Enchanted Forest Baby Shower

Updated on July 23, 2024

Enchanted Forest Baby Shower. Throw an enchanted forest friends themed baby shower. Ideas for decorations, food, invitations, favors, and more!

I was lucky to throw a baby shower for a good friend recently. I was thrilled to be able to share this special day with her and make it great.

We based the shower theme on the adorable nursery theme she had picked: Enchanted Forest. Today, I am sharing how the entire woodland baby shower came together, from the invitations to the decorations, food, favors, and games.

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Enchanted Forest Baby Shower Party

My friend is having a baby boy and chose the absolute cutest baby nursery bedding for her little guy. It is called Enchanted Forest by Lambs and Ivy. Isn’t it so cute? It would also be perfect for the shower – Enchanted Forest theme!

Enchanted Forest Baby Shower Invitations

I handmade the invitations using my Cricut. I used cardstock, vellum, and the cutest Create a Critter cartridge to make the little animals.

Baby Shower Games and Activities

When guests arrived at the shower, I had a door prize game ready. They had to guess how many whoppers were in the jar. They wrote down their answers and placed them in the box.

To make the box, I covered a baby shoe box with burlap patterned paper and cut a slit in the front for each person to slide in their guess. On the top of the box, I printed out a sign that says:

Guess how many
Whoppers are in the jar

Place your answers here
↓

The guest who came closest to guessing how many whoppers were in the jar won the jar full of whoppers as a prize. Each guest put on a name tag and also a necklace.

Don’t Say “Baby”

Each guest received a necklace. The necklaces were made from brown ribbon and attached with a blue plastic baby pin.

Everyone was instructed not to use the word “baby.” Whenever a guest caught someone else saying “baby,” they got to take the other person’s necklace.

At the end of the shower, the person with the most necklaces got a prize.

Guess the Baby Animal Game

Each guest received a sheet of paper with 20 different adult animal names listed on it. They had several minutes to write down the name of the animal’s baby on their sheet.

The person with the most correct answers won a prize.

Free Printable: Guess the Baby Animal Game (with answers)

The Price Is Right

I purchased baby shampoo, baby wash, baby wipes, Desitin, a package of Linkadoos, nail clippers, newborn diapers, and baby washcloths at Walmart.

I showed each item to the guests and had them guess its price. The guest who came closest to the correct total won a prize.

I gave all the goodies we used in the game to the guest of honor as a gift.

Free Printable: Price Is Right Game.

Advice for the Parents-To-Be

I cut out blank white cards for each guest to write a heartfelt thought or advice for the parents-to-be. I wanted the soon-to-be-first-time mommy and daddy to be lifted up when they were having a rough day with their little guy.

Every parent has those incredibly difficult days when we can use a laugh or support from our friends and family. This way, a little piece of wisdom awaits when they need it most.

Later, after the baby shower, I put all the advice cards and some other meaningful and humorous quotes into a keepsake album for them.

 Baby Shower Bingo

I gave each guest a blank bingo card to fill out with items they thought my girlfriend might receive as a gift. While she opened her presents, each guest crossed off the items on their bingo card.

The first two guests to get a bingo won a prize.

Free Printable: Baby Shower Bingo

Not shown: The gift table. This was a simple card table where everyone placed the gifts on or under.

Baby Shower Decorations

I kept the decorations pretty simple. The tablecloths were plastic ones from Dollar Tree or Hobby Lobby.

On the main table, I used a gold-colored tablecloth. On the table for food was a light blue one. The main table had the moss topiaries that I made. These artificial trees can also be used after the shower as home decor.

The cupcakes were on this table. I used silver cupcake liners and swirled chocolate frosting.

To adorn the cupcakes, I placed a deer cut out with my Cricut Create A Critter cartridge on the top cupcake. This deer matched the ones I had used for the invitations, but I made him bigger.

If you don’t have a cupcake stand, large wood slices will work well to display the cupcakes or cake.

I also created a Baby Boy pennant banner to hang above where she would be sitting opening gifts. It turned out so cute!

I cut each flag from different colored scrapbook papers. The papers were mainly purchased at Hobby Lobby.

The letters were cut using my Cricut from dark brown cardstock with green textured cardstock underneath. I attached each flag to a green ribbon with adhesive tape.

Baby Shower Party Favors

I wanted something practical and cute that the guests could take home with them. I purchased small terra cotta pots from Hobby Lobby and placed one small plant in each.

The garden tags on the front said Thank you for coming and gave care instructions for each plant on the back.

To make the garden tags, I glued a popsicle stick into the middle underneath the cream cardstock so that I could insert them into the dirt. They looked nice on the table and added an extra decorative touch.

Baby Shower Food and Drinks

I made little tags to identify each food item. I adhered a printed card onto a larger piece of cardstock that was scored and folded in half.

Baby Shower Food

• Vegetables with Hidden Valley Fiesta Ranch Dip
• Layered Bean Dip
• Guacamole and Chips
• Roast Beef and Sun-Dried Tomato Tortilla Pinwheel with Celery and BBQ Sauce Cream Cheese Filling
• Turkey and Spinach Tortilla Pinwheel with Olive Cream Cheese Filling
• Crackers with Swiss, Pepper Jack, and Cheddar Cheeses
• Watermelon Fruit Salad (shaped into a baby carriage)
• Cupcakes: Triple chocolate with homemade strawberry filling and chocolate buttercream icing.

Baby Shower Drinks

• Lemonade
• Iced Tea
• Party Punch

I love how the shower came together. It was filled with many handmade pieces, so much fun, good food, lots of laughs, and tons of excitement for the baby on the way!

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