How to Plan a Winnie the Pooh Themed Baby Shower

Baby showers are a fun and popular way to get together with friends and family to share the joy of a new addition to the family. They're also the perfect way to help out the new parents-to-be with gifts for their soon-to-be newborn baby.

A baby shower is generally planned for the new parents-to-be at some point late in the pregnancy, perhaps near the end of the eighth month. If the new parents-to-be know the sex of the new baby, you can include that information in the baby shower invitations to help party attendees in choosing a gift. Plus if the new parents know the sex of their baby and have already chosen a theme for the new baby's bedroom, this will be a big help in planning a baby shower with a theme.

One popular character that can be chosen to decorate a newborn baby's room is Winnie the Pooh. This adorable bear character and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood offer a lot of fun possibilities for bedroom decor but they also offer a lot of fun possibilities for a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower. There is quite a lot of planning and preparation involved in putting together a baby shower and this article will detail some of the ways to help you to plan a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower.

You'll need to decide where the baby shower will be held before you decide anything else. Will the baby shower be held in someone's home, restaurant, or workplace? Once you've decided on the WHERE for the baby shower, then you will need to decide the WHEN. Pick a date and time that is most convenient for you and for the momma-to-be; evenings or weekends when most people are off work is best.

Once you've chosen the WHERE and WHEN of the baby shower; you can turn your mind to the Winnie the Pooh details. You'll need invitations and Winnie the Pooh invitations are an absolute must for your Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower. These invitations will set the entire tone of the baby shower. If you have your own computer and printer, you can design your own Winnie the Pooh baby shower invitations. There are two different Winnie the Pooh looks that you can go for; either Winnie the Pooh and his friends as babies or as their regular age. Either look is appropriate for a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower.

If you have the time, you can print out your own Winnie the Pooh baby shower invitations. You can find Printable Winnie the Pooh Baby Shower Invitations at The Rosemary Company. This gives you the baby Winnie the Pooh look and all you need to do is print your party information on it. A package of eight will cost you $4.75.

You can also use a free Winnie the Pooh template off the internet and print your invitations that way. One website that offers a couple of choices is 'plan the perfect baby shower' website. Another website with free printable Pooh invitation templates is familyshoppingbag.com.

Another creative idea is to create your own Winnie the Pooh baby shower invitations from scratch. You will need to purchase a Winnie the Pooh stamp, a balloon stamp, and any other stamps that will fit into your theme, an ink pad or two; blank card stock paper and then you can create your own Winnie the Pooh baby shower invitations. Once each sheet is created, you can then print off the baby shower information on them with your printer. Once you've printed out your Winnie the Pooh baby shower invitations, they can be embellished with scrap booking supplies, stickers, jewels, etc. to make them even more special.

If you want to buy Winnie the Pooh baby invitations, The Rosemary Company has a set of eight baby Winnie the Pooh party invitations for $3.99.

The Taylor Card Company offers thirty-one different Winnie the Pooh invitation/announcement cards for you to choose from. Their prices start at $42.00 and they even offer the option of doing your invitations for you and mailing them out as well.

If you hit the local party supply store in your town, you may be lucky and find Winnie the Pooh baby shower invitations there too.

Decorations for your Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower are simple to find. Winnie the Pooh has been around since 1926 and Disney Pooh since the 1960's so there has been plenty of time for merchandise to be made for nearly any occasion. If you are buying your Winnie the Pooh decorations, check into your local Dollar Store, party supply store and discount superstore first to see what they have to offer.

If you decide to buy your Winnie the Pooh baby shower decorations online, there are certainly plenty of websites to choose from. Both The Rosemary Company and Party Pail have a nice selection of baby Pooh decorations.

An adorable baby shower decorative accent would be to add several inexpensive Winnie the Pooh plush characters and put them all around the room. After the baby shower, the new parents-to-be can take home all the Pooh plush characters to decorate the nursery. If you can sew, you can pick up Winnie the Pooh fabric from any fabric store to create Winnie the Pooh pillows or a baby blanket that can be used as baby shower decorations that can then be taken home for the new nursery. The Winnie the Pooh baby blanket can be hung on the wall for a decorative touch.

When you are buying your Winnie the Pooh decorations, don't forget to pick up Winnie the Pooh plates, cups, napkins, flatware (though you may have to go for a solid color on these), hats, balloons and anything else you think you may need to really get guests in the Hundred Acre Wood Winnie the Pooh spirit.

Baby shower games add a fun touch for everyone. You can pick up inexpensive party favors to give as gifts from your local Dollar store or from an online company such as The Oriental Trading Company.

An example of some of the games that can be played at your Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower are 1) How many baby items can you name game. Each person will need a pen or pencil and paper to write down all the baby items they can think of. Set a time limit with a timer and the person with the most items baby items named is the winner.

2) Guess the baby food game. Each person will need the pen or pencil and paper again. Have about ten jars of baby food that have the labels removed and have each person take a taste (clean spoon each time!) and write down what they think the flavor is. The person who has guessed the most foods correctly is the winner. This game will fit into the Winnie the Pooh baby shower theme by putting Pooh stickers on the baby food jars (same one on all jars).

3) Guess how many baby safety pins are in the empty baby food jar game. Pass around a baby food jar full of baby safety pins and have each person guess the number inside. The person closest to the correct total of baby safety pins is the winner. Buy Pooh baby safety pins for this game.

4) Blindfold Diapering game. You will need blindfolds, baby dolls, and diapers for this game. Have your guests break into teams of equal numbers. A member of each team puts on the blindfold and then diapers the baby doll while blindfolded. After the first person finishes diapering, they run to the next team member who puts on the blindfold on and has to remove and then diaper the same. The first team whose entire team has finished diapering wins. This game can be adapted to the Winnie the Pooh theme by using Pooh characters to diaper instead of baby dolls. You can find other baby shower game ideas here.

A Winnie the Pooh cake is another important part of the baby shower festivities. You can either buy your Winnie the Pooh cake at a bakery or grocery store. Nearly every place will have at least one Winnie the Pooh cake option. If you don't want a large cake, you can buy individual cupcakes with a Pooh theme on each one. The cake or cupcake option is mostly a matter of choice and convenience so go with whatever option works best for you.

If you have the time and the desire, you can bake your own Winnie the Pooh cake. This can be as simple as making a regular cake mix in a pan, then frosting it and adding small Winnie the Pooh decorations to the top or as elaborate as buying a Winnie the Pooh cake pan and then decorating it with different colors of frosting for the Pooh look and colors. There are several Winnie the Pooh cake choices and options available here.

In addition to the usual food cake, how about considering a real baby shower fun addition, the diaper cake. A diaper cake is not actually a cake at all. It has the look of a cake but it is made from diapers and an assortment of baby items such as lotion, powder, pacifier, washcloths, onesies, booties, bottles etc. You can buy one already made from websites such as Ryder Layne & Co. for around $80.00 or from Doyles Diaper Cakes for around $60.00.

If you are ambitious and have the time, you can make your own Winnie the Pooh diaper cake. You can find full instructions on how to make your own diaper cake here.

Setting up a baby registry before the baby shower is a good idea that can help out the new parents-to-be and the guests too by offering gift ideas. Plus it might eliminate a part of the problem of getting too many of one thing and not enough of another. Stores such as BabiesRUs.com and Target.com offer baby shower registry services. Make sure to include any registry information on your baby shower invitations.

You're ready to put together your own Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower now. The baby shower will last at least a couple of hours or so and really should be limited to adults. Children are wonderful and precious but some events such as baby showers are best if the kids are left with a sitter for a short time.