Baby shower favors do not have to cost a fortune. In fact, you
can make homemade baby shower favors that are even nicer than the store
bought ones!
There are so many great
ideas out there for baby shower favors. It just makes sense if you are
on a budget to make your own and it can be a lot of fun as well! One my
favorites homemade favors out there is the candy pacifiers. These are
easy to make and they are adorable. People will be sure to comment on
how cute they are and they cost nearly nothing to make! You need to get
the big white lifesavers and colored jellybeans. You put 1 life save on
top of the other lifesaver in a “T” formation and then you glue them
together and let them dry. Then you glue the jellybean on the top of
the “T” in the top lifesaver (that is the pacifier part). To dress it
up a big get some pink and blue ribbon and put it through the hole of
the other lifesaver. This makes for a great favor!
Now of
course you do not want to use Elmer’s glue…you need to make some edible
glue…icing. This is very easy to make and it great for other edible
homemade projects that need that “glue” to stick things together. You
are going to need an egg and powdered sugar.
You are going to
blend together 2/3 cup of the powdered sugar with an egg white in a
bowl. Microwave this for 45 seconds. This will actually help to kill
off any bacteria because of the egg so that it will be edible. After
you do this add another 2/3 cup of powdered sugar and whip it on high
until is has a peak and has that nice thick and pasty texture that you
need to stick things together. Add powdered sugar to make it thicker or
water to make it thinner until you get it just right.
Remember, if you decide to make baby shower favors you will need to get quality supplies. Many online stores, such a
SimplyBabyStuff.com, have ‘do it yourself’ supplies you can order. This
makes the process so much easier! You can make 30 of them in a matter
of minutes. The longest part is just the waiting of the glue to harden
on the lifesavers. And they are quite delicious. Just make sure that
you do not get jellybeans that taste bad. You are going to want to
spring for the good tasting quality jellybeans for this project. This
also makes for a great homemade project with children as well. Just be
sure to wash your hands well and were gloves when handling the candy to
make it more sanitary.
