonding experiences, but they also make great gifts for the baby.

You could also try involving the entire family in the baby shower crafts. You let them see that this event is part of their lives and that they too can contribute towards the arrival of their new family member. One way of getting original baby shower crafts that are of an instant nature would involve the older brothers and sisters making something. This can be a painting that that shows how happy and excited they are. You can also ask them to record the happy mother and guests as they laugh and make jokes.

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