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Give Homemade Baby Shower Favors for Unique and Personal Keepsakes

Going with homemade baby shower favors is a wise choice that a shower organizer can make. In addition to usually being cheaper than commercially available favors, they are more meaningful for the expectant mother and the guests, who will appreciate knowing that you took the time out to make create the favors especially for them. Let's take a look at some ideas for homemade baby shower favors that can help make the event a more memorable one.

* Homemade soaps. These party favors are quite easy to make, especially since there are do-it-yourself kits that you can buy at handicraft stores. You can choose an appropriately-shaped mold like a teddy bear or candy for your soap giveaways.

* Baby plants. Author Courtney Cooke, in her book "The Best Baby Shower Book: Revised Edition," suggests giving seedlings as party favors. They are symbolic of young life -- most appropriate! -- and you can decorate the pot the seedling is in with baby-themed designs.

* Potpourri sachets. You can buy a length of netting, cut them up to make small bags, and fill them with dried rose petals, small pine cones, and other items with heavenly and clean scents.

* Candles. These are probably the most versatile party favors in existence. Candlemaking is fun and easy, especially with the ready-to-make kits available today. Just buy molds in the designs you want; they are available in shapes like feeding bottles, booties, or baby carriages.

* Baked goods. If you're a good baker, you can make cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and other sweets that are shaped like nappies, rattles, or babies.

* Small linens. If you're handy with a needle, you could buy a few dozen small wash cloths or face towels and embroider cute baby shower-related designs on them, plus the baby's name (if already known) or simply just the word "Baby" followed by the family name.

* Knick-knacks. You could purchase baby bottles or baby booties in bulk (they're cheap) and fill them up with candy or novelty items such as miniature pacifiers. Seal the booties with a diaper pin or with a piece of ribbon as a finishing touch.

These are only some of the many homemade baby shower favors that you can consider if you're planning to host a shower. The materials are cheap and readily available; and with just a little time and effort on your part (perhaps along with a friend or family member to help) you'll be giving guests something more tangible to remember the occasion fondly.