Hosting a “Polka Dot Baby Shower” is a trendy way to celebrate a new baby! The ideas and possibilities are endless – and you can make things as creative or as simple as you want!
So if you’re looking for a cute baby shower theme, this is it! This is perfect for a boy or girl baby shower! Below are some polka dot baby shower ideas and cake pictures to inspire you!
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Easy Baby Shower Decoration Ideas
- Make a polka dot cake! Bake a 2 layer round cake, frost any color you like and decorate with polka dots (using fondant or piping on the frosting.) You can do this with cupcakes too!
- If the shower is outside, set up a bubble machine and have bubbles floating around
- Cover the taper candle with polka dot scrapbook paper
- Fill a vase with any round shaped candy and then place a smaller vase inside with some flowers and water in it – guests won’t be able to see the smaller vase, it will look like the flowers have been poked in the candy-filled vase
- Serve a delicious pink or blue baby shower punch
- Have some balloon bouquets
- Hot glue peanut M&M’s all around a Styrofoam topiary or wreath shape – so cute!
- Make some round shaped sugar cookies (use the edge of a glass to cut the dough) frost and pipe on some pretty polka dots!
- You can also serve sandwiches cut into circles
- Have M&M’s, Skittles, Milk Duds, and any other round candies in cute bowls
- Serve the food on polka dot plates!
- Find some cute polka dot ribbon and tie to vases full of flowers
- Sprinkle cute polka dot confetti all over the counters and tabletops!
Our Favorite Polka Dot Supplies
We visited our favorite baby shower store and handpicked our favorite polka dot themed items for you! These cute polka dot lanterns add a pop of color and excitement to the room! And wrap these handy baby shower water bottles around bottled water for instant cuteness! We also found cute polka dot balloons, popular polka dot cupcake wrappers, plates, cups, favors and more!
If you’ve never experienced Washi tape, you’re in for a real treat! It’s a thin tape (like masking tape) with cute patterns on it. You can use it to decorate packages, wrap it around toothpicks to make cute paper flags, wrap candles, vases, cups, glasses and anything else you can think of!
Polka Dot Cake
Another cute way to incorporate polka dots into your baby shower
is to visit your local craft store and pick up some cute and colorful, polka dot-themed scrapbook paper.
You can use the paper for:
- placemat
- buy punches at the crafts store (you’ll find cute punches in shapes like baby feet, bottles, hearts, stars, etc) and make confetti to sprinkle on tables and countertops.
- make matching signs and banners
- cut into strips and make napkin rings
- wrap pieces around clear vases for instant matching decorations
polka dot baby shower decorations
Using thick card stock, cut out different sizes of polka dots and hang from the ceiling with fishing rods
Polka Dot Baby Shower Cake
Submitted by Joy from Lompoc, CA
Dots and Stripes and Daisies Cake
This 3-tiered cake consists of 4, 6 and 8 inch single layers of my secret white cake.
Each tier is iced with butter cream and covered in tinted yellow, white and pink marshmallow fondant.
The dots, stripes and daisies are fondant cut out, and the layers are cut with butter cream stars.
Converse Polka Dot Cake
Lilly’s Multi-Colored Baby Shower Cake submitted by from Ashley Tampa, FL
Made this cake for my sister’s baby shower. I used 3 9″x13″ cakes(2 for the bottom layer, 1 cut in half and stacked for the top layer).
I layered the cakes with store bought icing between the layers, then iced the outside and chilled. Both cakes were covered in white fondant, and pastel polka dots were added.
Small balls of rolled fondant cover the seams of the cakes. As an added touch, I added some baby items around. To simulate a gift, I added a gift tag to the top!
Blue Polka Dot Christening Cake
God Bless Baby Cake submitted by from Stacey Swansea, South Carolina
I used a butter recipe for both tiers of this cake. I iced the entire cake with buttercream icing, tinted lightly with Wilton royal blue color.
I piped writing, polka dots and decorated a cross with white buttercream icing. The border is basically white satin ribbon attached with tiny dots of icing.
Yellow And Blue Polka Dot Baby Shower Cake
Welcome Baby Mason Cake submitted by from Stacey Swansea, South Carolina
I used a butter recipe for my base tier and a chocolate cake recipe for the top tier.
I iced both cakes with white butter cream icing.
I used yellow and blue colors to create the light shades for the writing and polka dots. Instead of an icing border, I used gingham ribbon (from a craft store) attached with a few dots of icing.
I use the PrintMaster program on my computer to print the font/writing I want. Then trace it on the waxed paper with a pencil. Flip the waxed paper over and trace the letters with piping gel. Then carefully place the paper on the cake, gel side down. Take a finger or a small paint brush/q-tip and rub the waxed paper to transfer the design or writing onto the cake.
Then I go over it with the icing I want to write on. It just makes things too smooth!
Blue Polka Dot Baby Bottom Cake
Submitted by from Michaela Imperial, MO
I used the half ball pan (or you can use a Pyrex bowl) to make the bottom of the baby.
Cover the butt with icing and then white fondant. The bottom of the baby is on top of a 12 inch round cake (to feed more people).
I used the cake scraps from the round cake to make the legs.
I carved them to be round, then covered the legs with icing and then flesh colored fondant.
I built the feet out of rice krispy treats, covered them in thick fondant and made fondant toes. Then I used a knife to make indentations on the feet as wrinkles.
I rolled out some fondant and decorated it for the blanket, then just placed it over the butt.
I frilled a small piece of white fondant and placed it on the top of the leg to look like a diaper frill.
It is normal when you are done to find yourself talking to the little tyke. I was not able to contain myself!
Precious Moments Baby Shower Cake
Submitted said Djuana from Moreland, GA
I started with white cake mix and added a teaspoon of vanilla and almond flavoring to spice it up.
I iced it with a thin layer of buttercream icing and then topped it with marshmallow fondant. I’ve never used fondant to cover a cake before, so it was a unique experience.
I have tasted the boxed fondant before when we made soap bubbles for my grandchildren’s 2nd birthday cake and the taste was horrible. The marshmallow fondant is delicious. I will definitely use again.
Originally, I would also make the edging and dots out of fondant. However, I was at Target and had a revelation that I could use Whoppers to put on the side of the cake instead of making the fondant balls.
I topped the Whoppers with royal icing. Everyone at the shower loved this idea, because who doesn’t love Whoppers.
Then, the next day while drawing a bow for the top of the cake, I found my perfect circle. I saw candy melts in different colors. Perfect! The brown and light blue candy melt worked perfectly and tasted delicious.
I also topped them with royal icing.
My original intention was to put a bow with baby shoes on top of the cake. But when I was looking for my shower gift, I found this adorable doll. It prays when you squeeze its stomach. It turned out to be an adorable cake topper that mom can take home as a memento of the shower for her perfect new baby.
This cake gives guests cake, icing, and candy in one treat. I received great reviews from the cake and fondant. I will definitely be using the marshmallow fondant again soon.
Baby Toy Polka Dot Cake
Submitted by from Marianne Cornwall, NY
Instructions for Baby Stacking Toy Cake
I made this cake for my daughter who is expecting her first child. I wanted to try something different so I tried to duplicate a stacking toy I bought as a gift for my unborn grandchild.
It’s four double layers of carrot cake with a cream cheese butter cream filling between the layers and all covered in fondant. Layer sizes are 4, 6, 8, and 10. The head with nose and eyes is covered with Styrofoam. Other materials I tried including krispy treats were too heavy.
I had to make each layer separately covered in fondant and assemble the cake where the shower was taking place because it was too heavy to carry assembled. I have cardboard spacers between each layer and small wooden dowels to support each layer.
I made the loops on the top layer in time to allow them to set up so they hold their shape and attach each loop with a small piece of raw spaghetti.
This cake took about 18 hours in total to complete. It is truly a labor of love. My daughter appreciates my effort.
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