J.T.
Invitation idea: "A baby is brewing! Come to a halloween baby shower to celebrate (parent's names) new baby. Join us on (date), (time) for a ghoulish good time!"
Decor:
White balloons with hanging sheets of cheesecloth and gauze, fall leaves, black kittens, baby pumpkins, tea lights and ivory colored tablecloths.
Food:
Red punch (3 packs of strawberry kool-aid, 1 can of pineapple juice + 2 cans water, 3 cups sugar, 2 liter Sprite) and mummy dogs, (hot dogs wrapped in breadstick dough), Wilton makes a fun ghost-shaped cake mold:
http://search.wilton.com/?q=ghost
Games / Activities:
Mummy Knows Best- a trivia game for the mother-to-be. Guests write a clue about themselves on a sheet of paper and the guest of honor does her best to figure out which clue describes which guest.
Mummy's Diaper- Divide guest into two teams. Give each team several rolls of gauze. Each person has to wrap the gauze around themselves to make a diaper and then pass the gauze to the next team member. The team that finishes first gets mummy's papered basket, full of luxurious bath items.
Pumpkin bowling- Use pumpkins as your bowling ball and baby bottles for the pins. Fill the baby bottles with candy corn or another halloween candy to weigh it down.
Creepy Crawlers- Place different objects in bags for guests to feel and guess what they are. Make sure the bags are not see thru! Some items to use could be peeled grapes for eyeballs, and spaghetti noodles for brains. Use your imagination to create fun items for them to touch.
Baby Sounds- Record baby sounds on a tape recorder for guests to guess. The sound must be related to a baby or an action that involves the baby. The person with the most correct guesses will win a prize. (Some ideas would include running water for a baby bath, velcro sound of a diaper change, zipper from a sleeper, sucking sound from pacifier, etc).
Good luck, it sounds like fun!!!