Baby Shower Cake Creativity

The cake at a baby shower can be simple; planned to be served as the dessert, or it can be a major decorating feature of the party. It can be as simple as a sheet cake bought at the local grocery store or bakery and maybe have "Welcome baby" written on top, or it can be something much, much, more.

Creative Baby Shower Cakes

The secret behind a creative baby shower cake is to get a good idea. There are many clever ideas online. Some of them tie the cake directly to the theme, such as "Noah's Ark", or "Baby Animals". Others are just plain cute cakes, like ones that are of baby booties or a baby face. Go online, look at some of the creative cakes out there and see if you can replicate them – with your own creative twist!

A few of the cute ideas that are used as themes and/or baby shower cakes now-a-days are: baby ducks, Noah's Ark (especially for twins!), pink or blue – or "It's a boy!" or "It's a girl!" (depending on expected baby's sex), sports (for baby boys), princess (for baby girls), baby animals, or baby books (to start the baby's library with the guests' favorite books for babies). Cakes can be easily designed around any of these themes.

The Non-Edible "Baby Shower Cake" – A Diaper Cake

Something that is quite popular now-a-days is to make a "cake" out of disposable diapers. Not only is it clever and creative, but it also works as another gift for the mother-to-be, as the diapers can all be used later.

Even mothers who prefer to use cloth diapers on a regular basis welcome some disposable diapers for times they are on vacation or unexpected emergencies. Alternately, the cake can be made using cloth diapers – which the mother-to-be would probably welcome just as much! (Beware; they are more expensive to buy than the disposables, so the cake would probably be smaller.)

The "diaper cake" is made up of rolled disposable diapers. The top layer can have six, the middle layer about 15, and the base layer about 30. Each layer is secured by rubber bands, which are later covered by ribbon. Gifts can be hidden in the middle of each layer if desired. The bottom layer is put onto the cardboard for a stable base. Each layer is stacked, and wooden dowels are used from top to bottom to secure each layer on top of the other. The whole cake can be wrapped in cellophane to transport. It is a wonderful way to present the mother with a usable gift in a decorative fashion – as a baby shower cake!

Getting the Right Baby Shower Cards

When planning a baby shower it is important that you get the right cards for the occasion as most people end up forgetting them until the last moment! The main two types of baby shower cards that you will need are the invitations of course and also the thank you notes. While this may seem like common sense, the thank you cards are the most forgotten things when purchasing things for a baby shower. So by making sure that you are ahead of the game you will not be rushing out to find cards later and settling on something you do not like.

Baby shower cards are important as they express the importance of someone coming to your event and also they can show how much you truly appreciate them once it was all said and done. You do not want people thinking you took their gift and ran and that you truly were happy to have them there, no matter what gift, if any, they brought to the baby shower. It is also true that the design and style of baby shower cards you select tells a lot about your personality and what type of event they can expect.

Designs and Styles

One would think that baby shower cards are all alike but they could not be further from the truth. Baby shower cards are a way to express yourself above and beyond being invited to a party. You do not have to blow your budget on the baby shower cards themselves just because you want to impress people. There is no reason to spend a couple of hundred dollars on invitations and thank you cards if the party is just going to be a casual event held within your living room as that is where most people end up having their party.

In fact, you do not have to spend much money at all on baby shower cards as you can create something at home on a computer and have them turn out quite nice. You can create and come up with something yourself or use can search the Internet for baby shower cards and templates that can be used to create something pretty impressive. Some of the templates for baby shower cards are so impressive that people will have a hard time believing you did it yourself. Take your time in deciding which way to go and before you know it you will have some fabulous looking baby shower cards to give your guests.