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Crawfish boil baby shower | Born on the bayou

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From corn, to potatoes, to garlic, this Crawfish boil baby shower is perfect for your little one that will be born on the bayou soon!

This crawfish boil can be combined for an engagement party, bridal shower, couples shower or just a backyard boil. 

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There is basically only two seasons here in Louisiana-crawfish season and the rest of the year.

Ya’ll know what Im talkin’ about, Warmer weather here on the bayou calls for corn, potatoes, crawfish peeling and most importantly, gathering.

My favorite way of hosting gatherings is with a unique theme that combines our favorite things, while testing my creativity using a lot of what we already have here on hand.  Simple but impactful my friends! 

Come along as we throw this Louisiana inspired crawfish boil co-ed baby shower right in our backyard.  

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Crawfish boil party decor

When our due date was smack dab in the middle of crawfish season, we knew there wasn’t a better way to go than with this Louisiana baby shower theme,

Born on the Bayou. 

born on the bayou

Keeping this backyard boil simple but impactful, we used things we already had here around the house.

crawfish in Louisiana

Baby’s breath flowers inside white ceramic pitchers, old vintage coke crates, and mason jars (lots of mason jars, because what else would you drink your sweet tea in?!)

sweet tea
southern ferns

Crawfish themed cake and cookies

Keeping it simple we did a vanilla buttercream cake decorated with a crawfish cookie and moss.

For cookies we did crawfish, corn, potatoes, tobabasco and baby bib decorated cookies.

crawfish boil cake
crawfish boil cookies
crawfish boil party

One of my favorite details of the crawfish boil baby shower was the Louisiana baby book of first.

who dat baby Louisiana

We had our family and friends each write a memorable note for our new baby inside the included ‘sign in’ sheet, It even has pages for the first and second birthday, a family tree and milestones such as baby’s first king cake, football game, festival, first gumbo, and more!  

Crawfish boil hand washing station  

lip smackin, crawfish crackin, good time. 

That is until you wipe your eyes with all that creole seasoning, whew, Bless your heart. 

hand washing station for crawfish boil

Do your guest a favor and setup a hand washing station.

hand washing station for crawfish boil

We used a rolling cart (that was out of the baby’s nursery that was later used as a rolling baby station, life saver!) some hand towels, a tin bucket to collect the water, lemon slices to neutralize the burn, and a mason jar dispenser for the water.

The watering hole 

It ain’t a southern gathering without sweet tea, of course!

 crawfish boil
crawfish boil baby shower
southern sweet tea

We made a few gallons of sweet tea with lemons and used mason jars for the guest to drink out of, because what else would be suitable to drink your sweet tea in here in Louisiana? 

How to serve your crawfish 

crawfish

The crawfish, corn, potatoes, and sausage is dumped directly from the boiling pot onto long tables covered in plastic table cloth or newspaper. Neighbors gather around, Plates are rarely used, dozens of paper towels are placed around the table, and people eat with their hands, not forks. 

If you’re lucky, you might get it served on a platter-not no silver one, though.

backyard party setup with string lights
crawfish pot

When the first pot is devoured another pot is dumped, again, and again, and again! 

Who Dat Baby? Das my baby! Baby Beaux at his very first crawfish boil. 

That’s all ya’ll.

If you throw your own southern baby shower, I’d love to check it out, tag me over on Instagram or feel free to drop a comment below, friend!

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