Are you going to be hosting a baby shower?  Then consider making it a ladybug baby shower!  Although decorating with ladybugs is most popular during the spring time, you can decorate with these adorable little bugs any time of the year.  Below are some ideas that you can use when planning your own shower.

Ladybug Invitations

All great parties start with invitations, and a ladybug baby shower is no exception.  Invite your guests with baby shower invitations that are adorned with lady bugs.  This will be the first hint that the theme for the shower will be ladybugs.  They, in turn, can then wrap their gifts with coordinating giftwrap, should they choose to do so.

In the event you have a difficult time finding invitations to a baby shower that include little ladybugs on them, I recommend that you visit Amazon.  They have several invites you can choose from:

Invitations can be either custom made, where they already include the details of the shower (i.e. date, location, registry information, etc.), or you can get invitations where you fill in the details by hand.  Although custom made invitations are a bit more expensive, they are also perfect for saving as a keepsake.  This may not be important to the guests, but it certainly will be for the mother-to-be.

One thing to consider when deciding between custom made or blank invites is the size of your guest list.  Large guest lists mean you will have to devote a lot of time to filling in blanks, and you may find that custom invites are going to be a huge timesaver.

Ladybug Stamps

Give your invitations a thoughtful touch by sending them with ladybug postage stamps.

Didn’t know there was such a thing?  Then you will be pleasantly surprised to see the large selection of stamps with ladybugs on them available at Zazzle.  These cute stamps are the perfect finishing touch for your ladybug baby shower invitations!  Below is a small sample of what you will find there:

Ladybug Party Supplies

When it comes to the actual party, be sure to decorate using a variety of ladybug items.  And the good news is that it is easy to accessorize, because all you need to do is get items that are black, red, and/or white, such as with streamers.

There are an amazing variety of ladybug party supplies available.  There are balloons, paper plates, paper cups, napkins, food picks, and quite a bit more.  You will have no shortage of items to choose from for your party, especially if you shop online.

Below are an example of the items that you can buy online from Amazon to decorate for your ladybug baby shower.

Ideas for Ladybug-Themed Food

Every good party has to have food, and a ladybug baby shower is the perfect opportunity for having fun with your food.  In fact, this is probably one of the few times when you want to have bugs on your food (as long as the bugs are made of sugar)! There are so many ways to create and decorate food with ladybugs.

You choose to do your own decorating, even if you have no experience with decorating food.  Items such as the molded ladybug sugar decorations that you see below can be used to decorate cupcakes:

If the above sunflower cupcakes look a bit too difficult for you to do, then fear not.  You can always get frosted cupcakes and decorate them with ladybug candle toppers:

Another idea is to make white sugar cookies, and to press red M&Ms.  Or you can color the sugar cookies with red food coloring and use chocolate chips as decoration.

Ladybug Cake

No self-respecting shower is without a cake.  If you are up to the task, you can make your own ladybug baby shower cake by purchasing a Wilton’s ladybug cake pan.  Then, simply bake your cake in the pan, and the baked cake will be in the shape of a cute little ladybird.  Use red, black, and white frosting to decorate the cake.  You can even use a couple of Oreo cookies as feet:

If creating your own cake seems too challenging, then you can have an expert make one for you.  There are plenty of professional cake makers who should be able to make a beautiful lady bug cake.  The video below is meant to help give you an idea of what an expert could make for you.  Although the video is for a birthday cake, it can easily be adapted for a shower, and would  be perfect for a ladybug baby shower.

Ladybug Diaper Cake

A diaper cake is a must for baby showers today.  If you haven’t seen one before, a diaper cake is not edible.  Instead, it is an adorable way of presenting essentials to the mom-to-be by creating a “cake” made up of such items as diapers, burp clothes, blankets, and a toy or two.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to create this on your own (unless you are creative enough to do so) for you ladybug baby shower.  As you can imagine, there are diaper cakes made with ladybugs in mind that you can buy already made for you.  Below is a diaper cake that is for sale right now on Amazon:

The above ideas are just a few of the things you can do for a ladybug baby shower.  You can also incorporate ladybug party favors into your decorations.

And don’t forget the party games.  You can play traditional baby shower games but add a ladybug twist.  Perhaps you could use ladybug-decorated paper, or paper adorned with ladybug stickers.  If you are really creative, you can create a giant ladybug out of paper, then cut out a large black dot.  You can now play Pin the Spot on the Ladybug!

As you can see, there is no shortage of sweet ladybug decorations and items.  However you decide to decorate, be sure to have fun!