Homemade Bridal Shower Favors

  Homemade bridal shower favors make thoughtful, distinctive gifts for your shower guests. They’re fun to create and make a marvelous impression, as well. Your guests will love the fact that you took the time to fashion a special gift for them.

Cookies are probably the easiest edible homemade bridal shower favors to make. If you’re good at decorating cookies, the ultimate cookie favor would be cutout cookies in shapes such as wedding cakes, purses, flowers, etc., decorated with royal icing. If you’re not a cookie artist, don’t worry. There are plenty of super easy cookie recipes that are equally delightful. Even good old fashioned chocolate chip cookies make first-rate homemade bridal shower favors if they are placed in a fancy box or bag that is prettied up with a cute ribbon or bow. It’s all about presentation.

Cupcakes make extra sweet homemade bridal shower favors and they are so easy to make. Ice them using a pastry bag for a professional look. Then, top with a Hershey’s kiss, cinnamon candy hearts, sprinkles, a fake wedding ring, or a tiny paper flag on a toothpick announcing the upcoming wedding. There are many pretty cupcake boxes designed for giving cupcakes as gifts. There are also numerous fancy cupcake wrappers on the market. If you’d rather make your own cupcake wrappers, it’s as easy as making a template from a standard cupcake wrapper and tracing the pattern onto pretty paper or even a doily. Cut them out and wrap those cupcakes!

Of course, you can never go wrong with chocolates. Present them in a creative container and you have turned ordinary chocolate into an extraordinary bridal shower favor. Container ideas include a box wrapped in pretty paper or fabric “bags” made from squares of beautiful fabric and tied with attractive ribbon.

Pre-measured mixes in a jar are always popular and add an old-fashioned, homemade touch. Is the bridal shower going to be in the colder months of the year? How about giving cocoa mix in a jar to your guests? Add a touch of elegance and create a flavored cocoa mix. Other excellent “mix in a jar” ideas are soup, cookie, muffin, and scone mixes. Again, appealing presentation adds a touch of class to any gift. Insert a piece of pretty fabric (cut with a scissors with a patterned blade) between the jar and the lid. Add a matching ribbon and a personalized label for an extra special homemade gift.