There are some books and authors that immediately bring you back to your childhood, and perhaps one of the mostly widely known and beloved of these authors is of course, Dr Seuss™. Inspired by his whimsical writing and illustrations, we wanted to bring the book "Oh the Places You'll Go" to life for a gender neutral and cheerful baby shower than any mom-to-be would simply adore! With darling balloons, plenty of DIY elements, a soft pastel color palette and an abundance of Dr. Seuss details, this shower is a masterful success!
The Table:
We layered our table in a crisp white table linen and topped it with striped paper from our local dollar store.
To create a themed table runner, we married two Dr. Seuss banners and ran them down the center of our table.
The Place Settings:
Each place setting was comprised of a buttery yellow square dinner plate topped with a round pale blue dinner plate which was then topped with an "Oh, The Places You'll Go" dessert plate.
We opted to keep our color palette gender neutral, so blue, yellow and themed plates were the perfect combination.
A simple blue dinner napkin topped with a light pink fork and a themed book mark favor, perfect to add to anyone's library collection.
Resting above the cutlery and napkin was a glass milk jar filled with lemonade.
Each jar was adorned with a themed balloon cutout and a green polka dotted straw.
The Favors:
To the left of each place setting sat adorable Truffula Tree Dr. Seuss Favors.
These darling miniature favor buckets were filled with pastel colored chocolates and housed a capped Dr. Seuss Truffula tree pen.
Each favor had an Oh! cutout adhered to the front of buckets.
The Centerpieces:
We wanted to create unique centerpieces inspired by the balloons within the book. Made with paper party lanterns, these Oh, the Places You'll Go DIY Balloon Centerpiece added plenty of color and height to our party table.
We especially loved the adorable balloon detail on the basket inspired base of the centerpiece.
The Backdrop:
We wanted our shower guests and mom-to-be to feel as though they stepped right into the pages of the book itself. We created a DIY Dr. Seuss Backdrop and Buffet to capture that feeling.
The walls were lined with sky paper boasting fluffy white clouds. Flanking each side of the backdrop were two themed bulletin board posters. We loved how these not only tied into the theme, but really brought in a lot of colors.
In the center sat more bulletin board details, including balloons and cloud cutouts.
The Buffet:
The Dr. Seuss themed party buffet was dressed in a yellow tablecloth with additional striped paper.
Along the front of the buffet a colorful tassel garland was strung up. Balloon cut outs were added to the tassels for a thematic detail.
In the center of the buffet sat miniature favor buckets filled with pastel candies and truffula trees to mirror our favors.
Beside the candy buckets sat two "The Places You'll Go" folders to represent the book.
More centerpiece balloons in different colors sat upon cake pedestals and tied into our centerpieces perfectly!
The Food:
As a simple and sweet dessert, double chocolate devils food cupcakes were topped in soft green icing and wrapped in pink cupcakes wrappers.
Get all of the Dr. Seuss Oh, the Places You'll Go Party Ideas for an adorable baby shower with the Truffula Tree DIY Party Favors, Oh, the Places You'll Go DIY Party Backdrop and the Dr. Seuss DIY Balloon Centerpiece.
