Surprise! 16 Gender Reveal Ideas to Share the Happy News
Oh, baby! If you’ve been keeping a happy little secret and are ready to reveal the gender of your baby, you’ve arrived at the right place. Whether you’re planning a gender reveal party or simply making an announcement on social media, this list of the best gender reveal ideas will help you make the most of this exciting moment.
Fun and Creative Gender Reveal Ideas: 16 Ways to Announce the Baby’s Arrival
Ready for the big reveal? You may have heard of using silly string or glitter balloons to reveal a baby’s sex, but there are plenty of other unique gender reveal ideas to share the happy news. Read on to discover some of our all-time favorites.
1. Flip a Card
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Matching announcement: What Will It Bee Announcement
If you want to share your news with loved ones near and far, consider sending digital gender reveal announcements. Parents-to-be can customize these paperless cards to invite friends and family members to flip the card to discover the baby’s sex.
This is a cute baby gender reveal idea that’s also eco-friendly as there’s no mail to transport and zero paper waste. Choose your favorite design from Greenvelope’s collection, customize it, and personalize the backside to make the big reveal and share details about your upcoming arrival.
2. Smash Open a Piñata
There’s nothing sweeter than a new baby, so why not have a gender reveal moment by smashing open a piñata filled with candy? You can easily make it part of your upcoming baby shower or gender reveal party.
Open the piñata yourself or invite guests to give it a try until it breaks, revealing pink or blue candy or small baby toys to represent the baby’s gender.
3. Use a Confetti Cannon
Confetti cannons have almost become synonymous with gender reveals as they create an impressive “wow” moment for your audience of gathered family members and friends.
If you choose a confetti cannon, use paper or eco-friendly confetti to make your big announcement. Choose blue confetti for a baby boy and pink for a baby girl. If you’re expecting multiples, set up multiple cannons!
4. Do a Cake or Cupcake Reveal
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Matching announcement: Sweet Reveal Announcement
Treat your loved ones to a gender reveal cake or gender reveal cupcakes that not only announce whether you’re expecting a boy or girl but also give them something sweet to enjoy.
You can go the DIY route and bake a simple sponge cake and either use food coloring for the batter or fill it with colored sprinkles that are revealed when you cut it open. Don’t feel like baking? (We don’t blame you!) Order a cake or cupcakes for a sweet and adorable alternative — cake pops with neutral coloring on the outside work too!
5. Reveal a Personalized T-Shirt
Personalized clothing is always a fun way to make an announcement. Use a customized T-shirt to share whether you’re expecting a boy or girl.
Take some photos of you wearing the shirt and send it to loved ones along with a gender announcement card. You could also reveal the news to them in person or record a video of you taking off a sweater to reveal the T-shirt underneath.
6. Pop a Gender Reveal Balloon
That big balloon pop moment is always exciting, and a gender reveal party is the perfect time to build up that excitement before your announcement.
Use a pin to pop a large balloon to reveal a colorful surprise, or pin a balloon to a dartboard and throw a dart at it instead. If you plan a balloon pop, consider eco-friendly paper confetti instead of plastic confetti or glitter.
7. Reveal It with a Handprint
What sweeter way to make the big reveal than with a handprint of love? Grab some paint and get ready for one of the most fun gender reveal ideas.
Cover your hands with pink or blue paint, then either place them on the baby bump or make a piece of art with your handprints. Take photos to share with loved ones, or reveal the art at your baby shower to let them in on the secret.
8. Share a Photo or Video of Baby’s Nursery
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Matching invitation: Shower Clouds Invitation
If you love decorating and have a lovely nursery for your soon-to-be arrival, consider using this as part of your gender reveal moment.
Plan a virtual party, send out gender reveal invitations, and when the time comes, take your guests on a video tour of your little one’s nursery. (You can fill it with pink or blue balloons ahead of time.) This is also a lovely way to reveal a baby’s name with a personalized poster or wall hanging in their nursery.
9. Hand Guests a Scratch-Off Card
For a fun gender reveal idea, why not hand your guests a scratch-off card and make it a race or game?
Pass out scratch-off cards to your party guests, countdown to a start time, and invite them to keep scratching until they reveal your exciting news. Not only does this create a lively experience at your baby shower or gender reveal party, but guests can also take the card home as a keepsake.
10. Unbox Baby Booties
Baby booties are always adorable, and using them as part of your reveal moment is a cute gender reveal idea.
Ask your guests to gather around and reveal a beautifully tied gift box. Open the box and surprise them with a pair of baby booties in either pink or blue — with multiple booties if you’re making a twin pregnancy announcement!
11. Open a Gender Reveal Box
If you like the idea of opening a box but want something that feels even grander, this could be perfect for you. Find a giant box, decorate it, and fill it with something (or many things) that share your big news in a fun way.
You could open the box to reveal a handful of colorful helium balloons that rise to the ceiling or a spray of paper confetti that pops out automatically. You could also place the box on a table or the floor and lift out a giant teddy bear in either pink or blue.
12. Hold Up a Onesie
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Matching announcement: Wardrobe Reveal Announcement
Sharing a photo of a onesie is a popular way to make a pregnancy announcement, but it also works perfectly for a gender reveal announcement.
Plan a photo shoot and include a snap of you holding up a onesie in either pink or blue, or a traditional dress or two-piece. If you have older children, a “baby sister” or “baby brother” onesie is always a sweet idea.
13. Test Old Wives’ Tales
There are plenty of old wives’ tales out there that claim to predict a baby’s gender before they’re born. Including these in your gender reveal announcement can be a fun way to test whether they’re true for you or not.
Test out the old wives’ tales and share the outcomes with your loved ones on a printed card or in a photo or video slideshow. After you’ve revealed the tales’ predictions, share the real news and whether any of the predictions were correct.
14. Ask a Loved One to Help Share the News
A gender reveal is an exciting moment for the parents-to-be, but feel free to invite others to share the experience with you. This is especially sweet if you involve siblings or others who were part of your pregnancy or adoption journey.
If the baby has an older sibling, you could send a big brother announcement or a big sister announcement. This can be a lovely way to honor their future relationship and help them feel included. A doting grandparent, close friend, or future godparent of the new baby are also great for sharing the announcement.
15. Make It Seasonal
If the timing matches up, use the current season or holiday as inspiration for a fun, themed gender reveal celebration.
Host a gender reveal party but make it a Halloween costume party, or invite everyone to go on an egg hunt around your garden to open eggs that reveal the baby’s gender. If you love celebrating the changing of the seasons and all the holidays, this is an ideal gender reveal idea.
16. Surprise Everyone (Including Yourselves)
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Matching invitation: What Will It Be Invitation
Some parents-to-be choose to have the baby’s gender written down in a sealed envelope and don’t even know themselves until the moment they open it. Make the moment a true surprise by opening that envelope in front of everyone.
This idea requires a lot of patience from the expectant parents, but it’s a memorable way to experience that joy and excitement alongside your loved ones.
Get Ready to Announce the Exciting News
Sharing that you’re expecting a baby girl or baby boy is a wonderful moment. Use these gender reveal ideas to make your announcement even more special — whether you’re making it in-person or virtually.
However you choose to break the happy news, our gender reveal collection is here to help. Find the perfect gender reveal party invite or announcement, personalize it, then send it on its way to your loved ones. They’ll be so glad you did.
