If you do not know the sex of a child then consider holding a baby shower that has rubber ducks for a theme.

This visually pleasing and very popular motif can be used to decorate everything from the invitations to party glasses. There are a great variety of commercial products available to support this theme on the market right now including floating toys, glasses and liquid dispensers with ducks floating inside, rubber placemats, baby furniture and soaps. It is a very popular motif as it is considered to be uni-sex.
All of these objects make great ideas for decorations or favors that can be given away.

Furthermore you can also invent games to play using the rubber ducks as a theme. Consider having a duck race in a baby wading pool (which of course is also going to a present for the mom.
The color scheme of at a duck shower is usually yellow. Plastic or rubber yellow ducks are used as decorations. Put them in vases to support flowers and use them to hold place cards. A nice touch is to float a few rubber duckies in the punch bowl. You can also freeze small yellow ducks inside ice-cubes and drop them into drinks. It is also a nice idea to have yellow napkins and table wear and if possible.

Flowers such as daffodils, freesia and yellow daisies and bright yellow candles also suit this event. You can also decorate lampshades with big tufts of yellow feathers, yellow balloons and yellow lights. Nowadays you can even get strings of light that look like rubber ducks.

Another nice touch is to make a yellow cake that is in the shape of a duck. You can make a nice French vanilla cake or lemon cake and layer it with yellow gelatin or lemon pudding.

Let the guests take a rubber duckie or two home with them as a party favor. You can also get rubber erasers, key chains and soaps made in the shape of these ducks.

The Pink Shower clearly indicates that the child is expected to be a girl and everything from the invitations to the placemats to the icing on the cake can expected to be this delicate shade. Sometimes guests will be asked to don the color pink to support the overall theme or encouraged to bring gifts (especially linen and clothing) in that color.

There is no shortage of pink decorations at any dollar store for decorating this type of shower. Be sure to get pink balloons, pink plates, pink napkins and pink tablecloths. You can festoon the ceiling with pink feathers and pink lights. A string of pink lights in the shape of pink flowers, bunnies or Chinese lanterns also looks nice. Consider making flower displays out of big bunches of pink calla lilies, orchids or roses. Bleeding hearts combined with Baby’s Breath also make beautiful bouquets.

If you have any pink crystal, now is the time to dust it off and take it out. Pink teapots and pink cake plates and serving dishes also suit this theme. A big bowl of cherries in a big pink bowl can be placed in the center of the table to bring the mom good luck.

Fortunately, there are many pink foods that can be served to support this theme. Salmon mousse and crab dip is two savory suggestions. Cookies or cakes can be frosted with pink icing to resemble the features of a little girl.

Dishes such as strawberry trifle, pink Jell-O, strawberry mousse and cream puffs colored with cherry juice would also add to the overall girlish theme. Beverages such as pink lemonade and raspberry lemonade or cocktails made with cherry or strawberry liqueur could also be served.

Pink candles scented with cherry or strawberry suit this theme as well. Mother’s chair can also be draped with a pink shawl or comfy pink blanket or pillow.

Roses, peonies and daisies mixed with baby’s breath are suggested flower arrangements for this kind of event. Guests can leave with cinnamon hearts or pink candies wrapped in pink ribbon or netting or a tiny bottle of bubbles. You can also send them home with a pink lipstick, a pink colored perfume or a pink frame for them to put a picture of their own little girl in. An African violet or geranium in a pot also makes a nice party favor for this type of party.