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Many baby shower themes work for any season of the year. And many are gender-friendly for boys or girls although some lend themselves more for one or the other. Check out these modern baby shower ideas. We’ve got ideas for a virtual baby shower, pop in baby showers, and breakfast baby showers perfect for work showers, church showers, or friend showers!

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Modern Baby Shower Themes for Girls or Boys

Have fun exploring these modern baby shower ideas. They are perfect for this day and time where people’s schedules are often hectic and difficult to schedule around.

Drop and Go Baby Shower (Pop By Baby Shower)

Have a super busy work day and no time to for coworkers to get together? Set up a grab and go baby shower outside the classroom or office of a coworker. Guests can stop by and grab a treat and leave a gift for the parent-to-be.

This pop by baby shower set up is a bit different from the typical drop in baby shower. At a drop by baby shower, the guests may show up whenever they want and stay for however long they want. At a drop and go shower, there may be the possibility of no visiting at all.

For example, at my school when the teacher was in her classroom teaching (most of the day), the guests simply dropped their gift on the table outside the door and took a treat bag with them.

This plan was initiated because we were teaching during a pandemic and non-essential events were frowned upon at the time. But a drop and go shower works well in a super hectic work environment – pandemic or no pandemic.

Food for a Pop By Baby Shower

All you need is a basket of one simple treats. Notice, the use of popcorn here for a pop by theme. Our shower also offered simple cans of soda for guests to grab.

Decor for a Drop and Go Celebration

The decor is sooo simple! You need a table with a tablecloth, a sign that relates to the pop and go theme. And maybe a banner. S-i-m-p-l-e.

drop and go shower set up between two classrooms for modern baby shower ideas

Sign or Letter Board Quote for a Drop and Go Shower

Thanks for popping by
She’s about to pop!

Favors for a Pop In Baby Shower

Lollipops
Bags of popcorn or white chocolate puffcorn

Breakfast Baby Shower

If it is easier for your coworkers or friends to make it to an event earlier in the day as opposed to later, consider hosting a breakfast baby shower. A breakfast baby shower also works great for church showers! Schedule the shower for an hour before or after your normal church time, and guests can drop in before or after services.

This type of shower is best kept simple!

Food for a Breakfast Baby Shower

Multiple teachers from school helped with this shower. Everyone signed up on a sign up sheet for what he/she wanted to bring: donuts, Chic Fil A nuggets and fruit, muffins, croissants and spreads, breakfast charcuterie, and juice. We brewed coffee in the teacher’s lounge.

Decor for a Breakfast Celebration

Nice food table with a vase of fresh flowers and a cute sign, an area for gifts, a short time frame…done!

We hosted this breakfast shower for a sweet coworker expecting a baby girl so we used pink. Obviously, this shower could easily be done with blue tablecloths, napkins, etc.

breakfast shower spread on table with pink table cloth for modern baby shower

donut tower on pink tablecloth at breakfast baby shower

Sign or Letter Board Quote

Baby and Breakfast
Baby and Brunch with the (name of work, school or church group) Bunch

Favors for a Breakfast Baby Shower

Individually wrapped donut holes or other breakfast items

Sports Theme Baby Shower

If you are honoring a sports-loving family, look no further than a sports theme baby shower! This baby shower at work was held in the school gym to add to the sporty vibes of the shower.

Food for a Sports Theme Baby Shower

Is there any better food for a sports shower than popcorn, nachos, and Cracker Jacks? I supposed one could argue hot dogs have a fine place in a sports shower, too!

Decor for a Sports Celebration

For this shower, the concession stand food table served as the primary decor. There was an additional drink table with a cute bunting with the baby’s name in the colors of red, black, and white. If you plan to have tables at your shower, these DIY baseball centerpieces from 3 Boys and a Dog would be super cute!