Butterflies are a sweet theme for a baby shower, and it can be for a girl, boy, or gender neutral. It works beautifully for different color themes in the spring, summer, or fall, and butterflies give you endless inspiration for decorations, activities, and food. These are some butterfly-themed ideas for an “A Little Butterfly is on the Way” or a Butterfly Kisses and Baby Wishes” baby shower.
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A Little Butterfly Is On The Way invitation ideas.
There are tons of options for butterfly-themed party invitations and decor. You can find customizable paper and party supplies on Zazzle, and sets of party decorations on Amazon (affiliate link)
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Send butterfly-themed invitations with a pretty watercolor butterfly and floral accents.
This collection of green butterflies for a baby shower brunch would be a nice gender-neutral take on the theme.
This pink and purple collection would be good for a baby girl’s baby shower.
Butterfly baby shower decor ideas:
- Hang paper or fabric butterfly garlands from walls, over dessert tables, or across the party area. You can also get custom banners with photos and names. Get this butterfly bunting on Zazzle here.
- Balloons are always fun, and you can add paper butterflies to them, like these on Amazon: Butterfly party decor set (affilaite link)
- Add butterfly-themed high chair skirts or banners that match the rest of your party décor.
- Arrange flowers in vases and attach delicate faux butterflies to them. You can also use butterfly picks or clips to decorate bouquets, mantels, and dessert tables.
- Use pastel-colored balloons (lavender, pink, mint, yellow, and white) to create a balloon arch or garland that works as a photo backdrop. See some options here on Amazon (affiliate link)
- Fill glass jars or painted vases with flowers and add butterfly toppers for a pretty touch.
- Get table runners with butterflies or floral garden patterns to set the scene. (Amazon has options, affiliate link.)
- Get a butterfly-themed guestbook where guests can sign butterfly cutouts with messages and advice for the mom-to-be.
- Use lace, gingham, or floral tablecloths for a garden-inspired look.
- Set up a butterfly photo booth with flower garlands and butterfly props.
Put a customized butterfly-themed welcome sign at the party entrance.
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Party games and activities.
Add a butterfly theme to the traditional baby shower activities to carry the theme through the party, and to keep your guests entertained.
- Get bingo cards with butterfly species, flowers, and garden images.
- If you have a butterfly conservatory or botanical garden nearby, check if they host private parties for a real-life butterfly experience.
- Get butterfly themed baby trivia cards from Zazzle to see who knows the most about babies in general!
- Do a guessing game where people are given a silk butterfly and they have to guess how many will fit around the mom-to-be’s midsection! You can get packs of silk butterflies at craft stores in the floral section, or here on Amazon: Silk Butterflies (affiliate link)
Little butterfly party food.
Food for a butterfly party can be light, colorful, and garden-inspired. Think delicate treats and cakes and cupcakes with a butterfly theme.
- Decorate mini cupcakes and macarons with butterfly toppers or edible wafer paper butterflies. I made edible butterflies and sold them for years, and they’re really easy to use on baked goods, so definitely get some of those! You can find them on Amazon here:Wafer paper Edible Butterflies (affiliate link).
- Use a butterfly-shaped cookie cutter and decorate with pastel icing.
- Cut sandwiches with a butterfly-shaped cutter.
- Arrange fruit in the shape of a butterfly with berries, melon, and grapes.
- Shape cheese and crackers into a butterfly design, or add butterfly toothpick toppers.
- Make a butterfly-shaped cake, or a simple round cake topped with edible butterfly decorations and pastel flowers. See some butterfly cakes that you can make at home on my other website here.
- Serve lemonade, fruit punch, or sparkling water with pastel straws and butterfly drink toppers.
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Butterfly baby shower party favors.
Favors for a butterfly first birthday can be fun and useful keepsakes, and you can personalize them with the party date or mom-to-be’s name.
- You can personalize stickers to put on candy, and everyone likes a sweet treat to take home.
- Butterfly keychains or things like a bottle opener are useful gifts that people like.
- Butterfly can coolers, which are a favorite of a lot of people because they can actually use them again!
- Send guests home with wildflower seed packets decorated with butterflies so they can plant a “butterfly garden.”
- Lip balm with a butterfly theme that’s customized would be a good favor because people will definitely use it!
For an article with over 45 ideas for baby shower themes, click here.
I hope that this gave you some ideas to get started planning your butterfly baby shower. The most important thing to remember is to have fun and enjoy the day!
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