Easy Baby Shower Party Favors and Gifts
By Chris Ryerson

All classy baby showers today have some type of party favor or small baby shower gift to give attendees.  This is a classy and caring way to thank all of the guests that have traveled from far away to help celebrate the welcoming of a new baby.  While it is still possible to skip this step and go without it, it is highly recommended.  Yet the baby shower party favor does not need to be a super expensive or extravagant gift.  These are often just small fun tokens to remember the event.

Some ways that you can easily save money on baby shower party favors and gifts are to either assemble the gift yourself or even better make the whole gift yourself.   Below you will find some simple ideas for both of these ways to save money.

Baby Shower Party Favors Savings Tip One: Some assembly required

In this category are party favors that need some assembly.  This means buying in bulk and buying individual items and then putting them together to make your own custom and unique favors.  Typically these can be objects that fit a theme and which can all be gathered in a small basket or gift bag.

Candles:

Candles are another fun item that can make a very classy baby shower party favor.  These can be order in a variety of colors and sizes and in bulk of course.  Then simply but them in a fun decorative bag or box with a nice bow on top and you have a great gift.

Bath Products: Soaps, bath oils and washes

Soaps can also be ordered in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors and then assembled together to make a wonderful little basket of bath goodies.  You can easily add to this some soothing bath oils, bath salts, or even fizzes.  These are a lot of fun to give as you know the baby shower participant will be making good use of the gift and they will think of you as they relax and soak in the tub.

Picture Frames:

You can buy pretty plain picture frames at your local craft store and then decorate them to match the theme of the party.  This can be a lot of fun to do with the help of others.

These are just a few quick ideas for the some assembly-required type of baby shower party favors.  You can easily extend these into all kinds of fun gifts.  The wonderful thing is you don't have to spend all of your time making these types of gifts yet you can still add a personal touch.  It is always good if you have already chosen a theme for the baby shower to tie the theme into the party favors if possible so keep that in mind as you browse the isles of your local stores.

Baby Shower Party Favors Savings Tip Two:  Do it yourself

This is a more advanced category of baby shower gifts and great if you have the extra time or want to reall add a personal touch to the favor.  This category of gifts are ones that you and your friends can make ahead of time and then have ready for the shower.  They often require time to make the gifts so make sure you plan ahead.  However, these are the truly classy types of gifts that people will remember years later.

Baking:

In the some assembly required category are baked items.  Things like cookies, brownies, chocolate can all be easily made ahead of time and then assembled into a fun box or basket.  Chocolate can be a particularly classy item to give away.  With chocolate remember the often less is more and you do not need to make 25 individual truffle chocolate for each guest.  Even just a small basket of three or four chocolate truffles arranged can make a wonderful gift.

There are a lot of other things you can easily make at home with the supplies from a local craft store.  You can even your own soaps or candles for the shower.

Customization Tips:

It is always nice to tie the gift in with whatever the theme of the party is.  Think about the colors of the rest of the decorations and try and match these colors in the gift-wrapping.  If anyone knows calligraphy or can do some type of fun fancy writing this can be a nice addition.  It is also easy to make custom tags with a computer that can add a personal touch to the baby shower party favor.

Just remember plan ahead and leave yourself time to assembly the gifts.

Want help planning a baby shower Here are some great invitation ideas, gift ideas, and themes for the shower?  You can find all this help and more in our simple to guide at http://www.babyshowerguides.com/guide/ For more information on baby shower planning, games, and gifts plus free baby shower articles.

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