This post contains Amazon affiliate links and we will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links. Airplane Baby Shower - Great for Baby Boys! If there's a little boy about to join the family, an airplane baby shower theme can be really fun and festive, especially if one of the parents is a pilot or works in the aviation industry. So celebrate that future pilot with some of the creative and unique ideas featured in this post. You'll find tips for every aspect of the shower from the invitations to the food to the perfect gift to welcome the aviator-to-be. Your guest's excitement will surely be soaring to new heights!! Airplane Baby Shower Invitations Start with airplane themed invitations. You can find them online or you can make them yourself. Many online companies sell fully personalized airplane themed invitations that feature all the shower details and clever wording about the special package delivery that is on the way. For unique DIY cheap baby shower invitations with an airplane theme, you can create "boarding passes." Use plain paper in your computer and design a cute ticket that shows when guests are to arrive and that they will be boarding Baby Airlines. You can find a FREE boarding pass template design that can be downloaded to Microsoft Word from i-do-it-yourself.com. Note that these were originally designed for wedding save the date notes, but they would work perfectly as baby shower invitations too. You can also buy adorable airplane themed invitations at Esty. Airplane Stationery at Amazon Airplane Invitations Package of 8 Buy Now Inkwell - Folded Note Personalized Stationery (Airplane) Buy Now Airplane Adventure Invitations (8) Buy Now Airplane Banner Party Invitations Buy Now Airplane Decoration Ideas Image Source: Dimple Prints When it comes to the decor, the sky's the limit. You can make clouds out of balloon bunches or make paper cutouts with cotton balls glued to them. You can have a tabletop designed to look like a runway. Just draw a black line down a white tablecloth for a runway and put a toy airplane at the end of it. Fill the airplane with little gifts or leave as is. You can include little plastic people to make it even more authentic. Fisher Price makes an adorable airplane that could be given to Mom as a newborn gift after the shower. Other ideas include hanging paper airplanes from the ceiling and light fixtures along with streamers and balloons with an airplane shape or motif. World maps can be used to decorate the walls and as placemats for table settings. Use small open suitcases to hold "in-flight" snacks or drinks and inflatable or table globes to add a travel or destination flair. You can get really creative with the airplane baby shower theme ideas. It's so much fun and you can add little touches like toy airplanes or give out airplane-shaped candies or candles in goody bags. You can have fun using cocktail napkins, swizzle sticks, maraschino cherries for drinks, and more. Little touches will make it really fun to carry the theme through. Ask guests to wrap their gifts in paper that has airplanes on it. Sprinkle airplane shaped confetti and do a bon voyage sign pointing towards a hospital. Pack a suitcase with things a mom would need like newborn diapers, tiny baby outfits to bring baby home in and use at the hospital, lotions, diaper cream, and more. Even More Fun Aviator Party Decoration Ideas Image Source: Armelle Blog Decoration Ideas from Amazon Inflatable Airplane Buy Now SeaRaider Inflatable Ride-On Kiddie 1 Red Buy Now Replogle Globes 12/1 Wonder Globe, Blue Ocean, 11cm Diameter Buy Now Baby Boy Airplane - 22" Bubble Balloon [Toy] Buy Now Fisher-Price Little People Lil' Movers Airplane Buy Now Airplane Baby Shower Food Ideas Serve your food on trays that the airlines might use. You can find throw away foam trays at party shops or restaurant supply stores. It will add a fun atmosphere to the party. Serve individual portions of food like packets of peanuts, creme brulee in individual crocks or muffins. Finger foods that can be eaten with just hands are also good. Serve individual sodas in miniature cans like they have on the airlines. You can find them now in grocery stores. Serve drinks from a cart like a flight attendant. Image by AnalisAvalero.com Alternatively, serve the meal in a boxed "in-flight" meal plastic favor container like you can literally buy on airplanes these days. Include a sandwich, chips, cookies and some fruit and package it like the one shown in the photo to the right. You can get the adorable personalized baby shower favor tags, napkin rings, and decorations for the in-flight meal as shown in the photo. Airplane Cake Ideas Image Source: DessertLover2010 at Flickr For the cake, you can make one to look like an airplane. Read more...
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