Surprise Baby Sprinkle in a Box

My family is spread out all over the country and I've made it my personal mission to get them all to Texas. I'm envious of my friends who have family just down the street or at the very least, in the same state. It would be nice to have that BUT until we convince everyone to move out to Texas...we make the most of phone calls, texts, emails and Facetime. Technology is amazing, isn't it?

So, not too long ago my sister got pregnant with baby number two. I had racked my brain trying to figure out a way to throw her an amazing baby shower when she got pregnant with baby number one but we were poor newlyweds relocating to Texas so I wasn't able to do much of anything. I knew with baby number two I wanted to do something really special but with family and friends all over the country, it's pretty impossible to throw an actual baby shower...so I decided to throw her a Baby Sprinkle in a Box.

Here's how I did it:

Step 1: I sent an evite to everyone on the "guest list". I explained what I was doing and asked for each "guest" to mail me...

*a favorite baby book

*a onesie that would remind my sister of them

*their due date guess and

*a baby picture of themselves (for a game).

I gave them about a month to mail everything to me and asked them not to spill the beans to my sister.

Step 2: I made a gift list as the gifts arrived and wrapped them. I wrapped them in matching paper and pretty ribbon to give it a theme and more of a party feel.

The sesame street paper denotes the gifts my sweet baby nephew got along with all of his new brother's things.

Step 3: No party is complete without games! I scoured Pinterest and found....

*the celebrity baby name game - you can find that here.

*Baby Photo Name Game - I used the baby photos of the "guests" to create a matching game. I strung the baby photos on a piece of yarn to double it as a "decoration". :)

*I also made a cute little calendar with everyone's due date guesses, just for fun and more "decoration".

Find the Free Baby Printable - Here

Step 4: Party Favors for the Guest of Honor! For this, I bought some Bath and Body Works Foot Scrub, Foot Cream, Hand Cream and a bottle of blue Essie nail polish. See a theme of relaxation and pampering? Something my sister doesn't get a lot of with a toddler...I also included some cute thank you notes since I sprung this little party on her with no warning.

Step 5: Box it all up and send it off! I lined the box with pretty tissue paper, stacked all of the gifts, an envelope with the games and added a letter on top explaining what she was opening. I tracked the box so I could alert my sister when it was being delivered without blowing the surprise too early.

I also enlisted the help of her hubby to take pictures of the surprise when she opened the box. I was then able to share a few photos with the party "guests"! We totally pulled it off too - she was so surprised and I think it really made her day! :)

Her Haul :)