The kitchen is the heart of the home -- so help your engaged friends set theirs up. Credit: Getty Images
Does the bride-to-be love to cook? Throw her a kitchen shower!
Invitations: Let the guests know the bridal shower theme right away by sending out cooking-themed invitations. Fill in all the details and then order these Kitchen Staples Bridal Shower Invitations. If the groom loves to cook as much as the bride-to-be, you can put these Culinary Couple Shower Invitations in the mail.
Do you think the bride-to-be and her groom would be interested in trying out your shower guests favorite recipes? Include a Kitchen Bridal Shower Recipe Card in the envelope with the invitation. Instruct the guests to write down their favorite recipe and bring the card with them to the shower. This way the newlyweds will have a bunch of new meals to choose from!
Decorations: Set the kitchen theme by attaching different food balloons like a Strawberry Balloon, Banana Balloon, Peas Balloon, Apple Balloon, and a Bunch of Grapes Balloon around the room. For centerpieces, order the Todd Oldham Midsummer Moments Colander for each table or make your own.
Food: Celebrate the bride-to-be by serving a heart-shaped brunch. If you are at a restaurant, ask if the brunch food can be prepared in the shape of a heart. If you are preparing it, get creative with this idea. Start by copping up a fruit salad and then arranging it in a heart shape. For the main dish, use this Heart Shaped Egg Mold to make both the eggs and toast into hearts. Don't forget the drinks! Serve mimosas or other fruit juices. Keep them cold by using ice from the Orka Hearst Shaped Ice Cube Tray.
Games: Have guests create their own masterpiece to wear in the kitchen by decorating an apron. Have a separate table where a few guests at a time can bring over their Canvas Apron. Leave a supply of Duncan Scribbles Dimensional Fabric Paint and let guests get creative!
Favors: No one wants bad breath after eating a meal. Gift your guests with Kitchen Appliance Themed Bridal Shower Mint Tins to keep their breath fresh. Another cute idea is to leave a Love Is Brewing Kettle Kitchen Timer at each place setting as a favor. Finally, guests can take home these Personalized The Perfect Pair Salt and Pepper Shakers for use in their own kitchens.
Gifts: A unique idea that works well for a kitchen shower, it to have a wishing well. This is when guests bring a smaller item along with their gift. For a kitchen shower wishing well, guests could contribute anything from a spatula to a pizza cutter. For a larger gift idea, you may want to suggest the Kitchen Towel Cake, which comes with towels, an oven mitt, 4 kitchen tools and a holder. Another idea is to gift her with a cookbook and a Recipe Box to hold all of the recipes she will receive at the shower.
