Updated on: Feb 19, 2024
Planning a vintage baby shower can be both exciting and stressful. We’re so excited for you! That’s why we’re making it easy for you to figure out everything you need for the perfect party. You already have enough to think about! Here’s a list of theme ideas and examples to include in your vintage baby shower. There is a variety of ideas you can play with and ideas for decorations, venues, invitations, and more. Use our checklist to make sure you don't miss anything.
Vintage Baby Shower Decorations
1. Flower bouquets
Choose light pink and eggshell roses, baby’s breath, and other floral elements that are in soft, vintage colors. These can also be a great gift for the new mom!
2. Vintage perfume bottles
Fill these with water beforehand.
3. Vintage style photos
Take photos of you and your partner and put them in black and white, or print out vintage black and white photos of your favorite actors and actresses, such as Marylin Monroe.
4. Vintage dishes
Use these dishes to display your desserts and snacks.
5. Old picture frames
Find some old picture frames to display some of the old photos in.
6. Lockets with old photos
These common family heirlooms can be draped on the corner of a picture frame with the locket open, or laying on the table with some rose petals.
7. Balloons in soft, vintage colors
If you’re artistic, you can draw floral patterns on the balloons with permanent markers. I suggest shades of brown or mauve instead of black, to stick with vintage colors.
8. Pearl jewelry (can be costume jewelry)
Lay some pearl jewelry out on the table with some rose petals.
Vintage Baby Shower Party Favors
9. Small goody bags decorated with florals
Gather up some goodies you’d like to send home with your guests, and bundle them up in a cute floral paper bag. Some ideas for your goody bag are as follows:
10. Vintage candy grab bag
Bundle up some candy in a small baggie, and tie it up with some ribbon. You can use a pair of scissors to curl the ribbon.
11. An ultrasound picture of your little one
Your guests will love this picture and will keep it to look forward to the day they finally get to meet your little one.
12. A Thank You Card/Note
Write a thank you note or card to include in your goody bags. Your guests will appreciate the sentiment.
13. Costume pearl jewelry
To add a vintage touch to the contents of your goody bags, you can include some costume pearl jewelry.
14. Bubbles
You could add small bottles of bubbles to your goody bags. Who doesn’t love bubbles?
Vintage Baby Shower Menu Ideas
15. Macaroons
While you could try to bake these yourself, macaroons are actually quite challenging to get right and very time consuming. We suggest purchasing macaroons from the local baker for the best quality treats, or you can find macaroons at the grocery store if you and your guests are not picky.
16. Cupcakes
You can definitely bake cupcakes yourself if you enjoy doing so! It would help your treats match your vintage theme if you had white, pink, light teal, or other vintage colors. There is also always the option of purchasing cupcakes from the local baker or grocery store.
17. Vintage Candies
These can be found at local candy shops or online. Choose candies that have vintage vibes, like pastel colored marshmallows.
18. A variety of teas
I suggest offering a couple different teas for your guests, like green tea, earl grey, chamomile, and a few fruit teas. The best quality teas are loose tea instead of individually packaged.
Vintage Baby Shower Game Ideas
19. Raffle
Ask your guests to bring packages of diapers, and give your guest a raffle ticket for each package they bring. Draw some tickets and call out the numbers, and award the winners some prizes of your choice!
20. Baby Name Generator
Set a timer for 5 minutes and have your guests try to come up with as many baby names as possible using only the letters in you and your partner’s names.
21. Predictions
Print out a calendar of the baby's due month. Tell your guests when your due date is, and let them pick when they think your little one will actually be born. The guest with the closest guess win a prize!
Vintage Baby Shower Party Supplies
21. Paper plates with floral illustrations
To minimize chores, you can find some floral paper plates to use for easy clean up.
22. Plastic forks, knives, and spoons
You’ll need some plastic forks, knives, and spoons as well, to avoid accidentally throwing utensils in the trash.
23. Plastic cups
Plastic cups make it easier for everyone to remember which cup was theirs, because they can write their name on them. Plastic cups will also help you avoid doing the dishes later.
24. Vintage tea cups
Vintage tea cups go well with your party theme, and can either serve as decoration, or practical use for the guests who enjoy tea, or both!
25. Permanent markers (to mark names on the cups)
You’ll need some markers for your guests to write their names on the plastic cups.
26. Party hats
While not necessary, party hats can be a fun way to encourage your guests to get into the party spirit!
27. Plastic tablecloth in a soft vintage color (to make clean up quick and easy)
A plastic tablecloth can make cleanup quick and easy, by folding each side inwards to catch all the crumbs on the table. Then, throw it in the trash.
Vintage Baby Shower Invitations
28. Handmade Invitations
You can make handmade vintage themed invitations by using brown cardstock, floral print paper, off-white or eggshell paper, and stickers or other decorative elements. Making your own invitations adds a personal touch that will make your guests keep these in a scrapbook for sentimentality.
29. Floral Stationery
You can handwrite your invitations to each guest on some vintage floral stationery. This is an easier way to create your invitations than the previous idea, but still has that personal touch to it.
30. Floral Invitations with Printed Lines
For those of you who prefer to make simple invitations, this option is a good fit. It has printed lines with sections for you to fill out the time, place, date, and other important details, but still has a vintage feel thanks to the floral pattern.
Vintage Baby Shower: Conclusion
With this list of ideas for your vintage baby shower, you are guaranteed to impress your guests. Use any combination of these, or even use these ideas as inspiration for your brainstorming session. Most importantly, try not to stress and enjoy the process. If you're worried about overspending then use our budget guide. Once you have everything you need, you can kick back and relax, knowing that you are fully prepared. We make theme party planning fast and easy! If you're still looking for ideas we have a blog for cheap baby showers.
Written by Rheann Tracy; Contributor: Savanna Sudwikatmono