"Few things in life rival the welcoming of the spring season. The warmer temps and bouts of sunshine are enough to make anyone burst out of a winter slump. The sights and sounds of springtime—early perennials poking up through the dirt, baby animal sightings, and wildflowers blooming—not only encourage us to get outside, but they’re also the perfect backdrop for a spring baby shower.
I know for sure that even the excitement of a dreary winter ending can’t beat welcoming a newborn baby into the world. Whether you’re planning a spring baby shower for yourself or someone close to you, the event is sure to elicit a lot of excitement and anticipation for the new bud or blossom.
For all of the best spring baby shower ideas, look no further. From spring baby shower themes to baby shower games to food menu options and drink pairings, this list includes over 50 spring baby shower ideas. You’ll see creative details like eye-catching centerpieces, balloon arches for photo opps, and baby shower invites that set the tone for the event. Keep scrolling for all the spring baby shower ideas to welcome a new little one to the world.
Spring Baby Shower Themes and Ideas
A Little Chick is About to Hatch
This cute baby animal screams spring just as much as bunnies and lambs—a baby chick! This is a perfect baby shower theme to either incorporate specific colors for a boy or girl or go the gender-neutral route with plenty of yellows and whites.
About to Hatch Baby Shower Menu Ideas
Make this theme extra adorable by hosting it in the late morning and serving brunch to the attendees. You can incorporate plenty of egg-centric foods like deviled eggs or an egg bake that stays on theme and is also delicious. Or go extra cutesy and serve chicken salad sandwiches.
Since it’s a brunch, it’d be wrong to not include a mimosa bar! Have plenty of juice options available for mixing with the champagne—classic orange, grapefruit, and cranberry.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Baby in Bloom Spring Baby Shower
You know what they say comes after April (baby) showers! Welcome your little one in the most soft and feminine way possible with a Baby in Bloom theme. Fill the room to the brim with flowers, making them the centerpiece of your decor. And while the theme has highly feminine qualities, it doesn’t have to be exclusive to girls, as the aesthetic can become slightly more masculine depending on the color of the flowers.
Baby in Bloom Baby Shower Menu Ideas
For a fun cocktail for any alcohol-friendly guests, consider a fun gin cocktail like Blossom and Bloom. As refreshing as it sounds, it’s made with gin, vermouth, rose syrup, fresh lime juice, and more.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Here Comes the Son Boy Baby Shower
This theme is perfect for moms welcoming a little boy in the spring (or summer!). A fun play on words, the theme will incorporate plenty of sun-shaped decor and balloons in colors of the sun and clouds. Plus, you’ve got a built-in playlist inspo by incorporating plenty of The Beatles’ greatest hits.
Here Comes the Son Menu Ideas
With sunshine as the theme, it only feels right to include some lemon-inspired dishes. Consider lemon bars, lemon blueberry bread, and homemade lemonade for everyone wanting a non-alcoholic beverage—including mama-to-be!
Keep the lemon vibes going for an alcoholic beverage option as well, with a lemon drop martini guests are sure to appreciate.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Winnie the Pooh Spring Baby Shower
Just when we thought the honey bee theme couldn’t get any cuter, Winnie the Pooh was brought into the mix. We love that this theme brings in a hint of nostalgia from our own childhood. Welcome a little ba-bee into your Hundred Acre Wood with pastel yellows, pinks, neutrals, honeybees, Pooh Bear and Friends cutouts, and yellow and white bouquets. This gender-neutral shower theme is perfect for moms who won’t be finding out the sex of their baby!
Winnie the Pooh Baby Shower Menu Ideas
Honey can be the name of the game in the food department with this kind of party, even if it’s just incorporated into some classic dishes. Think fresh biscuits with honey, a yogurt parfait bar, or artisan pizzas with hot honey.
A Winnie the Pooh-themed shower could incorporate a Blood Orange Bees Knees cocktail made from honey, blood orange juice, and gin for something unique and on theme.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Peter Rabbit Spring Baby Shower
A classic nostalgic theme like Peter Rabbit is the perfect way to welcome your new hunny bunny. Cardboard cutouts of Peter Rabbit—in either classic blue or pink—pair perfectly with pastel balloons and can easily incorporate any color scheme you prefer—pinks and purples, blues and greens, or something in between!
Peter Rabbit Shower Menu Ideas
A bunny-themed party and a spring baby shower, in general, can incorporate plenty of fresh vegetables. Consider offering guests a veggie cup with dressing, a veggie-filled quiche, bruschetta, or caprese skewers.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Silly Goose Spring Baby Shower
A unique baby shower idea that’s starting to become popular is a ‘Silly Goose is On The Way’ theme. Not only is this shower perfect for springtime when all the actual birds start chirping, but also the non-serious theme can make this baby shower a more casual and fun affair. Consider using vintage Mother Goose as decoration inspiration or lean into gingham and baby geese.
Silly Goose Shower Menu Ideas
Take inspiration from an outdoor picnic, serving fresh foods like chicken salad on croissants, fresh greens and fruit, with charcuterie nibbles. Enjoy a juice or “momosa” bar—or get creative with a Silly Goose cocktail or mocktail.
Invites and Decor Ideas
A Little Wildflower is On the Way
All throughout the country, wildflowers will be budding in the springtime. Celebrate your own little flower child with this on-trend baby shower theme filled with tons of bright colors and, of course, lots of flowers. If the farmers market in your area is starting back up this time of year, it may be the perfect place to stock up on plenty of flowers to incorporate into the decor.
Wildflower Baby Shower Menu Ideas
Since we’re looking at spring baby shower ideas, incorporating a light and refreshing drink topped with an edible flower may be the way to go. For a flower-centric theme, consider something like an Elderflower Rose Gimlet, filled with crisp gin, elderflower liqueur, fresh lime juice, and rose water.
Invites and Decor Ideas
A Little Butterfly is On the Way Spring Baby Shower
Spring is butterfly season, and this baby shower theme can be a pretty choice to welcome a new baby girl. Plus, with a mix of bright colors and pastels, this shower theme screams “spring!”
Butterfly Baby Shower Menu Ideas
Now that we’re in the spring months, it means embracing light foods. Think veggies, finger foods, and sandwiches over heavy soups or casseroles.
Having a fun-themed cocktail is sure to set the mood. Consider this Butterfly Martini made with Grey Goose, white grape juice, lemon, and elderflower—as light and airy as the wings of a butterfly!
Invites and Decor Ideas
‘Showered with Love’ Spring Baby Shower Theme
Perfect for mamas with a due date in May and having a shower in April is this theme that plays on the old saying, “April showers bring May flowers.” Incorporate umbrellas, balloon rain clouds, and rain boots for an adorable theme. Guests will be ready to shower Mom with love and gifts the second they receive the invite in the mail. Also, this is a great theme for a simple baby sprinkle for baby number two+!
Baby Shower Menu Ideas
You can’t go wrong going with a classic ‘umbrella drink’ for this theme, like a Piña Colada or Rum Runner that is reminiscent of sunny days. Or, play into the feeling of a light rain with a refreshing Pineapple Mint Julep Margarita.
Invites and Decor Ideas
‘A Little Bunny On the Way’ Easter Baby Shower
Love the quintessential spring holiday? Show your adoration with an adorable Easter-themed baby shower. This is another cute gender-neutral baby shower option—incorporate all of the pastel colors like blue, pink, green, purple, and yellow. And don’t forget the bunnies of all shapes and sizes!
Bunny Baby Shower Menu Ideas
Plan a classic Easter brunch to fit this spring baby shower theme perfectly. Try something fun like a French toast bar with topping options like chocolate chips and strawberries, something fancier like a build-your-own crepe stand, or have a la carte options like delicious cinnamon rolls.
For a refreshing brunch cocktail, opt for something light and crisp—and easy to make—like an Aperol Spritz.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Spring Backyard Garden Party
A backyard garden party might be the perfect spring baby shower, especially if summertime is way too hot to be outside where you live. Place flowers from the farmers market—or Trader Joe’s—in pretty baskets for centerpieces. If hosting, remember backyards are a pretty setting for a baby shower venue; just be sure to have a backup plan or tent in case of weather issues. You don’t want the “shower” to literally mean getting drenched by a spring rain shower.
Backyard Garden Party Shower Menu Ideas
A lemonade—or mimosa—bar feels right for a backyard garden party. Small sandwiches and a variety of salads will complement the pretty weather.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Woodland Spring Baby Shower Theme
Spring means coming out of our wintertime hibernation. Celebrate the changing of the seasons and welcome your new cub with a woodland-themed baby shower. Filled with adorable forest friends, this is a perfect theme for an outdoorsy set of parents and makes a great gender-neutral or baby boy shower option, depending on the decor.
Woodland Baby Shower Menu Ideas
Just like the animals of the forest, guests can appreciate plenty of fresh berries. Consider berry-forward dishes like a mixed berry salad, a fruit pizza, or a fresh spring salad.
Quench everyone’s thirst with a refreshing Blackberry Fizz. Made with blackberries, club soda, and lemon, this drink can easily be made with or without vodka.
Invites and Decor Ideas
Spring Baby Shower Games and Activities
Pacifier Hunt
Take your traditional Easter egg hunt and make it baby-centric! Hide several pacifiers throughout the room and have guests go on a hunt for them. Whoever comes out with the most goes home with a prize.
Floral Arranging
Take advantage of the spring flowers in the most creative way possible. As a unique and special activity—that can double as a party favor—have someone instruct attendees on how to make their very own floral arrangement to take home with them.
Flower Bar
What would spring be without flowers? Lean into the season with this trending event activity for wedding and baby showers—a flower bar. Guest can MYO bouquet with a provided vase or craft paper wrapping for another baby shower activity and favor combination.
Printable Baby Shower Games
You can never go wrong with baby shower printable games. They’re low lift, can be customized, and come in designs to fit any theme. Download The Everymom’s free baby shower printables here.
Spring Baby Shower Party Favors
Jars of Honey
A Winnie the Pooh or bumble bee-themed shower would be incomplete without sending guests home with their very own jars of honey. Plus, no one will ever complain about an edible favor!
Succulents
Even if you’ve got a group of friends with no green thumbs among them, you can still send them home with a plant party favor to fit a springtime theme. Succulents are known to be much easier to keep alive than other plants and make a special party favor everyone will enjoy. Plus, many come with sweet signs that match a spring theme perfectly.
Bud Vases or Mini Flower Pots
Spring means it’s a time of growth, so gift attendees with bud vases for new flowers or mini pots for seed starting. Add a cute personalized thank you note like, “Thanks for watching me grow.”
Wildflower Seeds/Seed Paper
Spread the springtime joy by sending everyone home with wildflower seeds to plant in their yard or in a planter. As they start to see the seeds grow, they’ll get to look back on the special day.
Customized Can Coolers
Ensure everyone is ready for endless warm weather fun with a themed can cooler.
Themed Soaps
You can’t go wrong with a party favor that doubles as decor and is useful. That’s why going the themed soap route is never a bad idea. Find one that fits your theme, and all of your guests will leave happy.
Brett Nicole Hayden, Former Assistant Editor
As the former Assistant Editor, Brett worked with the editors of The Everymom on the content creation process by updating stories, sourcing images and graphics, and pitching and contributing her own stories. Her favorite topics to write about are baby names, culture, relationships, and living.
Kathy Sisson, Senior Editor
Kathy Sisson has been a key contributor in the editorial parenting space for eight years, not only as a full-time editor at The Everymom but previously as a freelance writer for top parenting sites, including Scary Mommy, Motherly, Parent Co., and more. As an editor at The Everymom, she has produced hundreds of articles on a range of parenting topics, reviewed dozens of family-focused products, interviewed leading experts in the children and parenting world, and created viral parenting social media content. A mom of two, she is committed to sharing the honest, helpful, and often humorous stories of motherhood.