Happy spring (finally)! We all love a great party- — especially one to celebrate a baby! Planning or expecting a baby shower this season? Our Bumpies on the Baby Showers board shared some fun themes you’ve got to try for your shower!

“Traditional spring colors are pastels, obviously, but you could choose to mix it up! For decor you could do pots of tulips/daffodils, or vases filled with cut tulips or hyacinths. You could also utilize spring branches such as forsythia or Cherry blossom!” — sphinx24*

“For cake ideas, maybe try a fun flavor such as a lemon or strawberry, or even cupcakes with a variety of fun, colorful flavors.” — unicorn2342

“I am having a spring themed shower, and my hostess is planning on focusing on baby animals, specifically birds and bunnies! So cute.” — allisonmar546

“Tulips/Daffodils/Hyacinths make great centerpieces that could double as favors!” — NariaDream

“I’ve thrown a spring shower with the theme ‘A baby is blooming!’ Everyone loved it.” — Winginit

“You could do a “He brings me Sunshine after a Rainy Day theme.” That way you could do a lot of cute plays still on the whole SHOWER part that you would have done for a girl but then instead of the ‘flowers’ do “Suns” because that’s what he will be to you… a bright beautiful Son!” — britsknit

“My cousin just had a rubber-ducky themed shower — it was so adorable and super colorful!” — SpitsNGiggs

“Have a bumble bee theme! Yellow and black are easy to work with. You can have honeycomb decors, make some fresh lemonade and your give away souvenirs could be bear shaped bottles of honey with personalized labels on them.” — kayeseth

 *Some names have been changed.

Tell us: What would you theme your spring baby shower?

Plus, more from The Bump:

Wonderfully Wild Nature-Inspired Baby Shower Ideas

Beautifully Vintage-Themed Baby Shower Ideas

Baby Shower Idea: Bright ‘n Sunny Days!

Due to Hurricane Sandy, several states along the East Coast have rescheduled Halloween. While this will keep your kids safe, it could also make them a bit upset (no kid wants to miss out on free candy). But just because they can’t go out doesn’t mean they can’t celebrate! Throw on those costumes , call up the neighbors and follow these tips for throwing a happy home-a-ween.

Create Some Festive Art
Crafts are a great form of entertainment, and a great way to decorate the house (especially if you had to take the exterior ones down). Using items that you have at home, you and your kids can finger paint Halloween figures or (if they’re old enough) create construction paper Jack O’ Lanterns. If you’re able to drive to a local store, pick up the supplies to make these amazing mummy cards.

Trick-or-Treat Indoors
What’s Halloween without trick-or-treating?! Designate each grown-up to a room in the house, and have the kids go room-to-room to collect their treats.  This way the kids can safely get their candy and you can snap some pictures of them in their costumes (and send them to The Bump!).

Dance to Spooky Music
If you still have power (and we hope you do), then turn on some tunes! Using music resources like Pandora or Spotify, create a playlist of spooktacular songs. Include classics like “Monster Mash”, “Werewolves of London” and “Thriller,” but get a little creative and add songs from your favorite Halloween movies, like The Addam’s Family, Ghostbusters and Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Play Some Halloween Games
Some added activities will help kids down from their sugar high. A simple and super fun one is Mummy Wrap. Divide the kids into pairs and give each team a roll of toilet paper. Instruct one member of each team to wrap his partner like a mummy (avoiding the head and wrapping arms separately).  Once wrapped, the mummy must hop to the finish line. Award the winning team and then reverse the partners.

Share Some Scary(ish) Stories
When your child begs for their bedtime story, try telling a spooky one. Make up a tale about a witch who wants to be nice or a ghost who can’t seem to scare anyone. Not that creative? Sites like Scary For Kids have a lot of age-appropriate tales. Just make sure to skip over the ones with blood or gore.

How will you celebrate Halloween from home?

Plus, more from The Bump:

Cool Things to Do With Baby Indoors

Toddler Craft Ideas that Won’t Stress You Out

Easy and Fun Art Projects for Baby

Pregnant with twins (or more)? Parent of multiples? Live in or near New York? Next Thursday, September 27 , join The Bump for a night of shopping and sweets, and get a sneak peek of the new book The Baby Bump Twins and Triplets Edition from author (and The Bump editor-in-chief) Carley Roney.

This event is fun (and free) for you and the little ones. Mingle with other moms of multiples while the kids partake in fun activities. Check out the newest twin products and enjoy sweets and mocktails from Creative Concepts NYC and Dana’s Bakery. Carley will be in attendance, taking your questions and sharing her expert advice on pregnancy and parenting.

All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of The Baby Bump Twins and Triplets Edition and other goodies. And one lucky mom will win a City Mini Double stroller from Baby Jogger!

When:
Thursday, September 27
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Where:
buybuy Baby
270 Seventh Ave (between 25th and 26th St.)
New York City

You must RSVP to attend. To do so, please contact Melissa Bach at mbach@xogrp.com or (212) 515-3594. We’ll see you there!