Bold Books for a New Look
Use children’s books as your inspiration and let Dr. Seuss lead the way! Think The Cat in the Hat, and choose teal and coral in several shades, incorporating in your baby shower décor, place settings and favors. Your cake may not look as lopsided as the one on page 17, but add a bit of pink icing and it will fit in brilliantly!

There's a whole library of favorite stories for bold color options. Green Eggs and Ham with its persimmon-and-green cover, for example, could lend two or three colors to your shower's palette.

For book theme showers, invite guests to select a gift to add to the baby’s library.

Blue-Beary Theme
Blueberries for Sal is another favorite children’s book (especially here in Maine!). Robert McCloskey’s classic with its monochromatic illustrations inspires a sophisticated baby shower. Deep navy paired with white or ivory creates the palette; consider a bear cub motif for invitations (not your average teddy bear theme!), and blueberry lip balm, lotions or bath salts for baby shower favors. For dessert, a blueberry cake or cupcakes are excellent choices.

Use your imagination and revisit other children's literature to choose color schemes and motifs. Remember that the words and images in books are protected by copyright, so use them for inspiration, not duplication.

Think sandwiches are too blah? How about gourmet pizzas? To save time, buy pre-made pizza dough in the deli section of your local grocery, roll and cut into tiny circles to make mini pizza crusts. For less mess, place toppings in the center and fold and tuck edges of dough, then bake mini calzones.

Gift set is packaged in a white gift tub with cello and a coordinating bath pouf. You may choose the fragrance of hand cream and foot soak in the shopping cart.