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 These adorable cakes brought a smile to my face and I hope they’ll do the same for you.  Today I was on the lookout for the best Under The Sea themed cakes that I could find on the net (check out the resource links underneath the photo collage).  I just love these cakes and cupcakes and I hope they’ll inspire you when you are planning an Under The Sea Themed Baby Shower!

There are so many options when it comes to ocean-inspired cakes and desserts.  And the colors of the ocean make for a great display on a baby shower buffet table.  Consider incorporating a snorkel-clad baby or a pregnant mermaid into the dessert to add a bit of whimsy.  If you aren’t ready to whip up a full-blown masterpiece like some of the cakes shown below, have no fear.  You can still create an ocean-inspired dessert by visiting your local cake or craft store and purchasing under the sea themed cupcake liners and ocean inspired sugar decorations.  They even make cupcake sprinkles in the shape of fish, starfish, octopus, and seahorses.  And if you want to leave the baking to someone else, I’m sure that your local bakery would be more than happy to put together an ocean-inspired cake for you.

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Delight guests at your Under the Sea baby shower with games that celebrate your theme!  Guessing games are always a hit, so fill a jar with fish-shaped crackers and have guests try to figure out how many are inside.  The person closest to the correct number wins a prize – like an ocean scented candle.  Another fun game is one that tests your guests’ artistic abilities.  Have each person place a piece of paper on top of their head and then draw the best fish they can without looking.  The mother-to-be can judge each drawing and award a fitting prize (like a stationery set) to the winner.  If you have time to do a little research, look up the names of ocean babies (a baby whale is a calf, a baby shark is a pup, baby frogs are tadpoles, etc) then create a quiz based on these answers.  The person who gets the most questions right wins!  If you don’t have the time or creativity to come up with your own shower game, you can find a number of baby shower game ideas online.

Some of the prettiest and most colorful baby gifts available are those that celebrate an ocean theme!  The gift basket pictured above contains a hodgepodge of items including a musical CD, fun bath toys, some ocean-themed books and an adorable plush octopus!  You can purchase this gift as seen, or create one of your own by putting together “Under the Sea” items into a galvanized tub or wicker basket.  The gift container can also be used to store toys, diapers or blankets once baby arrives!  With a gift this beautiful, you may choose not to wrap it and instead display it as a fun centerpiece at your shower.

Introduce guests to an “Under the Sea” baby shower with some cute invitations that display your theme.  You can purchase personalized baby shower invitations that are already filled out, you may choose under the sea themed fill-in type invitations, or you can create handmade invitations that coordinate with your theme and color scheme!  Personalized invitations may be a bit more expensive, but they are great if you are short on time and want something that just needs to be stuffed into an envelope and be mailed out.  The handmade invitations will be more labor intensive, but they are fun to design and you can include specific ocean items that your guest of honor loves.

If you choose to create your own invitations, it’s a great idea to include a catchy phrase or poem that includes shower details.  Some examples include:  “Swim over to Kayla’s Reef and celebrate the arrival of a new little guppy!” “Under the Sea with baby and me, join us with glee for a ocean party!”

Make sure your invitations include the basics such as mom’s name, the shower date, time and location.   If you have the information, it is also a good idea to include baby’s due date, the sex of the baby (if known), and any nursery theme mom will be using, as well as where mom is registered for gifts.  You may want to let guests know if a light lunch or dessert only will be served, as well as if the shower is for adults only or if children are welcome.  Some hosts choose a couples baby shower which works quite well with an Under the Sea baby shower theme because of the fun games and interesting ocean tidbits that you can include to keep the men entertained!

Depending on her stage in the pregnancy, your mother-to-be may be most looking forward to the food at her baby shower, and you certainly won’t want to disappoint her!  Plan your food around the theme you have chosen to elicit “oohs” and “aahs” from your shower guests.

Start guests off with a refreshing sea-blue punch served in a large goldfish bowl.  Then offer finger sandwiches using the Under the Sea cookie cutters pictured above.  These cutters also make a great take-home gift for your guests!  After sandwiches and punch, serve a delicious crab salad or refreshing seafood dip with crackers.  For dessert, try your hand at a fish-shaped cake.  If you don’t think you can shape a cake the way you want, cheat and order a fish-shaped cake mold – then all you have to do is frost the cake using brightly colored icing and your Under the Sea shower be complete!

If you live near the ocean or if your mother-to-be loves starfish, mermaids or turtles, then an Under the Sea shower them may be just what you need for the new baby!  All aspects of your shower – from invitations to cake – can follow your theme, you can even choose decor (invitations, tableware, personlized favors) that feature the same graphic.  Of course, sometimes it’s fun to use your creativity and make up some unique items for the baby shower – these can include a personalized shower banner, unique shower decorations, fun and personalized guest favors and one-of-a-kind baby shower games!

Disney has some wonderful Under the Sea characters that will be a welcome addition to your baby shower – decorate with Nemo, The Little Mermaid or even characters from Atlantis:  The Lost Empire.  Create a memorable baby shower cake in the shape of an octopus with cupcakes artfully arranged to resemble legs.  Transform a doorway into the grand entrance for your underwater adventure by hanging strips of blue crepe paper for guests to walk through.

In the next few days I will give some more detailed tips on how to create a wonderful Under The Sea baby shower for your new mommy-to-be!