Amazing Homemade Baby Shower Favors

When hosting a baby shower one of the decisions to make will be what type baby shower favors you will give out to your guests. Baby shower favors are how you express your thanks and gratitude for your guest's appearance, but it doesn't have to something elaborate or costly. Easy to make and affordable favors can say the same thing without breaking your budget. Most baby shower favors will cost under $3.00., whether they are homemade baby shower favors or store bought. Baby shower favors can be something useful, edible, earth friendly. Listed below are a few ideas for homemade baby shower favors and the materials needed.

Sachet Squares

For these homemade baby shower favors you will need to first purchase the material for the sachet. You can use heat seal bags, muslin tie bags or any other small bag that can be closed. Next you will need to fill the bag with a mixture of different herbal potpourri. Here is one recipe: ¼c orrisroot, 4c lavender flowers, 3c patchouli herb, ¼c ground cloves, 1c deerstongue leaves, ½c ground allspice. Now add 8-10 drops of rose oil, 8-10 drops of lavender oil, and 8-10 drops of neroli oil and ¼ tsp. of sandalwood oil. Mix well and add to the baby shower favor bag you've chosen.

Tea Bag

Homemade Tea bags are another baby shower favor that can be used with heat seal bags. To make the baby shower favors special, buy loose organic tea at your local whole food market. Add the same flavor tea to each homemade baby shower favors bag or get several flavor teas that you know your baby shower guests like. Heat/press the bag with your iron to seal and decorate with colored ribbons.

Gift boxes

These are simple gifts for any baby shower. Purchase small (under 2") boxes at your local discount, craft or party store. Insert small candies like Hershey kisses into the box, or wrap small chocolate pieces like chocolate raisins in tissue paper and insert into the box. Wrap the outside of the boxes in pastel colored tissue paper and tie with matching ribbons. These make excellent homemade baby shower favors.

Candy Balls

Pastel Almonds, Pastel M&Ms, hard candies, pastel mints can all be used to assemble this popular baby shower favor. You will need:1 8" square of tulle or netting / pastel or white in color10-12 piece of large hard candy or fill as needed1 tie or 8" piece of satin ribbon1 fake flower/ colored to match shower decorationSpread tulle or netting on the table. Put the candy or nuts inside the middle of fabric and fold the edges upward. Close with the tie. The fake flower can be tied onto the package or use hot glue if needed (low melt for the satin).