Baby shower decorations can be simple or extravagant. You can find inexpensive ways to decorate or you can go all out. Spend lots of time making and planning the perfect decorations or order a themed kit. What ever you choose to do, we are here to help. We have come up with this list of baby shower decor ideas to inspire your creativity.

Elegant Baby Shower Decorations

Elegant decorations are simple and well thought out. They don't usually include a character or cutesy graphics. Here are some elegant baby shower decorating ideas.

Stick with a soft theme of only one or two colors. Try pink or lavender and white for girls, baby blue and cream for boys or light green and soft yellow for a gender neutral shower. Simple patterns like plaids or polka dots can be fun, yet undemanding.

Candles set a soft and stylish effect for a baby shower.

A fresh vase of color coordinated flowers add a special touch and give mom-to-be a nice surprise to take home.

Silver adds a very elegant touch to a soft color scheme. Try using real silverware or displaying pictures of the mom & dad to be or a sonogram picture in silver frames.

Diaper Napkins

If you are throwing a fancier shower, arrange the table ahead of time. Use cloth diapers as napkins. You could even add a couple of diaper pins to each "napkin". After, the mom can use them as diapers or burping pads.

Classic Baby Shower Decorations

Classic is always a hit! Pink or blue baby shower decorations can be found just about anywhere.

Pacifier Balloons

Take any light colored balloon (ie: baby blue, pastel pink, or white). Carefully spread the mouth open and squeeze a pacifier through the opening. When you blow up the balloons, you can see the pacifier inside. They make the cutest decorations and the mom can keep the pacifiers.

Mini Candles

Empty a jar of baby food and remove the label. Then, put a votive of your choice inside the jar. Place 2 or 3 at each table.

Party Bottles

Buy baby confetti at any party store. The confetti usually has baby shapes such as pacifiers, safety pins, bottles, and rubber ducks. Fill baby bottles with the confetti and place in strategic areas all over the room (ie: gift table, food table).

Gift Basket Centerpiece

You can make a beautiful centerpiece out of a basket filled with baby shampoo, baby lotion, washcloths, and a rubber duck.

Diaper Banner

Hang a clothesline from one wall to another. Secure diapers to the clothesline with clothespins. Then, spell "Welcome Baby Boy", "Welcome Baby Girl", or "Welcome Mommy" on the diapers. Each diaper should represent one letter.

Hang the Clothes Out to Dry

This idea takes a bit of planning. At the very beginning of the shower, give each guest a onesie and some puff paint. Have her decorate her onesie as she wishes. Then, hang the onesies on a clothesline inside to dry. This serves three purposes: a fun game, unique decoration, and clothes for the baby.

Gift Bassinet

Every baby shower needs a place to put gifts. Put a bassinet in the corner of the room. As the guests arrive, have them place their gift in the bassinet. As the bassinet gets full, put gifts all around. it will look as though the bassinet is overflowing with gifts. It's a great look.

Color Coordinated Gifts

The hostesses can decide together to color coordinate their wrapping paper. For instance, each could have a different shade of purple, or blue. Then, the packages can be placed neatly together with a giant ribbon and bow. These gifts can be the centerpiece at the head table.

Table Dump Trucks

If the shower is being thrown for a little boy, place little toy dump trucks on the tables. Fill the dump buckets with baby confetti and have them spilling out onto the table.

Fairy Tale Decoration

If the shower is for a little girl, find a bunch of fairy tale books and arrange them as centerpieces on the tables. They can be placed upright and half open, or stacked off center from one another.

The Mommy Throne

Designate one chair to be the mommy's chair. Decorate it with streamers (pink or blue, or both) and tie helium balloons to the back. It should resemble a party throne. This is the chair the mommy can sit to eat and open presents.

Blanket Table Cloth

Purchase some inexpensive receiving blankets and use them as table clothes. The great thing about blankets is that they come with cute designs.

Bottle Vases

Use bottles as vases and fill with any flower of your choice. Roses, carnations, and baby's breath look precious. Flowers are a must at a baby shower.

Ducks in the Punch

Place rubber ducks or bath toys in the punch bowl. Not only are they adorable, but the new family can use them when the baby arrives.

Music

Download these iTunes to set the Baby Shower mood.