DIY Travel-Themed Baby Shower
Plan the ultimate travel-themed baby shower with printable invites and a DIY paper airplane garland.
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December 15, 2016
Create a Travel-Themed Food Table
Anything travel related is fair game to use as decor for this adventure-filled party. A street atlas, luggage, maps and globes serve as easy-to-find decor.
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Michelle Edgemont
Mail Out Invitations
To have a baby is to go on one of life’s greatest adventures. Use that quote as a guide when you send these travel-themed invitations. Download the pdf version of the invite, add your own informational text, and print out on white cardstock. Send in kraft paper envelopes with travel-themed vintage stamps, which can be easily found online.
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Michelle Edgemont
Incorporate Luggage
Miniature luggage sets, sold online, are used as stands for platters of food. The different sizes of luggage create a sense of height and variety for the table.
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Michelle Edgemont
Give an Old Atlas Purpose
All you need to make any table ready for a travel-themed party is a white linen and a street atlas of the United States. Tear out pages of the atlas. Scatter them around the table to almost completely cover the linen. It’s an easy, inexpensive way to bring a travel-themed party to life.
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Michelle Edgemont
Serve Delicious Snacks
To add a travel-inspired touch to the food platters, serve some of the less messy dishes, such as lemon poppy bread, on a placemat made from a page out of the street atlas.
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Michelle Edgemont
All in the Decor Details
And, of course, no travel party is complete without a globe and a paper airplane garland. Find directions to make the garland here.
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Michelle Edgemont
Decorate With Plants
Here’s a secret to a well-styled buffet table: add a few small plants. That’s it! No flowers to arrange. Simply purchase a few small household plants and scatter around the table to fill in gaps and add a pretty touch of life.
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Michelle Edgemont
DIY Clouds + Paper Airplane Garland
Floating DIY clouds and paper airplane garland complete the look. Always remember about the space above the table, too. Either a pretty backdrop, or in this case hanging decor, bring the eye up to create a sense of variety. Find instructions to make the adorable cloud backdrop here.
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Michelle Edgemont
Present Savory Quiches
Quiche, popular in France, is an egg mixture baked in a flaky pie crust. Serve a variety of quiches to please even the pickiest guests. We recommend bacon cheddar, truffle mushroom and spinach ricotta.
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Michelle Edgemont
Provide Fresh Greens
Fresh green salads are a perfect complement to rich quiche. Keep the exotic travel theme going with the salads by incorporating interesting ingredients such as almonds, blueberries, goat cheese, goji berries and feta crumble.
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Michelle Edgemont
Serve Something Sweet
Greek yogurt (full fat version is the best) topped with homemade granola and a drizzle of honey is a guilty pleasure that tastes as good as it looks.
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Michelle Edgemont
Make Mimosas
Don’t forget the drinks! These fruity mimosas were made with champagne and freshly-squeezed juice.
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Michelle Edgemont
Offer Iced Coffee
Serve iced coffee in stemless wine glasses and decorate them with map hearts and mini clothespins.
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Give Advice
Advice for the parents-to-be! Have guests give the parents their best “travel” tips for their new life with a new baby by filling out these printable cards.
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Michelle Edgemont
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