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Five Ideas For Your Next Gender Reveal Party

By YB Staff 3 min read
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Are you having a baby soon? If so, you might be planning a gender reveal party. This is a great way to let everyone know whether you are having a boy or a girl. Some people like to wait until the birth of the baby to figure out whether they are having a boy or a girl, but if you want to find out ahead of time, you may want to let other people know as well. Here are a few creative gender reveal ideas you can use to let people know what you are having!

1. Use Some Gender Reveal Smoke

If you want an idea that doesn’t have a lot of cleanup, then you may want to consider using gender reveal smoke! All you have to do is pop the canisters, look at the color of the smoke, and let everyone know what you are having! You don’t have to worry about picking objects up off the ground, you don’t need a vacuum, and you can simply throw the canisters away when you are done! Of course, smoke is flammable, so make sure you put safety at the top of your priority list when you have your party!

2. Let Loose the Confetti

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If you want to keep this a surprise from the parents, you may want to go with confetti. Then, everyone can open the canisters at the same time, including the parents. This is a pretty straightforward idea, using blue confetti for boys and pink confetti for girls. If you don’t want to go with confetti, you may be able to use silly string instead! Even though this can be a bit of a hassle to clean up, it is a fun way to host a gender reveal party.

3. Pop the Balloons

A lot of people like to release balloons at a gender reveal party, but if you are looking for something a bit more creative, try filling the balloons with paint! There are plenty of paints that are safe for people, and you can pop a neutral-colored balloon, letting loose the paint to reveal the gender of the baby. Typically, people choose black balloons so you cannot see the color of the paint inside them. Have the parents sit underneath the balloon, and then pop it. The color of the paint matches the gender of the baby! Of course, make sure the parents are comfortable getting paint all over them!

4. Cut Into the Cake for a Quick One

If you want to have a quick gender reveal party, you can use blue and pink cake. Bake a cake, cover it in frosting, and then make half the cake with blue icing and the other half of the pink icing. Then, when you cut into the cake, there is only one color cake inside. There is blue cake for a boy or pink cake for a girl. Even though there are lots of couples that have already done this idea, there are plenty of ways to put your own twist on it! You can bake the cake in a unique shape, use creative cake toppers, and even go with cupcakes if you want to have individual servings!

5. Have the Siblings Engage in a Paint Fight

If there are already siblings involved, you may want to have them engage in a paint fight! Put down a giant tarp so you don’t have to worry about getting paint on your yard. Then, give the sibling some neutral-colored canisters, and tell them to go to work! The color paint that comes out of the canisters is a reflection of the gender of the baby! Young children love to get wet, so this may be a great way to get the entire family involved!

Have Fun at Your Gender Reveal

These are a few creative ways you can let everyone know whether you are having a boy or a girl. Furthermore, you may be able to keep some of these as a surprise, even from the parents! Each one of these is very different, so think about which one best reflects your style. Then, let loose your gender reveal party!

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