A Seuss-tacular baby shower

My sister is expecting her first child, a baby girl, in July.  After mulling over the many themes to go with I chose Dr. Seuss.  Some of her favorite childhood books were written by Seuss and of course the decorating ideas were endless.  The weather (30 mph winds) put a slight cramp on some of our decorating, we used lots of tape and had to give up the rainbow archway entry and the primary striped tenting coming off the front of my house.  However the truffula trees were a huge success and stayed swaying in the breeze until we took them down.  Take a little walk through the party with me, it was a super fun time.

Guests were greeted by the Cat at the entry to the party and a Seussian rhyme instructing them on what to do next.

"Please sign your name and go on in,

up to the table is where you begin.

To create a headband for baby Lutgen.

We have a game, but in order to win,

you should know the books and speak Seussian!

Enjoy your time, dear family and friends.

You will leave this Seussland with a bookmark and a grin!"

We used a Seuss book as a guest book and then had bookmark favors for them to take home.

From there they went on to the headband making station.  Here they could choose from a variety of ribbons, flowers and headbands to make a headband for baby girl.

While some guests were making headbands others headed over to grab some Seuss inspired lunch.

Each item had a marker indicating it's Seuss name.

Our Menu:

Who Roast Beast (sandwiches)

Truffula fruit and Beezelnut salad

Poodles noodle skewers

Ten apples up on top pie and brie bites

Green eggs and ham quiche bites

Lorax punch

Butter Battle butter cream cake

and of course

Schlopp with a cherry on top!

And the thing I think I am most proud of is the cake!  So if you throw a baby shower in May, specifically the weekend before graduation, don't expect to be able to order a cake anyplace but Target.... and I didn't want Target cake.  I had my heart set on THIS cake.  So.....putting to use things I learned from an ex boyfriends mom a long time ago, I made the cake. (and took a million pictures of it!) This was my second fondant experience, if you count the test cake I made!  I was really fun, it's also the tastiest fondant I've ever had and was incredibly easy to make. (the fondant was easy not the cake!)  :)  My kids are still munching on the leftover fondant in the fridge.

Mamma to be with her cake!

Here is a little more of the decor. What Seuss land would be complete without truffula trees!?  (both small and large ones) Which as I was making the first one Izzie confirmed, "mom they're soft as silk, AND they smell like butterfly milk!"  

There's also something I've learned about parties, it helps a TON to have a graphic designer and an avid scrapbooker on your team! Many thanks to Mandy (you can find her at trulyoudesigns@hotmail.com or leave a comment and I'll get you in touch with her)  She does all my printing now, the signs, the banners, favors... etc.  It is amazingly awesome!!  Soon you'll be able to check out her etsy store too!

Here's the banner, which again due to the wind we had to edit how and where we hung it.  It says "one fish, two fish, welcome new fish!"

Speaking of fish, every table needs a centerpiece right?  Well hello, of course what better than GOLD FISH!  You're thinking, who buys goldfish just for a baby shower?!  Yep that's me, the certifiably insane person with the party planning sickness.  Yep 12 gold fish purchased for the expressed purpose of swimming around in a vase for 3 hours, after the party 3 remain in our posession, happily swimming in grandmas fish tank.  Just a note however, the fish were purchased from Walmart for $0.28 each, and 1of them expired before we got home and two more before the day of the party.  We also lost two during the party... so I would suggest perhaps spending $.50 each on them and getting them from a reputable pet store.

Finally, what shower would be complete without a game.  My party DNA does not allow me to do the standard taste the baby food or memorize the items on the tray games, like our parties our games are more creative and non-traditional.  We made our own version of Becky's favorite game show.  Jeopardy! 6 categories of Seuss trivia, played in teams, with a daily double and with a human buzzer.  Rachel I'm sorry if you have bruises today! Thanks to the other team losing the daily double the game was tied going into the last question and Becky's team came up from behind for the win. 

So there you have it my sisters Seuss-tacular baby shower, I hope you enjoyed you tour and got a few ideas for your next party.

Remember it's all about the little things! 

Till we party again!

~Jenni