**Develop a Unique Baby Shower Theme Through Organized Gift Giving.**

Stork Theme

If you have chosen a stork theme you may want to ask your guests to bring gifts that are wrapped in receiving blankets or baby towels instead of the usual gift bag or wrapping paper. Wrapping the gifts in this way is sure to add to the creativity side of the theme. It is also an excellent way to make sure mom is stocked up with these baby necessities.

Baby ABC’s

If you have chosen to an alphabet theme you can add to it by assigning each guest a different letter of the alphabet and asking them to purchase a gift that starts with that letter. Ask your guests to write their assigned letter on their card so that mom can refer back to it and remember the fun and thoughtfulness associated with the theme. This theme can be a fun way to make sure mom doesn’t get duplicate gifts. It can also enhance the guests’ motivation and creativity while shopping for baby shower gifts.

Animal Theme

If you are following an animal or baby animal’s theme for your baby shower, ask your guests to wrap their gifts with wrapping paper or bags that somehow reflects your animal or baby animal’s theme. For example if you have chosen a monkey theme there is tones of cute wrapping paper or gift bags with pictures of monkeys swinging from trees and so on.

Baby Toys Theme

If you have chosen a baby toys theme you can ask your guests to bring a baby toy as part of their gift. This toy does not have to be purchased, rather it can be one of their child’s old baby toys, or it can be a hand made toy. This is a great way to start the baby off with a lot of unique toys!

Baby Necessity Theme

Ask your guests to bring gifts wrapped in receiving blanket, crib sheet, or a baby necessity that will be useful to mom in the future.

Nursery Rhyme Theme

Assign each guest a nursery rhyme and ask them to bring a gift that is reflective of that nursery rhyme. Ask them if they can write a short story, poem, or even sentence or two that illustrates the symbolism of the gift, or how it fits into the nursery rhyme theme.

Shower for Mom

If you are hosting a baby shower and have chosen the theme to shower mom, ask your guests to bring a gift that is just for mom, or mom and dad as a couple. You can suggest gift certificates to get a massage, manicure, hair cut or even a day at the spa.

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

This classic theme is a great way to get baby’s book collection started. Ask your guests to buy a book that features a bear. This could be a famous bear such as Winnie the Pooh, or even just a factual book on bears.