How to Plan a Gender
Reveal Party
You’re having a baby!!!
This is such an exciting and momentous time in your life! If you have decided to learn the gender of
your baby before you deliver, you may want to plan a fun party for your family
and friends to reveal the news. Couples
can learn through their ultrasound screening and make their own announcement at
the party, or a gender reveal party can also be a great way for a friend or
family member (one who can really keep a good secret!) to reveal the news to
the couple as well as the other guests at the party.
If hosting a gender reveal party is something that you’re
interested in doing, here are a few tips for organizing the event.
Choose a Gender
Reveal Party Date
The very first thing you’ll need to do is choose a date for
your gender reveal party. Since your
doctor will probably have you schedule your ultrasound around the 20-week mark
for your pregnancy, you’ll probably want to select a date that is somewhere
around 21 or 22 weeks.
Give yourself a little wiggle room after the anticipated
ultrasound to make sure the news will be available without causing any stress
or unnecessary tension. You won’t want
to schedule the gender reveal party too soon, just in case the baby is bashful
and requires you to schedule a follow-up ultrasound.
Select a Gender
Reveal Theme and Send Invitations
You can plan a simple blue and pink mixer, or get creative
with a theme that fits you and your partner.
Some great ideas for gender reveal themes include:
- Ties or Tutus
- Lures or Lace
- Stash or Sash
- Trucks or Tiaras
- Baseball or Ballet
- Sports or Sparkles
You should aim to send your invitations at least two weeks
in advance, but preferably as soon as possible.
This will give your guests plenty of time to mark their calendars.
You can find tons of gender reveal party invitation
ideas on
Pinterest.com.
If you prefer to send electronic invitations,
you might try creating a custom e-invite through
Punchbowl.com.
To Know or Not to
Know? That is the Question.
Before you go to your scheduled ultrasound, you’ll have to
decide whom you want to be the first to know your news. Many couples just can’t wait to find out, so
they carefully watch the monitor during their ultrasound and ask the sonographer
to point out the evidence to them.
If you prefer a greater element of surprise and have the
self-discipline to wait a little while longer, your other option is to have
your sonographer write “boy” or “girl” on a piece of paper and seal it in an
envelope instead of telling you.
You can then give the envelope to a carefully selected
friend or family member who will actually help plan your gender reveal party
and secretly make the pink or blue purchases for you.
Plan The Big Reveal
There are many creative ways to make the announcement at your
gender reveal party. Some ideas include:
- Sweet
Surprise – Order a gender reveal cake or cupcakes that will be either blue
or pink on the inside, but with neutral frosting on the outside.
- Box of
Balloons – Place a dozen helium-filled balloons inside a large decorated
cardboard box or trunk so that they will fly out when opened.
- Piñata – Fill
a baby-themed piñata with pink or blue goodies and make a game out of the
gender reveal.
- Confetti
Poppers – These can be ordered in advance from sites like Etsy.com.
To be on the safe side, give the order at least 2 weeks of lead-time. There are also ways to make your own
confetti poppers if you have time and enjoy DIY projects.
- Silly
String – Purchase cans of blue or pink silly string, then cover the cans
with decorative paper or spray paint the outside so that guests cannot tell
what color is inside until they spray it.
- Gender Reveal Scratch Off Cards– These fun and unique cards can be
used at your party and you can also mail them to friends or family who live far
away and cannot attend the event.
Document the Memories
Be sure to make the most of your gender reveal party
by having someone assigned to take lots of pictures.
You can also encourage your guests to write
special messages for the new baby in a book or have a video camera available
for recording video messages.
Door Prizes – Thank
You for Coming!
As your guests arrive, have them write their names on a slip
of paper and place their gender guess in jars or containers labeled “boy” or
“girl.” At the end of the gender reveal party,
pull a name out of the winning jar and give that guest a thoughtful gift.
Your gender reveal party can be a fun and exciting
celebration for the new life that will soon be blessing your world. Happy planning!
