

Monkey Themed Baby Shower Game/Activities If you do have a bit of money to spend, check out these fun ideas… In my opinion there’s no need to go over the top with decorations when you’re on a tight budget. Aside from that the only other decorations I did were making the food and signing book labels with crafting paper. I found those little monkey sign holders (they were actually liquid soap dispensers and I just took the tops off) and the yellow + brown crinkle paper confetti. And–because you can–call it “Jungle Juice.”Īgain, check out the dollar store! I got my decorations from there.

(Click here for our super easy, moist banana muffin recipe.)Īs a drink you can serve lemonade which matches the yellow color scheme. I was able to find the following at the dollar store: monkey tails (pretzel rods), animal crackers, little sweets (butterscotch candy), banana chips, monkey malts (malt balls), chocolate chimp chunks (mini peanut butter cups), the bowls, and the jars. Again–to do this baby shower on a budget–head to the dollar store to pick up most of your things. The rest you will likely need to pick up from a regular grocery store: bananas, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and butterscotch syrup.įor the guests who don’t want a full-blown dessert bowl (crazy people), you can offer some cute monkey munchies for snacking on. At the dollar store, pick up some plastic bowls, plastic spoons, napkins (bonus points if any of those three items are yellow or brown), peanuts, and sprinkles. What is cuter than a banana split bar at a monkey themed baby shower? Nothing. This is my favorite part! In my opinion, this is the most important way to tie in the monkey/banana theme and colors of your baby shower. Or, if you’re strapped on time and want to buy some, Amazon has a set of 24 monkey baby shower invitations you can get for a boy (click here) or a girl (click here) baby shower. I made my invitation through PowerPoint (get some DIY invitation tips here). “ Monkey see, monkey do… a baby girl/boy is almost due.”.“We’re wild with excitement for Jane’s new baby girl/boy.”.“Come swing on by the baby shower for Jane.”.“Come hang out at a baby shower for Jane.”.“Let’s go bananas and celebrate Jane’s little monkey.”.“Stop monkeying around and come celebrate the mother-to-be.”.Here are some other cute monkey and banana invitation saying/pun ideas: It goes without saying that the “We’re wild that Jane is having a baby girl…” is a monkey play on words. Here’s the baby shower invitation I sent out to the invited guests. The invitation is your first chance to incorporate some cute and clever puns. Brown was of course inspired by the monkeys and yellow inspired by bananas. That’s what I did! These are great gender neutral colors so they would work for either a girl baby shower or a boy baby shower. We only put links to products we love and would help you throw a super cute monkey themed baby shower.)įirst of all, if you want to go easy for your baby shower colors, just do Brown + Yellow. (This page contains affiliate links that we may be compensated for. Your clicks and purchases help support The DIY Lighthouse at no extra charge to you. I threw a baby shower for my beautiful friend, Jane, and I’ll tell you everything you need to know about throwing a banana and monkey themed baby shower on a budget. If you’re wanting to stress less about coming up with ideas and spending a ton of money on a baby shower, you’ve come to the right girl.
