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Thank you for visiting our site! ElephantBabyShower.com is a family owned business, and our aim is to make sure your Elephant themed baby shower has every thing it needs to be amazing! Please take a look around our site and see how we can help with your shower! We have exclusive and beautifully designed Elephant themed invitations and Thank You cards, baby games, Elephant baby shower decorations and decorative signs, and more! We hope that we can help you plan, prepare, and throw an absolutely beautiful Elephant Themed Baby Shower!

 

The 10 Steps to Planning the Perfect Elephant Themed Baby Shower:

• Step 1: Commit to Your Elephant Baby Shower Theme Idea
• Step 2: Plan Your Invitations, games and thank you cards
• Step 3: Plan Your Decor
• Step 4: Decide On Your Food Menu
• Step 5: Design Your Themed Drinks
• Step 6: Plan Your Cake
• Step 7: Keep To Your Color Scheme
• Step 8: Have Fun Music
• Step 9: Plan Memorable Favors
• Step 10: Send Your Thank You Notes

There are dozens of cute baby shower themes, there’s no denying it. But c’mon, what could be more adorable and creative than an elephant theme? If you’re planning to throw a baby shower then an elephant themed party could be a great idea. For starters, baby elephants are simply adorable with their long trunks and flappy ears. Everyone loves them. They are sweet and beautiful to look at. Plus, they make the perfect theme for a boy, girl or gender-neutral baby shower.

This guide will help you with hosting the best elephant themed baby shower ever! Included below are tons of ideas for décor, food, drinks and proper etiquette. We want to arm you with the best ideas, so you can throw an amazing party that will impress your guests. You can use the ideas as-is, or you can change them to reflect your flare and style.

Starter Checklist for an Amazing Elephant Themed Baby Shower

The secret to holding a great baby shower party is to plan beforehand. Here are some questions to help you get started:

• Who do you host with? Alone or with someone?
• When should the baby shower be held?
• Where should you hold it?
• Who should be invited?
• When should you send the invitations?
• What should be on the menu?

Your Responsibilities as a Host/Hostess

Baby shower traditions dictate that a mother should NEVER host this event. A baby shower is usually hosted by a sister, friend, cousin, aunt or sister-in-law. The guest of honor is the mom and her baby-to-be. Begin your planning process by doing some or all of the following:

• Make a budget for the party. This will depend on whether you’re hosting it alone or co-hosting with someone else.
• Talk to the mom and dad to be for an ideal date. Evaluate whether the chosen date is perfect for all the important guests.
• Come up with a guest list after consulting with the new mom. Ensure you have the names and addresses of all guests.
• Select the perfect venue. You can throw the baby shower anywhere- a hotel, a park, your home or the beach.

Step 1: Commit to Your Elephant Baby Shower Theme Idea

The word “elephant’’ pretty much wraps up everything. Get all your elephant decoration ideas flowing. A cut out of an elephant could grace the venue. Tableware, seat covers and napkin holders should be elephant inspired.

A banner that says, ‘’Baby Shower’’ is a must-have. Or better yet, have a banner that says ’Baby Elephant.’’ Get creative with as many theme-inspired balloons as possible. Baby elephants with pacifiers are a hit with the guests. Mom elephants with baby elephants at the front are also another hit.

And why not go all out by having someone dress up like an elephant to welcome the mom-to-be? Of course someone dear could do this, and that’s none other than the dad-to-be.

Step 2: Plan Your Invitations, games and thank you cards

Once you have ideas flowing for the theme, it’s time to think about the invitations, games and thank you cards. One of the best parts about an elephant themed shower is the fact that it allows you to plan ahead and stick to your plan before, during and after the party.

You’ll have a matching and cohesive theme from the invitations and games to the thank you cards. This will create a consistent vibe where fun is inevitable. Plus, elephant baby shower invitations will make your guests more curious about what’s going to happen, making the whole thing even more interesting.

Of course, pulling off this kind of cohesion isn’t always easy. That’s because people often buy their invitations, games and thank you cards from different sites leading to a conflicting look when the day finally arrives. To avoid this, we have created complete sets for you right here on our site. Our collections are super cute and affordable.

What’s more, you can choose from multiple shapes, colors, designs and styles available. You’ll have complete control over how your invitation and thank you cards look. You’ll also have control over what elephant baby shower games to incorporate into the event and prepare a whole bunch of them for your guests.

Step 3: Plan Your Elephant Theme Decor

Next up is to figure out the decorations to help set the perfect elephant theme. You can either buy or DIY decorations.

Ideas include:

• Cut out shapes of elephants
• Elephant themed baby shower banner and
• Plants around the room to give off that tropical vibe.

To finish off the decorations, you can add a large centerpiece to the buffet table and smaller ones to the other tables. This is the best way to add decor that fits with the overall elephant theme.

Ideas include:

• A diaper cake with an elephant topping,
• A hurricane glass vase with plastic elephants resting in the sand, or
• A flower vase with cutouts of cute baby elephants attached to the glass.

Where should you buy decorations? You can always find decoration sets in online stores that specialize in elephant baby shower themes. You can choose to pick individual pieces according to your preferences, but this is usually a more expensive and time-consuming option. The best option is to buy complete sets that are already matched and designed professionally. You’ll save both time and money.

Step 4: Decide On Your Food Menu

Pregnant women love food. Some love spicy, while others crave all the sugar in the world. So it’s important you fill the table with extremely finger licking delicious foods. And unless you’re thinking of a proper sit-down meal; salads, finger foods and appetizers should cut it.

Whatever you decide, make sure to incorporate everyone’s tastes and cravings. You can decide to make cookies that resemble elephant ears or gourmet cupcakes with tiny elephant toppings on them. You can even make sandwiches and mold them to look like elephant trunks

Just make sure to serve lots of different foods. This way, people with dietary restrictions or allergies still have a choice. Also, try to be creative when presenting your meals by serving them in adorable elephant baby shower cups, plates, and even napkins. To read our full food article click here.

Step 5: Design Your Themed Drinks

It’s important that you have drinks on offer for your guests. Have a selection of fruit juices or lemonade that could go in fancy glasses. You can also get creative with some delicious tropical punch named to fit with the elephant theme.

• Water bottles with stickers that say ’Sip from my trunk’’ on them
• Tropical punch- a creative mix of juice, lemonade, ginger ale, raspberry and a dash of cream

Of course, having a drink station set up is a good idea because it allows your guests help themselves to their favorite drinks.

Step 6: Plan Your Elephant Cake

We go berserk over cakes. You probably do too. And in an elephant baby shower, the cake itself, decorations and icing are all elephant inspired.

Welcome the new mom with a three to four-layered cake with an elephant figurine or a large single layer cake topped with a cartoon elephant holding a present or some balloons. You can also consider cupcakes! They are small, easy to eat, and can make a perfect centerpiece.

Not keen on a cake? The diaper cake is another great option. If you’ve never heard of it, then you may be surprised that it is non-edible. The cake is made of many rolls of diapers prearranged to look like a real cake. A plastic elephant may be placed on top of the cake. Most mothers prefer a diaper cake because they get to keep the diapers for later!

Step 7: Keep To Your Color Scheme

It’s a baby shower, and colors tend to make the biggest statement! Baby boy color schemes usually have a nice combination of blue and green. Baby girl color schemes tend to lean towards pink and purple.

If you prefer to deviate from the mainstream, but still want colors to show the sex of the baby, you can do that on the cake. If mom knows the gender of the baby but hasn’t disclosed it to anyone yet, a gender reveal cake is a great way to do this.

Step 8: Have fun Music

Be sure to have some music in the background to help set the perfect baby shower atmosphere. If you need some nice elephant baby shower inspired music, here are some suggestions:

• The Elephant by Camille Saint-Sanes
• The Elephant Song by Eric Herman
• Mr. Fun Elephant by Pinkfong Songs for children

Step 9: Plan Memorable Elephant Themed Party Favors

Don’t forget to send your guests away with cute favors or gift bags to help them remember the special occasion. Ideas include:

• A gift box with elephant inspired cookies in it
• A little bag of sweets with a message that says, ’From our shower to yours”
• A small bottle of body spray with an elephant themed sticker on it

Step 10: Send Your Thank You Notes

 For your thank you notes, we have a lot of great baby shower thank you notes to carry on with the elephant theme. Be sure to order them ahead of time so you can send them out within 2 to 3 days of your party.

 

 

Remember To Have Fun!

Okay, so you’ve got everything set. As much as we don’t want to remind you, we think it’s our responsibility to tell you this – HAVE FUN. When hosting a baby shower event, it’s easy to get stressed. Keep in mind that the primary purpose of this party is to celebrate. And a celebration means joy and laughter. Now go and make that elephant themed baby shower happen.