She’s about to Pop!

 - by Brittany

A good friend is due next week, so it was time to give her a baby shower. I didn’t have too much else going on while planning, so I was actually able to put lots of time towards this shower. Not that I don’t always put lots of effort into each shower, but I had lots of fun with this one. I went with the ever so popular “She’s about to pop!” theme, and the color scheme of blue, green, and orange. I happened to find ribbon in the dollar bin at Michael’s that would work perfect, and got going. These invitations were sent out…

So, I’m too lazy at this moment to scan the actual invitation, but the pregnant girl was put on with foam stickers so she popped out from the page. The little verse at the top of the page said

“Lauren is about to POP!

And it’s time to put her on the spot.

This little boy is almost ready to arrive.

Let’s hope a few more weeks, she can survive!”

I went to the local thrift store and bought a bunch of vases of all sizes. Then, I picked out a few and painted them taken from this idea. Basically, add water to your paint to thin it out, and then coat the inside of your vase. Easy and effective, right? Then I shoved that green stuff you use for flower in each vase to hold everything in place. The water bottles were redone using this method.  My wonderful friend, Brittany, took pictures for the evening. You should check out her website.  So, if they are really good pictures, they are her’s. Mine are the small, slightly out of focus ones, but you get the point.

**I get my ideas from pictures on other people’s blogs, so I’m including all that I have for you. If you have a question, though, let me know.**

I made banana orange slush mixed with Cherry 7-up. If you want a recipe, just ask.

On the menu:

Vegetable Pops

Fruit Pops

Chocolate covered marshmallow pops

Pizza Pops

Pie pops (modified pot pies)

Rice Krispie Pops (Scotcheroos)

Popcorn Chicken Caesar Salad

Pop Rocks

Ring Pops

For decorations, I hung balloons above the food for a false ceiling look. Then I bought plates in my color scheme, and made my own design on the walls.

See, her pictures are way better. Anyway…

I also made some onesies for her and hung them on the clothesline. These were made creating a template on freezer paper, then ironing it to you’re onesie. Then, just paint to you little hearts desire. The next day, have your 4 year old help you pull paper off of the outfits laying all over the floor before your 2 year old runs all over them.

The last bit of decorations were made using some yarn, glue, cornstarch, and water. I made these yarn balls to hang over the party treats. I also created the baby’s name, Benjamin. That one is kind of hard to read, though.

For a game, I filled a bottle with things related to a baby. I used it as an “I Spy” game. I had a list of everything in the bottle, and then it got passed around as everyone was eating and chatting. A nice way to incorporate a game without putting anyone on the spot. And, a time filler.

Surprisingly, I only ended up with one person who got every object in the bottle.

The next game did put people in a funny spot. I had them blow up balloons to compare their bellies with Lauren’s actual belly. The problem is, she is not that big. So it was really funny watch people let air out of their balloons after the first person went.

Brittany took some great shots of Lauren, but we didn’t get any of her. Oops.

(I’m holding Brittany’s baby. We actually had 3 small babies there.)

After presents, there was popcorn for the way out. Actually, it was being eaten the whole night, but that’s ok. There was a choice of kettle corn, rootbeer, or carmel. I bought the rootbeer and made the other two. I still don’t know how I feel about that rootbeer flavored popcorn.

I cut the popcorn holders with my Silhouette. Makes things go by so much faster. Also, my friend made all the labels for a baby shower she threw and so kindly emailed me the file. That cut out a bunch of work, because I am not so good on the computer. Plus, I don’t have the programs to create such cuteness. So, I am so thankful to her for emailing these. We had a great time, and had lots of fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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