Saturday, April 11, 2009

"She's About to POP!"--the coolest baby shower ever!



We're in the middle of full scale Easter preparations around here (report to come next week). But my sister finally sent me pictures of what the mom-to-be called the "coolest baby shower ever!" This is not a party I hosted. I didn't have to make the cake pops, or mail the invitations. I didn't even get to attend. (If I had I would have taken more pictures!) My sister, Shanda, threw this party, but I do take a little credit since we spent a lot of time on the phone together brainstorming ideas, and I designed the invitations and labels and emailed them to her. I had seen some fun ideas about using popcorn at a baby shower with the theme, “She’s about to Pop.” We decided to take it a step further and turn it into a full scale POP party!

INVITATIONS:


I designed these flower shapes with the party information. Shanda printed them on bright cardstock and stuck a Tootsie Roll Pop in the middle. (Blow Pops would be cute, too).

DECORATIONS:


Shanda decked out her house with hand-cut circles in lots of fun colors. It was time consuming, but was an inexpensive way for high impact decoration.


I found a few sites on line where you can create pop art from your own photos. (We used this one.) Shanda uploaded a photo of the mama-to be, and we displayed this “pop art”—labeled, just incase anyone didn’t get it.

FOOD:

We had a lot of fun coming up with food ideas. A popcorn bar (butter, cheese, kettle, and caramel flavors), Bakerella’s cake pops, pop tarts, and Popsicles. We thought of a few other options: popcorn shrimp, and bubble gum. And of course, she had lots of colorful soda pop. I made labels to cover each bottle.

FUN:

She played 80’s Pop music, and they played a relay race where you had to pop balloons. (I’ll have her fill in the details on that one). This was not your formal tea-sipping event. But the word from all who attended was that it was a blast! If you are looking for a fun and light-hearted theme for a baby shower, this might work for you, and just to make it easier, I have uploaded some of the labels I created. Let me know if you end up using them!

Happy Easter, everyone!

Update:  I've added some invitation downloads here.  I hope you enjoy!


















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40 comments:

  1. CassieApril 11, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    Great idea! Defiantly going in my future reference folder.

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  2. Setting the MoodApril 11, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    I'm about to POP...this is so great!! Such great twist on the blah baby showers!

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  3. TeresaApril 11, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    fabulous idea! perfect for a young Mother- I'm putting that in my files for future use.
    Thanks

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  4. 4handfullsApril 11, 2009 at 6:21 PM

    I love it! Wish I had seen this before I threw my sisters shower last month.

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  5. birrrdApril 11, 2009 at 6:25 PM

    How fun! Great ideas-wish I knew of someone I could throw a shower for hahaa

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  6. Joanne KennedyApril 11, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    What a darling idea. Wish I had seen this before I started to buy things for the shower I'm giving. You have the best ideas and your labels are to die for.

    Do you have any ideas I can use? I'm giving a baby shower with a bird/nest theme. The colors are blue and brown as the mommy is having a boy.

    How did you make those cute labels? I would love some for this shower with the bird/nest theme. I just have no idea how to make them.

    Hugs,
    Joanne

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  7. Rachel@oneprettything.comApril 12, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    This is way creative, I've never heard of this theme before! Thanks for sharing, I'll be linking to this in an upcoming Baby Shower Roundup.

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  8. AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 7:21 AM

    I absolutely love the theme! So cute!

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  9. michelleApril 13, 2009 at 8:11 AM

    What a great modern theme...love it!

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  10. NykreimApril 13, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Talk about insanity, I know someone who is pregant and just seeing this cute idea makes me want to call right now and see if anyone is throwing her a shower yet, and so I can volunteer and do this!! Mind you I am moving in two months and have a house to sell, but this looks like too much fun!! Thanks for spreading the insanity around! :)
    Crystal

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  11. Michelle- A look at our lovely lifeApril 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    It really was the "coolest baby shower ever!" Thanks for your assistance, Kendra. You and Shanda blow my mind with your parties. I am just happy that I was the lucky one who reaped the benefit of your combined creative juices.

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  12. Kendra@My InsanityApril 14, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    Thanks everyone! Thanks Michelle for weighing in! Now they know I'm not making it up. Best wishes with your new little one!

    Crystal, you sound just like me. I get excited about an idea and look for an excuse to use it. Then I wonder why I signed myself up for so much work! :-)

    Thanks, Rachel, I'd love the link!

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  13. JulieApril 14, 2009 at 8:04 PM

    I've never liked it when people refer to all that hard work as "pop", but this is SO darn CUTE!!!

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  14. Chris @ Celebrations At HomeApril 15, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    Kendra, this is waaay cute! Love the theme and the circles hanging from the ceiling are so simple but make such an impact!

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  15. Lana April 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    What a great idea! I love the popcorn bar! I will have to remember this post in the future! :)

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  16. KaraApril 16, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    How fun and unique- thanks for sharing the ideas and graphics!

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  17. ShandaApril 16, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    Well it looks like my staying up till 2am the night before (when my two kids under two were asleep because my husband was out of town) was worth it. I am glad everyone (especially Michelle, the guest of honor) liked my party! It really was fun and easy once I was inspired by the theme. And Kendra thanks for all your help. You are a great big sister!

    Shanda

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  18. CherApril 18, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    this is such an adorable idea! thanks for sharing!

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  19. Amy @ Living LocurtoApril 19, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    This is great! I'll have to feature your cool downloads:-) Thanks for sharing!!

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  20. amy * stem *April 24, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    I'm so behind on catching up on my girls in blog world. This is so cute. I may have to steal it for a friend in July. LOVE IT!

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  21. AndreaApril 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM

    Ooh, I love this!! Great ideas. I love that she included the theme into everything! Cute! Thanks!

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  22. Angelle & SimonApril 27, 2009 at 12:10 AM

    This is great. I've posted a link to it from my blog: http://bbaday.blogspot.com

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  23. Amy M in IndianaMay 1, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    LOVE this shower theme! We are totally going to use it for a friend who is due this summer! Thanks for this fun idea! Any suggestions on sending the invites with the blow pop in the middle? I'm thinking photo mailers or something?

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  24. AnonymousMay 11, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    This was my original shower theme as well. I think it's super cute. Instead of going all crazy with popcorn the new theme is "Now Showing" and it's gonna be chock full of theatre style goodies.

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  25. UnknownMay 29, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    Thanks so much for the great idea! I downloaded the invitations for a shower for my sister-in-law and I am so excited, I think that it is going to be a ton of fun. Oh, another idea that we came up with for food-in New Mexico we love Jalapeno Poppers, and we also thought about serving Poppy Seed Muffins. Thanks for the help-love your blog!

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  26. RachelSeptember 22, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    I am SO adding this to the list! I think I will feature you on my FRIDAY FEATURED BLOG this week. What a fantastic idea. THanks for the comment!

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  27. AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    this is a really neat idea!! Im due in april, and my friend is throwing me a baby shower in march, and the only thing i get to do is pick the theme... Could you tell me what some of the lables were for, and how the pop cake was made? i would appreciate it. my email is ange_robson@yahoo.com

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  28. NicoleJanuary 10, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    Hello,

    I love this idea! So cute! How did you mail the invites with the blow pop in the middle?

    Thank you!
    Nicole

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  29. Kendra@My InsanityJanuary 10, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    ange-Sorry, I didn't respond sooner. I think the only labels that I didn't write about are for "pop-tarts," and "popsicles." There was also '80s pop music.

    For the cake pops, visit www.bakerella.com. She has instructions for these.

    Nicole,
    I don't think invitations were mailed, they were hand delivered. I think you could do it with a small mailing tube, if you folded the petals inward, and the recipient opened the tube from the stick end. A little pricy, but fun.

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  30. mrsoateeJanuary 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM

    I love this idea! I just voluntered today to throw my first baby shower, and now I already have it planned!!! Hurrah thanks so much for the fantastic ideas. The only question I have is how did you print around the edge of your invite? I would like to do that and can't figure out how thanks so much!!! :)

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  31. Shanda :)February 6, 2010 at 1:37 AM

    What a fun idea! I'm looking for some baby shower ideas for a friend and this caught my eye. And then I did a double take when I read my name- there aren't that many women named Shanda out there! (I think I've met 4 in my life).

    Thanks for sharing!

    Shanda :)

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  32. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    Love this idea! Blogged about it at http://thehappychickadee.blogspot.com/2010/02/shes-about-to-pop-baby-shower.html :)

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  33. AnaMarch 2, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    Hi@! I would like to create additional sodapop lables... Can you tell me how you went about making the sodapop lables?

    Thanks,

    ANA

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  34. GloryApril 7, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    Thansk so much for sharing this fun party! A friend and I use this as inspriation for a shower we hosted, here it the link,
    http://glorioustreats.blogspot.com/2010/04/parties-shes-about-to-pop-baby-shower.html

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  35. Neisa MarieMay 5, 2010 at 8:03 PM

    LOVE THIS!! must feature.
    www.diycelebrations.blogspot.com

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  39. So Simply Me TodayJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    This is an awesome theme! I will be using it for an upcoming baby shower that I will help plan. I love the font you used for the "POP" in popsicles, cake pops and in your pictures. Can you tell me how you got those fonts?

    Thank you for posting this awesome theme!

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  40. syedsFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Graphic Designs are awesome., i noticed that you used 3D image look, its seems that two pics in one image.




    Baby Shower Invitations

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