How do you make a gender reveal special?
Are you eagerly anticipating the arrival of your little bundle of joy and looking for the perfect way to share the excitement with your loved ones?
A baby gender reveal party is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate this special milestone in a memorable and creative way.
From unique themes and interactive games to delicious, themed treats and surprise elements, there are countless ways to make your gender reveal party a cherished and unforgettable experience for everyone involved.
Enjoy this collection of creative and fun baby gender reveal party ideas that will add an extra sprinkle of magic to your celebration, making it a joyous occasion to remember for years to come and creating the perfect post for social media.
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What are fun baby gender reveal party ideas?
Gender Reveal Party Ideas with Food
1. Cake Filling
There are cake bakeries that specialize in gender reveal cakes and cupcakes. Take your ultrasound picture or a note from your doctor with the gender of your baby in a sealed envelope.
Ask the bakery to bake a cake with a white icing. Cut into it to reveal the gender through the cake colors or have them put special candy inside.
2. Cupcake Filling
You could purchase cupcakes from a bakery, or you could also DIY this project; if you don’t mind knowing the gender before the party. Use blue and pink frosting on the cupcakes, and have the cake color announce the sex of your baby.
3. Cake Pops
Cake pops are another great way to reveal the gender of your baby with food.
Make the cake part pink or blue, cover them in white icing, and decorate them in a way to match the theme of your party.
4. Cookies
Serve cookies with pink or blue icing to announce your baby’s gender.
Or keep it a secret a little longer by making sugar cookies, turning the center of the cookie blue or pink with food coloring. Then top the cookies with white icing. Your guests won’t know until they take their first bite.
5. Hershey Bars
Get individual Hershey bars for all your guests and color in the “she” or “he” to announce your baby’s gender. This is such a quick and easy DIY gender reveal idea that includes all of your party guests.
6. Customized M&Ms
Order customized M&Ms in the color of the baby’s gender and share them in decorative containers. To up the suspense, wrap each container in a special gift box for your guests to open.
7. Bubblegum
Pass out pink or blue bubblegum to your party guests and have them blow a bubble on the count of three for a creative gender reveal that includes all your friends and family.
8. Fortune Cookies
For a fun DIY project, prepare homemade fortune cookies with the sex of the baby written on a piece of paper. Ask a close friend to bake the cookies if you do not want to know the gender ahead of time.
9. Colored Drinks
Use edible glitter to change your guests’ drinks to match the gender of the baby.
Or serve flavorful colored drinks to your guests: pink lemonade and blue Gatorade. Have someone make a toast (maybe the dad-to-be). Then when he says let’s lift our glasses, have mom be the one holding the drink color matching the gender of the baby.
Gender Reveal Party Ideas with Baby Items
10. Baby Shoes
Purchase a pair of baby shoes in the color of the baby’s gender. If you don’t want to know the gender before the party, ask a family member to make the purchase or even make a cute pair of baby booties.
11. Baby Onesie
Buy a special onesie to announce the gender of your baby. Whether it’s pink or blue, has their name, or says baby sister or baby brother, this is a great way to handle your big reveal.
You could also set up a onesie craft table for all of your guests to decorate a white onesie for the new baby. You can never have too many onesies for those little ones.
12. Wardrobe of Clothes
This is the perfect way to announce the gender of the baby to Mom and Dad.
Put a close friend or family member in charge of the baby’s sex and have them purchase baby clothes in the gender-specific color.
Pack up the clothes in a special gift box for the happy couple to open in front of everyone.
13. Baby Rattle
For the baby rattle reveal, purchase a pink and blue rattle. When the time comes, select the correct rattle and shake it. (This would be a huge surprise if you were having a set of twins and no one knew!)
You could choose to shake the rattle right before you serve dessert; as if you’re ringing a dinner bell. It would be super cute to tie in all your decorations to a baby-themed gender reveal, with rattles, pacifiers, teddy bears, etc.
14. Diaper Cake Reveal
Have someone crafty create a diaper cake for the expectant parents. Purchase baby items in pink or blue and display them in the center of the diaper cake. You could add gender-neutral items to the outside of the diaper cake.
This would make a beautiful centerpiece of the party; until it is opened by the parents and the gender is revealed. It’s also a great way to gift the new parents much-needed baby supplies.
15. Baby Book
Have someone create a personalized baby book for the soon-to-be parents with a surprise gender announcement at the end.
Use a cute nursery rhyme or a special story about the couple or the whole family to create the most adorable baby book.
16. Baby Block Tower
Purchase giant baby blocks to use as part of your gender reveal party decor. Fill them with blue and pink colored balloons and hide a message within the blocks to announce the baby’s gender.
For a more intimate celebration, use a table display of baby blocks, with a hidden note somewhere in the decor.
Explosive Gender Reveal Party Ideas
17. Glitter
For a smaller gathering, have Mom and Dad grab a handful of pink or blue glitter. When the time comes, they blow the glitter from their hands for the picture-perfect gender reveal.
You could also use blue or pink confetti; if you don’t want to be cleaning up glitter for the next couple of months.
18. Pinata Smash
Fill a pinata with pink candies or blue candies, colored powder, or paper, and smash it to discover the gender of your new baby. This is a fun way to get an older sibling involved, by letting them smash the pinata.
19. Balloon Pop
This is a fairly common gender reveal idea. Get a large black balloon and have someone fill it with blue or pink powder, confetti, or glitter. When the time comes, pop the balloon!
If you plan on doing this outside, be sure to attach the balloon to something so no one accidentally lets the balloon fly away.
20. Balloon Release
For a balloon release, you’ll want to have someone box up a bunch of pink or blue balloons. Open the large box and watch the colors fly!
Again, if you plan on doing this outside, tie strings to the helium balloons and tape the strings to the inside of the box, so you are not releasing balloons in the environment.
You could also choose to do a balloon drop, where you hang the balloons from the ceiling and release them for everyone to see.
21. Confetti Cannons
Use cannons filled with blue or pink confetti to create a burst of color for the perfect photo op at your gender reveal party.
You could also choose to include everyone with their own tiny poppers.
22. Baseball Hit
This is a great gender reveal idea for sports fans. Fill a baseball with pink powder or blue powder and hit a home run to reveal the gender of your baby. For more fun, create baseball jerseys in Team Pink and Team Blue.
You could also choose to kick a soccer ball instead.
23. Golf Ball Explosion
For even more sports fun, fill a golf ball with blue or pink powder and tee off to share the news of your baby’s sex.
24. Volcano
For science lovers or even families with older children, setting off a volcano is a super fun way to announce your baby’s gender.
If you don’t want to make your own volcano, you can purchase a volcano kit. (You have enough to do to get ready for this party!)
Before you set off your volcano, add a few drops of pink or blue food coloring to the mixture inside the volcano, so no one can see. Once you pour in the vinegar, get ready for the cheers of excitement.
25. Sparklers
Sparklers are a unique way to reveal your baby’s gender at night.
Use the sparklers to spell out if you’re having a boy or a girl. Just please be careful.
26. Fireworks
If you’re looking to go all out, hire someone to set off blue or pink fireworks for the ultimate nighttime reveal. (Probably best not to DIY this one.)
Unique Gender Reveal Party Ideas
27. Message in a Bottle
Write the gender of the baby on a slip of paper and place it inside a bottle. You could ask your doctor’s office to write the gender on the paper, so no one knows the baby’s sex ahead of time.
This is perfect for a beach-themed gender reveal. And you could play party games until the reveal.
You could also choose to purchase small bottles for each of your guests, so they each get their own surprise.
28. Painting
A painting gender reveal can be done in a couple of different ways.
Fill squirt guns with water-based paint and have the expectant parents wear white shirts and spray each other with the colored water.
If you don’t want to get messy, grab a canvas and fill those squirt guns with the same water-based paint to create a work of art for the baby’s nursery.
You could also include the whole family by giving everyone a squirt gun and letting them spray their own piece of paper or small canvas.
Before starting this activity, write Baby (Last Name)’s Gender Reveal and the Date so all your guests have a special memory from the day.
29. Paintballs
For a more adventurous take on the painting reveal idea, shoot paintballs, with blue or pink paint, at a target for a unique way to announce the sex of your baby.
30. Water Balloons
For a refreshing summertime gender reveal, have a water balloon battle. Fill water balloons with pink or blue colored water to reveal the baby’s gender.
This is a fun way to get the older children involved with the reveal.
31. Smoke Bomb
Purchase smoke bombs in the color of your baby’s gender to celebrate your big reveal.
32. Bath Bombs
Get a pink or blue bath bomb to release into a tub of water for all your guests to see. Individual bath bombs also make great favors for all your party guests.
33. Car Burnout
For car enthusiasts, a burnout might be the perfect gender reveal idea.
Get some blue or pink burnout powder for the reveal. Incorporate cars and tires into the theme of your gender reveal party to tie everything together.
34. Jewelry
For a smaller gender reveal, use your jewelry to announce your baby’s gender in a more intimate way. This obviously requires you to know the gender ahead of time.
However, you could make it a total surprise by just inviting a few people to dinner and not telling them it’s a reveal. Wait until someone notices that your jewelry is pink or blue to make your special announcement.
35. Shoestrings
Another unique gender reveal idea is using shoestrings in the color of the baby’s gender. This is a fun one to get older children involved. Get shoestrings for the whole family and wait until someone notices the special color.
36. Shirts for Older Siblings
Get shirts made for older siblings to put on when it’s time for your big reveal.
Rather than just saying it’s a boy, have it announce “big sister of a new little brother” or something similar. For a simpler idea, just have older siblings wear pink or blue shirts.
37. Handprints
Another cute way to include older siblings in the gender reveal is to have mom wear a white t-shirt and have her close her eyes.
Have the kids press their hands in pink or blue paint and press their hands to her stomach to make a sweet announcement.
38. Pets
Get the couple’s pets involved in the reveal by making a cute blue or pink bandana or a special sign announcing the new baby’s gender. Or even have then carry a blue or pink ball or toy.
Gender Reveal Party Ideas Involving Guests
39. Scratch-off Cards
Get some special gender reveal scratch-off cards and pass them out to your family and friends. When the time comes for the big reveal, everyone has their own personal surprise.
40. Scavenger Hunt
Preparing a scavenger hunt will take some prep work, but it’s a great way to get all your guests involved in the big surprise. Split your guests into teams ahead of time to make sure you have enough clues for everyone.
Use clues related to your location or clues about babies and baby-related items, with the final location being the big reveal. You could use a picture, a gender-colored baby item, a box of balloons, or a tiny box of pink or blue confetti to make your final announcement.
41. Pictionary
Another super fun way to announce your baby’s gender to a large group of people is by playing Pictionary.
Split your group into two teams and have Mom and Dad be the drawers of each team. Use about 10 generic baby words as clues. Once your team draws the first clue, they can immediately start with the second and so on.
Make the final clue the gender reveal. The first team to guess all the clues wins!
42. Gender Superstition Game
Play a fun game of old wives’ tales that are meant to predict the sex of a baby. See how many of these predictions actually match up with the gender of your baby.
43. Puzzle Pieces
Create a personalized puzzle, announcing the baby’s gender. Give everyone a piece of the puzzle when they arrive and have them work together to place the pieces.
For a smaller crowd, DIY your puzzle with a large piece of cardboard. Decorate the cardboard in any way and be sure to include the gender. Then cut the cardboard apart to create the puzzle.
For a larger group, you can purchase a customized jigsaw puzzle with a picture of Mom and Dad announcing the gender. Have them hold a piece of paper or baby items for this creative idea.
44. Tug-of-War
This is a great idea to get your whole family and closest friends involved in your gender reveal.
Split your group into two teams: Team Boy and Team Girl. Have them pick sides.
To get ready for the game, have each team decorate t-shirts representing their Team. You could ask your guests to bring a white t-shirt with them, so you know they all have the right size.
They could choose to decorate their shirts at home but be sure to supply your guests with decorating items as part of the celebration.
Then let the games begin. Depending on the size of your group, you may want to do multiple rounds. Once everyone has given the rope a tug, make the big reveal.
45. Silly String
Give everyone cans of silly string in the appropriate color. When the time comes to reveal the big surprise, let everyone spray each other with the silly string, while Mom and Dad watch. (Change it up by letting Mom and Dad be the silly stringers. Or even the couple’s older children.)
46. Glow Sticks
This is a good idea for a night-time gender reveal party as the final moment of the night.
Purchase a bunch of blue or pink glowsticks and wait until it’s reveal time to have your guests crack them for the big moment.
47. Tic-Tac-Toe
Have some old-fashioned fun with a game of tic-tac-toe.
Have guests tell Mom and Dad which cards to turn over to form three-in-a-row: boy or girl?
48. Balloon Darts
Set up a carnival-style balloon dart game, either for the parents to pop or for each of the guests to have a chance.
If just the parents will be popping the balloons, fill each balloon with blue or pink liquid (paint or water with food coloring), so they have a better chance of popping one on the first try.
If it’s a group game, only fill one or two balloons with liquid, so more people have a chance to make the reveal.
49. Musical Chairs
Just like the original at kids’ parties, have everyone take a seat and play some music. (For added fun, play only songs with the word “baby” in the title.)
When it’s down to the final two guests, replace the chair with a special reveal chair. Decorate it with blue and pink balloons and streamers and attach an envelope to the back of it. Let the winner open the envelope to reveal your big surprise.
50. Baby Bottle Chug
Another fun gender reveal game is the baby bottle chug. (It also makes a great game for a co-ed baby shower.)
In this case, fill baby bottles with pink lemonade or blue Gatorade (drinks with a distinct flavor). Use colored bottles rather than clear, so guests can’t determine the gender without drinking. Have everyone chug their bottle, and don’t allow guesses until their bottle is empty.
You could also create two teams and turn this into a relay race, where the winning team gets to make the reveal.
51. Pacifier Hunt
For an easier version of a scavenger hunt, try a pacifier hunt instead. Purchase a few pacifiers in pink or blue and hide them throughout your party for guests to discover the sex of your baby.
For even more suspense, purchase pacifiers in each color and buy one extra of the correct color, so guests have to find all the pacifiers to reveal the gender. Or buy gender-neutral pacifiers and only one in the correct color.
52. Stork Delivery Relay
This is a fun gender reveal game and also a great way for the expectant parents to stock up on some much-needed baby items.
Have teams select commonly used baby items (bottles, wipes, diapers, etc) from tables set up around the party. Give each team something to carry their items in, like a diaper bag, a clothes basket, or a caddy. Make the final item something pink or blue. Keep it hidden in a box or under a sheet for the first team to make the surprise reveal.
53. Paint Chip Guessing Game
I like this gender reveal game because you can grab paint chips at your local home improvement store for free, and there are a couple of different ways to play.
You could use these as part of a gender voting game (see #55), where guests write their names on the paint chip and drop their guess in a ballot box. (You could then give a prize to one of the correct guessers.)
You could create a wall of paint chips (using any colors) and write your guests’ names on each one, then have them take turns to reveal the surprise underneath.
54. Baby Name Game
This is a fun party game and can also give you some good ideas for baby names. Create cards with a space for their favorite girl’s name and boy’s name (include middle names), and then have a check box where they can select which gender they think is correct.
Asking for names for both genders gives you more options if you’re still unsure about a name. And it’s fun to see how many people choose the same name.
55. Gender Vote
Plan a gender vote for all of your party guests to participate. Make voting cards and design a cute ballot box. After everyone votes, count the votes and then announce if it’s a baby boy or baby girl.
FAQs for Planning a Gender Reveal
What is the difference between a gender reveal party and a baby shower?
A gender reveal party is a simple get-together where an expecting couple announces the gender of their baby. This happens earlier in the pregnancy, and the couple’s friends and family are invited to celebrate.
A baby shower typically happens a month or so before the baby is born, where guests “shower” the mom-to-be with all the baby essentials. Typically, only women are invited, but co-ed showers are becoming more popular.
Gifts are not expected at a gender reveal party. However, the point of a baby shower is to gift mom items that she needs to prepare for the baby’s arrival.
Who throws you a gender reveal party?
A gender reveal party is typically given by the expectant parents to announce the gender of their baby. That doesn’t mean others can’t help.
Sometimes a special person is appointed as the keeper of the gender to prepare the special reveal; if the parents don’t wish to know ahead of time. Plus, it’s always nice if friends or family want to help throw a party, especially when you’re pregnant.
When should you throw a gender reveal?
The mom-to-be usually goes for an anatomy scan between 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. This ultrasound shows the growth of the baby and most often the sex can be determined.
You will have to wait until after this scan to have the party, so sometime in the second trimester is the perfect time for the gender reveal. Usually during the third trimester, Mom will be having her baby shower, so you don’t want the two parties too close together.
How long should a gender reveal last?
The whole point of a gender reveal is to announce the gender of the baby, so it doesn’t need to last that long: 1-2 hours at the most.
You can choose to play some games and have some snacks, but the grand finale is the big reveal.
Do the parents already know in a gender reveal party?
This is totally up to the parents. I couldn’t wait to find out what I was having, and I liked that we were the first to know. Some people might not want to be surprised in front of a bunch of people, especially if they are hoping for one or the other.
It’s still a special moment to share with family and friends, even if the parents already know.
Should you have food at a gender reveal party?
Since a gender reveal is just a quick get-together, you may be inclined not to serve food.
However, light snacks and drinks and a few games give people something to do as they mingle with each other and wait for your big surprise.
You can easily incorporate the food right into your reveal; if you want to make it much easier.
Don’t think you have to go all out with a meal. As long as your party is not at lunchtime or dinnertime, people shouldn’t be expecting a full meal.
Do you give a gift at a baby gender reveal party?
Parents can always use help when it comes to preparing for a baby, so gifts are nice. But they are not required.
If you want to give a gift, steer away from anything gender-related (since you won’t know until you get there). Diapers and wipes are always a great gift for new parents. Even a gift card is a nice gesture, so they can stock up on things they need. But again, it’s not required.
Conclusion
There you have it: the best baby gender reveal party ideas for announcing your new bundle of joy. Hopefully, you found the perfect way to include your friends and family in this special moment with your growing family. Enjoy all the special memories you will make along this journey!
Are you planning one of the above baby gender reveal party ideas for your big surprise? Let us know in the comments.
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