Fall is my favorite season with it's beautiful, rich colors, cozy vibes, and of course pumpkin spice. It's the perfect season for all kinds of celebrations.
If you happen to be planning a baby shower this fall, I have some fun fall baby shower themes to help inspire your party.
Tips for throwing a fall baby shower
There are a few key things to think about when planning your fall baby shower.
- Invitations: Consider using seasonal colors and other elements like leaves and pumpkins in your invitations.
- Place: The fall season can range in weather and temperature so plan accordingly.
- Decorations: Each theme has ideas for decor but overall I would recommend adding touches of the season like pumpkins, apples, rustic flower arrangements and more.
- Mood: Don't forget about lighting and music. Make a playlist of cozy background music to set the mood. Candles, fairy lights, and lanterns also add a nice touch.
1. Pumpkin Patch
A pumpkin patch-themed baby shower, or "little pumpkin", is a charming and festive way to celebrate the upcoming arrival of a little one. Here are a few ideas for your celebration.
Decorations: Try decorating with pumpkins of all sizes. Add some cozy blankets and pillows around your party area. If you are having an outside party, hay bales work well for extra seating.
Food: Pumpkin spice cake or cupcakes with candy pumpkins as decoration. A hot chocolate and apple cider bar is fun for your guests to serve themselves.
Activities: Set up a pumpkin painting station with small pumpkins.
2. Little Boo
Celebrate the upcoming arrival of your little one with a "Little Boo" fall-themed baby shower, blending the cozy charm of autumn with adorable Halloween-inspired touches. Here are some ideas to bring this theme to life:
Decorations: Cute ghosts and pumpkins are perfect for your party table. Try adding fairy lights and tea candles with leaf garland for a cozy feel. You could choose orange and pink, or purple for a touch of color.
Food: Cute ghost and pumpkin shaped cookies add a fun touch to the table. Mini pumpkin pies, cupcakes, or truffles decorated like ghosts.
Activities: You could play games like "Guess The Baby Item" in the pumpkin. Photo booth with some cute ghost props.
3. Apple Of My Eye Orchard
An "Apple Of My Eye" fall-themed baby shower is a sweet and heartwarming way to celebrate the new arrival, embracing the crisp and cozy vibes of autumn. Here are some delightful ideas to make the event extra special:
Decorations: A apple themed centerpiece and baskets of different color apples. Rustic wooden crates, burlap table runner, and red and green balloons.
Food: Apple pie bars, caramel apples, and apple cider and great choices for your guests. You could even make turkey apple sandwiches, or chicken apple sausage bites for something savory.
Activities: Bobbing for apples, decorate an apple themed baby ondsie, and apple themed baby bingo.
4. Thankful For Baby
A great way to celebrate a new baby is to throw a "Thankful For Baby" themed shower. This theme is great anytime of year but is perfect for fall, especially around Thanksgiving.
Decorations: You can use a variety of different fall colors like orange, brown, and yellow, or stick with a more neutral palette.
One of my favorite ideas is to make a "thankful tree" as a centerpiece where guests can write what they are thankful for and hang it on the branches.
Food: A simple cake with a "thankful" topper would be another great centerpiece for a table.
Activities: A baby prediction game is always fun for a baby shower. Have guests guess the birthdate, time, and weight.
5. Football
If your family loves football, a football themed baby shower can be so fun! Celebrate your little sport, with game-day decorations and tailgating food.
Decorations: Use your favorite team's colors as decoration inspiration. Balloons, a tablecloth that looks like a football field, banners, and of course footballs all make great decor.
Food: I love using tailgate type appetizers and food for this theme. A chili bar would also be a fun idea.
Activities: You could host the party around a football game so that people could watch the game. Another fun activity is decorating baby onsies in team colors.
6. Little Turkey
This theme makes the perfect fall celebration, especially around Thanksgiving.
Decorations: Use a turkey or turkey cake as a fun table centerpiece. Turkey themed plates, fall leaves, and mini pumpkins all help to bring a festive mood.
Food: Mini turkey sandwiches, stuffing balls, veggie and fruit trays, apple cider, and hot chocolate.
Activities: Pumpkin bowling could be a fun, interactive game. Set up pins and use a small pumpkin to try and knock them over.
7. Woodland Creatures
Does it get any cuter than sweet woodland animals? This is a great theme all year round but especially in the fall.
Decorations: Create a forest scene with trees, leaves, and woodland animals like foxes, owls, deer, and squirrels. Use a color palette of greens, browns, and earthy tones to create a natural forest feel.
Food: Create a cake that looks like a tree stump with woodland animals made of fondant. Shape cheese balls to look like pinecones and serve with crackers.
Activities: Create bingo cards with pictures of different woodland animals and nature elements.
8. Sunflower
Sunflowers are known for their bright, sunny look. They make a great centerpiece and theme for a baby shower.
Decorations: You could use yellows, browns, and greens as your party color palette. Decorate with vases of sunflower bouquets and greenery. I also like to incorporate some rustic elements like burlap and wood.
Food: Yellow themed food like lemon bars and cookies decorated like sunflowers work well. You could have a trail mix bar with sunflower seeds, nuts, granola, and more. Your guests could also take their personal trail mix home as a party gift.
Activities: A fun idea for this theme would be to have a station where guests can plant their own sunflower seeds in a pot to take home.
9. Baby Fox
A baby fox theme goes along with a woodland animal theme.
Decorations: Use greenery and fox figurines or plushes to decorate your space. Incorporate touches of orange throughout to enhance the color of the fox.
Food: A fun idea for food is to make "fox tails" by dipping pretzel rods in melted orange candy.
Activities: Pin the tail on the fox is a cute spin on a classic party game.
10. Cutie Pie
Pumpkin pie, apple pie, sweet potato pie, these all remind me of fall and inspire this "cutie pie" theme.
Decorations: Pie themed plates and napkins add a cute touch for decor. Use real pies as a centerpiece for the party table.
Food: You can't have a cutie pie party without delicious pies. Fruit tarts and pie shaped cookies are also a fun idea.
Activities: Have a pie baking contest. Let your guests bring in their favorite pie and the new parents can be the judge.
Pie recipe cards is also a cute idea. Each guest can write their favorite pie recipe on a keepsake card for the new parents.
11. Cute Camper
Love camping? This is such an adorable theme for a baby shower. Incorporate rustic elements into your event.
Decorations: Create banners with phrases like "Happy Camper," "Adventure Awaits," and "Welcome Baby" using camping-themed fonts and colors. Decorate with rustic wooden signs pointing to different areas of the party like "Campfire," "Refreshments," and "Games."
Food: Set up a s'mores station with marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers, and various toppings. Serve hot dogs with a variety of toppings for guests to customize.
Activities: Organize a scavenger hunt with camping-related items for guests to find.
12. Oktoberfest
Bring the festive Oktoberfest feeling to your fall baby shower with these simple ideas.
Decorations: Decorate with blue and white checkered flags and bunting to represent the traditional Bavarian colors. Use decorative beer steins and large, inflatable or paper pretzels as centerpieces and accents.
Food: Offer a selection of bratwurst and sausages with rolls and toppings. Serve soft pretzels with a variety of dipping sauces like mustard, cheese, and honey mustard. Serve traditional apple strudel with vanilla sauce for a sweet treat.
Activities: Have a stein holding contest where guests see who can hold a filled stein outstretched the longest.
13. Apple Cider
Similar to the apple theme, apple cider invokes a fall county fair or apple picking on the farm feeling.
Decorations: Use apple barrels, baskets filled with apples, and cider jugs as centerpieces. Fill mason jars with candles, apple slices, or cinnamon sticks to add a rustic touch.
Food: No apple cider party is complete without some apple cider donuts and an apple cider bar.
Activities: Set up a station with different varieties of apples for guests to taste and compare.
14. Falling In Love
"Fall" in love with these adorable ideas.
Decorations: Decorate with leaves cut into heart shapes in vibrant fall colors like red, orange, and yellow. Display love quotes and sayings about fall and babies on chalkboards or framed prints.
Food: Serve sugar cookies in heart shapes decorated with fall colors. Offer a fresh salad with seasonal ingredients like roasted butternut squash, cranberries, and pecans.
Activities: Offer a fresh salad with seasonal ingredients like roasted butternut squash, cranberries, and pecans.
15. Fall Boho Baby Shower
A "Fall Boho" themed baby shower combines the cozy elements of autumn with the relaxed, eclectic vibe of bohemian style.
Decorations: Hang macramé wall hangings and dreamcatchers around the venue for a boho touch. Incorporate natural elements like wood slices, dried flowers, feathers, and pampas grass in the decor.
Food: Create a grazing table with a variety of cheeses, meats, fruits, nuts, and artisan bread. Set up a beverage station with a selection of herbal teas and fruit-infused waters.
Activities: Set up a station with fresh and dried flowers, greenery, and supplies for guests to make their own flower crowns.
Planning a fall themed baby shower doesn't have to be hard. My hope is with these ideas, you can start to plan your event with ease.
***Image Disclaimer: I used AI images to create the images in the post. These images are for inspiration only and to give you ideas on how party decor might look.
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