If weather allows, hosting a backyard baby shower can be a lot of fun, and ideal for hosting larger gatherings too. Whether you’re planning one for yourself or a loved one, I’ve pulled together 17 gorgeous ways to host an outdoor baby shower celebration.
Intimate dining ideas to elaborate pool parties if you have the space – there’s so many ideas to take inspiration from.
17 Backyard Baby Shower Ideas For A Beautiful Outdoor Celebration
1.Outdoor Picnic Celebration
You can keep your baby shower as low key as you like, celebrating with a beautiful outdoor picnic is a lovely way to do it with your nearest and dearest.
Use old wooden pallets to create a low level table, adding a beautiful table cloth and tableware to make it unique to your shower. Use blankets and cosy cushions to make the seating comfortable.
2. Grazing Table Buffet
The biggest baby shower food trend right now is aesthetically pleasing, and placed grazing tables. Doesn’t everything just taste better when it’s beautifully arranged?
Whether you get a caterer in for the event or put it together yourself, it creates such a social way to eat and is ideal for outdoor baby shower food options.
3. Woodland Inspired Adventure
Let the adventure begin is the most beautiful sentiment for a baby shower, it’s not focused on the he/she dichotomy, and is the ideal gender neutral celebration.
A woodland inspired theme is perfect for outside use, all year round. Lean into a soft, muted colour palette and introduce natural elements such as a wicker seat for photo opportunities and wooden bear cut outs.
4. Host A Pool Party
If you have access to a pool, there’s no better outdoor baby shower idea than hosting a pool party!
Lean into a zesty colour scheme and consider setting up or getting in stations for cocktail making, fruit boards and yummy healthy punch drinks for your guests.
5. Home Grown Baby Shower
One of the hottest baby shower trends for 2026 is the ‘home grown’ baby shower’ – focusing on naturally abundant food sources, grown blooms and a lovely sentiment to growing your own!
A really lovely theme for an outdoor shower, focus on including healthy food bites with a farm to table aspect to it.
6. Farmer’s Market – Locally Grown
Here’s another angle on it, by adding a farmers market setup for a really cute baby shower alternative.
This setup is the sweetest backdrop for photos, and one worth taking a note of for inspiration. Create little snack boxes and display on shelving for guests to pick up as they arrive.
7. Jungle Inspired Setup
If you like the idea of hosting an outdoor picnic, there’s plenty of different themes you can lean into. This jungle inspired setup below leans into warm browns, creams and oranges with a Giraffe plush teddy that would look beautiful in the little one’s nursery when they arrive.
Use pampas grass to create natural centerpieces on the table, using real or faux foliage to line the center of the table.
8. Bohemian Baby Shower
Boho inspired baby showers are still incredibly popular and they look just as good when setup in an outside setting.
You may consider adding a large teepee like the below which is ideal for any group activities, and for keeping people dry if weather isn’t on your side.
Take inspiration from the below food setup, with made up cardboard boxes of food and picky bits for guests to pick at.
9.Ralph, Bear Inspired
Ralph Lauren inspired events are gaining traction as they’re an elegant, sophisticated way to celebrate. Plus, a gender neutral scheme that’s perfect for those who don’t know the gender yet, and boys and girls.
Put a focus on using fresh foliage for that natural element, bear elements and blue and green plaid fabric for that tell tale Ralph look.
10. A Little Pizza Our Hearts
Who doesn’t love pizza? The perfect easy food idea for throwing an outdoor baby shower. I also adore the sentiment ‘a little pizza our hearts is on the way’, so if you’re a family that love pizza, step this way for the most perfect theme.
Use red plaid for table cloths and reds, greens, whites and creams in your decor scheme for a little taste of Italy.
11. BabyChella
Can’t quite make it to coachella this year? Don’t sweat it, host Babychella instead! I adore this theme for an outdoor baby shower in the height of summer, get inspired by the cake below!
Perfect for adding to a pool party, or positioning with outdoor teepees for that nod to this popular festival.
12. Mediterranean Inspired
This Mediterranean inspired setup goes hand in hand with an outdoor soiree. Use ‘Ciao baby’ in your backdrop, using zesty yellows and blues for a mediterranean influence.
Serve up mediterranean fresh produce and plenty of zesty bites for a truly mediterranean inspired baby shower.
13. Book Baby Shower
If you’re a book lover, start this next chapter in the best way! Using old books to create this backdrop, intersperse with faux florals for a similar look to the below.
Create a little outdoor tea party around this, or even get your guests to dress up in costume as their favorite book characters.
14. Cocktail Inspired Outdoor Shower
Let’s face it, cocktails go hand in hand with an outdoor baby shower, especially in the beautiful summer weather. Setup a station for everyone to have a go at crafting their own cocktail or mocktail.
15. Bee Themed Baby Shower
Bee inspired showers are growing in popularity as they’re another sweet gender neutral way to celebrate the impending arrival of your little ones.
Use soft yellow tones and feature nods to bees through the setup. Have a picky food station with themed cupcakes, cakes, and easy sharing bites.
16. Our Family Is Growing
This outdoor woodland inspired setup is super precious with the ‘our family is growing sentiment’. Make like the below, creating a mythical backdrop with balloons to frame, mushroom props, butterflies and plenty of foliage for that touch of the natural world.
17. Pop of Blooms
Bloom inspired showers are on the rise! Step away from the more traditional baby shower activities and instead setup a station for guests to create their own bouquet.
Have brown paper at the ready and plenty of blooms for guests to construct their own unique bouquet. It’s such a lovely alternative to traditional games, and is perfect for hosting at an outdoor event.
