5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas

Going colorful is all the rage, right?! Here are 5 gender neutral baby shower ideas perfect for any upcoming parents-to-be!

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

I’ve only ever thrown one baby shower in my entire life and it was a gender-neutral party. So basically, I’m a gender neutral shower professional if you will.

Rule number one from my veteran history. Use allllll the colors!

Which is exactly what we’re doing with these 5 DIY gender neutral baby shower ideas and some LINDOR truffles.

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

You just can’t go wrong with truffles and a splash of color, but especially not when it comes to being almost seven months pregnant and wanting an excuse to notice something in the room besides your expanding… everything.

Trust me, I speak from experience here.

Double bonus: these are all easy-peasy to recreate, so no need to sweat the pretty details when it comes to hosting your next shower.

And we’ve covered all of the staple truffle flavors, so there’s a little something for everyone: traditional Milk, Mint, White, Stracciatella, Mangoes & Cream, Orange, Strawberries and Cream, Citrus, Coconut, Raspberry, Sea Salt, and your Fall favorite, Pumpkin Spice…

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

1 — Rainbow Truffle Raffle

There are literally very few things in this world as satisfying as seeing a gold raffle drum filled with LINDOR truffles.

I pretty much died and went to heaven the second this baby came to live at the studio, and it’s SURE to be the talk of your party!

Fill it and display it with a stack of cute favor bags or containers for an easy take-away that makes a statement.

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

2 — Make Your Own Truffle Bag Dessert Bar

Of course, if owning your own gold raffle drum year-round isn’t your thing, you can always go the colorful truffle bag dessert bar route.

I thought these clear scalloped candy containers were super cute!

Pair them with a fun hanging party installation, and you almost don’t need anything else! Besides food, of course.

Let us not forget there are pregnant women involved.

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

3 — 5-Minute Rainbow Truffle Party Favors

I’m not going to lie to you, I wanted to pat myself on the back for thinking of these DIY rainbow LINDOR truffle party favors! How stinking cute are these?! Here’s how to make them —

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Using the gold ribbon, knot the ends of your favorite truffles together in a row.

Fold two cotton rounds in half, and glue them in place with hot glue.

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Once you have a cloud shape, glue them all together and onto one end of your truffle strand.

Repeat and do the same for the other side.

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

4 — A Pea in The Pod Place Setting

In case you’re going to the seated lunch route, these a pea in the pod place setting markers are perfect for giving guests something to snack on while also being simultaneously precious.

I mean, you really can’t go wrong.. .even if they’re not all green.

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

Fold a small rectangle shape of tissue paper lengthwise like a hot dog.

Cut the wrapper ends of three truffles off and place the truffles in the center of the “pod”, then wrap two pieces of gold ribbon around either end to contain the truffles.

And there you have it!

5 gender neutral baby shower ideas that aren’t ridiculously cheesy, but are in fact super yummy instead!

5 DIY Gender Neutral Baby Shower Ideas by top Houston lifestyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar & Cloth

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8 Comments

  1. Beautiful! Want to make them for my son and dil baby shower. What size is the rectangular piece of tissue paper?

    1. Hi Kim! We purchased a pack of 20″x26″ tissue paper and just cut them. Hope this helps and good luck with your son’s baby shower! It’s so sweet of you to help out!

  2. I just did a “Ready to Pop!” shower for a friend and you could totally do that with the gold truffles in one of those red striped plastic popcorn containers!