Jungle Theme Baby Shower

Step two is to make a plan for your baby shower.

#1. Who to Invite - How many people do you want to attend your baby shower and who are they? You're going to need first and last names, mailing addresses and possibly their phone numbers too. It's east to just think I'm going to have 20 people at my baby shower, but it's a completely different story when you go to write invitations for those 20 people. Go ahead and make a list now and get the relevant information together. If you don't have the information, write down the person's phone number and find out their address.

#2. What to Do - When you gather a group of people for a common purpose, getting them there is only half the battle. A baby shower without a plan is doomed to be a boring (and likely short) baby shower. Figure out what you want people to do at the party. This particular step in the agenda may require a bit of time to put together completely, but feel free to write down some ideas that you may have for now. You will find many other ideas as you progress through the rest of this guide.

#3. When is the Shower - It's very important to set a definite date and time for you baby shower. Whenever possible, try to give people at least a month's notice before you want them to attend and possibly more if you're expecting gifts from them. You certainly don't want angry friends at your party because you invited them at the last minute and they bought you a gift that you couldn't afford. Most baby showers occur between the 5th and 8th month of pregnancy, since that is when the mother to be is showing and also knows what she is going to have.

#4. Where will the Shower be - The number of people that will attend the baby shower, where they live, the activities that you have planned and also how far along the mother will be are all important factors to consider when you set a location for the baby shower. Generally, consideration is given towards the mother-to-be and her mobility at the time of the shower. Her home or another nearby, comfortable location is often preferred.

#5 - Why a Jungle Themed Baby Shower? - Most importantly, don't forget about the sole purpose of the baby shower itself - the mom-to-be and the new baby that will be arriving soon! They should be the center of attention for the party, so make sure food, activities, guests and more are picked based on their wants and needs. If you're planning this shower for the mom-to-be, her happiness is the ultimate goal of the baby shower even though you do want everyone want to have a good time as well.

Without invitations for your baby shower, you might not have any guests. Simply calling people and asking them to attend at a particular time is tacky.

Think about how often you receive something important in the mail these days - something important that you want. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen too often anymore.

When you mail out jungle themed invitations to guests of the baby shower, that simple envelope and card will put a smile on their face.

By using themed invitations instead of generic party invitations, you are able to begin to set the mood for the baby shower. It can be really fun for you and a bunch of your friends to get involved in a themed party. If you want them to really get into it, ask everyone to come in jungle animal costumes if you think it is within their budgets.

Make sure you have all of the details figured out for your party and the addresses for your guests before you sit down to fill out the cards. Some cards can be custom printed, although they are much more expensive. Whenever possible, give your guests at least a month's notice for the party and ask them to RSVP to give you enough time to order the party supplies for your jungle theme baby shower.

When you make a decision to have a themed baby shower, decorations become one of the most important party supplies that will need to buy.

Fortunately, there are a lot of jungle themed baby shower decorations that are both stylish and very affordable. Many of these are available from the King & Queen of the Jungle sets, which is why they are our recommended themes.

Recommended Jungle Baby Shower Decorations

1. Baby Boy/Girl Banner - Large decorative banner welcoming the baby girl/boy at the shower.
2. Welcome Yard Sign - Lets your guests know where the party is at by putting a themed sign in your yard.
3. Mom-to-be Sash - Over-the-shoulder sash to be worn by the mom-to-be so she stands out in the crowd (as if being pregnant isn't enough).
4. Themed Table Centerpiece - Brings some added flair and height to any food and/or dining table at the baby shower.
5. Balloons - Both themed print balloons and mylar jungle animal balloons come together to add something to the party environment that's simply impossible to achieve any other way.
6. Streamers, Ribbons & Confetti - All of these essential baby shower decorations can spice up almost any space at the party and even work great for tables.
7. Mom-to-be Tiara - Works great in combination with the mom-to-be sash to make mommy feel like the queen of her baby shower!

We highly recommend buying a party kit for either King of the Jungle or Queen of the Jungle. This party kit includes 5 of the items on this list along with many other essential food related party supplies that will be discussed later in this guide.

A baby shower is meant to be a time of fun and entertainment for you and your party guests.

Games are one of the best ways that you can accomplish this goal. Even better, there's a really cheap jungle theme baby shower games set that is a perfect fit and contains enough games to entertain for hours.

Typically, you have to buy individual games for each activity that you want to do, but the games package that we recommend gives you a total of 17 jungle themed baby shower games for one very affordable price. Even better, you can actually use this package with a group of any size.

Even though the baby shower should be filled with a wide variety of activities, games are a great addition to any baby shower agenda.

Bingo is always a popular game to play in large groups. When you combine bingo with jungle animals and babies, it gets even more exciting. You can also have raffle tickets to use for a lot of creative games that can be serious or just for fun.

If you were to rush through the planning of a baby shower, you could easily forget about some minor details that you would actually end up missing at the party.

Party favors are one of these minor details that some people may overlook, but a lack of party favors at the baby shower would likely leave a lot of disappointed guests.

There are a lot of different items that you can use for your baby shower favors, and luckily there are many available that are jungle or safari animal themed.

The variety is really too wide to try to list them all for you here, but we can show you where to find a lot of face masks, bubble bottles, stickers, note pads, ink stampers and other kinds of jungle themed party favors.

The most common kind of party favor that you will be able to find for a jungle themed baby shower will involve animals. Tigers, zebras, monkeys, giraffes, lions, elephants and leopards are commonly used in a lot of novelty items and toys. Many of them are actually specifically made for jungle, safari or zoo themed parties.

You will need to figure out what kind of food you will be serving at your baby shower. The menu can depend a lot on your budget, needs of your guests, party location and especially the number of guests.

There isn't a right or wrong way to set a baby shower menu, but you should definitely take the mom-to-be into consideration because you certainly don't want her to be left out of eating activities over personal preferences.

You may want to serve a full meal at the party or you could simply serve cake. In general, you will want to try to offer more than just cake at the shower, even if it's just snacks for the guests.

No matter what type of food you decide to serve, you will need particular party supplies like cups, plates, napkins, tablecloths and utensils.

Since you will be encouraging a fun environment at the baby shower, you really don't want to pull out the nice china for this event. The easiest way to take care of the eating supplies is to buy disposable items that are themed for your shower.

Both the King and Queen of the Jungle baby shower themes offer party kits, which we have mentioned before. These party kits include all of the necessary eating supplies that you will need for either 8 or 16 guests, and they also include many of the important decorations for a baby shower. All of the items in the kits are themed to match and work together in a visually appealing way.

By purchasing one of these party kits, you can actually save a lot of money over buying all of the items individually. Even if you have 9 guests attending your party, you should buy the Super party kit to cover 8 of those guests and then just purchase enough of the important eating supplies for one more person.

Even though we have already covered a lot of the obvious party supplies for a jungle themed baby shower, there are actually a few more important items that you won't want to forget.

Baby Shower Gift Bags
The first of these party supplies are gift bags/boxes. Even though the baby shower itself can be expensive, many of your guests will end up going out of their way to give some great gifts to the mom-to-be. A gift bag is a great way to say thank you to your guests and is another great way to give them some lasting memories from your jungle or safari shower. The party favors that we previously talked about make great items to put in gift bags for your guests. They're inexpensive, match your shower theme and make great keepsakes for your guests.

Guest Registration & Advice Books
These special party supplies are actually for the mom-to-be. Advice books give guests a fun way to leave the mom-to-be a few useful parenting tips that they have learned. The end result should be a really nice book for the mom-to-be that contains a collection of parenting advice for the new baby from all of the friends and family. Guest registration books allow them to register their attendance to the baby shower. Both books make for some very memorable keepsake items that the mom will be sure to cherish along with the rest of her newborn keepsakes.

Whether you're actually planning the baby shower for the mom-to-be or will attending the baby shower, you are likely keeping an eye out for the perfect gift idea for the jungle themed shower.

The key to giving a perfect gift to someone is to find something that is both practical and visually entertaining. A visually entertaining gift has a unique appeal to it that you just won't find by giving someone a package of bottles or a box of diapers. Those are certainly examples of practical, useful gift ideas, but there are actually gifts that combine that with more of a wow factor.

One great example of one of these types of gifts is the King of the Jungle diaper cake. This diaper cake is incredibly creative, entertaining, visually appealing and practical all at the same time! Best of all, it's actually from the makers of the King/Queen themes so it is styled to match the other party supplies. They come in both boy and girl styles, as well as two or three diaper tiers.

Obviously, new mothers may want something like a jungle themed crib bedding set, but this may not be a practical gift for all guests to give. It's truly not about how much you spend on a gift that matters, but it's the thought that counts. You also don't want to try to be too creative with a baby shower gift if the gift is actually intended to be used for the baby, for obvious safety reasons. Only safety approved furniture, car seats, high chairs and other similar baby supplies should be purchased and/or used.