Among almost all baby showers that are natural, king of the jungle is the most “manly” of them all. Of course you will hear of other comparable themes which are based on other people like the knights and kings for instance which are meant to bring out the greatness of man when celebrating the birth of a baby boy, but King of the Jungle is still a great pick for a shower theme.
Shower Invitations
To begin with, you will need to know the number of people attending the party. Depending on your level of creativity, budget, and time constraints, there are several options you can look at when planning for the invitations. The easiest would be buying a set of personalized jungle baby shower invites. The second option would be entirely on you. You can buy some zoo animal themed invites and thank you cards and hand write in the shower details. These are a great option for small showers. Another idea would be making your own invitation cards. You will be required to buy a stock of white cards and place some beautiful animal stickers on them. You should also include the shower details.
Decorations
Anything borrowed from safari and jungle themes is appropriate as long as they will leave enough space for your lion themed decorations plenty of space to prowl. After all, he is a very important guest in the shower besides the parents, family, and friends.
Purchase some twinkle lights which you will thread through artificial or potted palm trees. This is an inexpensive method for creating a beautiful starry sky for your evening baby shower. You can also place along the pathways tiki lights. These can also be placed at the entrance too. However, before you do this, check whether the fire code permits it.
A clever way to clearly bring out this theme would be placing large giant stuffed lions on each doorway’s side. You can also place other stuffed animals all over the party area but ensure that you do not over do anything. You also need to leave space for your visitors to move around and mingle freely.
Food
The ideas for food are endless. You can decide to go fruity, have barbeques, swampy drinks, deserts and meals. This will require a little creativity though. Brainstorm on appetizers or snack foods that can complement this theme. Examples of these can be animal crackers or tiger shrimp.
You can also make a tropical fruit salad from coconut, papaya and mango and for some extra crunch mix in some cashews.
You can get recipes online on various drinks that you can make. An idea can be a swamp drink which you can make using pop rocks and green punch. Your ice cubes can have frozen raisins to achieve the “flies hovering around look”. You can buy straws which suggest that too. Remember the idea is to bring out the jungle atmosphere. Ensure you have other options for the less adventurous souls.
Baby shower activities, games and favors
Let your guests name the young ones of various animals. Also, you could have them give out the gestation periods of certain animals as well. You can come up with several other activities that will enable the guests to mingle and have fun. The one with the most correct answers and the most active participant gets to carry home a prize.
For your baby shower favors, you can give your guests potted plants, stuffed animals, jungle themed key holders or even a jungle themed photo frame.