Winnie the Pooh Baby Shower.. on a budget!

I am co-hosting a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower next month. Instead of purchasing those crazy expensive paper decorations I found great deals of Pooh themed items that can be used by the parents to be for the nursery.

After hours of research, I found that PartyCity has the best price on tableware. I could not resist this adorable "BabyDays" theme.

We chose to alternate the Pooh themed napkins and plates with solid lavendar ones found at one of my favorite dollar stores in South Park, PA.

This week at Party City they have the plastic rolls of tablecloths on sale for 6.99. Considering this will cover over 11 long rectangular tables it is a steal. The lavendar roll matched up perfectly with the dollar store paper supplies!

Party City has a clearance sale going on. If you take the time to dig through the bins, you can find some great deals. I scored a huge "Congratulations" banner, a stand up Pooh cardboard centerpiece, and Pooh stickers for a buck a piece.

For centerpieces, I found pop up cardboard Winnie the Pooh gift boxes for the bargain price of a $ 1.00 at my all time favorite store: Parkside Dollar which is also located in South Park, PA. These gift boxes are huge! I ordered Winnie the Pooh mylar balloons online (best deal) which will be held down by these boxes. I'll use some inexpensive bags of dry beans inside the boxes to weigh them down. I'll be sure to post a picture after the baby shower. Party stores were charging 7.99 a piece for these balloons. I found an online store selling them for 4.99 a piece!

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I found the invitation kits at Parkside Dollar in Robinson Twp a few months ago when I first found out the couple was expecting. Each kit contained 12 invitations.

Here are some of the great deals I have found recently:

TJMaxx

Pooh snowsuit 4.00 (clearance)

Ross Dress for Less
Fuzzy Blanket 3.99
Three wicker baskets with cloth liners 5.99 (pictured)
3 Flannel Receiving Blankets 2.99

Gabriel Brothers
Ceramic bank and photo frame 3.99 (pictured)

Pooh Bookends 2.99 (pictured)

Biglots
2x3 Magnet photo frame 1.00 (pictured)
5 piece Classic Pooh gift set 10.00

Tuesday Morning

Set of 3 Classic Pooh Stuffed animal hangers 2.98

Pooh Mirror for Automobile 7.98

Pooh stack tog 4.98

Target
Classic Pooh lamp 7.98 (clearance) (pictured)
Classic Pooh pillow 2.98 (clearance)
3 set of Classic Pooh booties 2.98 (clearance)

Classic Pooh infant sleeper gown 4.98 (clearance)

Classic Pooh Summer 2 piece outfit 2.98 (clearnce)

Classic Pooh Summer 2 piece outfit 2.98 (clearance)
Classic Pooh Holiday Ceramic Frame 2.98 (holiday clearance)

Classic Pooh Holiday Zipup Cotton Sleeper 1.98 (holiday clearance)

Walmart
Crib sheet 3.00 (clearance)

Parkside Dollar
Classic Pooh Invitation Kits-12 count 1.00
Hard cover Books 1.00
Classic Pooh stationary- 25 count 1.00

So how am I going to use these great bargain finds to transform the firehall into gorgous Winnie the Pooh Themed Co-Ed Baby Shower!!!

First of all we'll create instant decor by hanging a clotheline across the back of the hall. Using wooden clothpins we will hang all the Pooh themed clothing items along with a some Steeler and Pirate themed items and a few homemade decorated onesies.

Many of the small Pooh items I have purchased will be worked into a large diaper cake centerpiece designed by my friend, Jennifer Thomas. Her contact informaton will be posted in a later post.

I found four large canvas boards in our basements. I am hoping to be able to sketch the Pooh Baby Days pictures onto the canvas for painting. If it works out well, it could be used as a signature mat that could be later hung in the nursery!