Beautiful and Unique Baby Shower Centerpiece

Fun and Easy Baby Shower Craft

If you're throwing a baby shower you have plenty to do! There's invitations, decorations, and oh, yeah, the table centerpiece. Don't worry, though. You'll pull it off without a hitch. Making the centerpiece will be a breeze, and when you're finished with it, the mom-to-be will cherish it forever.

Start with a Styrofoam cone shape. The 12"x4" cones work great. Although you'll find the white Styrofoam cones, and green ones used for florals, the green type isn't suitable for hot glue. Purchase the white Styrofoam cones instead. Glue the cone shape to a round wooden piece or even a Styrofoam disc. Paint the disc, in pink or blue, for the baby shower. Now get started decorating the baby tree centerpiece.

There are many things you can use to create the tree centerpiece. Use miniature wooden blocks, tiny dolls, itty-bitty stuffed animals, satin bows, and other items to cover the cone shape. Start with the wooden blocks and hot glue them onto the cone. Glue around the bottom, then do another row, and another, until you reach the top. Don't butt the blocks together, but instead, just place them around the cone shape, leaving some spacing.

In the empty spaces left by the blocks start gluing in other objects. Tiny novelty toys can fill in the holes and add more character to the centerpiece. For tiny spaces just add bows, fake jewels, buttons, or other items. There's no rules when it comes to making the centerpiece. All you need to remember is to cover the entire cone with blocks and miniature toys.

When you've finished adding most of the "big" items you can further conceal gaps by using beads. Small, round beads or even long, slender beads, can be just the thing you need to finish the centerpiece.

When you get to the very top you can add a bow that flows down the sides of the "tree" or you can just glue a wooden block on top. The creation is all your own and you can finish it any way you like. Spend money on just the right craft miniatures to use, or gather things from around the house that you already have.