A “Locally Grown” themed baby shower is a fun one for the spring or summer. You can incorporate farmer’s market ideas, “little sprout” references, and food made from fresh local produce to serve to your guests. It can also range from gardening to baby farm animals as far as the invitations go. These are some ideas that I rounded up for a fun Locally Grown themed baby shower.
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“Locally Grown” baby shower ideas to use.
- Farmer’s market decor
- Little Sprout is growing
- Fruit and vegetables
- Baby in Bloom
- Barnyard animals on the farm
- Gardening theme
All of these themes can be done individually, or combined to make up your party decor. The general theme of plants growing can be done in a lot of ways, so it gives you a wide range of possibilities..
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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.
Locally Grown baby shower.
This collection is a very straightforward use of the theme, with a “locally grown” message on the invitation. There are a lot of variations on the clothesline theme, but this specific collection has a lot of products in it so that you can do an entire baby shower with the same graphics.
This pink version is a cute option for a baby girl’s shower.
This beige gingham version is cute for a gender-neutral baby shower.
Farmer’s market theme.
You can go with a farmer’s market theme with this cute market stand collection. The colorful design has a cute market stand and a gingham background for a country feel.
Fruits and vegetables theme.
This cute watercolor design collection has little fruits and vegetables in colors that would work for the spring or the fall.
This cute spring green gingham design has a vegetable illustration and a script typography that gives your invitation an airy look. This color is a little brighter than the sage green you’ll find with this theme, so it’s a more cheerful option.
A little sprout variation.
This cute “A little sprout is on the way” invitation has a shape that mimics the notched corners background on the design. It would go with a locally grown theme for the party, and you can use plants as part of your party decor.
A guest book that you make into a photo album.
Get a personalized guest book like this one, 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. This one is part of a larger collection, so you can get invitations and other paper products to match.
Locally Grown baby shower decor ideas.
This is a fun theme to decorate for, since it’s easy to make displays of fruits and vegetables using baskets and shopping bags.
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 veggies table centerpieces.
Create centerpieces with fresh fruits and vegetables, or make pretty fruit bowl charcuterie boards that guests can eat! Use wicker baskets like the ones that they’d use at the farmer’s market to show off their produce, stuff them with a towel, put a gingham napkin on it, then put plates of fruit on them.
Balloons arch.
Get bows and colorful balloons in shades of green and bronze 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 this cute set to make an arch on Amazon (affiliate link.)
A market-y mantel.
Decorate your mantel with vegetables and leaves, or choose a different color to coordinate with the color scheme you’re using. For the fall use pumpkins and fall leaves, and for the spring and summer you can get artificial veggies (or real ones) to decorate the mantel with greenery as the filler.
Gingham themed table runners.
Get some table runners with gingham patterns to create a country farm themed table display. These can be any color, but the classic red and blue are always good options. You can get this one premade, or buy the fabric to make them yourself, in my Spoonflower shop here.
Click here to see my collection of Locally Grown decor for baby showers on Amazon (affiliate link)
Locally Grown baby shower food ideas.
The food for a locally grown themed baby shower is easy to plan…Have lots of fresh fruit, veggies and dips, and artisan bread with spreads like jams and honey, You can get some bread recipes on my baking website here, including this easy tomato basil bread: A Cake To Remember tomato basil bread
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. You can get colored candy coating in green or white if you want to go with a green theme.
Mini pies.
This is a good choice for any of year, and it’s going to be a popular one if you get some that are made with fresh fruit from the farmer’s market. 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.
Juice bar.
Have a drink station set up where you have pitchers of fruit juices to go with the fresh product theme.
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Locally Grown party games and activities.
Egg race.
Do the classic egg and spoon race with eggs that are stored in containers marked “farm fresh eggs.” See who can run through an obstacle course with the egg on the spoon without dropping it, and the winner gets a dozen fresh eggs to take home.
Veggie hunt.
If you have an outdoor space, hide a bunch of vegetables around the yard and give people a list of the ones that they need to find in the shortest amount of time. The first person to find everything on their list wins a prize (maybe the vegetables!)
Locally Grown bingo.
Get locally grown-themed bingo and other printables to play at the party. Get these cards at Greengate Images.
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Locally Grown baby shower party favors.
Locally Grown themed honey.
These cute honey jars that match the theme of the party would make a cute party favor for a springtime shower. You can personalize them on Zazzle.
Lip balm.
These cute lip balms that you can personalize on Zazzle shop would be a useful party favor.
Fresh fruit basket
Get some cute baskets at the dollar store and fill them with an assortment of fresh fruit and a bottle of premium juice. It’s a fun themed gift and it will also be a healthy snack that your guests will actually use.
Seed packs.
Give your guests a little packet of seeds, or a small herb plant as a favor. This is a fun gift for someone who enjoys gardening, and if you give out little herb planters they can grow those to use the herbs in the kitchen.
This is a cute theme for a spring or summer baby shower, and you can also bring it into the fall months with pumpkins and figs. Let me know if you have any ideas that I can add to this list!
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