Gold & white themed gender neutral baby shower ideas. How to put together box lunches plus a lovely favor idea. Includes printable tags & sources.
Hosting a baby shower doesn’t have to be stressful or expensive. By planning ahead and keeping things casual, you can provide your guests with an afternoon that’s fun and relaxing. My daughter and I just hosted a gold and white themed baby shower for my daughter-in-law. We stayed gender neutral and served box lunches. Read on for all the details!
Before I go any further, I have a confession. I don’t have very many pictures. Elizabeth kept reminding me to take them, but much of the time I was just too distracted. I will do my best to explain everything and as always, if you have a question, just leave a comment.
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Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas
Invitations
I knew what I wanted the invitations to look like so I had them custom designed by an Etsy shop called Meyer Market Designs. Bernadette is great to work with and does lovely work.
If you aren’t sure what you want, I’ve gathered a few inspiration links from minted.com that would be perfect for a gold and white themed baby shower.
Decorations
We kept the decorations simple. Two balloon bouquets for the front porch and one tabletop bouquet for the living room. I bought several bunches of hydrangeas at Kroger and sprinkled pitchers of them around the kitchen, living room, and dining room.
Tip: Stop by your party store a few days before your shower. Pick out your balloons and pay for them. Ask for them to be ready at least a few hours before your shower start time. All you have to do on the day of your shower is pick them up.
Box Lunch Supplies
The box lunches take planning but on the day of the shower, NOTHING could be easier. We literally pulled them out of the refrigerator and set them on the dining room table. We assembled them the night before, right down to tying the bows and adding the name tags.
We bought gold plastic flatware and coordinating napkins. The napkin was wrapped around the fork and tied with a bow. The cookies were pre-wrapped which was wonderful. The polka dot bag held two lemon mini muffins. Click HERE for the recipe.
Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas: Food
We stacked three plastic containers that held chicken salad, pasta salad and fruit stars. We had help from two of my best girlfriends. One made the chicken salad and the other made the fruit stars. What a blessing that was!
- Chicken Salad
- Pasta Salad
- Star shaped fresh fruit (we used this star cookie cutter set)
- Small bag of chips
- Lemon mini muffins
- Cookie
- Mini bundt cakes – we placed the bundt cakes on a tiered stand near the gift table and our guests helped themselves.
Box and supplies
- The Box (We used these.)
- Gold & white luncheon napkins
- Gold plastic flatware
- 1/2 lb. containers
- Gold polka dot bags
- Oh Baby ribbon from Hobby Lobby (not available online)
- Name tags: You can print the tags and hand-write the names of your guests. Another option is to download and open the template in a program where you can add the text. Microsoft Word would work or PicMonkey is a free online program that’s very easy to use.
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD NAME TAG WREATH TEMPLATE
Baby Shower Ideas: Drinks
We set up the drinks on my kitchen island. We served mint lemonade, Diet Coke and water. I made large round ice cubes with these ice ball molds. They don’t melt as quickly as regular ice cubes and they were a special little touch.
Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas: Favor
I shared our favor idea in a previous post, Rosemary Sugar Scrub. I think everyone loved getting a special little gift as they left.
The box lunches were a big hit with our guests. They helped make the atmosphere casual, which was what we were going for. A few of the guests weren’t able to finish everything in their box, so they packed it back up and took it home! The most important thing to me was that our guests felt welcome and were comfortable. I think we achieved that.
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Αnn all your ideas were so simple yet so elegant. I especially liked the touch of gold. Congratulations on becoming a grandmother.May all goes well.
Ann,
I have been reading your blog for a long time, but somehow I missed one where you said your Mom had passed away. I’m so sorry to hear that. I read your article on the cake mixes and how to “cut calories.” I can sympathize with you, totally, in that I lost my sister over a year ago and I have packed on the weight since then. I desperately need to cut calories! Thanks for all the inspiration and sharing your story. God bless you.
Ann, As a CPR instructor, a good addition to the baby shower is to have a local instructor come and teach the infant CPR class. Trying to absorb the CPR class in the hospital after delivery is difficult for the new parents. The people I teach with are offering this as an option to our customer base in FL with good response. We cover CPR, rescue breathing, and choking during the class.
What great ideas! I love the simple, elegance of everything! I think when you have such a lovely home, you don’t have to go overboard with balloons and centerpieces and banners and all of that “stuff”. You didn’t mention it, but I noticed the gold rimmed pieces in your decor that reflected the shower color scheme, too. Thank you for your ideas and enjoy being a grandmother!
Great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea you’ve come up with for a baby shower. I could take bits and pieces from this suggestion and craft a ladies get together. Box lunches ~ Fantastic! Everything made easy so the hostess can enjoy the festivities too. Thank you.
Loved all the details. Great ideas for a pretty and easy to do luncheon. just brilliant!
Beautiful!!!! Wish I could have been there!!!!
What a chic and fresh idea. I love the box lunch idea. I bet this will be a shower to remember for years to come…..but you really have to start taking pictures lol.
Loved the box lunch idea. Menu was wonderfully simple. Thanks for the ideas.
The onesie cookies! Perfection!
By the way, being a grandmother is wonderful. We have a granddaughter 15-1/2 months old and she will have a baby brother in November. It’s so much fun!!!
Enjoyed hearing about your baby shower. I loved your ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Everything was lovely! I’ve use the box lunch idea for a craft party. Congratulations on being a grandmother!!
Lovely, just lovely!
Looks delightful Ann! I loved all your ideas, simple and yet charming. It looks like you got to enjoy yourselves too, as guests could take care of themselves. Thanks for sharing!! Anxious to hear all about your first grandchild when he/she arrives. God Bless!
I’ve never heard of a boxed lunch shower, but I love it! What a great idea! Everything is so pretty and elegant! Thanks for Sharing !
Absolutely love this idea for a baby shower. Would also be fun for a bridal or birthday party.
Love the box lunch idea – thanks for the photo. Very cute!
Just lovely.We just had a shower for my daughter today, pink,gold
and a touch of burlap.Everything came together and looked so pretty.
I would have never thought to box lunches for a shower, how very inspiring!
Wonderful idea; gold n white decorations!!! I think you did a fantastic job; having things ready in advance gave you a chance to enjoy the shower along with your daughter and the guests. Also the clean up after would be minimal. I’m so happy for you; being a grandmother is an exciting experience……you’re gonna LOVE IT. I have seven grandchildren and 2 gr-grands; lots of fun that’s for sure.
What great ideas! I plan on using quite a few. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely!
Loved the idea of boxed lunch,you get to spend more time with guests plus sounds yummy????
I just discovered your blog and I’ve had fun seeing what all you do! You are amazing. Love the lunch box idea and what a beautiful shower idea! Looking forward to reading more posts!
Hi Beverly…thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and welcome to On Sutton Place!
Oh Ann, everything looks classy and not kitschy! The mom to be must have loved it! Perfect!
I used Bernadette for invitations after you recommended her from a previous shower. She made the cutest invitations for both my nieces baby showers. I couldn’t have been more pleased.
I love all the wonderful ideas you have shared here today. Everything you do turns out so well, nice and neat! I strive for neatness but I can’t get there!
Ann, this is really beautiful.
I love everything you did for the party Ann, and I’m sure it was a splash! Looking forward to your recipe as usual and the tags are just adorable. Thanks for your clever ideas and inspiration.PS: I especially like the gold and white color combo, rich. Smiles from Tn.
What a lovely shower. Your expert planning I’m sure made the day go smoothly. I love your unique ideas especially the box lunch. What fun and a grandchild on-the-way too! Sweet Bonus!
Love, Love, Love!! These ideas will fit any type of a gathering. I enjoy entertaining. Thank you for sharing in such detail. All the photos are beautiful. I just harvested some fresh rosemary from my herb garden and plan to make the sugar scrub this afternoon for a girlfriends gathering coming up in July. They are all creative and gardeners. I’ve made and gifted many of your creations over the years of following you. Thank you!
I love everything about this post! I wish more people would choose the option of not knowing the sex of their baby….so few true surprises in life any more! You made that momma to be’s – day just beautiful! And those cute bunny cakes! Oh my goodness. I can hardly wait for the next party I have to give that a try!
Thanks Ann….for your delightful, simple inspiration.
Absolutely beautiful as everything on your blog is.
Love! So elegant…but simple too at the same time, and a great idea to keep it neutral! Thanks for always sharing your wonderful ideas and printables.
So pretty and elegant-this could also be used for a bridal shower!
Everything looks beautiful! Great ideas for the menu!
When I read your post, I wanted to be at your shower – it sounded wonderful! Beautiful ideas executed in such a delightful way. I’m sure your guests and guest of honor were very impressed.
Precious ideas! I am so happy for you in this wonderful chapter of your life.
Enjoy this time. God has a way of giving us his love thru so many different ways. Grandchildren are his gift to us.
Love the shower ideas
I love so many of these ideas! I have been looking for a theme and ideas for the mini planning retreat I host each year for the teachers/tutors who work in the dyslexia center I direct. This theme could easily be adapted to show my ladies how special and prized they truly are! Thanks!
I love all this tips you have for a pretty baby shower, love the boxed lunch idea too
Very nice and unique!