| A crepe paper Baby-shower-decoration may very | | | | a great decoration (sometimes called a diaper cake) |
| well be pretty,but it's usefulness will last only until the | | | | that mom can dismantlelater for use with the baby. |
| shower is over. Instead of looking for the latest trendy | | | | If the mom-to-be already has a theme for the nursery, |
| table decoration, why not look for ways to incorporate | | | | consider expanding on that theme for the baby |
| the things the baby and mom-to-be are going to need | | | | shower decoration theme. Instead of hanging |
| into your decorating scheme? | | | | streamers from the ceiling, dangle stuffed animals to |
| Starting with the baby shower table decoration, look | | | | coordinate with the zoo theme. |
| for ideas that are fun, attractive and practical. | | | | If Raggedy Ann and Andy are being used as for the |
| Instead of buying that crepe paper table decoration, | | | | nursery, why not use the two dolls seated in a small |
| why not make a replica of a wedding cake using cloth | | | | rocking chair for the center piece? |
| baby diapers? While cloth diapers aren't so often used | | | | Another Baby-Shower-decoration idea is to use baby |
| as diapers, new moms will find a myriad of uses for | | | | socks to create a corsage for the mom-to-be. |
| these soft and handy wipes. Begin by rolling up half the | | | | Simply gather four socks (use lacy socks if the baby |
| diapers to look like a roll of toilet paper about a foot tall. | | | | is to be a girl) until they look like wadded up balls, then |
| Fold the rest of the diapers somewhat shorter and | | | | fasten together with pins and add small flowers. Your |
| continue to roll to produce the look of a wedding cake. | | | | theme could expand on this idea with each person |
| Use diaper pins to hold the ends in place, then | | | | asked to create a "bow" for their gift using nothing but |
| "decorate" the "cake" using baby necessities including | | | | baby items. |
| toys, a thermometer and other small items. This makes | | | | |