Back in the spring when we had three baby boys born at church within a month, I was super busy planning baby showers. I had a lot of fun planning and throwing a shower for baby Hunter using a HUNTING theme! Everything was decorated with camo greens & browns and orange!
Instead of buying tissue paper poms, I finally learned to make my own! Here are the steps:
1. Fold 8-10 pieces of tissue paper back and forth like a fan/zigzag.
2. Tie tightly in the center. (I had to tie some twice because the thread I used snapped.) Add a string that you will use to hang the pom.
3. When securely tied, cut the ends. You can make a spikey pom or a soft pom with rounded edges.
4. Very carefully, open and spread the sheets of tissue paper. (Hint: By my 4th pom I learned to hold it on my lap and spread out the sheets, moving back and forth between each side.)
Be VERY careful or the sheets will tear!
5. Show off your pom! Woohoo!!
Here is my final set up of the center party table, showcasing the homemade poms!
For the background, I used strips of extra orange fabric (from Christine's quilt!) and green ribbons tied to a picture frame. Jon loved that his deer antlers were a centerpiece!
I LOVE potlucks! Thank you to everyone who brought something! We had a lot of great food and a delicious dinner. I only had to make dessert (as you all know is my favorite part of a meal!)
I made mini chocolate cupcakes and topped them with marshmallow creme,
Hershey's chocolate bits, and teddy grahams. They tasted like bites of
extra chocolatey s'mores. The only problem was that the creme gave into gravity and almost melted off the cupcake.
But everyone's favorite part were the games! We had several different games/activities: Pin the Antlers, Diaper Candy, ABC Book, and Color A Onesie.
Pin the Antlers: Kids chose one animal at a time: a moose, deer or caribou and were blindfolded. They had to place the antler in the correct spot.
Diaper Candy: I melted 10 different types of candy in 10 diapers. Participants who guessed correctly received a candy from the candy jar. This was a hit, especially with the boys/men since the baby shower was all family-inclusive.
ABC Book: Hunter's mom was really excited about having an ABC book for Hunter to use when he learned the alphabet! It was also fun to see everyone's artistic talents and ideas!
Color A Onesie: While the adults colored/decorated the ABC book which Hunter's mom kept, the kids colored/decorated pictures of onesies!
All in all, we had a GREAT time! Here are several more pictures of the shower:
Blue Kool Aid decorated with a duck!
Super cool diaper cake made by Angela Oleson! She has some awesome skills!
Fun straws!
We had a great turn out and everyone enjoyed themselves! There was something for everyone...
...including my Ben who used a spoon for the first time!! (He really likes whip cream!)
