I love to plan parties. One of my (hundreds) of jobs I think I would love would have to be being an event planner. It always frustrates me when I see these blog posts where people are like, “Stop planning creative parties, blah blah blah, it makes everyone else feel bad” because for me, planning a fun party is something I truly enjoy doing!
So when the opportunity arose to help plan my sister-in-law, Charbel’s, baby shower, I was so excited. My sister, Diana, came up with the idea for a Dr. Seuss baby shower. Luckily, Pinterest is full of awesome Dr. Seuss party ideas, so we took those, add our own twists, and came up with a rather fun party.
Today, I’ll just be showing a basic overview of how everything turned out. We had lots of people tell us how fun and clever everything was, so I thought it was a success. First, here is my lovely sister-in-law, Charbel. Doesn’t she look great for being due in September?!
All of the decorations and the invitations were homemade, with a special thanks to Google Image Search and Pinterest.
view decoration ideas here
I think this was probably my favorite thing we made — a Dr. Seuss themed diaper cake! It was surprisingly a lot easier to make than I thought, and I will definitely be doing a tutorial later this week. I was so excited to find the book, Oh, Baby, the Places You’ll Go!: A book to be read in Utero (affiliate link) , which is a play off of Dr. Seuss’s Oh The Places You’ll Go. It really was such a cute book and was the perfect topper for the cake.
view diaper cake tutorial here
We played a couple of small games . . .
And of course, ate tons of delicious food! Here’s the entire spread:
view recipe here
view sausage casserole recipe here
view recipe here
Katie is a Colorado-native, BYU graduated, and most importantly, wife to one and mother to three beautiful boys. She is passionate about sharing her experiences with others – especially about pregnancy, breastfeeding, cooking, and crafts. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She loves spending time with her family and helping others find joy in family life.
Mariely says
Oh my goodness, how fun!! I love the cake, so unique 🙂 Pinning this right away!
Rachel @ I Love My Disorganized Life says
What a great theme. I love how the food ties in with the books!Can’t wait to see more.
Hezzi-D says
Super cute shower! You did an awesome job and what a great theme!
Katie says
Thank you! It was a lot of fun to plan 🙂
Katelyn says
I love how fun and bright the colors are! So creative! I’ll have to keep this in mind if I ever host a baby shower.
Julie says
Love the cake diaper!
Katie says
Thanks! I plan to have a tutorial up today or tomorrow 🙂 It was way fun to make!