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Baby shower planning, from first idea to the thank-you notes

Hosting a baby shower means a lot of small decisions: who to invite, what to spend, how much food to buy, what happens at 2:15. This page gathers the free calculators and plain guides that answer them, and the printable suites that handle the signs, labels and games.

The calculators are free and run in your browser. Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere.

Three free calculators

Baby Shower Budget Calculator Enter your guest count and total budget (or a per-guest target) and get a dollar split by category and the cost per guest. Open it free → Baby Shower Food Calculator How many appetizers, mains, sides, desserts, drinks and plates to plan for your guest count, time of day and shower length. Open it free → Baby Shower Timeline Generator A minute-by-minute day-of schedule for a 2 to 3 hour shower, plus an 8-week planning countdown from your shower date. Open it free →

Planning guides

How to Plan a Baby Shower Step by Step
A plain, ordered plan for hosting a baby shower: what to decide first, what to book, and a dated countdown from 8 weeks out to the day itself.
Baby Shower Checklist for the Host: Before, During and After
A baby shower checklist for the host: planning tasks by week, what to buy and pack, a day-of setup list, and what to do afterward.
How to Throw a Baby Shower on a Budget
How to throw a baby shower on a budget: set one number, split it by category, and cut cost where guests will not notice. Includes a worked example.
Diaper Raffle: Rules, Wording and Examples for a Baby Shower
What a diaper raffle is, how to run it, simple rules, and copy-ready invitation, sign and ticket wording, with examples for diapers, wipes and books.
Printable Baby Shower Games With Answer Key: 10 Games and How to Play Them
Ten printable baby shower games and exactly how to play each, how answer keys work, and how many games to run for a 2 or 3 hour shower.
Little Pumpkin Baby Shower Ideas: Decor, Food, Games and Favors
Little pumpkin baby shower ideas for fall: a color palette, decor, a full menu with food ideas, games, favors and wording for the invitation.
We Can Bearly Wait Baby Shower Ideas: Decor, Food, Games and Favors
We can bearly wait baby shower ideas: a soft teddy bear palette, invitation wording, food puns, games, favors and a simple schedule you can follow.
Wildflower Baby Shower Ideas: Decor, Food, Games and Favors
Wildflower baby shower ideas for spring or a garden party: dusty rose and sage palette, flower bar, menu, games, seed favors and invitation wording.

Printable baby shower suites

Three themes, each in three kits. Type the name, date and menu once and every invitation, sign, label and tag updates to match. Print at home or save a PDF for a print shop. Editing is easiest on a laptop or computer, and it also opens and edits on a phone or tablet through a link in the START HERE PDF. No Canva, no app and no account. These are digital downloads, so nothing ships.

Each kit includes the one before it: the Host Kit adds games to the Printable Suite, and the Everything Kit adds a game show and a planner on top of that.

Little Pumpkin baby shower

Warm pumpkin orange and sage leaves for a fall shower. Ideas for this theme

Printable Suite $14.99 14 printables you edit: invitation, welcome and menu signs, food labels, cupcake toppers, favor tags, diaper raffle, thank-you cards and more. View on Etsy
Host Kit $22.99 Everything in the Suite, plus a PDF of 10 party games with answer keys, 30 unique bingo cards and a host guide. View on Etsy
Everything Kit $34.99 Everything in the Host Kit, plus a big-screen game show and a shower planner with checklist, RSVPs, budget and gift log. View on Etsy

We Can Bearly Wait baby shower

Soft blue teddy bears, balloons and stars. Works for any baby. Ideas for this theme

Printable Suite $14.99 14 printables you edit: invitation, welcome and menu signs, food labels, cupcake toppers, favor tags, diaper raffle, thank-you cards and more. View on Etsy
Host Kit $22.99 Everything in the Suite, plus a PDF of 10 party games with answer keys, 30 unique bingo cards and a host guide. View on Etsy
Everything Kit $34.99 Everything in the Host Kit, plus a big-screen game show and a shower planner with checklist, RSVPs, budget and gift log. View on Etsy

Wildflower baby shower

Dusty rose, daisies and green stems for a spring or garden shower. Ideas for this theme

Printable Suite $14.99 14 printables you edit: invitation, welcome and menu signs, food labels, cupcake toppers, favor tags, diaper raffle, thank-you cards and more. View on Etsy
Host Kit $22.99 Everything in the Suite, plus a PDF of 10 party games with answer keys, 30 unique bingo cards and a host guide. View on Etsy
Everything Kit $34.99 Everything in the Host Kit, plus a big-screen game show and a shower planner with checklist, RSVPs, budget and gift log. View on Etsy

Personal use only. Colors can look slightly different on screen and on paper. Digital files are not refundable once downloaded, so look at the preview photos on each Etsy listing first.

Not sure where to begin?

Start with the step-by-step planning guide, then run your guest count through the budget calculator. The host checklist keeps the rest in order.