Ah, that season of life when baby showers are happening, like it or not, ones 20s through 30s. There's a brief moment of panic when you realize you need to host or co-host a baby shower. There are a lot of details in planning a baby shower, like coming up with theme, supplying the food, and plenty of etiquette landmines. To serve alcohol or not? Do we emphasize the gender? Put where the mom-to-be is registered on the invites?
I can't help you with where to host it or the etiquette stuff, but I can definitely help with ideas for a simple color theme and color-themed food that goes along with it. Not everyone likes the ideas of assigning colors to genders, but if you and the mom-to-be are okay with it in this cute and simple regard, everyone loves fun colored food and drinks. Pink, blue, or pink-and-blue are very simple baby shower themes to run with.
To save your sanity, shower hostess, I'm including a variety of ideas that you can buy pre-made (hello amazing petit fours from Publix) to things you can easily make yourself or delegate out to other co-hosts. Most of these things can even be prepared in advance, making for even easier baby shower prep.
If you need classy, easy, pink and blue baby shower food that isn't overly cutesy or ridiculous, you're in the right place. Click or tap on the photos to go to the recipes.
Make It Yourself the Day Of the Shower
Cotton candy comes in both blue and pink, so top champagne glasses of bubbly with your colors of choice! This way you get a little buzz and a little sugar high at the same time.
Baby (and wedding) showers are the only time most of us get to pull out our inherited fancy crystal punch bowl, so I am a big fan of the ridiculous color-themed punches for any occasion, even if it uses fake coloring to get that way. It's a special occasion, go nuts. Serve blue, pink, or both!
Make These Shower Items Ahead of Time
Whether you go blue, pink, or both, deviled eggs are easy to prepare in advance, and are a show stopping addition to the table. Make the hard boiled eggs in advance (I recommend using an Instant Pot to hardboil your eggs!), and peel them before dyeing. Slice in half, remove the yolks, and make your filling ahead of time. When the shower is less than an hour away, you can pipe the filling into the eggs and garnish if desired. Besides being easy and cute, these savory treats balance out the sugar fest that a baby shower can become.
Blue corn chips add another fun and savory dimension to the table. Make any kind of dip you like, but may I suggest a guacamole? If you need a pink dip, try a bright pink beet hummus for a bright shock of color on the table.
Blue velvet cookies are a fun twist on blue desserts with a familiar flavor. Or maybe you need pink ones. Strawberry chocolate chip perhaps?
Buy These Baby Shower Foods
Nothing beats Publix petit fours! Order them a week in advance or up to 24 hours ahead of time, and advise them on your color scheme. They can do baby booties or flowers in your choice of colors.
And of course, a candy buffet can be made in every color of the rainbow these days! Source your candies from local candy shops that sell in bulk, online candy stores, and Amazon. Anyone planning a shower in January or February will have their pick of pink candies from stores' Valentine's Day selections. You only need about five different types of candy to have a good start to your candy buffet. Use glass jars and bowls you already have on hand to save money on creating these displays. Pinterest is a good source for inspiration.
Hopefully these ideas for pink and blue baby shower food ideas has helped to ease your stress about hosting your friend or family member's upcoming baby shower. These can also just as easily be adapted to work as wedding shower ideas if the bride's colors are pink or blue.