The exception, of coursework, is the “baby shower at work”. One of the best ones is a diaper cake centerpiece. These look like tiered cakes, complete with stuffed animal decorations-but are made of itty-bitty, ideal for new child, diapers that mom can use! In the event you know boy or girl, you can pick the “sex” of your diaper cake centerpiece; if it is a surprise, you can get gender neutral versions, still with cute animals or toys as add-ones-try a search for “baby shower diaper cakes” & you’ll have lots of options.
Another cute décor idea: stringing a clothes line across the back of the conference room, & having everyone bring child clothes gifts. You can get colorful clothes pins & pin the outfits across the garments line-festive, cute, & functional all directly, & EVERYONE likes shopping for child clothes! If there is no room to string a clothes line, you can use this same idea by filling a diaper bucket with a clothes line with newborn clothes, bibs, etc pinned to it; pulling the line out of the diaper bucket (or hamper) is fun when it is loaded with goodies, & this is a great way to make a cute gift presentation in a tiny space (and helps mom get everything home basically!)
A final lovely “work shower” idea is to have everyone bring in favorite books for the new baby; this is a brilliant way to help build the baby’s library with a diverse choice of books mom or dad might never have read & kept as favorites, from childhood.
A quantity of my kid’s favorite books came from a tiny child girl gift basket I received, stuffed with a choice of books for girls specifically, & I am a firm believer that you can never have TOO lots of books.