Best baby shower decoration ideas for 2022 UK

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We’ve found options for those going for a pink or blue theme, plus neutral options if you aren’t that keen on the traditional colour schemes or don't know your baby's gender yet.

Every penny counts when you’re expecting a bundle of joy, and all the baby shower decorations here cost £20 or less, so celebrating your baby’s imminent arrival comes at a pocket-friendly price.

For a day to remember, don’t miss our advice on how to plan a baby shower, as well as our reviews of the best baby shower cakes and suggestions for baby shower gifts.

Banners, bunting and backdrops

Peach Blossom Personalised Baby Shower Glitter Garland, £10.50 – best for a personal touch

Personalised baby shower banners like this one will make your day extra special. Not only does this glitter garland look fab draped across a wall, but you can have any wording you like (up to 32 letters) – choose the baby’s new surname as shown, or pick your own message. Available in gold, silver or pink glitter.

Available from: Peach Blossom

Talking Tables Born To Be Loved Garland, £7.75 – best for reuse

This cute, 3.5-metre garland of baby grows in yellow, white, grey and pale green makes it ideal for a gender-neutral baby shower.

It’s also a lovely decoration to use in your baby’s nursery after the baby shower!

Available from: John Lewis

LittleGemGem Personalised Baby Shower Bunting, £10.50 – best for celebrating mum

Add the expectant mum’s name to this tasteful 2-string bunting made from recycled brown card and twine with coloured hearts – choose from blue, pink or gender-neutral yellow hearts.

Available from: LittleGemGem

NickyNackyNoo Bunny Rabbit Liberty Fabric Garland, £20 – best for a vintage vibe

Get more for your money by choosing baby shower decoration ideas that will work in the nursery, too.

This 2-metre-long gold glitter and pale pink floral bunny garland will provide an incredibly pretty backdrop to the baby shower – and will look just as good your baby's room afterwards!

Available from: Not On the High Street

Ginger Ray sparkly curtain in pink or blue, £8 – best for a great background

Available in pink or blue, this sparkly fringed curtain (2.2m x 1m) will look fantastic behind the party table.

Alternatively, use it to create a glamorous backdrop for you and your guests to take pics of yourselves on your special day.

Pink available from: John Lewis
Blue available from: Ginger Ray

Baby shower hanging decorations

Art decoration by Zhang Tissue Paper Flowers, 16p each – best for the wow factor on a budget

These stunning tissue paper flowers will look gorgeous hung inside or outside from a tree in your garden if you’re holding your shower outside.

They’re available in a multitude of colours and at this price it won’t cost much to wow your guests.

Available from: Etsy

Peach Blossom Blue or Pink Paper Garlands, £5 – best for a sweet wall decoration

These 1.8-metre tissue paper garlands are super cute. You can choose from teddybear, rocking horse, rattle or pram designs in blue or pink.

Available from: Peach Blossom

Altered Chic Baby Boy Paper Chain Kit, £3.75 – best for retro chic

With their simple designs, these easy-to-assemble blue-themed paper chains offer a cheap, retro way to decorate your party room.

The kit makes one 2-metre chain and is also available in a pink version with butterflies, prams, hearts and polka dot motifs.

Available from: Altered Chic

Baby shower balloons

Sass Party & Gifts Witty Baby Shower Balloons, £6.99 for 10 – best for an amusing touch

With their witty messages, these balloons will make everyone smile – perfect for getting everyone in the party mood!

You can fill them up yourself or with helium and you get 2 different designs included in the pack of 10.

Available from: Amazon

Kreatwow Wild Thing On The Way Balloon Arch, £11.99 – best for an eye-catching gender neutral decoration

With this brightly coloured animal balloon arch, you won’t need many other baby shower accessories.

Perfect if you’re having a gender-neutral bash, it includes a ‘Wild Thing on the Way’ gold balloon, 4 animal balloons – a fox, raccoon, squirrel and hedgehog, 60 round balloons (light green, dark green, orange and brown) and 5 confetti balloons.

You also get handy hanging accessories like a balloon chain and a roll of glue dots, so you don’t have to buy those separately.

Available from: Amazon

Baby shower kits

HappyField It’s A Boy Baby Shower pack, £15.87 – best for a budget

The gorgeous paper decorations in this blue-themed baby shower pack will really make a statement.

It includes 12 10- and 12-inch white and blue tissue paper pom-poms, two white paper lanterns and two blue honeycomb decorations. There’s also a card ‘It’s A Boy’ banner, as well as 5 blue ‘It’s a Boy’ slogans, 5 white balloons with ‘Oh Baby’ and another 5 white gold heart balloons.

In short, it has all the baby shower decorations you need to get your home party-ready for an affordable price.

Available from: Amazon

Hello World pack, £16.99 – best for a subtle colour scheme

With muted colours of white and mint green as well as gold, this pack provides a subtle, neutral palette for your baby shower.

Contains 10 Hello World balloons, gold Hello World bunting, and a gorgeous hanging cloud and raindrop decoration as well as coordinating confetti.

Available from: Baby Shower Host

Table decorations

ParkandMaddy Personalised Baby Shower Chalkboard Sign, £15.97 – best for a memento

This personalised chalkboard-style poster will look fab as a table centrepiece – plus it doubles as a souvenir the mum-to-be will cherish for years to come.

You simply send in the details, then check a proof and receive a file you can print yourself or have processed at a local print shop.

Available in sizes from 8 x 10 inches to 20 x 30 inches or choose a custom size. We’ve also got plenty more ideas for baby shower gifts.

Available from: Etsy

Postbox Party Pink and White Striped Paper Plates and Cups, both £5.50 for 8, and Napkins, £4 for 20 – best for a baby girl shower

With a gold scalloped edge and pretty pale pink and white stripes, these matching plates, cups and napkins will blend well with any pink or floral colour scheme.

Available from: Postbox Party

Rex London Miko the Panda Paper Plates and Cups, both £1.95 for 8, and Napkins, £1.95 for 20 – best for a baby boy shower

These paper plates and cups with their cute panda design are great if you're going for a blue colour scheme, and there are matching napkins included too.

You can also choose from other animal-themed designs like cats and unicorns.

Available from: Rex London

Postbox Party Baby Shower Floral Babygro Cupcake Toppers, 24 (12 designs) for £7 – best for adding extra decor

Carefully chosen baby shower accessories will add the finishing touches to your table. These vintage-style, floral babygro cupcake toppers provide a sweet decorative element, with messages including ‘Yummy Mummy’, ‘Bundle of Joy’ and ‘Welcome to the World’.

If you’re going for a full-sized celebration cake instead, don’t miss our suggestions for baby shower cakes.