Are you planning to throw a baby shower party for your little cutie on the way? Then what could be better than hosting a “Little Cutie Baby Shower Theme”.
This ‘Little Cutie’ baby shower theme is a citrusy and sweet concept which is mostly suitable for the spring baby shower and is trending among the summer baby shower themes.
In this ultimate guide, I will share various ideas, from decoration to food and from games and activities to favors. The possibilities for celebrating this theme can endless as you can easily customize it to suit your style with these ideas.
Let’s dive into these amazing instaworthy ideas for your little cutie’s baby shower:
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Little Cutie Baby Shower Color Palette Ideas
Choose a fresh and cheerful color palette as it creates a warm, joyful atmosphere for your guests. Go for orange, green, white, and peach for a cohesive look. Add a touch of golden color to give a sunny vibe.
For a more vibrant look add muted teal/dusty blue color like in the above setup.
Little Cutie Baby Shower Invitation ideas
An invitation is the first thing that conveys to your guests the overall tone of the party for which they are invited to.
Throw in few images of oranges and green leaves to match the theme of your baby shower celebration. And use watercolors in your invitation card to give a natural look. Add some phrases like
A little cutie is on the way!
Join us to celebrate our new journey
You can customize your invitation form the various templates that are available online. Mention all the important details about the celebration, such as the place, date, & time. Try to send invitations 4-6 weeks before the celebration so that your guests will get enough time to make travel plans.
Little Cutie Baby Shower Décor Ideas
There are endless possibilities of crafting citrus-themed decoration. Here are some ideas:
Balloon garland
Create a stunning balloon arch using balloons in orange, green, white, dusty blue and peach shades. Add some artificial green leaves in between to give a natural look. Be creative and use balloons of varying size to create a well-defined texture.
Welcome sign
Place a beautifully written welcome sign that reads, “A little cutie is on the way” at the entrance. Incorporate orange fruit cutouts near the welcome sign to add a touch of elegance.
Banners
Hang a beautiful looking fabric banner near your baby shower cake or dessert, gifts table or favor table.
Rustic Oranges Basket
Use a rustic woven basket filled with fresh oranges, vibrant greenery and coral and yellow roses to create a citrus-inspired statement piece that perfectly suits a Little Cutie Is on the Way baby shower theme.
Guest Book
In addition to the ideas given above, you can setup a table at the entrance where you can keep baby photos of yours and your husband, along with a guest book where guests can write heartfelt messages for you little cutie on board.
Sweet as a Crate of Oranges
The adorable decor idea offers a creative yet budget-friendly solution. Arrange bright orange balloons resembling fresh oranges inside a rustic wooden crate and add faux greenery to achieve this complete citrus appearance.
These simple and thoughtful set ups can truly set the tone for your celebration!
Little Cutie Baby Shower Table Setting Ideas
For the table setting, you can blend the modern and natural elements.
Use bright orange accents on the crisp white tablecloth perfectly matching the fresh mandarin fruit displayed. Crystal-clear chargers paired with textured orange napkins that drape elegantly over the edges will add elegance to your table setting.
To level up your presentation, place transparent glass vases filled with verdant foliage and blooms in shades of orange, cream and peach. You can also scatter greenery and whole mandarins to bring a rustic farm-to-table essence to your celebration.
Little Cutie Baby Shower Centerpiece ideas
As a centerpiece, you can arrange fresh flowers and oranges in a clear bowl or place orange slices inside a glass vase and keep fresh flowers in the middle.
Another idea is to keep orange roses in a mason jar.
You can also make little trees with a styrofoam cone and cover it with fresh kale. Then add oranges with the help of toothpicks.
Little Cutie Baby Shower Food & Drink Ideas
The taste of food and drinks is a great way to make any celebration more enjoyable.
Cake Ideas
The cake provides an excellent chance to connect your citrus theme with sweetness and memorability.
An ombre cake in orange tones decorated with fresh mandarins alongside florals and eucalyptus delivers a modern elegance that matches a minimalist style perfectly.
The two-tiered cake topped with a fondant orange face and decorated with playful polka dots and delicate citrus blossoms makes an ideal cheerful centerpiece.
Letter-shaped cake featuring the baby’s first initial with piped creams and fondant citrus accents alongside seasonal flowers offer a modern and unique shower decoration that will leave guests impressed.
Naked cakes adorned with mini oranges and fresh leaves create a rustic boho vibe that makes your table feel warm and homemade, While functioning beautifully as either individual mini cakes or stacked centerpieces.
Food Ideas
Below are the citrus-themed menus that you can consider for your “Little cutie baby shower” theme.
Orange flavored cookies: Serve orange flavored sugar cookies arranged in a tiered stand. You can use custom cookies that matches the themes like above.
Cake pops: Offer these cutie orange-flavored cake pops decorated with white edible flowers.
Mini quiches: These bite-sized mini quiches are easy to prepare. To match this citrus-theme, use yellow- and orange-colored vegetables to prepare these quiches.
Citrus Avocado salad: Prepare this salad from different oranges like blood oranges, Cara Cara oranges, tangelos, and grapefruit. Adding avocado to this is an excellent option as it complements to the citrus. Chopped mint adds freshness.
Mini Sandwich: Delight your guests with delicious harvest vegetable sandwiches, as these are a real crowd-pleaser.
Sweet Little Cutie Dessert Ideas
Mini cupcakes: Serve mini cupcakes in orange flavors decorated with edible glitter. Display them on tiered stands, wooden trays, or mirrored plates.
Fruit platter: Include a colorful fresh fruit platter in your menu. These are healthy options and liked by everyone. Fruits you can consider are like oranges, mangoes, strawberries, and kiwis, cut in flower shape.
Mandarin orange parfait cups: Add sweet, citrusy goodness to your baby shower. Layer with orange mousse or whipped pudding or cookie crumble base and top up glittery juicy oranges.
Mini Cups: Serve your guest refreshing citrus tapioca sago cups made with tiny tapioca pearls (sago), sweetened coconut milk or cream, and orange or mango puree. And decorate with green foliage.
Citrus Cakesicles: Orange themed cakesicles can be a delightful addition to the Little Cutie is on the Way baby shower menu. Especially like the above one, coated in pastel orange and sage green chocolate and adorned with citrus-themed decoration.
Chocolate dipped strawberries: You can also offer your guest citrus themed chocolate dipped strawberries. Add some edible glitter to enhance the appearance of these mouthwatering bite-sized desserts.
Drink Ideas
Fresh orange juice: This healthy juice, when served chilled can be a perfect choice for a “Little cutie baby shower” baby shower theme.
Lemonade: Offer lemonade, as this goes well with the Little cutie baby shower theme. Serve in clear glasses with slices of lemon.
Sunshine citrus punch: Delight your guests with this amazing drink prepared by combining orange juice, pineapple juice, and to enhance its flavor add sparkling water.
Little Cutie Baby Shower Game Ideas
Games and activities are a great way to keep your guests engaged and entertained. Below are a few little cutie baby shower theme based game ideas:
How many oranges?: Place a basket full of oranges along with cards for the guests to guess the number of oranges in the basket.
Onesie decorating station: Create a onesie decorating station and provide white onesies, fabric markers and stencils for decoration. The guest who decorates it most beautifully will win a prize.
Guess the due date: Ask all the guests to guess the due date and upon the baby’s arrival, send out a gift to the winner.
Diaper raffle: Invite your guests to bring a pack of diapers to get a chance to win citrus-themed prizes.
Guess the number: Fill a glass jar with orange-colored candies and ask the guests to guess the number of candies. The one who guesses correctly can win a prize.
Word scramble: Ask the guests to play a word scramble game. Give them words related to oranges and baby-related words such as pacifier, onesie, diaper, and citrus.
Little Cutie Baby Shower Photo Booth Ideas
Create a backdrop using orange and white striped fabric or hang artificial oranges with leaves from the wall. Arrange big cutouts of oranges or big orange slices, sunglasses and orange-colored hats as props.
Also, provide polaroid camera so that guests can take instant photos as a memory.
Little Cutie Baby Shower Favor Ideas
Favors are a wonderful way to thank your guests for making your day so special with their presence.
Send them home with a small memento from the day so that this event can become memorable for them.
Here are a few ideas you can consider:
- Mini jars of honey or jam: Homemade jam and honey packed in small jars are a great way to say thanks to your guests.
- Small bags of orange candies: These sweet treats go well with the theme. Pack them in a small organza bag.
- Personalized sunglasses: Gift your guests personalized sunglasses.
- Plant your own seed packet: Give your guests seed packets that they can plant in their home.
- Citrus-scented candles: Pack small candles with orange scent and wrap them in cute packaging and add a tag “Thank You, Little Cutie”.
- Orange flavored cookies: Your guests will love these orange flavored sugar cookies. Pack them in small boxes and a thank you tag.
- Mini potted plant: Give cute mini potted plants to your guests as a Favor.
- Orange-Colored Soaps: Pack orange color soaps in small boxes with orange-print stickers.
- Miniature photo frame: Your guests will love this as they can put an instant photo taken from the polaroid camera.
- Personalized keychains: These are an amazing favor idea to say thank you to your guests.
Pack these goodies in small bags, boxes, or organza pouches in orange color. Attach a thank you tag written on orange-shaped card.
Finishing Up
Baby shower is great way to celebrate the upcoming arrival of the little one in your family.
With prior planning and arrangements, you can make it most memorable and enjoyable for everyone.
I hope the ideas on this guide will help you in your preparation and make your baby shower even more cheerful and memorable.
Happy planning!
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