Cute & Clever Children’s Book Theme Baby Shower
Update: Meleka was kind enough to send over a copy of her {amazing} quiz! Download it here!
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Inspired by the joy of classic children’s books, Meleka of MMJ Events created a whole baby shower centered around a collection of everyone’s childhood favorites.
All the inspiration for the food, drinks, and desserts were taken from each children’s classic book ranging from Milk and Cookies (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie), Green Deviled Eggs (Green Eggs and Ham), Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), Pink Lemonade (Pinkalicious), Moon Pies (Goodnight Moon), just to name a few. Each table was cleverly decked out with it’s own book theme. I’m loving the “Corduroy” table which happens to be one of my favorite children’s books. As a gift, the guests were encouraged to bring their favorite childhood book to share with the mother-to-be and in lieu of a card to write an inscription in the book to both mother and baby.
PARTY DETAILS, as told by Meleka…
When I originally spoke with Megan, we knew we wanted to have the guest bring their favorite book as a child with their message inside instead of a card. When thinking about this, I decided to take it a step further and have the whole party be centered around children’s books.
I spend some time at the library going through all the books I enjoyed as a child. Seeing the cover of a book I haven’t thought about in 20 years brought a big smile to my face. I checked out 20+ books and went to work. The inspiration for the food and dessert table all came from details from these old school books. We tested the guests memory with a quiz from 20 of the all time best children’s book.
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- Styling: MMJ Events
- Photography: Henry Photography
- Paper: Top That Designs
- Cake: Enticing Icings
- Linens: Connie Duglin
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What a great shower theme! One children’s book addition that would be fun is Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch.
So cute!
So cute!
How did she make the green deviled eggs? Is it guacamole or food coloring?
It was food coloring : )
BEAUTIFUL.. specially coordinating the food with the books..
I love the cake! I love how it’s modern and colorful and has a majority of all kids favorite books.
This party is charming. I love seeing the various classic children’s books!
Great idea!!! Would work well for a 1st birthday party as well!
do you have a copy of the quiz? We are having a book shower for my daughter, I enjoyed your post very much. email me at theriverdaughter (at) gmail (dot) com
The quiz is available for download at the top of the post :)
Could I get a copy of the quiz too? debiav87@gmail.com
Thanks :)
will you please email me a copy of the quiz? I am doing a children’s book theme birthday party for my son’s first birthday and this quiz will be fun for all the adults to do at the party! Thanks so much! Love the idea!!
Can you send a copy of the quiz to my email address? Thanks!
Sooooo cute!!! Im thinking about using this theme for my son’s kindergarten end of the school year party. I just love this:) Good job.
I adore this party theme! So much fun and so many of my favorite childrens books. Perfect!
Hi Could I please have a copy of the quiz as well?!!? :) Thanks!
sarakmcg@yahoo.com
This is an awesome idea!!
This quiz is available for download at the top of the post :)
Could I have a copy of the quiz?!!?!
mal_boehm@yahoo.com
This quiz is available for download at the top of the post!
I would love a copy f the quiz too!
May I have a copy of the quiz please
what a brilliant idea for a party! May I also have a copy of your quiz? I’d love to borrow this theme for my cousin’s shower, if I could!
I helped throw a book-themed shower for my friend awhile back. Here are a few pics from her blog:
http://www.shutupduffy.com/2010/12/my-super-duper-houston-baby-shower.html
Such a fun theme. My fav was that for a duckling book tie-in, we filled the pool with rubber ducks. Her mom also put together a quiz where you had to fill in the book names. Oh, and her sister did these really cute library card invites. Adorbs!
Oh! I LOVE this! I would appreciate a copy of the quiz, also!
This is the most adorable theme EVER! May I have a copy of the quiz please?
Thanks!
Could I get a copy of the quiz too? I’m doing this for my son’s first birthday and I’m so excited! Also what did you use for the invitations? mom2alex@hotmail.com
This is awesome…I love it! Can I also get a copy of the quiz if you are emailing them out? lmahaffey12@gmail.com
I LOVE this theme and am going to do it for my daughter’s 1st birthday. What book were the carrots and ranch for? What food did you use with very hungry caterpillar? Thanks!
It was carrots and hummus. I did the book Peter Rabbit. Fruit salad for H.C
Can I please get a copy of the quiz and also what book did you use for the carrots and hummus ?
Love the Quiz for the book themed party. Could you please email me a copy? Thanks!
I love the cards you have on the tables too by the food. If that’s a printable, could you please email me a copy? Thank you!
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Hi everyone! We just updated the post and included a copy of the quiz! It is seriously amazing…
I would love the quiz as well- I am making this my daughter’s 1st birthday party- we were already planning to do a book donation to a local foundation instead of gifts so this would make a perfect way to complete our idea! love it!!! boddicker@msn.com
I’d love to get a copy of the quiz, too! We’re throwing a baby shower with this exact theme, and looking for games to coordinate with it. Thanks in advance!
Kayla.breazeale@yahoo.com
I love your blog post about this – it’s the same theme I’m doing for my girlfriend’s baby shower. Could I please get a copy of the quiz you used? Also can you tell me about the carrots you did. I’m intrigued!! Thanks!
Carrots and Hummus with a cut at the top with broccoli
Please email me a copy of the quiz. We are throwing a book themed baby shower and would love to use as a game…Thanks so much:)
Love it! Could you please share the place you ordered invitations from for the party or a PDF of the invitation if possible? Thank you! You could email it to me at kjdoherty1@yahoo.com
Im planning my baby shower around the same theme, but im stuck on a simple invitation idea, any suggestions?
Would you be so kind as to email me a copy of the quiz? Thanks!!
This is INCREDIBLE! Thank you for sharing. I wish I had seen this when I had my first baby. I would have loved my sister for throwing me this shower. :)
Hello, you have nailed this theme and I am so happy I found you. I was wondering where you got the the little pots for the carrots and hummus. Thanks for your time.
Being a cake decorator and on the library board; ideas are clicking.
Fits right into the Summer Reading theme. Let me know what you will do, or share on here what you did!
Love this idea. Our cake maker would not do the cake due to copywrite, so how did you get around that? And where may I go to get a copy of the quiz? Any other game ideas that went over well at your party?
I love all of the ideas! Could you email me a copy of the quiz as well? Thanks!!
Can you email me a copy of the quiz? Thanks!
Loved this idea! Thank you for sharing. btw what book was used for the pasta salad?
Hi I love this theme! Where can I download or buy or whatever the tags for the food?
Great Idea! Could I have a copy of the quiz?
Please send me a copy of the quiz!! I love this idea and I want to have the same shower in August! Thanks
So adorable!! Could you email me the quiz??
amitchell02@hotmail.com
I love this idea – we are doing it for my daughter’s first birthday this weekend. Just curious where you got the food cards or how you made them? And what is the orange dish by the pasta?
Do you have an image of the invitations?
do you have instruction on how you “built ” the cake :) It is so awesome!
I would also love a copy of the quiz as well too please?
meganyeats@live.com
thank you!
Very cute ideas! I did something similar, http://livinginlangley.blogspot.com/2012/01/wild-about-books.html. Love the Swedish Fish for Red Fish Blue Fish. I’ll remember to add that next time!
Book showers are the best, imo!
Could I also have a copy of the quiz? We do a “book” shower for each of our teachers when they are expecting. This would be a great addition to our shower. Many thanks!
Would you be able to email me a copy of the quiz? My son's first birthday is coming up, and I think this would be a fun activity for the adults! solnichkajennie@yahoo.com
Hi Jennie, you can download the quiz from the top of the blog post! :)
Hi, could you send me a copy fo the quiz? stace347@gmail.com And do you have any pictures of the invitation? Thank you! I love this idea! thank you for sharing. :)
Hi Stacy, find a copy of the quiz for download at the top of the blog post :)
I LOVE IT!! My sister is expecting and we are planning a baby shower for her but had no real theme until now. I’d love a copy of the quiz, too!
jhans98@aol.com
Love this for our new Liesl whenever she visits us…
I have always loved the name Liesl — wanted to name Ann that but Paul vetoed. Still think it is a great name! I know you are thrilled with her. She is so pretty.
That's my name! I never knew another leisel! Very cool!
Planning a Brunch and Books Baby Shower this fall and find your party ideas to be so creative. Have planned the invite to include a cute verse to encourage bringing a children's book instead of a greeting card. Would love it if you could share your quiz with me. pam@scommegna.com
Could you send me a copy of the quz to mcschuett@charter.net
Will you please send me a copy of the quizz as well? Thanks so much!!
could you please send me a copy of the quiz too please? brandi.stuart@gmail.com
Hi Brandi,
You can download the quiz from the top of the post!
Love this party! How did you make the book cupcake toppers and the book table cards? Thanks!
I absolutely LOVE this !!! So cute : )
Could you list all the food that you had with the coordinating book? Its hard to tell some of them from the picture : (
Can you please send me a copy of the quiz to laceesurina@gmai.com ?
Please send me a copy of the quiz. Shower in November and I love this theme.
I love everything!!! Can you email me a copy of the quiz please? Mdta1980@yahoo.com
this is beyond perfect for a double shower we are throwing!!
May we have a copy of that quiz please @ sdgeel@gmail.com?
Thanks so very much !!! Best to you & HAPPY CREATING !!
Download the quiz from the top of the post! :)
This is Absolutely Adorable and beautiful all at the same time!! Love this idea. Been toying around with a Childrens Book Theme Shower and love how you incorporated everything together. I did see you’ve attached the link for the Quiz.. {Great} Would you be willing to share the Book/Food List you used??? ~and~ Would you mind sharing your invitation and/or atleast the wording you ended up using? Thank you sooo much!!!
Hi Jody,
You can download the quiz from the top of the post :)
Alyssa
I would love more details about this baby shower. I have a friend that is pregnant and I think this would be the greatest theme for her baby shower.
May I please have a copy of your quiz? Using this theme for my daughter’s and niece’s combined baby shower in a few weeks.
Thanks so much!
Send quiz to ms8182@aol.com
Thanks
Can I get a copy of tghe quiz? committedtoeducation@yahoo.com
Is it possible to get a copy of the quiz? We are throwing a shower and have had a hard time finding a good game and this is perfect! tiffanyhope@hotmail.com
Could I also have a copy of the book quiz for mu daughters baby shower? Thanks ever so much!!!
Can I please have a copy of the quiz? Thank you. Barbara
Could u send me a copy of the quiz? This is the theme I was planning for my beat friends baby shower. This is soooo perfect thank you for sharing !
Could you please email me the quiz? I am doing this theme for a friends baby shower. I got most of the ideas from here. Adorable! Loved it!
Hi Gina –
You can dowload the quiz here: https://www.hwtm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Childrens-Book-Quiz.doc Good luck with the baby shower! :)
Can I please have a copy of the quiz??? This is SO adorable!!
You can download it at the top of the post :)
Could I get a copy of the quiz as well? jessicalmcgowan@hotmail.com Thanks!
The quiz has a link to download at the top of the post :)
Hi Jessica, you can find a copy of the quiz at the top of the blog post :)
Can I get a copy of the quiz? care4dance@aol.com
Download it from the top of the post :)
Can I get a copy of the food labels that you created? I love this idea.
Can I get the food labels that you created? I love this idea.
May I have the food labels that you've created? I absolutely love this shower theme and will be throwing it for my expecting older sister (and teacher). Thank you!
Hi Just wanted to know if you had found the food labels?
No I haven't. have you?
Look above it says vendor credits there is one for paper
I LOVE the theme!! Could I please get a copy of the food labels and the quiz?
julieyylee@gmail.com
I would really appreciate it! Thanks so much for your time!
Hi Julie,
The quiz is available for download at the top of the post :)
What did you do for invitations?
I love this Theme and would like to use this for my own
Baby shower. Can you tell me how you made the cards on the table for the food that represent the books?
Hey! Love this!! We are copying your idea for a friend’s baby shower! Can you send me copy of the quiz if you still have it? raiderkrista@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Hi. Do you have a copy of the quiz?
You can download a copy of the quiz at the top of the post :)
Is it possible to get a copy of your quiz? acordell0509@gmail.com
Download a copy of the quiz at the top of the post :)
It's available for free download at the top of the blog post!
Where can I find the download or get a copy of the food labels? I love them!!!
Thanks!
nmbjelland@hotmail.com
I love the hummus in the pots. What are the pots made of? Where can I purchase them?
Love this entire spread. Well done.
Hi all! I am throwing a shower for a fellow teacher this Friday…would LOVE to have the labels to save time….does anybody have them? my email is jserrano@wcpss.net.
I really love this theme!!! My best friend will love this for her shower too! just a quick question how did you do the little place cards for each individual food? Did you just found the pics online and made them yourselves? Thanks!
Super Cute!!!
The milk with straws (Book- If You Give A Mouse A Cookie) what size glasses and where did you find those straws?
Also do you have a list of the books you used and food selection for each book?
Thank you for your time
How did you make the book food cards?
Were all the books in the baby shower purchased by the hostess or taken out of the library?
So adorable! For my baby shower guest brought me book instead of cards and now I can’t wait to do Layla 1st yr birthday party with the same concept but even better and more creative!! Do you have the list of books you used and foods that you created to compliment them? I was curious what take home gift you gave to your guest… I love this! Great job:)
I’m going to do this for a friend, but she is avoiding food dyes, we will use all natural vegetable based colors.
Hi, I’m a first time Mom, and I’m so glad that I’ve found this blog! I love to read, and as a Pre-K teacher, books are very dear to my heart! So you can imagine my absolute delight when I ran across this shower theme while looking for ideas for a book themed shower! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Thanks, Bridgett! So happy to see your sweet message! :)
I can't find the quiz or the printable food tags. Can anyone help? I tried the blog post.
Hi Lisa –
The link to the quiz is at the very top of the blog post next to “Update” and the food tags were done by Jennifer Leonardini. Here’s a link to her shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/jenleonardini?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav You might try messaging her there to see if the tags are still available. Hope that helps! :)
Thank you my friend Mara May!
Lisa the quiz is the blue highlighted link under the first set of pictures on the blog post. Here are the food tents…
https://www.etsy.com/listing/119402947/childrens-book-themed-baby-shower-food?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=Tents
Can you list what the foods served were? Some of them are hard to see… Dish next to the meatballs and the little carrot cups?
Can you give me a list of the books and foods/deserts you used?
Does anyone know what the pasta salad represents? Which book?
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How did you make the caterpillar tissue paper? So cute!!!!
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I need a little help…. I just placed an order for the food tents to accompany the food dishes for the storybook themed party. The description stated that when I placed my order, I would be prompted to select 12 food tends and food items at the end of the order process. I was not given this option and now I’m not sure what I will be receiving for my $7.00. Can you please help me? I am new to this and not too sure what I’m doing or how to navigate : /
Thank you
Hi Carrie –
You’ll need to send a message to the Etsy shop that you purchased the tent cards from and let her know which designs you want and what foods to put on them. If you haven’t already done that, I’m sure she’ll contact you first because she can’t fulfill your order without that info. :) Once she has all the info, she’ll typset everything for you and send you a high res PDF via email or Etsy message. Hope that helps – and good luck with your party! :)
Are the cards printable?