Updated on: Sep 19, 2024
There are many aspects that come with planning a baby shower, whether it be decorations, food, or games. If your family is into lumberjacks or you have one in the family and you want that to be a part of your child's life, consider throwing a lumberjack baby shower. If this is something that your family is interested in, here is a list of multiple decoration ideas, food ideas, and game ideas. We can not only help with specific theme party planning but we can also help with the nitty-gritty parts of party planning. Use our baby shower expense tracker to make sure you stay within your budget and our baby shower to-do list to help you stay organized! We also have other blogs like cheap baby showers that can help you plan a great baby shower on a budget!
Lumberjack Baby Shower - Decorations
Decorations are a big part of setting and establishing the ambiance at any event, which goes hand in hand with the location you set your party at. Make sure to check out these baby shower venues along with these decoration ideas so you have a great foundation to throw a wonderful baby shower.
1. Lumberjack Themed Party Favors
For your lumberjack baby shower, your guests will certainly get a lumberjack feel with these lumberjack-themed party favors. All you need is to include a trail mix type snack in a flannel style baggy. You can include your own creative flare but your guests will surely enjoy this small gesture.
2. Lumberjack Themed Food Table
A lumberjack baby shower with a food table is the perfect way to give off the lumberjack vibe at your baby shower. Including a flannel-style table covering is the perfect way to start off creating your dream decorations. A lot of these ideas will allow for creativity and allow you to create exactly what you are envisioning.
3. Lumberjack Themed Cupcakes
Cupcakes are a staple of any baby shower. With a lumberjack baby shower, there are many different ways you can take this. My personal favorite being chocolate cupcakes with brown icing to represent dirt and green writing to represent the trees. But like a lot of these other ideas, these provide lots of room for creativity to do whatever you prefer.
4. Lumberjack Themed Centerpiece
An easy way to portray a lumberjack feel is by including a lumberjack-themed centerpiece on each table. Just by including a lantern accompanied by a few pinecones will give off a lumberjack vibe. You can add more or less, but this is one simple and easy way to decorate a lumberjack baby shower.
5. Rice Crispy Treat Trees
This is one of my favorite ideas when it comes to decorating a lumberjack baby shower. Making rice crispy treats and dying them green and shaping them like trees is a simple and innovative way to surprise your guests with creativity,
6. Trail-Mix Station
Who doesn’t love trail-mix? A trail-mix station is a perfect addition for your lumberjack baby shower. Reese's Pieces, M&Ms, nuts, and raisins offer an ideal color scheme to fit the lumberjack theme. Your guests will surely enjoy this addition.
7. Candle Centerpiece
Similar to the other centerpiece, a candle centerpiece is a great addition to a lumberjack baby shower. Wrapping the candle in flannel and surrounding it with pinecones and leaves is a great way to give off a lumberjack feel.
8. Lumberjack Themed Cookies
Sugar cookies are an easy way to win over all your guests at your baby shower. They are also quite easy to decorate. Whether you want to have these custom-made at a bakery or make them homemade, they are an easy way to make guests happy. You can customize them to fit the lumberjack theme very easily, as well.
9. Chocolate Pretzel Logs
The perfect way to portray a lumberjack is with logs of wood. No better way to do this than with chocolate covered pretzel sticks. Not only do they taste great but they will resemble a piece of wood better than pretty much any other snack you can think of.
10. Thank You Cards
Thank you cards are an easy way to show your guests that you are thankful for their support during a big time in your life. Style them in a plaid fashion and they fit the theme as well. A simple, yet effective gesture.
11. Gummy Bear Jars
To fit the country style of a lumberjack themed baby shower, gummy bears are the perfect add. Placing jars around the party filled with gummy bears will not only make your guests very happy but will perfectly fit the theme you are going for.
12. S’mores
Another perfect food addition to a lumberjack-themed baby shower is some good old-fashioned s’mores. To remind your guests of those late-night campouts with the family around the fire, s’mores are a perfect addition to a country-style party.
13. Hostess Ho Ho’s
Another example of a snack that perfectly fits a lumberjack-themed party is a Hostess Ho Ho. The Hostess Ho Ho’s are a perfect way to portray wood logs. Your guest will love the simplicity, yet creative idea to include these on the food table.
14. Table Settings
Table settings are an easy way to give off a lumberjack style at your baby shower. Plaid plates, napkins, and tablecloths are an easy way to get started and give off the lumberjack vibe you are looking for.
15. Balloons
A simple but staple decoration for a baby shower is balloons. Grab a few black and red balloons and spread it throughout the party and you have an easy decoration that fits the theme. You can also opt to get more decorative balloons from a party store.
16. Muffins
An alternative to cupcakes. Muffins are great for those that do not enjoy the sweetness of cupcakes but still want to partake in the party foods. This is also an easy food choice to make lumberjack styled as well. Using plaid muffin holders will be the perfect addition to your snacks.
17. Expecting Pin
What better way to show off the expecting mother than with a mother to be pin. Simple to make, a pin that the mother can wear during the party will make her feel special for the entire night.
Lumberjack Baby Shower - Game Ideas
18. Guess The Baby Food
This game is sure to be a blast with your guests. You will get the best reactions and people will have a great time watching their friends eat baby food. Cover the labels with a plaid fabric and you have a game that fits the theme, as well!
19. The “Who” Game
This game is specifically about the two parents of the baby. Have a paper with 10 “Who was” questions and the guests will need to decide who the question fits more. Decorate the paper in a lumberjack fashion and you have a great game for your baby shower.
20. A Raffle
Have guests bring diapers to be entered into a raffle to win a prize. Have the raffle tickets be designed in a lumberjack fashion with plaid and you have another great game.
Lumberjack Baby Shower - Invitations
The best theme parties all start with the same thing, the invitations! There are a few different ways that you can make these invitations. You can print personalized ones at home or at a printing shop, you can use email to send personalized e-vites (check out various options here), or you can fully customize them by hand. No matter which option you choose, here are some cute and quacky ideas and taglines for your ducky invitations.
21. Axe Invitations
You can never go wrong with a paper invitation. Whether you find an invitation in stores or create your own, an invitation featuring an axe is the perfect way to represent a lumberjack themed baby shower.
22. Tree Invitation
Another perfect way to represent a lumberjack themed baby shower is simply with a tree design. Lumberjacks are known for chopping down trees and you will most definitely get the point across about the theme with a tree shaped or themed invitation for your guests.
23. Plaid Invitations
What more are lumberjacks known for than wearing a plaid patterned flannel? Inviting your guest with invitations made out of a plaid design is the perfect way to start off your lumberjack themed baby shower.
24. Beard Invitations
Beards are notorious on lumberjacks. Have you ever seen a lumberjack without a beard? Me either. Shaping your invitations in the form of a beard or including images of beards on the cards is another great way to get across the point of the baby shower being lumberjack themed.
Lumberjack Baby Shower: Conclusion
Although planning parties comes with a lot of stress, there are also lots of opportunities to be creative. By throwing a lumberjack baby shower, there is no shortage of creative opportunities. This list will help to relieve some of the stress and help you to get creative in planning your party. Make sure to visit our site for more resources that will make your party planning extremely easy. We have more blogs that can help you with things like gift ideas for new moms, other baby shower theme party ideas, general baby shower ideas and so much more.
Written by Matthew Zuppardi