Baby Shower Favors

Budget baby shower party favors

If you are a mom-to-be and a baby shower is being planned for you, baby shower favors for your guests are a gracious way to say “thank you” and to provide a remembrance of the event. Baby shower favors are not required by etiquette but may be expected. They are always appreciated, and can be charming and tasteful without being expensive. You can even make your own.

Favors can be presented to guests as they arrive or placed on the gift table where guests can help themselves. At a sit-down dinner, include a baby shower party favor at each place setting. Baby shower favors can display the shower date, delivery date, and names of mom, dad and baby, but this is optional.

Traditional Baby Shower Favors

Chocolate is a traditional and popular baby shower party favor, especially chocolate bars, chocolate lollipops and small boxes of chocolates in personalized wrappers or boxes. Chocolate lollipops can also be arranged in a vase and displayed as a centerpiece.

Everyone loves fresh, homemade goodies. Bake chocolate-chip and chocolate-frosted cookies, along with mini-loaves of lemon poppy-seed and zucchini breads. Fill baby-themed paper plates with some of each, wrap in colored cellophane and tie with ribbon.

Traditional baby shower favor ideas also include baby bottles tied with ribbons and filled with foil-wrapped chocolates, nuts or a mix of both. Sachets are another traditional baby shower party favor. Place scented potpourri in a square of tulle and tie with ribbon, adding a baby charm.

Creative Baby Shower Favors

Luxurious bath items make great baby shower favors. Fill baby shower favor bags with assorted scented bubble bath packets and small soaps in different colors, shapes and scents. Include a scented sponge or body loofah and small scented candles.

For a more cost-effective option, make your own gift sets by filling small plastic bottles with scented body washes, lotions, shampoos and bath oils. Place one of each bottle on a square of colored tulle and tie with curly ribbons.

These unusual but pleasing baby shower favor ideas are also sure to be appreciated by your guests:

  • Find a small baby shower corsage you like and order enough to share with guests as they arrive.
  • Give each guest a disposable camera for a baby shower party favor everyone can use immediately.
  • Order customized baby-shaped refrigerator magnets or jars of flavored, colored lip gloss displaying baby’s name and the shower date.
  • “Green” favors like mini-potted tropical palms and coffee plants or seed packets with “baby” in the name are also popular.