Baby Shower Favor Ideas for a Spring Shower

Finally, the weather is starting to warm up, here in Florida anyway. It's time to start planning those Spring baby showers. Here are a few ideas for baby shower favors and table decorations, such as this beautiful butterfly display from marthstewart.com, that are perfect for a Spring themed baby shower.




Spring is my favorite season of the year and what better time to plan for the arrival of your new bundle of joy! There are several themes that can be used for a Spring time baby shower:

• Garden Party


• Pea in the Pod or Sweet Pea


• Baby Animals - lambs, chicks, bunnies, etc.


• Butterflies


• Sailboats


• Cherry Blossoms


• Honey Bees


• Decorate with pastel colors & seasonal flowers such as tulips

These adorable favors make great baby shower gift as well as a cute decorations for the tables.
Flower Bottle Stopper



Sailboat Place Card Holders


Honey Bee Pot


Nest Egg Soap


About to Hatch Chick Whisk



Sweet Pea Lip Balm




If you want to make homemade baby shower favors try some of these items:

Flower Tin Favor Box Kit



Butterfly Favor Boxes

Ducky Favor Tags

Sailboat Favor Tags

Flower Favor Tags


Favor boxes can be filled with sweet treats for your guests and tied with a coordinated favor tag. With Easter coming up, this is a great time to find all that great pastel colored candy, such as M&M's.

For a unique baby shower centerpiece, our Spring Blooms Diaper Cake, is the perfect addition!




There are an endless amount of ideas that can be used for a Spring baby shower. For more ideas check out my baby shower themes article.

Tummy Tub Free Giveaway Baby Bath Tub

Okay, when I first saw the TummyTub, I thought that looks totally uncomfortable and an inconvenient way to bath your baby! But after watching all the videos and hearing all the great testomonials about this unique baby bath tub, I am convinced it is the only way to give your baby, especially a newborn, a bath.

This unique European style baby bath tub is sized and shaped to resemble a mother's womb. It makes baby's bath experience a comfortable and enjoyable experience because it feels like a familar, safe place.

Here are some great facts about the Tummy Tub:

• Baby feels warm, safe, and relaxed within soft boundaries


• Eases indigestion, gas, and colic while calming baby


• Stimulates cognitive and physical development


• Ultra light weight, easy on your back


• Meets the most stringent safety regulations worldwide


• Phthalate, BPA, lead free


• Uses less water, energy, and space than traditional baby tubs


• The optional stand raises baby to a comfortable sitting position and doubles as a stool, with clever design for storage inside

Find more detailed TummyTub facts here.

Now here's the exciting news - I love this baby bath tub so much I am doing a free giveaway for the TummyTub of your choice! The giveaway starts today, March 16, 2010 and ends on March 31, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. You can have your name entered multiple times depending on how many different places you promote the giveaway or our website.

Here's how you can enter to win:

1. Visit our site's baby bath tubs then come back here & post a comment telling us which one you like best. Your name will be entered into the drawing for our giveaway.

Get one additional entry for each of the following:


2. Promote the Tummy Tub giveaway on your website or blog with a link to "Alexander's Playroom"
   (a href="http://www.alexandersplayroom.com/"). Then add a comment on this post with a link to your promotion.


3. Follow Alexander's Playroom Blog


4. Become a Fan of Alexander's Playroom on Facebook.


5. Follow Alexander's Playroom on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway (you can tweet daily) - Copy & paste:
   Enter to win a free TummyTub Baby Bath http://tinyurl.com/yj66lly @merry_mama #giveaway


6. Promote the giveaway on Stumble Upon or Digg with a link to this post. Then add a comment on this post with your Stumble or Digg name and / or URL.

This giveaway is for the TummyTub only and does not include the base. You will be entered for each promotion of our contest. So if you visit our site & post a comment here for your favorite TummyTub, plus promote it on Twitter & Facebook you will be entered three times.

This contest is opened to United States entrants only. We will be announcing the winner on April 1, 2010 on our blog, Facebook, & Twitter. Good luck!

New Unique Baby Shower Invitations

One of the most important parts of planning your party is choosing the right
baby shower invitations. The invitation sets the theme for your baby shower.

I just added some adorable new personalized baby shower invites to the site that offer many popular themes and a few unique ones as well.



My favorite is the camouflage baby girl invitation. It's designed with a clothesline that has an adorable camouflage dress & other hanging clothing. Too cute! This would be a perfect invitation for a couples baby shower for parents that are in the military.



Some other popular themes include jungle safari, cherry blossoms, butterflies, twins, and teddy bears, of course.



Jungle themes are big for baby showers this year and these invitations offer many different safari themed designs.

Cool Mommy Blog

I just found this great mommy blog - Momma in Flip Flops 2. You can find great reviews on new unique products for babies, older children, and yourself. There are some awesome giveaways & contests, as well as coupon codes to help save some money on these great deals!

My favorite of her newest reviews is the Chalkboard Tee. Your child can make a design on this tee with chalk and then wipe it off to start all over again. The best part about the tee is the chalk only wipes off with a damp cloth.




This is such a great idea and it will keep your little artist busy! There's a giveaway going on right now so visit this cool mommy blog for a chance to win.

Great Site to Make Your Life Easier!

It seems like life gets more complicated everyday! Having a family, working, running the household - all of these things can make us feel just a little stressed out every now & then.

I found a great site that can help make our lives a little easier. If you haven't visited Alice.com you need to take a minute and check it out.

How many times have you returned home from shopping and realized you forget trash bags or toilet paper? Now you have to load the kids back in the car and off to the store you go again.

You will never run out of all life's necessary essentials again. Alice.com offers a vast variety of toiletries, personal care items, household supplies, and more. Their website is easy to use, their products are competitively priced, and you can comparison shop between products. The best features about this site - the shipping is free and available manufacturers coupons are automatically applied to your product selections.

Just think of the time and money you can save! No more wasting gas for unnecessary trips to the store and no more clipping coupons. Best of all, you can avoid spending extra money on all of those impulse purchases that are always strategically placed in your line of vision!

I gave their site a try and I just love it! It was really easy to sign up and they offer most of the products that I use on a regular basis. Plus when I'm running low they will notify me so I don't run out.

So make your life a little easier and check out this great shopping site. Like their site states - everyone needs an Alice in their lives!

New Unique Diaper Cakes: Great Babyshower Centerpieces

I just added a few new choices of bare diaper cakes to the site. These inexpensive diaper cakes make a unique centerpiece for a baby shower and a great new baby gift. They are elegantly wrapped with your choice of ribbon - choose from 4 different satin colors or trendy polka dot ribbon.

These diaper cakes look adorable just the way they are, but you can easily add your own baby items to them to make them an extraordinary baby gift! And don't forget, all of the diaper cakes on the site ship ground for free.

Bathing Your Newborn Baby: 7 Tips for the New Mommy

Bathing a newborn baby can be very intimidating! I remember the first time I gave Alexander a bath I was so afraid he was going to slide right out of my hands. It's hard enough bathing a newborn because they are so tiny and can't support themselves, but they are so slippery when wet!

I thought I would put together a list of seven helpful tips for all you new mommy's to help ease your nerves when bathing your infant. It's important to make bath time a joyful and comfortable experience for baby and you. The last thing you want is a baby that is afraid of taking a bath.

Keep in mind that newborns do not need to be bathed every day. Their skin is very sensitive and can become easily irritated. It is totally your preference, but every 3 or so days is sufficient until your baby is actually crawling around and getting messy. In between baths you can wipe baby's face, neck and genital area with a clean cloth.

1. Use a bath tub made especially for infants. This is probably one of the most important baby products to have, preferably one that fits in your kitchen sink. This makes it easier on your back! Or check out these unique TummyTubs, a European style baby bath tub.


2. Get your supplies ready before beginning to bathe your baby. Make sure to have a soft hooded towel, a couple of wash cloths, baby wash and shampoo set up next to your tub. Open the baby wash so you don't have to be fumbling with a cap while the baby is in the tub. Also, I like to have the towel laid open on the counter so that I can just wrap the baby up when finished bathing.


3. Get the tub ready. Place the tub in the sink and fill with warm water. Make sure to check the temperature of the water before placing baby in the tub. You can use the wrist test - place your wrist under the running water and it should feel warm, not hot, on your skin. The best way to check though is to use a bath thermometer. There are some really cute thermometers that can be placed in the water and they will either change color to let you know the temperature is safe or they have an instant read thermometer on them.


4. Undress your baby and gently lower the baby into the tub making sure to support his /her head and spine with your arm while using your other hand to gently pour water over the baby's body. Once the baby is in the tub I like to wet a wash cloth, burp cloth, or cloth diaper and place it over the baby's body while bathing. This helps to keep him / her from getting cold. And if it's a boy it keeps you from getting a special shower! Just keep wetting the cloth with the warm water so it doesn't get cold. Make sure to continue to support your baby while bathing.


5. Use only a small amount of gentle baby wash. Remember, a baby's skin is very sensitive and using too much soap or a harsh soap can irritate the skin. Try using natural organic baby skin care products. The same goes for shampoo, you only need a drop. Most baby washes can also be used on the hair. Use the wash cloth to rinse the soap from baby's body and hair. Rather then pouring water on baby's head to remove the soap, which can startle the baby and cause soap to get in his / her eyes, use the wash cloth directly on the head and gently squeeze water out of the cloth while wiping toward the back and sides of the head.


6. Once your baby is squeaky clean, slide your arm under baby making sure to support the head and spine, and gently place the baby on the hooded towel you have prepared. Wrap baby up quickly so he /she doesn't get cold.


7. Gently dry baby with the towel. Use a soothing baby lotion all over baby's skin. Again, only use a small amount and try to use natural skin care products that will not irritate baby's sensitive skin. Now dress baby in some comfy, cute baby clothes.

That's all there is to giving your infant a bath. As he / she grows and becomes stronger it will get easier and be more fun for the both of you.