Baby showers are all about celebrating a new life coming into the world. Traditionally, showers were for the first born and only women were invited. These days, baby shower theme ideas are  are very popular.   It's also perfectly acceptable to have a baby shower for every child. It is a time for celebration after all.

The best time to throw a baby shower is about 4-6 weeks before the baby’s due date. This allows time in case the mother has an early delivery. Also, the mom won’t be so large that she won’t be able to move around and enjoy herself. It’s up to the hostess if she wants a theme for the party. Themes help in the decoration and helps tie everything together. Here’s a list of baby showers ideas to inspire the hostess.

Eco-friendly or green themes for women only parties or for couples are all the rage. A perfect place for the eco-friendly party is in a garden patio, a beautiful park, or decorate the house with green house plants. For the baby shower invitations idea,  use either an e-vite to save paper or PCW recycled paper invitations that are processed without chlorine. Use real plates, silverware, cloth napkins and tablecloths. Suggest all the gifts be wrapped creatively using recycled newspaper or cloth. Green theme baby shower gift ideas can be made out of sustainable materials like cloth diapers, organic clothing, wooden toys, organic cotton clothes, green cleaning products etc…

For food make a large salad using fresh local or organic vegetables and fruits. Give locally made soaps or fair-trade teas away as prizes for any games you might play.

Polka Dot parties are fun and easy to put together for either a baby boy or baby girl. For a polka dot baby shower cake ideas, make a round cake or buy a 2 layer round cake in the store and frost any color you’d like. Use white frosting and food coloring to make the polka dots. You can do this with cupcakes as well. Have the shower outside so you can make bubbles float with a bubble machine. Decorate with clusters of balloons and serve ginger ale colored baby blue or pink. Cut little finger sandwiches in a circle, serve skittles, pastel m and m’s, or anything yummy that is round.

This is a fabulous idea for a mom-to-be who already has children and is already well stocked with baby gear.  Every guest brings a meal for the family that can be frozen and a box of diapers!  This gives the family dinner for at least a week after the baby is born and a good stock of diapers!  What more can a mom want! 

When you send the invitations to this party, include a paper asking the men and the women each to write their top 10 best baby/children tips. Then at the party collect all the papers and bind together as a little book of advice for the new mother and father. This is a great theme idea for couples. Suggest parents bring a favorite gift that they have received as a gift. Choose soft pastel colors for decoration.

For a list of great free baby shower game ideas and prizes, click here.