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There is a lot of planning to do when you are about to become parents. Between surviving the pregnancy and delivering a healthy baby, is an exciting journey that is equally terrifying. However, you can steal some fabulous moments and make your baby’s arrival in this world memorable. One of the ways to celebrate your baby is to throw a gender-reveal party for all your friends and family. Here are some of the cool ways you can break the news to them:
1. Cake
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The classic way of celebrating your baby’s gender is a cake with a filling that signifies your baby’s gender.
2. Gender-Reveal Box
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A box filled with colored balloons will also do the trick.
3. Pictures
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There’s nothing wrong in going the old-fashioned way– sending out pictures.
4. Cake Pops And Cupcakes
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What’s better than a cake with surprise colored filling? Cake Pops with surprise colored filling.
5. Piñata
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Go all the way with the embellishments and break the secret with one signifying the gender of your baby.
6. Balloon Pop
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Fill a balloon with colored glitter, confetti, or powder. Pop it to tell the world the gender of your baby.
7. Confetti
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You are never too old for confetti. Even at the gender-reveal party of your baby.
8. Party Poppers
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Party poppers are the one party trick that never gets old! Let the color pop.
9. Paint
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Wear all white and splash color on yourself.
10. Art
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If you don’t want to tell, paint it.
11. Bonfire
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Organize a party, arrange a bonfire, and then throw in some color-altering chemicals to get your color of choice.
12. Smoke Bombs
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Smoke bombs are fun. Do this for gender-reveal, and you already have a great story to tell your future kid.
13. Fireworks
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Luckily, fireworks come in all colors. Go huge and write it in the sky.
14. Silly String
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When you are pregnant and anxious, throwing silly string on one another might be a great way to ease up and also to reveal the gender of your baby.
15. Darts
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Throw a dart that has a color that signifies the gender of your baby.
16. Riddles
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Don’t want to make it easy? Throw a riddle on the way of your friends and family.
17. Hershey Bar Reveal
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Hershey’s Bar has She and He, which can be highlighted to reveal the gender.
18. Head’s Up! Game Reveal
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Put the phone to your head and let it show.
19. Gender-Reveal Eggs
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Fill eggshells with confetti or glitter of the desired color and break the surprise.
20. Scratch-Offs
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Who doesn’t like a scratch-off surprise? Keep it a mystery and let them scratch to find out.
21. Bath Bomb
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Throw a bath bomb in a tub of water. It will color the water to reveal the gender.
22. Gender-Reveal Drink
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Colored drinks for guests are a simple and effective way to break the news.
23. Bow & Arrow Reveal
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Fill a balloon with color and pop it with an arrow. The burst of color will let your guests know.
24. Color-Changing Straws
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Hassle-free yet innovative. Straws that change color when used is a wonderful way to do it.
25. Gender Reveal Cards
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Another simple way for those who like to go with the tradition and hand-craft a message.
26. Trivia Game
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A trivia game to arrive at the baby’s gender will make the party exciting and fun.
27. Fortune Cookies
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Everyone likes fortune cookies. Except here, let it tell the gender instead of fortune.
28. Cookies
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Make cookies with icing of a color that signifies the gender of your baby.
29. Hair Dye
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If you are ready to go all the way, color your hair to tell your secret.
30. Treasure Hunt
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Organize a game to make your guests deduce the gender of your baby.
31. Glitters
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If you don’t want to put in a lot of effort, buy some glitter and have fun.
32. Volcano Gender-Reveal
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A lovely spin to the volcano experiment we all loved in school. Make it explode in color.
33. Baby Clothes Gender-Reveal
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If you have already begun shopping for baby clothes, then do a dramatic reveal using the adorable shirts or dresses that you have bought.
34. Spell-It-Out
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Easiest trick in the book. Do calligraphy or scripture and reveal.
35. Bow or Moustache Props
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The bow is for girls and mustache for boys. Choose one of the two.
36. Baby Shoes
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How cute are those little boots? Hold them open to let the world know if it’s going to be a he or a she.
37. Cotton Candy
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Blue cotton candy or pink cotton candy? You know which. So, hand it out to your guests.
38. Bubble Gum
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Maybe your parents restricted you from chewing gum. But you are going to be a parent now, and you want to let them know whether it’s a girl or a boy. Choose a suitable color of gum.
39. Proud Sibling
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Siblings are always the most excited about the new baby’s arrival. So, letting them reveal the secret is a smart way to do it.
40. Colour On The Parents
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Simply wear a matching outfit in a color that signifies your baby’s gender.
41. Coloured Sock
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Socks are cute and capture our hearts. Use a colored sock for the grand reveal.
42. Chalkboard Signs
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Chalkboard signs are cool, and let you be creative. Scribble down your message or draw art that would do the talking.
Gender-Reveal parties can be fun and filled with surprise, laughter, and joy. Do you have an interesting gender-reveal story? Share with us in the comments.
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