My Showered with Love Baby Shower was hosted at my In-laws house because I was expecting a lot of people and my house is not that big. They seemed happy to host it besides that point. We arrived the night before to set up, and boy was I glad I did that because it would have been chaos if we had gone there the day of. Party Hack: If you can set up early DO IT!

Decorations:

For our main table we hung white pom-poms from their chandelier with these raindrop garlands I made. To make the Raindrop garlands you’ll need:

• 3 types of blue paper ranging from light to dark
• Silver, white or clear string
• a raindrop template (you can use the one from this site) I free-handed mine
• scissors
• glue

I cut out the raindrops around the template till I had a fair amount. I then placed one raindrop on the table, glued the string down the center of the raindrop. (start at the top) and then covered the string with a matching color raindrop. I did this so no matter what angle you looked at the raindrop you wouldn’t see the string, just the raindrop. I started with the Dark blue, after 2 or 3 dark raindrops moved on to the middle blue, then the light. I varied the amounts of each color on each string to make different lengths to make it visually interesting.

Here are some of the sites & Images that inspired me to make this party (click the images to head to the websites! <3

For the table I used regular run of the mill Pink table cloths from Party City, topped with different lunch style finger foods. I placed my red panda stuffed animal center stage surrounded by fresh pink roses and babies breath picked up that morning from my Local grocery store (Publix). I DIY-ed some Lan Lan Milk bottles (here’s the Tutorial) using milk bottles I bought from Oriental Trading! these are great! Im going to be using tons in my future party scrapes!

Use my link to get free shipping on $49 purchase to help support my site <3 Heres the link to the bottles I love!

The cupcakes were handmade by me using Vanilla and Strawberry cake mixes. I also made a Ombre Pink cake (not pictured) but it died in the process of being made. want to know the story? let me know if the comments if you want to know the story and Ill totally tell you because its hilarious. This cake was from BJ’s last-minute and the “its a girl” cake topper is from WISH. it was one of the first things I bought for the party. I picked up some chalkboard food cards at Joann’s to label all the food. The cups and plates are from Party City. I went with super cute simple dots in green and Pink. Super simple.

The sign-in table was right inside the door. I found the light up “G” at Hobby Lobby and the Red Panda Stuffed animal was a gift we received from the Gender Reveal. I bought a bunch of cheap frames at the Dollar Store. I found this amazing baby book! While I was pregnant I kept looking high and low for a baby book that didn’t scream BABY GIRL! This book really caught my eye with its beautiful National Geographic Images. Follow this link to take a look.

For a simple decoration for any baby shower is to clothes line all of your gathered baby clothes.

Entertainment:

My Showered with Love Baby shower was low key in the entertainment, I say that and I employed a balloon artist. As far as games I only had one because I am not a baby shower games person. I don’t like to do them at a party so I didn’t want that for my guests. Instead I made an optional game. A baby shower photo scavenger hunt. I can add this list as a free download if you are interested. To make teams I DIY some Washi tape tags to label which team you are.

For my baby book I decided to get one of those adorable Instant photo cameras. I plan on using this camera for many of my future events. My only issue for the camera is that YOU NEED LIGHT.  Even in a nicely lit home many of the photos were dark.

A low key game was tied into the cupcakes. I had hidden a few babies in some of the cupcakes and anyone who found one got a little gift from my gift basket. Super simple and fun game. Here is a link to purchase your own cake babies.

We had a Bow station! This was a great idea! I recommend if your having a little girl. She is still wearing bows from the party well into her first year. These are the packages I bought from etsy and It came with everything we would need except a Glue gun.

This last of my entertainment is the most fun of all. His name is Bruce the “No Ordinary Balloon Man”. He was amazing in entertaining both the children and adults. He did an amazing job and even made us an adorable Red Panda Balloon. AMAZING! He’s local to Orlando FL and you can book him here on his site (which I help design, Cough Cough)

Fashion:

I decided to wear this beautiful dress from ____. I loved the colors and the way it showed off my baby belly. The Dress also worked for breastfeeding, which is a huge bonus! Here are some photos from my Showered with love photo shoot.

Thank you so much for reading and I hope I helped you with some ideas for your own Showered with love Baby Shower.

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First and foremost I didn’t want to normal colors. My favorite color is green so I wanted that to be the girl color and Mary chose Orange to be the boy color (Like a fox). We had our guests dress in the color they thought would win, which was a lot of fun for photos.

I worked with my talented friend Laura (owner of Tregeek) to make bows and bowties for all my guests. I went to Joann’s and bought different Blue/Orange Fabric and Pink/ Green fabric. Eventually I’ll get around to posting a bow tutorial but for now here’s one that I really like. (Link). I brought the stuffed animals that we have gathered for Guine and they were on display. Along with this possibly NSFW cake topper (link) that my Other Mother thought was the funniest thing! It happened to be a crowd pleaser in our house. Would it be in yours?

– I love how in this photo it looks like the red panda is censoring the word.

She also found this cute tally chart for bow and bowties. Looks like the girls were winning at the time. She found bow and bowtie pins for everyone to wear their pick. Mary did a wonderful job hosting this party and everyone had a wonderful time!

How to reveal the gender?

We decided to only tell my Mother and other Mother what we were having by having the gender hidden from us and placed in a green envelope. Mary took it upon herself to have several different ways to maybe surprise us with the gender. We chose to try the pinata first. To keep with the Bow or Bowtie theme It was in the shape of a bow and sported the Green and Orange colors! The Piñata turned out  to be pretty hard to open so Aaron gave it a try! We found it was filled with orange and green candy! No reveal there! Next we moved on to the cake! It was huge! Topped with fondant animals and the cake topper. At this point I would like to point out that Aarons family always has boys. There hasn’t been a girl on his side of the family in several generations. So you can imagine how excited I was when I saw Pink and Green in our cake! I’m pretty sure I was just vibrating with excitement! And there you go, my simple Bow or Bowtie Gender Reveal Party.

p.s. please enjoy these photos of when Merlin was small. He was so small and cute and light. <3 I miss that.

Origin Story

I’d like to end this post with a little story about my husband and I. We first met on the school bus, I was introduced to him from a friend of mine and we always sat behind them every morning. I started to develop a crush and would draw in my sketch pad some of the things they would be talking about. One day they noticed and we started talking. Moving into his senior year he got a car and didn’t need to ride the bus to school anymore. I was heartbroken. Since we were in separate grades we never saw each other during the day. I thought it was over.

Later the year I found him again one morning sitting in the band hallway. from then on we always hung out there and chatted. We went on a few dates and he later told me he wasn’t interested in me as a girlfriend. So I was content with just being friends. <3 On my 18th birthday we were hanging out at his house and he walked me home, that was our first kiss where he decided I was worth taking a chance on. <3

We dated all though college and he asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes! We were married the September after we graduated college, together I might add. Our wedding was beautiful! let me know in the comments if you would like to see photos and a post on how we stayed in budget and how I DIY-ed most of the wedding. Here we are 5 years later with a little one on the way. All thought out our adventure our favorite animals have guided our way. Me, a Panda and Him a Fox. That is how we came up with our under themes for both our Gender Reveal and my baby shower.

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I have a feeling your wondering what my first Daughters nursery looks like since my blog is called “My Nerd Nursery”. Well I’m here to tell you “Nerd” comes in many shapes and sizes. I didn’t do a fandom theme like a Harry Potter or Legend of Zelda. Even though they are amazing if that is what you are doing! (send me pictures! I want to see) for my first baby I wanted something simple and gender neutral. I went with a supple theme of a bamboo Garden Nursery.

We painted the walls a light teal and added a green “grass” carpet from Ikea. I wanted sort of a Bamboo Garden Friends theme. Like if my husband, friends and baby were animals living in a bamboo forest living on the Disney Channel. Wow! that’s a mouthful. we painted murals on the walls of her family but in friendly animal form. If this is the first time your hearing my favorite animals and the story behind the Red Panda you can read about it in my Gender Reveal Blog Post. Anyway, for the mural we had my best friend Jesse (a Disney artist, and Guineveres’ God Father) Sketch out the animal designs which I later painted. Between the Door and Library is a Fox reading meant to represent my husband. On top of the door is a Squirrel Writing (her God Mother). Behind the door is her Aunt Noelle as a deer. On the Left closet door is her Uncle Jesse as a Sketching Cat and next to him is her painting mama Panda. then above the window looking into the crib, watching over my little baby is a red panda. <3 I get so happy going into her room. the last part of the mural is the bamboo stalks behind her Crib adding the Bamboo element to my Bamboo Garden Nursery.

For her furniture, I wanted to go with a nice warm wood to ground her room with the light walls. The crib and the Diaper Changing Area is from Toys “R” us (RIP). Her reading bench is a thrifted gift from her God Parents. The Dresser inside her closet was actually mine from when I was growing up that my father had kept. <3 I got her light curtain from Ikea, but Guine slept better when it was darker so I went to target and got the black out panel. My Nursing chair is mine from the living room. I found it at a thrift shop and fell in love. Next to the chair is a side table we’ve had for a while now that I just moved into her room. Her lamp is a panda theme from target, that I have been in love with since I saw it. We managed to get it for our baby shower.

Like any other mother, Motherhood has gotten away from me and I have not finished her nursery, but on the other hand I like to watch it grow with her. For her first birthday we finally bought her book shelfs and put them up. We bought them at Ikea and I love them! I love that the books are on display instead of hidden in a bookcase. My Father also added to her nursery by making her a large ruler, so we can mark her growth. I love this idea because if we decide to move we can take her height chart with us. My plans for her ever growing nursery is to add a gallery wall and get the attachments to make her “grow with me crib” crib, grow with her.

Let me know in the comments what kind of nursery you made for your child. I would love to see photos! for updates on my babies nursery follow me on social media. <3

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Welcome to My Nerd Nursery.

Let me start by introducing myself, My name is Rebecca.

I started My Nerd Nursery as a branch of my personal small business Cute Panda Co. It all began as I was planning my babies one year old party and couldn’t find the look I was going for. Her theme was Alice in Onederland, and everything I found was either too girly or basic. I wanted something bright and colorful like her littler personality. I also noticed there was a lack of Nerd Party supplies for the lesser Fandoms. You can’t turn around without a little girl having a Frozen or Moana party. But what about the little girl who wants a Legend of Zelda Birthday Party or a little boy who wants a Mad Hatter Party. I created this site to share my DIYs, Ideas, Recipes and Shop to help you plan your perfect DIY Party for your little one.

My Nerd Nursery is also home to Nursery decor and (soon) Supplies. I am in awe that the generation of gaming and animation is having children! When did we grow up and become the adults. (I still need an adult to help me sometimes.) But I noticed during my nursery research is there is a lost opportunity for all my nerd parents to share their fandoms with their “New Players”.

I want to be able to help you bring your fandom into your new babies world with child friendly character printables and Ideas on how to DIY the coolest Decor. I look forward to seeing your Nerd Nurseries my nerdy parents. #Mynerdnursery to share.

Each Month is a different fandom!

Here is the layout for the rest of 2018.

March: Legend of Zelda.

April: Dr. Who.

May: Mermaids

June: Harry Potter

July: Sailor Moon.

August: Steven Universe

September: Nightmare before christmas.

October: Undertale.

November: The Little Prince.

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