Updated on: Sep 01, 2024
Baby showers are an important and happy moment for expecting mothers. This moment is a new mother's life will be one that she remembers forever. It is a time for family and friends to bond and spend time with the mother. It is a time to enjoy food, play games, and celebrate the birth of the expected baby. If you are thinking of ideas to choose for your baby shower, look no further than a sweet pea theme. Here are a few ideas to help you get started in planning your sweet peas baby shower.
Sweet Peas Baby Shower Decoration Ideas
A sweet peas baby shower theme allows for many ways to get creative with the decorations. Decorations are an important piece of a baby shower or any party for that matter and you want to make sure to be creative. Creative decorations will not only impress your guests but they will make it so the theme of the party is clear. A clear theme not only helps you but also lets the guests know what to expect. With your sweet peas baby shower, you want your guests to easily be able to tell that's what it is. These decorations can be inexpensive so don't worry about going over budget. Use these creative ideas to get your sweet peas baby shower started on the right foot.
1. Sweet Pea Balloons
Balloons are a necessity at a baby shower. They offer color and shine to any venue. You can choose to go the basic route and buy basic balloons in the color scheme of your theme. For a sweet peas baby shower, you can buy any shade of green balloons and they will work perfectly. If you can find pea balloons at a party store, match them with the plain balloons and you have a perfect decoration for your party.
2. Sweet Pea Streamers
This decoration is great for a sweet peas baby shower and is a great way to show creativity. Take 3 shades of green paper, cut them into rectangles, and attach them in a circular fashion. These you can hang around the room and it will offer the green, sweet pea vibe you are looking for.
3. Sweet Pea Cutouts
Using construction paper, make cutouts of sweet peas and lay them around every table at the party. This is a great way to show the theme that you chose.
4. Sweet Pea Yard Sign
Be proud that you are having a baby and let everyone in the neighborhood with a yard sign. Welcome everyone to the baby shower and it's a great way to make sure your guests are at the right house.
5. Photo Backdrop
Don't forget to take some cute pictures. There isn't always a good spot to take pictures whether it's because of a messy background or bad lighting, a background can be fun and take away the need to fix those problems.
Sweet Peas Baby Shower Party Favors
6. Goody Bags
Fill your goody bags with a bunch of different sweet pea-themed gifts. You can also put some sweets in there too like cookies and candy.
7. Lollipops
This is a sweet gift to give to your guests. You can get green lollipops to match your theme and you can also get custom wrappers with peas on them.
8. Cookies
If you bake your own cookies, you can put some inside the goody bags. Keep reading and we'll give you some ideas on cookie designs.
9. Hand Sanitizer
This is something your guests will for sure use. Especially at this time where everyone wants to stay healthy, this is a gift your guests will appreciate.
10. Party Favor Tags
You can put these on all of your party favors. They are fun, cute, and inexpensive. This will add a personal touch that your guests will love.
Sweet Peas Baby Shower Food Ideas
Food is also one of the main aspects of baby showers. It is something that your guests will look forward to and something they will remember if you do it the right way. At parties, you have to make sure you are providing tasty food while also showing the theme through the food. This can be hard, take inspiration from or use these ideas!
11. Sweet Pea Cake
Arguably the most important food option at a baby shower, the cake. With the cake, you can choose to make your own cake and decorate it with green shades of icing. Or you can choose to have one custom-made in a bakery. Both work just as well but it is up to you. You can also get a cake topper as well.
12. Sweet Pea Cookies
Cookies are an easy way to show off your theme through the food at your party. Similarly to the cake, you can choose to use normal circular cookies and ice them with green icing or you can choose to shape the cookies in a sweet pea shape. If you choose to shape the cookies, your guests will love the creativity.
13. Sweet Pea
What better to serve at a sweet peas baby shower than sweet peas themselves! I don’t think this one needs an explanation.
14. Lime Water
An aesthetically pleasing drink option to have at your sweet peas baby shower is… water! But with a twist. Throw in a bunch of limes and you have a great tasting drink that perfectly works with the sweet pea theme that you are going for!
15. Green Punch
Similar to the lime water, green punch is a perfect drink choice for a sweet peas baby shower. The green punch works perfectly with the color scheme of a sweet pea. Get the color of the punch to the perfect shade and it will almost work as decoration, too!
16. Green Gumballs
More so a decorative, snack option rather than a real food option. Green gumballs are perfect to have sat out at your sweet peas baby shower. They look identical to a pea and work perfectly for the theme.
Sweet Peas Baby Shower Games/Activities
Games are a fun way to bring your family and friends together for a laugh while celebrating the expecting mother. The main goal of a baby shower is to celebrate the expecting mother. This is a great way to do that while at the same time having a great time with friends. Use this list of games to make your sweet peas baby shower even more fun!
18. Guess how many?
For this game, you will have a big jar of peas sitting at the entrance of the party. When each guest comes in, they will take a guess at how many peas are in the jar. Whoever comes closest when you announce it at the end of the party, wins a prize of your choice!
17. Pin The Baby on the Pea
Similar to the baby pea invitation, you will make the same creation but on a much larger scale. You will hang the craft on the wall while leaving out the part of the baby's head. You will then give each contestant a cutout of a cartoon baby head for them to try and pin on the head of the pea, blindfolded. Your guests will get a great laugh out of this one!
19. Sweet Pea Bingo
This is a classic game that everyone knows how to play. You can get sweet pea-themed cards and play with numbers or make it a little more exciting and use common baby phrases.
20. Advice Jar
We all know having kids can be difficult, let alone learning how to care for your firstborn. With an advice jar, you can get different tips and tricks on how to handle your newborn. Get your guests to write down different ideas even if they don't have kids, anything is helpful!
21. Diaper Races
See who's the fastest at wrapping a diaper. You can get a toy baby and some diapers and see who is the fastest to put a diaper on a baby!
Sweet Peas Baby Shower Party Supplies
22. Sweet Pea Napkins and Plates
Perfect for the food you are offering, use sweet pea-inspired plates and napkins. Like the balloons, you can choose to purchase plates and napkins that fit the color scheme. For example, light green plates matched with dark green napkins are the perfect combination for a sweet peas baby shower.
23. Food Table
For the food you will be serving at your baby shower, you will need a table to present everything on. This provides another great opportunity to decorate with the theme. For the food table, a green tablecloth works perfectly to portray the sweet peas theme. Any opportunity that arises to use the color green, do it. It fits perfectly for the sweet peas theme.
24. Cups
When serving your drinks, you will need some cups. Stay on the theme and get some green cups to match the theme or get some custom sweet pea cups. You can even get everyone their own custom cups so they can take them home as a party favor.
25. Straws
Can't serve your drinks without the straws. Have your guests sip their drinks through these cute straws.
26. Water Bottle Labels
Stay on theme even with the water bottles. You can easily find custom water bottle labels that are cute and your guests will love.
Sweet Peas Baby Shower Invitations
Invitations are an undoubtedly important part of a party's process. Not only is this how everyone finds out about the party, but it is also the first impression that people will get about the party. It is important to be creative and impress your guests with the invitations. The more thought you put into your invitations the better they will turn out and the more your guests will enjoy them. Don’t stop short when it comes to invitations! There are many ways you can get creative when making invitations to send to your guests. Use this list when sending out yours to gain inspiration!
27. “Be a Sweet-Pea”
This line of play on words is the perfect addition to any invitation for your sweet peas baby shower. Your guests will get a good laugh and love the creativity!
28. Sweet Pea
You can choose the more simple route and send out invitations with images of sweet peas on them! While this is more simple, it more than does the job. It will be appealing and extremely obvious to your guests what the theme is. What more do you need!
29. Green Invitations
An easy way to decorate for a certain theme is to take advantage of the color scheme. With green invitations you are doing just that. The green will provide a great base to whatever else you choose to add to the invitations.
30. Baby Pea Invitations
This option is super cute and creative. Make a sweet pea on the card but instead of the third pea, use a baby head! This will make it look like a cute, cuddled-up baby while perfectly representing the theme! Your guests will love this one!
31. Sweet Pea Shaped Invitations
For this invitation, it is very simple but the end product is great. You take the original invitation and you cut it into the shape of a sweet pea. Very simple but creative at the same time.
Sweet Peas Baby Shower: Conclusion
Bonding with your friends and family over a baby shower is a great time. However, the process of creating the party can be stressful, especially for a party with a theme. Parties with themes require much more thought than ones without. You have to think about where you want it if you want to have a cheaper budget and a lot of other things to consider. Working on creating a successful party is a handful. Finding others to help you can help some but it is still a tall task. Use a checklist to make sure you have everything for a great baby shower!
Written by Matthew Zuppardi