Woodland-themed baby showers are a huge trend among soon-to-be parents. They are a wonderful way to welcome the new member of your family with nature in mind.
If you’re planning on throwing one, here are some woodland-inspired ideas to make it memorable for your guests!
When decorating a woodland baby shower we can imagine a rustic environment. Logs, branches, colors in earth tones, acorns are just a few ideas that will help bring to life a setting that your guests will never forget.
Baby Shower Invitations
Woodland baby shower invitations are available in many online shops today. You can pick one that you think will be perfect for your guests! Just make sure that the design is something that they would appreciate and enjoy.
Invitations with forest animals are perfect for a woodland baby shower. Who would not fall for a cute raccoon, a wise owl, or an adorable family of chipmunks? You can also find invitations with greenery and trunks that will transport your guests directly to an amazing forest where they can almost smell the fresh air of the wild.
It is very important to select the correct invitation for your woodland baby shower because you want all your guests to immediately connect with nature and feel that the soon to come child will be arriving to an environment full of life. Remember that at this point you need to know clearly that the rest of your decoration must match the colors and characters that you want to include.
Baby Shower Decoration Ideas
The stage is set with the invitation but of course, you also need to think about the party decoration. Welcome the guests with this original welcome sign.
Choose the perfect backdrop or ‘stage’ for your shower. A good backdrop should be able to convey the theme and the mood of your party.
For this, you can use a rustic or wooden table and chairs. Hang some twigs and branches on the wall and place some mini potted plants around them for an earthy feel. If you want something more elegant, you can go for a white backdrop with some greenery to maintain the woodland feel.
If you prefer something simple but cute, you can choose to put a banner with forest animals as a background. It will look gorgeous! Fortunately for us, we have a lot of animals to choose from. Raccoons, rabbits, bears, deers, moose, owls, foxes or chipmunks. You can include one, two or all of them depending on how far your creativity can take you. What is for sure is all your guests will fall for their cuteness.
We all know that embellishments are crucial! Use leaves, berries, pinecones and nuts to create an accent on each table. You can also use jars or other small containers as vases. They often come in clear glass so it’s easy to fill them with just about any floral accent or even delicious candy. Nowadays it is very easy to find all of these props everywhere.
Complete the tablescape with woodland-themed paper goods like napkins, plates, cups and table covers. You can even place some of these items on the gift table so it won’t be too crowded. Just do not forget that the design of these items must match with the rest of the decoration.
Make sure that everything is in green, brown and cream hues. You can use white as an accent color for some elements like the cake or the plates. You can even put small woodland creatures on top of each table!
Another creative way to enhance your decoration is with catchy phrases or messages. You can either use some banners along the room or you can decide to have some beautiful and delicate wooden stands with nice messages written and placed over them, as you can see in the picture. People will start matching themselves and their friends with the woodland animals and their characteristics. You can even invent a game out of this, but this is a topic we will elaborate more later on. Only keep in mind that the sky’s the limit for your creativity!
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Below you can see a set of beautiful plates, cups and napkins with woodland animals that will make the baby shower look spectacular. They combine forest animals painted in watercolor with greenery.
Woodland baby shower cupcake wrappers
The woodland cupcake wrappers are a perfect complement for the baby shower decor. The brown, gray, orange and green colors will go great with any other decorations you have set up. Place them around the table or near the desserts for a sweet look.
Woodland baby shower favor ideas
Use simple and classic baby shower favor ideas for the woodland themed baby shower. The baby shower party will be a wonderful and memorable event if you can come up with cute and unforgettable favors that go well with the theme. If you want to give out something small, choose chocolates or candies in cream, brown or green hues. You can use them as fillers for pails, tins or boxes.
For favors that are bigger than chocolates, you can opt for theme-related items like mini pine trees or birdhouses to be given out as favors. There are lots of things you can choose from to make the guests feel special and appreciated! Just make sure that the items you’ll give out are in line with the woodland theme.
Lastly, if budget is not a problem, you can go for small (or big) stuffed woodland animals. For sure this would make your woodland baby shower unforgettable for everyone. And if you really want to hit a homerun you can add some of the candies we mentioned before.
One last tip: don’t forget to attach a thank you tag on the favor box or bag!
Woodland baby shower centerpieces
For the centerpieces you can choose decorations with greenery and logs. You can put a piece of trunk as a base and on top put a glass jar with decorative acorns. Adding some eucalyptus branches will not only look beautiful, but they will give the environment an exquisite aroma. You can also put figures or posters of forest animals as part of the centerpieces. A candle is also an excellent idea that will lighten the tables.
Baby Shower Food Ideas
Well, we have seen how we can make the scenery look good but now is time to take charge of one of our most important senses: taste! So let’s check out some ideas that not only will make you want to eat everything but also that will be a delight for your eyes. As always, it is very important that all of our food ideas perfectly match the rest of the decoration. We need to keep in mind colors and other important aspects of our decoration so we don’t lose balance and the party still keeps a wonderful ambience.
For the cake, a very simple way to go with it is to have a base that resembles a log. On top of it we can put a two or three cake with a frosting that uses similar colors that match the rest of the decoration and also we can include some of our favorite woodland animals. Some edible branches and leaves will also look great on that cake.
Regarding the flavor, you should ideally choose a flavor that most of the guests like, as long as the mommy-to-be likes it. Usually chocolate or vanilla will do the trick. Just bear in mind that sometimes pregnant women may have alimentary restrictions, so be sure to have an appropriate cake or at least a dessert that the mommy-to-be can enjoy.
Although the cake usually is the star of the food items, it can certainly not be the only thing. You must also include additional items that the guests can enjoy, let’s say, more easily. Cupcakes and cookies normally will be the first choice. They are simple and easy to get. Besides, you can decorate as you want. In this case, we should go with colors and shapes that make everybody feel at the woodlands. After all, we are at a woodland baby shower.
A nice idea would be to make them resemble some of our favorite woodland animals.
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Woodland Baby Shower Decoration Inspiration
Take a look a the wonderful baby shower party decorations below inspired in the woodland theme. They will take your breath away.
We really hope you have enjoyed all the amazing ideas we shared with you to have the best woodland baby shower ever. It was with all our love. At the end, the whole purpose is for you to make a party that appeals to all of our senses. Something that not only looks nice, but that your guests can feel the smells of the jungle, enjoy beautiful sounds and music, delight their palates with delicious treats, and even be able to feel the different textures of every item in the room, so that everyone will have to say that it was definitely a pretty celebration.