Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Baby Shower

By Jennifer Sbranti
The mama-to-be will have a heavenly time at this star-themed baby shower.
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Starry-Eyed Surprise

Help Mom prepare for the arrival of her little star by hosting a celebration filled with celestial decor and sparkling drinks. Creative touches like edible star fruit garnishes, shimmery papers, and stained-glass star cookies make this party extra heavenly.

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Invitation

Sophie Askew

Personalize this custom invitation by clicking on the text to edit the name of the mom-to-be and party details. Then print on a color printer using 5x7 photo paper and mail in A7 size envelopes.

 

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Baby Shower Games: Star Onesies

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Baby Shower Desserts: Star-Bright Moon Cake

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Decor

Courtesy of Etsy

Create a beautiful starry sky -- indoors. Cut star and moon shapes from shimmery blue and silver card stock and use fishing wire or clear twine to hang them at every possible overhang throughout the party -- chandeliers, ceiling fans, overhead beams -- the, um, sky's the limit!

You can also hang one or two modern, star-themed baby mobiles in a focal area of the party such as above the gift or beverage table. After the shower, the mobile can double as a gift for the mama-to-be.

 

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Paper Stars

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Extra Touches

Chipboard moon and star shapes like the ones in this set are the perfect size for dressing up napkins and cocktail glasses. Create festive napkin rings by gluing a star or a moon to 1-1/2-inch-wide strips of card stock and wrapping the strips around rolled napkins, securing the ends with double-stick tape. To give cocktail glasses extra charm, thread hole-punched star pieces onto silver elastic ribbon and tie them to the base of the stemware.

 

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Food

Rick Lew

Here's an easy way to bring a twinkle to your menu. Create tea sandwiches -- fill them with watercress and goat cheese, curried chicken salad, or whatever you like -- then shape them using star- and moon-shape cookie cutters. Arrange them on a tiered tray to give them a high-tea feel.

For dessert, try these roll-out star cookies. Melted butterscotch candies create the sunny yellow center.Stained-Glass Star Cookies

Makes: About 48 cookies

Prep: 15 minutes

Chill: 2 hours

Bake: at 375 degrees F. for 8 minutes

 

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Baby Shower Ideas: How To Make Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Cookies

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Mocktail

istock

Whip up a tropical, creamy mocktail, then pour into a chilled glass garnished with a slice of star fruit (carambola), available at specialty produce markets.

Little Star Mocktail

Makes: One drink

2 shots pineapple juice

1 shot grapefruit juice

1 shot coconut milk

1 shot fresh cream

Shake all of the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice and then strain into a glass to serve.

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Favor

Bryan McCay

Star-shape cookie cutters make fun favors for a "Twinkle, Twinkle" theme. Give each guest a pair in "mom and baby" sizes -- one large and one small. Tie the stars together with sweet ribbon, and add a small favor tag that reads "A Star Is Born."

 

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Playlist

Jennifer Sbranti is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of HostessWithTheMostess.com, and author of the HWTM Daily Blog.

Add these tunes to your iPod for the party:

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