{"id":26266,"date":"2013-07-29T11:08:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T15:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=26266"},"modified":"2018-01-04T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T16:00:32","slug":"throw-geek-baby-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2013\/throw-geek-baby-shower\/","title":{"rendered":"How to throw a Geek Baby Shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0714.jpg\" alt=\"How to throw a geek baby shower | UncommonGoods\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0714.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0714-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>A couple months ago, our staff threw a baby shower for Naomi. Hopeful for her little girl to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/2012\/uncommon-gifts-tiny-scientist\/\">tiny scientist<\/a>, Naomi asked for a series of baby items with a geek theme from our assortment. We were so impressed and excited for her that we put together some crafts to throw a geeky baby shower. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0709.jpg\" alt=\"Beeker plastic cups | UncommonGoods\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0709.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0709-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Clear plastic cups are easily transformed into beakers with the help of a marker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0715-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"Test tubes for punch! | UncommonGoods\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0715-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0715-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>For those interested in taking smaller sips, test tubes are another beverage vessel choice. Plus they make the table look like a lab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0710.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Pi Cupcakes | UncommonGoods\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0710.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0710-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Apple Pi Cupcakes! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0705.jpg\" alt=\"Geek themed cupcake toppers | UncommonGoods\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0705.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0705-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>We made cupcake toppers from images we found on the web. Print out two identical images and glue with a toothpick or skewer in the middle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0708.jpg\" alt=\"Solar mobile | UncommonGoods\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0708.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0708-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Just like in elementary school, a mobile of the solar system was a fun and easy project. With some paper, tempera paint, string, and cotton balls you can recreate the plants in our solar system for a colorful decoration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0706.jpg\" alt=\"Decorate with gifts | UncommonGoods\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0706.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0706-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>On the tables, we used the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/product\/nerd-flashcards?source=blog\">Nerd Flashcards<\/a> that Naomi requested as a gift to keep the theme going.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0716-564x423.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi&#039;s Geek Baby Shower | UncommonGoods\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0716-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0716-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>Judging by the smile on Naomi&#8217;s face, our crafts were worth the time and papercuts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple months ago, our staff threw a baby shower for Naomi.Hopeful her little girl to be a tiny scientist, Naomi asked for a series of baby items with a geek theme. We were so impressed and excited for her that we put together some crafts to throw a geeky baby shower. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":26270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[742],"tags":[874,1068,8,137],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26266"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64667,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26266\/revisions\/64667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}