A Cloud-Themed Baby Shower!

Sing it with me now....It's raining babies, hallelujah! It's raining babies, hey hey!

Yay for babies! And yay for great friends that throw you and your honey an adorably themed baby shower!  Our shower was co-ed, which is the norm around these parts.  We have a lot of guy friends that we didn't want to miss out on the baby shower fun so it wasn't even a thought to have it be "just the girls."  Our friends Chelsey and Corinne hosted the bash and when we were discussing theme possibilities, the cloud/rain shower theme was a standout.  We rented a space in a West Hollywood park and made the place our own.

The centerpieces were mason jars filled with white tissue paper to anchor the cloud with rain falling on a stick.  The color scheme consisted of blues, whites and yellows.  Little tissue cloud poufs decorated the tables as well.

Chelsey made adorable banners that decorated the space.  She handcut all the letters and strung them on twine.

We had a few games in mind but time flies when you're having fun so the clothespin game was the only one we ended up playing.  And everyone loved it!  As the guests arrived, they were instructed to take three clothespins.  There were three words that were "taboo"through the afternoon - Boy, Cute and February.  If you heard someone say one of those words, you got to take one of their clothespins.  Everyone had fun trying to trick people into saying the forbidden words!  Also, the clothespins were all hand-painted blue, yellow and teal with white polka dots by Chelsey.

For favors, we made "Rice Krispie Clouds." Instead of cutting the rice krispie treats into squares, they were dropped by the spoonful onto wax paper to create cloud shapes.  Then they were sprinkled on both sides with powdered sugar.  Two treats per cellophane bag made a yummy snack to take home!

Our dear friend Lynn, who has her own cooking show The Can Do Kitchen, created the menu and prepared the food.  I've never been to a party where all the food gets eaten but this spread was a smash! Curry egg salad sandwiches, BBQ pulled chicken Sliders, cucumber sandwiches, mozzarella basil tomato skewers, asian slaw...it was all delicious.

Desserts were kept very simple.  Store bought powdered donuts, m&m cookies, chocolate cupcakes and a red velvet cake made sure everyone's sweet tooth was satisfied.

 One of the biggest hits of the afternoon was the Baby's First Alphabet Book.  Using a photo album and 4x6 cards, the book had the alphabet ready to go.  All it needed was artistic flourish from the guests!  Everyone picked a letter, drew a picture that corresponded to it and then spelled it out!  It was a fun way to get creative and let everyone get in touch with their inner child.  And now our baby has a hand-crafted book from the fun adults in his life!

Another hit of the party was the photo wall.  We decorated a wall space with some polka dot garland, had photo props available and a sign telling people to get silly.  The sign encouraged people to take pictures on their phones and if they had an Instagram account to use the custom party hashtag so they'd all be filed in one place.

We found props at Michael's.  Animal headbands, oversized glasses, monster hand puppets, and a stuffed boombox were just a few of the props to play with.  People followed directions well!

Overall it was such a lovely afternoon and we feel so lucky to have such an awesome and supportive group of friends!  Being a Florida girl, I love a little afternoon rain shower ;)  And now that the festivities have quieted down, we just wait...