If you’re looking for forest themed baby shower inspiration, you’ve gotta check this out! This shower incorporates the cute theme through the fun woodland baby shower decorations and even a woodland baby shower food menu!
Babies, weddings, birthdays…any excuse for some party planning and themed decorations… I’m ALL about it!
So when someone like my sister has a baby, it’s time to pull out the big guns and get super creative with rustic baby shower invitations, baby shower decorations, and food.
This forest-themed baby shower was no exception! Hope you get inspired by these woodland baby shower decorations and our creative food menu ideas!
I know, I know I’ve been teasing you for weeks now… showing you all the fun DIY projects I made for my sister’s rustic woodland baby shower…
like this Mama Bear Baby Shower Name Tag I adorned her with on the big day:
Baby Shower Name Tag tutorial here!
Or what about this fun moss banner I made to hang above the food?
Related – Other Baby Shower Ideas and Inspiration:
Planning the Forest Themed Baby Shower
I planned this fun forest themed baby shower with a couple other amazing girls and there were rounds and rounds of emails exchanging ideas.
We even had a secret group board on Pinterest to save all of our inspiration. This was such a great planning tool for us! The board is not a secret anymore – click here to follow the rustic woodland baby shower Pinterest board!
Our initial goal was to plan a cute gender-neutral baby shower. When we heard that mama was decorating the nursery with a fun forest theme, I mean.. come on, the choice was obvious.
Woodland Baby Shower Decorations
Once we started looking, man was there tons of woodland baby shower decoration ideas out there! We hung this gorgeous ripped fabric and lace banner up on the wall behind the gift table.
We purchased several yards of burlap from the fabric store to use as table decorations, underneath the food, and throughout the shower as cheap decor.
For the woodland baby shower decorations on tables, we used stacked-up wood rounds, large pinecones, vases with dried wheat, mason jars full of acorns, and neutral table clothes.
We played the classic “don’t say baby” game. The fun little twist was the clothespins, which I spiced up with wood grain washi tape (found at Hobby Lobby) and put magnet strips on the back. The pins doubled as favors as everyone got to take home a magnet clip or two!
Woodland Baby Shower Food Ideas
I think my favorite part of the shower was the woodland baby shower food menu, which we totally planned around the forest theme! We really took the shower theme to a whole new level with cute food items and played on the fun wording of the food items with labels and names.
Pinecone Cheese Balls – made with a cream cheese ball recipe and arranged in oval shapes and topped with almonds to look like pinecones
Chocolate Acorns – made with a Hershey’s kiss, a layer of peanut butter, a Nilla wafer, and a butterscotch chip on the top to look like the stem of the acorns.
Gone Apple Pickin’ – made with sliced apples, a block of cream cheese drizzled with caramel sauced, and crushed peanuts.
Don’t Feed The Bears – with bowls full of Teddy Grahams
Smores on a Stick – made with large marshmallows, dipped in chocolate and rolled in graham cracker crumbs, and then added to a skewer stick. For the holder on the s’mores on a stick, we covered a styrofoam floral block with a moss sheet and then stuck the sticks in! I used a similar concept to create this DIY donut stand for a donut themed baby shower.
To hold the labels for the woodland baby shower food, we simply popped them into pinecones laid on their side. Genius, right?
Oh my goodness, I’m getting hungry looking at all the yummy food. Those s’mores on a stick were sooooo good!
It was so much fun to shower my wonderful sister for the day. I hope she felt just how much love we all have for her (and that little baby already!). We are so excited to support her as she and her hubby embark on the journey of parenthood! We had a great time together catching up with old friends and making new friends! I think we need to invent some more reasons to have showers for each other because they are just so much fun – any ideas?!
If you’re looking for more inspiration for planning a forest themed shower, you’ve gotta see this woodland baby shower my friend Amanda recently hosted! It’s adorable.
Chels, this is so cute!!! Like everything you make. 🙂
I’m so excited you get to be an Auntie!! Welcome to the club
Love ya
PS I’m not trying to win an ipad…just wanted to say hi!! haha but cool prize
This is too adorable! I live up north, so this could not be more perfect of a theme for friends! Noting for the future!
Thanks Krista! I love how versatile the theme is for a boy or girl too! Thanks for stopping by.
Hi, Chelsea ~ This is lovely! I love everything woodland, so I’m going to make some of these for my decor (without the baby details, of course). :0) You did an amazing job on this shower! Thanks for sharing with us at the Merry Monday Link Party! Hope to see you again on Sunday night!
Thanks Tiffany! I love versatile the theme is!
What a fun idea for a baby shower. I love the themed foods and decorations. Having fun hosting the #HomeMattersParty with you.
That is beautiful!! What a fun twist on the normal pink or blue. #HomeMattersParty
What a shower to remember! So cute! It’s great to be a co-host with you at the #HomeMattersParty
What an amazing baby shower. I looks so cute. Thanks for being an amazing cohost on #HomeMattersParty.
This is adorable and so clever!! We’re enjoying co-hosting the Home Matters Party with you! #HomeMattersParty
Looks like a awesome baby shower! I can totally relate to the secret pinterest boards and the endless emails back and forth planning with friends – so much fun! Congrats to your sister – I’m sure she felt spoiled by the party.
It’s been another fun weekend co-hosting the #HomeMattersParty
What a great Baby shower 🙂 Love the themed food and the decorations. Hearty Congrats to your sister. Great to be co-hosting with you. #HomeMattersParty
Oh.My.GOSH, Chelsea! I love these ideas for fun and fabulous forest food!!! What a super cool party. Thanks for sharing and co-hosting at the #HomeMattersParty – we appreciate you! 🙂
~Lorelai
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