January baby showers are fun to plan because there are so many themes that you can use. You can go completely cold weather-related with snow, penguins, and reindeer themes, or you can use winter colors like white and silver for more generic themes like “Oh Baby.” Here are some January baby shower ideas, including themes to choose from, treats to serve, games to play, and party favors to give to your guests.
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January baby shower themes to choose from.
- A Little Snow Angel Is On The Way
- Baby It’s Cold Outside
- Winter Wonderland
- A Little Snowflake Is On The Way
- Oh Baby or Oh Boy in Winter Colors
- Snow theme
- Snowflake Kisses and Baby Wishes
- Cozy Cabin Lumberjack/Jill theme
- Hot Cocoa And Cookies
- Little Snow Fox Is On The Way
- Evergreen and Pinecones
- Silver and White Elegant Winter theme
- Snowy Scandinavian Shower
- Baby Penguin theme
- Baby Polar Bear theme
- Baby Reindeer theme
- New Year, New Baby
All of these themes can be done individually, or combined to make up a different theme with a winter aesthetic. Put evergreen and gingerbread men together for a Christmas theme, or do baby penguins with a blue and white snow theme.
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With January-themed invitations, you can go with a playful animal theme, or a more elegant and formal theme in winter colors, depending on the tone that you want to set.
These pretty snowflake invitations don’t have a specific theme, but they can be used for an elegant winter baby shower if you want to have a non-cartoony event.
January and winter baby shower decor ideas.
This is a fun theme to decorate for, since you’ll be able to get a lot of organic materials to use to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. You can also use a lot of blue and white for winter snow and ice. Check out a full list of decor ideas in my Amazon shop here: Winter baby shower supplies and party decor
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 snowflake table centerpieces.
During the Winter months you can get greenery and plastic glitter snowflakes to create themed centerpieces. Add some white pillar candles and wrap evergreen garlands around them, or wrap twinkling string lights around the greenery.
Blue and white balloon arch.
Get blue, white, and silver 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 get a variety of balloon arch sets on Amazon (affiliate link.)
White pillar candles.
Get as many gold, silver, brass, and clear glass candlesticks that you can and create clusters of candlesticks in different areas of the room. You don’t even need to light them if you’re afraid of having a fire hazard! Clusters of candles make a nice display even if they’re not lit. Put holly and mistletoe around them for an added festive look.
Winter themed table runners.
Get some table runners in winter patterns or shades of blue and white or red and green to create a pretty base color that you can put the winter themed items on. Round up any winter tablecloths that you can find, or stick with solid colors and cover tables to use for gifts and party food.
January baby shower food ideas.
Planning the food for a winter-themed baby shower is going to be fun because you can use things like peppermint, hot cocoa, gingerbread, cinnamon, and eggnog for treats. Choose to go with pies and other sweets, or add some hot items in to make the food more savory.
For a dessert buffet, there are a lot of options for holiday treats. These are some ideas for food to serve, with an emphasis on some fun cookies to make!
Italian Christmas cookies.
These pretty Italian Christmas cookies from Cucina by Elena are simple to make and will be an elegant addition to any winter dessert buffet. If you don’t want to go with the red and green color scheme, use blue and white or all white for a snowy look.
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Snowball truffles.
Make these easy snowball truffles from Eat Cook Bake to put on a dessert table. These use white chocolate and coconut to make a cute winter-themed treat.
Mini pies.
This is a good choice for this time 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.
Oreo pine cones.
These cute Oreo pinecone treats by Eat Cook Bake are perfect for a winter dessert buffet. They’re super cute, and the instructions look easy to follow and will help you make a really cute dessert treat.
Pumpkin soup.
Make pumpkin soup in a crock pot so that guests can help themselves when they want a savory dish. There are a lot of recipes for pumpkin soup online, I like this one from Hebbar’s Kitchen. You can also dress it up by putting the soup in this pumpkin-shaped tureen from Aamzon (#ad)
Winter themed sweet and dip.
Make this easy Funfetti dip recipe from Two Kids And A Coupon and set up a dipping station for people to help themselves. Use winter-themed paper plates and napkins in blue and white to match the color of the dip.
Hot chocolate bar.
Set up a self-serve station for making hot chocolate with personalized cups and napkins, hot chocolate in thermal carafes, and an assortment of topping like whipped cream, sprinkles, and marshmallows.
Snowman Oreos.
These cute snowmen from In The Kids Kitchen are made from chocolate sandwich cookies, white chocolate, and chocolate chips, so there’s no icing piping needed! Add them to the dessert table or give them to guests as party favors.
Snowflake cake.
Make edible snowflakes ahead of time and put them on a store-bought cake, or make one yourself with fluffy white icing that looks like snow. You can make snowflakes in a few ways, with royal icing, fondant and cookie cutters, or silicone molds. You can make them up ahead of the party so that they have time to dry, and put them on the cake the day of the party.
Penguin cookies.
These are so cute…They’re penguins made with Nutter Butter cookies covered in chocolate and some other sweet elements. You can get the instructions on the In The Kids Kitchen website here: Penguin cookies.
Meringue snowmen.
These cute meringue snowmen from The Soccer Mom Blog would be a nice addition to a dessert table. You can decorate them with a number of different types of candy to match a color scheme if you want to keep things color-coded.
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January party games and activities.
Diaper race.
Have a contest where people have to put a diaper on a balloon in the shortest amount of time. Make it more challenging by making the guests be blindfolded when they do it!
Snowflake hunt.
Decorate with snowflakes 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 like a gift.
Winter bingo.
Get winter-themed bingo and other printables to play at the party. Choose from a few varieties at Greengate Images.
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January baby shower party favors.
Winter themed sugar scrubs.
Get little sugar scrub jars that are sugar plum themed and perfect for a party favor. Put a little white bow on them and give them out to thank your guests as they leave. See them on Etsy: Sugar Plum sugar scrubs
Winter scented handmade soaps.
These cute handmade peppermint body balm sticks would be perfect for a party favor with a holiday fragrance. Put a white bow on them , or add some snowflake stickers for a wintery touch.
Customized hot chocolate kits.
Get customized mugs from Zazzle, put a packet of hot chocolate mix and a peppermint stick wrapped with a ribbon in them, and send your guests home with the hot chocolate kit and a mug that they can keep as a souvenir of the event.
Custom hot chocolate mix.
Sticking with the hot chocolate theme, you can get customized hot chocolate packets and use those as your party favors. If you get the invitations on Zazzle you can add the design to the drink packets by using the transfer design tool.
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