If you’re having a summer baby, you have the benefit of hosting a shower during the sunniest months of the year. Take advantage of the exciting themes, foods, and sentiments that come with the season to celebrate the coming birth. Party venues are blank canvasses, and the following ideas will bring your baby shower to life.

Summer Baby Shower Inspiration

1. Ice Cream Social

Set the party venue up like an ice cream shop. Send out invitations shaped like ice cream cones to get your friends and family in on the theme, and dress up in sweet pastels. Fill glass bowls with Styrofoam balls painted different “flavors,” make your own ice cream cone garland, and sprinkle tables with colorful rainbow confetti.

2. Beach Baby

Create the beauty and relaxation of the beach without the scorching temperatures and sunburn. Cover venue tables with tan linens, set out small seashells as decoration, and play cheerful ukulele music. Adorn the banquet hall with colorful tropical flowers, and if you can’t get your hands on potted palms, bring in some inflatable palm trees.

3. Fruit for All

Fruit is sweet, healthy, versatile, and makes an excellent summer theme for a baby shower. Whether you love pineapples, mangoes, bananas, or dragon fruit, you can easily find or make creative decorations based on these treats. Think coconut drinking cups, paper pineapple centerpieces, and fruit banners. Work with party venues to serve guests an assortment of delicious, fresh fruit.

4. Keep It Cool

The heat can make summer pregnancies extra difficult, but you can cool off with chilled menu items at the baby shower. Sit back and relax with ice cold beverages, such as fruit punch and iced tea. Fruits, crisp salad, cold noodles, and fresh fish make wonderfully refreshing dining options.

5. Ready to Pop

Leaning towards a more whimsical theme? Organize a party that’s sure to pop! Blow up balloons, set up a popcorn machine, and if your party venue has a projector, play lighthearted pregnancy movies or summer blockbusters. Provide popsicles and glass bottles for soda pop as an added touch.

On the lookout for professional party venues for your baby shower this summer? Book the Manoa Grand Ballroom in Honolulu, HI. Family-owned and -operated for 5 generations, this catering hall will help you host a memorable party with a personal touch. They’ll build a menu to suit your theme and provide state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment upon request. To reserve a room, call (808) 946-6758 today. Visit them online for more information on their offerings.