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Under the Sea Baby Shower

Under the Sea Baby Shower

Is there anything cuter than an Under the Sea Baby Shower? I helped throw a baby shower for my sweet sister-in-law, Fran. Since Fran and my brother, Jay, were waiting until the birth to find out the gender, we wanted the shower to be gender-neutral. Jay is an officer in the navy, so we picked a nautical theme, which is also how they were decorating the nursery!

The beautiful mama-to-be.

We used clear balloons to look like bubbles, and made a large balloon garland, as well as floated a few with under-the-sea balloon stickers attached. Throughout the food and dessert spreads, we added sea glass, vintage wooden crates, dried grapewood, pampas grass, and wooden sailboats. We ordered nautical flags to spell out ‘Baby Darling’ - and while no one there actually knew how to read it, I loved the personal touch!

I created flower arrangements using thistle, roses, baby’s breath, and St. John’s Wort in a variety of glass vases. The cookies were custom-made by The Cookie Thief Bakery and my mom cooked all of the food (and made the adorable googly-eyes for the crab-croissants).

We played a few classic baby shower games, like ‘Baby Word Scramble’ and ‘Baby Emoji-Pictionary’. Fran opened gifts and we all brought baby books instead of cards. It was a perfect day together.

balloon display with bubble and sea creature stickers

Floating balloons with under-the-sea balloon stickers.

nautical themed food buffet for party

A vintage lighthouse mixed with a wooden crate and the nautical flags spelling out ‘Baby Darling’.

homemade chicken salad croissants with crab eyes

Crab croissants filled with chicken salad.

goldfish and potato chips for fish and chips snack

A new version of ‘Fish n’ Chips’.

veggie platter made to look like a crab

Veggies and crab dip.

nautical themed baby shower cake with sailboat topper
custom dessert cookies under the sea themed baby shower
custom nautical themed cookies for baby shower

Custom cookies by The Cookie Thief Bakery.

custom sugar cookies in the shape of narwhals and sailboats

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examples of baby shower games
baby shower gifts

We loved showering Fran and Baby Darling with love and well-wishes and the Under the Sea theme was a perfect fit! That is what life is all about! And I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of the baby… any guesses on if it’s a boy or girl??

family photo at baby shower
family photo at baby shower

UPDATE: since writing this post, Baby Darling has arrived! Fran and Jay welcomed Gemma Kay Darling into the world on April 22nd 🩷.

DIY Darling and mother to be at baby shower
group of women at baby shower
Baseball Hat Storage

Baseball Hat Storage

The Weekend Refresh book is officially out!!

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