A bow themed baby shower is a good general theme that can be used for a boy, girl, or gender-neutral party. These bow baby shower ideas are meant to be a starting point for your party planning for invitations, party games, food, favors, and thank you notes.
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Bow baby shower themes to choose from.
- General bow theme, nothing specific!
- “Oh, baby!”
- Add a floral element to the bows for a feminine feel.
- Add a gingham element to the bows for a country feel.
- Add seasonal elements like snowflakes or wildflowers.
All of these themes can be done individually, or combined to make up a different aesthetic. Put bows, wildflowers, and gingham together for a feminine springtime shower theme, or add snowflakes and white bows for a winter theme.
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Invitations and paper products.
The best place to get full suites of customizable invitations and paper products is Zazzle. You can personalize them before ordering, and get paper plates, napkins, thank you notes and other paper products to go with the invitations that you choose.
This bow themed collection combines pink toile with the bows
for a formal touch that’s feminine and sweet.
This collection with a blue bow would be good for a winter baby shower, or for a boy baby shower any time of year.
We have pink, blue, yellow, green, and purple bow-themed invitations in our Zazzle shop so that you can use this theme for boys, girls, and gender-neutral parties if you don’t know the baby’s sex yet. You can see all of our bow bay shower items here.
A guest book that you make into a photo album.
Get a personalized guest book like this one from our Zazzle shop, have your guests sign it, then add photos of the party after it’s over. It will be a keepsake album that you can look back on in the future. We have them in multiple colors and designs, so you’re not limited to pink! See all of them here: Bows Baby Shower invitations and accessories
Bow baby shower decor ideas.
This is a fun theme to decorate for, since it’s easy to buy bows that are premade, or make your own using ribbon and fabric. You don’t need to do much more than put bows on everything, but you can also incorporate more things if you have other design elements included.
Customized welcome signs.
Get a personalized welcome sign to greet guests at the entrance of the party. Match it to the invitations to carry the theme through the party.
Mini greenery and bows table centerpieces.
Create centerpieces with bows and greenery or flowers using vases. You can also use pillar candles that you wrap with a bow as a centerpiece.
Bows and balloons arch.
Get bows and colorful balloons and tie them together to make an arch or garlands that can be used around doors, or for a photo booth backdrop. You can make your own, or get a variety of balloon arch sets on Amazon (affiliate link.)
A feminine mantel.
Decorate your mantel with pink flowers and bows, or choose a different color to coordinate with the color scheme you’re using.
Bow themed table runners.
Get some table runners with bow patterns to create a pretty table display. Round up any white tablecloths that you can find and pin bows onto them, or get garlands to attach.
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Bow baby shower food ideas.
The food for a bow-themed baby shower can be anything that you want. Just decorate the serving plates or tiered trays with bows to match the theme, and use paper plates and napkins that are decorated with bows and your personalization.
Cake pops or balls.
Make cake pops (or buy them) in the colors that you’re using and serve them as a finger food treat.
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Salty sweet mix.
Use little pretzels (the ones with the bow shape) as a snack that’s available in bowls around the room. If you want to get fancy with them, drizzle white chocolate and colored sprinkles over them to match your color scheme.
Mini pies.
This is a good choice for any of year, and it’s going to be a popular one. A dessert buffet filled with mini pies or tarts will be a fun option for guests, and they’ll be able to try out a few different flavors. Add some fruit pies to the mix and have a selection for people to try.
Hot chocolate bar.
If your party is during the winter, make hot chocolate with personalized cups and napkins, hot chocolate in thermal carafes, and an assortment of topping like whipped cream, sprinkles, and marshmallows.
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Bow party games and activities.
Bow race.
Have a contest where people have to tie a bow on a balloon in the shortest amount of time. This is a lot harder than you think, because wrapping a ribbon around a balloon is tricky!
Bow hunt.
Decorate with bows all over the house, and have people guess how many there are all together. It will be fun for guests to go on a hunt for them, and the person who gets closest to the right number can win a prize that’s wrapped with a bow.
Bow bingo.
Get bow-themed bingo and other printables to play at the party. Get these cards at Greengate Images.
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Bow baby shower party favors.
Bow themed honey.
These cute honey jars that match the color scheme of the party would make a cute party favor for a springtime shower. You can personalize them in our Zazzle shop.
Bow lip balm.
These cute lip balms that you can personalize in our Zazzle shop would be a useful party favor.
Custom drink mix.
You can get customized drink packets and use those as your party favors. These come in lemonade, margarita, hot cocoa and coffee.
Bows are a cute theme for a baby shower, and there are so many things that you can do with them. I hope that these gave you some ideas!
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