Baby Shower Idea, Part II: Baby Food for Adults

Who does not like presents? Even if they are in the form of party favors. I always wonder what I will find my bag/my container/my box. Can you tell I love the (pleasantly) surprise factor?

With that in mind, I started thinking about favors for my sister-in-law's shower (see Part I here). I knew what I did not want--to give something to people, only for them to dump it into their growing pile of random favors from their partying life. And even if they did decide to chunk it, it needed to have some kind of memory.

Some website suggested using baby food jars. So this is what I ended up doing--went to BJs and bought the smallest, cheapest, baby food jars available. I bought the savory kind, because once I scooped them out, I made a huge (huge) pot of soup for us (and the entire neighborhood). If you ever decide to use do something like this, scoop the food out of the jar, and immediately wash the lid and container with water (and unscented soap). Pat dry and air-dry the containers overnight.

Now what does one put in these jars? Sweets of course. And personalized M&Ms came to the rescue. They come in a fantastic array of colors--all you have to do is send them graphics and text! I filled half the jar with other chocolate (Herseys, Lindt, etc), and the top half with the personalized M&Ms. Close jar, tie ribbon, and you are good to go.

Hindu Mythological Child-God, Baby Krishna

(usually identified with young boys)

Mother rocking her Child in a Cradle

Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law's initials with Date of Baby Shower

And for sweets during the party, we had mini-cupcakes from our delish local cupcake place, Sweet. The blue-green cupcakes went fabulously with the tables' centerpieces--blue-green washcloth cupcakes.