[sunshynbaby]

Okay, my friend who is throwing me a shower NEEDS to know what "theme" our baby's room will have, even though we aren't making a baby's room right away (probably won't until he's a toddler) and already have crib bedding second hand. I guess it's important for the shower theme or something. She suggested, "Where the Wild Things Are," but honestly the cover of that book has always creeped me out for some reason. My husband and I couldn't come up with anything except for "nature." I don't know anything about baby room themes, and I won't be using one, so I'm at a loss here. Does anybody have ideas to narrow down our broad "nature" theme?

 

[Abraisme]

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Originally Posted by sunshynbaby Okay, my friend who is throwing me a shower NEEDS to know what "theme" our baby's room will have, even though we aren't making a baby's room right away (probably won't until he's a toddler) and already have crib bedding second hand. I guess it's important for the shower theme or something. She suggested, "Where the Wild Things Are," but honestly the cover of that book has always creeped me out for some reason. My husband and I couldn't come up with anything except for "nature." I don't know anything about baby room themes, and I won't be using one, so I'm at a loss here. Does anybody have ideas to narrow down our broad "nature" theme?

This is kind of hard because you won't know what your child likes until he's actually old enough for the room. You might have a boy that's into animals, dinosaurs or trains.. I don't plan on buying anything for my new baby until she's actually old enough to have her own room. Perhaps you should ask for things that you'll use now, like clothes, blankets, baby slings, etc.

 

[Pernillep]

As someone who doesn't have a theme and never will I think it is crazy that they need it for a shower. Or actually that you need a theme at all. What if you don't want a theme? Would that mean no shower?

But to be helpful

I will share what I have seen/heard others do.

Safari/jungle
Sun moon and stars
The seasons (they picked one)
Beach/Ocean

I second that where the wild things are is creepy

 

[Jilian]

Maybe you can just tell her you don't have a specific theme but prefer nature-type decorations and let her know which colors you prefer for the room.

 

[Masel]

We didn't really have a theme either. Since I knew I wanted to paint the ceiling like a sky and I had a hot air balloon shaped lamp that I've had since I was a child I told people the theme was "things in the sky." That could be rockets, airplanes, stars, moons, planets, birds, butterflies, dragons, aliens, angels, etc. This was too vague for folks and other than one sun/moon themed thing and a cloud shaped lamp no one used it. (And that's okay.)

 

[sunshynbaby]

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Originally Posted by Pernillep As someone who doesn't have a theme and never will I think it is crazy that they need it for a shower. Or actually that you need a theme at all. What if you don't want a theme? Would that mean no shower? But to be helpful I will share what I have seen/heard others do. Safari/jungle Sun moon and stars The seasons (they picked one) Beach/Ocean I second that where the wild things are is creepy

I'm going to have to ask her why she needs this. She's being kind of secretive about it for some reason. I like the season idea, though. I would pick Autumn, since oranges, browns, and earth tones are the colors we like.

 

[wombatclay]

My shower "themes" didn't relate to how we decorated the "baby room" (where the baby stuff lived, not the baby

). My first shower was an Alice in Wonderland thing, the second one a Mad Hatter Tea Party. But the baby room was just a room with lilac paint, a few stuffed animals/toys on shelves (from DH/my childhood so not modern-baby-safe), lots of books, a poang chair for nursing, and a closet full of "stuff" (breast pump, boppies, larger clothing for babe, slings, etc).

My guess is she wants to give people specific ideas for gifts, or plan party elements to match what you like in terms of baby stuff.... like, I had a co-worker who registered only for Classic Pooh items and the cake at her shower was a Winnie the Pooh shape, and the guest gifts were honey pots, and each guest brought a Winnie the Pooh ornament for a holiday tree.

I agree that if you can get a better idea of why she wants the info you may be able to either head off a flood of not-so-useful stuff or at least direct her energy into something that you'll both enjoy. I've found that showers, kind of like weddings, are more for the person throwing them than for the person "having" them.

 

[tankgirl136]

This has been hard for us cause while DH totally has in his head what he wants to do with the nursery, and we are picking out a few things to have made for the nursery what I want for clothes is a whole other thing. The issue is communicating what our theme is when its a combo of several.

Basically what I did was tell my family what we DON'T want. There are certain things I really just don't want and I know my family with send out the word to some and if we get themes we don't like we can always send them on.

People just love themes so they can have a idea what to get you, even though sometimes it can go overboard

 

[dislocator3972]

One of the cutest baby's rooms ever and it totally fits your theme:

From some blog

Then, a bird mobile:

http://www.spoolsewing.com/blog/2008/05/16/bird-mobile/

I think that mobile and that room would go well together, but that could just be me. Anyway I don't know what you'd call it - birds in a forest with pianos?

 

[sunshynbaby]

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Originally Posted by dislocator3972 One of the cutest baby's rooms ever and it totally fits your theme: From some blog Then, a bird mobile: http://www.spoolsewing.com/blog/2008/05/16/bird-mobile/ I think that mobile and that room would go well together, but that could just be me. Anyway I don't know what you'd call it - birds in a forest with pianos?

Wow, if we were making a baby room, that would be it! That's exactly our style

 

[chi_mama]

my friend has a very cute "forest" themed baby room that is very similar to that.

 

[astrophe27]

I didn't bother with a theme and now that she's five I decorate with an eye to tween/teen friendly so I don't have to do it again!

Maybe just give her a theme for the shower rather than a theme for baby's room? Then it doesn't matter if she goes with where the wild things are for paper plates and whatnot.

A.

 

[slimkins]

If you can't make up your mind, then tell her the theme is themeless. That will really get her goat. I know that doesn't help much, but I hate when people try to help and put demands on me that I didn't want in the first place.
Other posters have givin' you some great ideas though!

 

[wanderinggypsy]

Can 'organic' be a theme?

 

[Grumpy72_ga]

You don't have to go with a theme as others have said... you could just tell them you have no theme and leave it at that... open.
or You could go with a style... a colour... and idea (like organic or nature) .... just give the attendees a clue of what you're going for - maybe a registry... it really depends on your taste!

ie. organic could mean Organic cotton diapers... organic cotton clothes, natural woods, anything that comes in the ORGANIC variety!

We didn't really have a theme for any of our girls....
- I was attracted to Blue Jean Teddy for the oldest, so I bound a pre-made quilt and told them they could choose whatever as long as it was gender neutral. We couldn't paint a room, so there wasn't even a color. With my middle and youngest everything we did was yellow (ha gender neutral!) I liked sheep... at that time and bought handmade quilt at a specialty shop.

This time I love children's giraffes (not the ones that look real! LOL!) But that's a me thing... so again I bound a pre-made quilt, and made a baby jungle animals xL receiving blanket. If anyone plans to buy us stuff, the request is gender neutral (unless they have a super keen 6th sense) and the world is their oyster. They'll know our room is light yellow (cause we didn't even re-paint!), and the furniture is wood, but beyond that, I'm open. We're set on diapers, so we don't need those either!

 

[Spring Sun]

Is anyone else sad that they don't have a room to make for their baby? I was in Pottery Barn kids today and saw the cutest little boy rooms, and ds STILL does not have his own room. We have a four bedroom, but I have an office, dh has an office, and we have a guest room. Sorry, that was totally off topic. I would go with "baby of the earth or forest" or something like that.

 

[sunshynbaby]

OMG she is pissing me off so much. I threw out some ideas that I liked from your thoughtful suggestions (Autumn Trees, Earth Baby, Forest Baby, Organic Baby, Baby of the Earth) with the colors we like and she came back with an email that I am hurting her head with this and she should go with a clown theme to punish me. WTF? That's what I told her. WTF. I'm trying and do whatever you want. Then I cried. She's going to be taken aback because I never go off like that. Argh. I didn't even want a shower, but she is pushing it down my throat and we could certainly use the baby stuff. This is something I should have approached on the phone because it is getting way out of hand via email. I'll call her tonight after work (and I calm down). I don't know what her problem is.

/end rant

Ironically, a clown theme would be perfectly fine with me, lol. Our hand me down crib sheets have balloons on them.

 

[sunshynbaby]

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Originally Posted by Spring Sun Is anyone else sad that they don't have a room to make for their baby?

Sad, panicking, etc. We have two extra bedrooms that are our offices. DH's is crammed full of his music production stuff so combining is going to be difficult. Mine is books, the computer, and random hobby/crafting stuff. It will be a gradual process. Baby stuff will eventually choke out my office stuff until I'm moved into other corners of the house and he has his own room.

 

[ohiomommy1122]

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Originally Posted by wanderinggypsy Can 'organic' be a theme?

oh thats great!

 

[sunshynbaby]

She went for the Autumn Trees idea. I'll be glad when the shower stuff is over. My preggo hormones can't take the drama.