60 of the best gender reveal ideas that can be celebrated in person or virtually
Almost the second you become pregnant and start sharing the good news, the question on everyone’s minds seems to be: “Is it a boy or a girl?”Now more than ever, expectant parents are choosing to reveal the gender of their new addition in special ways—often by hosting agender reveal partywithfamily and friends. But that means parents-to-be have to get creative with how they share the news whether that be via in-person gender reveal parties or virtual gender reveal parties!
The good news is, there are tons of options to choose from no matter what kind of gender reveal party you decide to do. From a surprising gender reveal idea—like an exploding gender reveal volcano—or something super sweet—like cutting into a blue- or pink-colored cake. No matter which one you choose, you can’t go wrong. And in the end, you’ll get to find out alongside your loved ones whether you’re going to be welcoming a little boy or little girl into your family.
Keep scrolling to find the most unique gender reveal idea that works for you and your partner. There are countless gender reveal ideas for all types of expectant parents-to-be in this list. So no matter if you want to have a huge party, are searching for a way to tell your other children the gender, trying to figure out how to surprise your partner with the news or you want a way to reveal the news to family and friends who live far away, there’s a gender reveal idea for you, below.
Best Gender Reveal Ideas
1. Gender Reveal Cake
At the sonogram, have your doctor write down the sex on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. Head over to your local bakery, hand them the envelope, and ask them to make the inside frosting of your cake either blue or pink. Then, once it’s ready, cut the cake open during your gender reveal party to share the good news!
2. Silly String
Have the keeper of the gender buy blue or pink silly string from the local party store and cover the bottles with white paper. Hand them out to your loved ones at your party and let the fun begin! If your party is canceled, you can still mail the silly string bottles and let your guests spray them and see the fun reveal for themselves!
3. Spill the tea
Host a tea party for your gender reveal with friends and family. Have several teapots that are filled with pink or blue tea, depending on it you’re having a girl or boy. Once everyone is sitting down, tell them they can start pouring their tea, which will let them know what you’re having.
4. Onesie Cookies
Make pinatacookiesin the shape of a baby onesie and fill them with pink or blue M&Ms. Then, count down from ten and have everyone take a bite at the same time to see if it’s a boy or girl.
5. Right on the Bullseye
Fill a black balloon halfway with blue or pink paint and air. Tape it to a canvas and grab a bow and arrow. On the big day, knock your arrow in the bow and aim at your target for the reveal.
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6. Egg Roulette
Have a friend who knows the gender of the baby hard boil 11 eggs and keep 1 raw. Dye them both pink and blue, but make the raw egg the correct guess. The expecting parents will each take turns cracking eggs on their heads while everyone at the party watches until the raw egg splatters!
7. Good Fortune
Order personalized fortune cookies that you can give everyone at your baby gender reveal. Once everyone has one, open them at the same time.
8. Gender Reveal Bath Bomb
Either make your gender-reveal bath bomb or buy one online. When the time comes, fill a plastic container with water, and drop the bath bomb in, letting it reveal if it’s a boy or a girl.Party guests can stand around it and watch as it’s revealed.
9. Confetti Poppers
Buy or make a set of small confetti poppers filled with blue or pink confetti. Hand one out to each guest attending for a fun gender reveal idea!
10. Whizz Bang!
Who says fireworks are only for the fourth of July? Buy pink or blue fireworks depending on your baby’s gender and light them for a gender reveal party idea that’s totallylit!
11. Message in a Bottle
This is a perfect way to reveal the gender of your baby to their sibling. Write a note from the baby to your older children and stick it in a bottle. Have a loved one hide it in the sand on the beach for the kids to find.
12. Tuxedos or Tutus?
At your local baby boutique, pick out a cute outfit for either a boy or girl. Bring both to the counter but bring a sealed envelope with the gender of the baby inside. Ask them to open it and only wrap one outfit. Then take it home for a fun, private reveal!
13. Blowing Bubbles
Each of the expectant parents blows a bubble with either pink or blue bubblegum. Have a friend or family member who knows the gender standing nearby so they can pop the parent’s bubble with the incorrect gum color!
14. Gender Reveal Lasagna
If you drool at the thought of delicious carbs and cheese, then a gender-reveallasagnamight be more your speed. Add two or three drops of pink or blue food coloring to the white cheese mixture. Then, invite your friends and family to have a dinner party with you where you can share the good news!
15. Make the Bed
For a more private reveal, remake the bed with either blue or pink sheets and sham pillows. When your significant other climbs into bed, they’ll see the surprise!
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16. Cake Pops
Make cake pops with white cake, colored inside blue or pink. Have everyone watch as you feed one another a cake pop and reveal the color inside to everyone watching!
17. Gender Reveal Puzzle
Buy a gender reveal puzzle to have at your party with your friends and family. The only pieces that will fit together to complete the puzzle will all be one color, revealing the gender of your baby!
18. EasterEgg Surprise
If you’re wanting to reveal the gender just before Easter this year, paint the inside of an Easter egg either pink or blue. Then, have an egg hunt with your friends and family at your house. Have everyone open their eggs to see who has the gender egg that reveals if you’re having a boy or girl.
19. Burnin’ Up
Pour your own layered wax candles into an opaque jar. Pour the pink or blue-tined wax on the bottom, covered by a thick layer of white or black wax to hide the color. Send them out to family and friends!
20. Scratch Off Card
Design your own scratch-off card or buy them ready-made. This one is good for family members who live far away—just pop in the mail and wait by the phone!
21. It’s Raining Pink or Blue
Have a friend or family member who knows the gender put fabric pink or blue rose petals in an umbrella and close it up. Then stand together and hold the umbrella above you while it’s closed. On the count of 3, open it and the colored petals will rain down on you, telling you if you’re having a girl or boy!
22. Jack-in-the-Box Gender Reveal
Have whoever knows the gender of your baby purchase a Jack-in-the-box and paint the ‘Jack’ pink or blue. Once everyone’s at your party, crank the handle and wait for the surprise! The best part is, it can be a keepsake and also double as a toy for your baby.
23. Paint Toss Canvas
Have a friend who knows the gender go to Lowe’s or another store that sells paint and get two cans of pink or blue paint. On the day of your gender reveal, face a white canvas with your partner and close your eyes as your friend opens your paint cans. Then on the count of 5, toss the paint at the canvas and open your eyes to see the gender! You can even keep the paint canvas as an abstract art piece for your baby’s nursery.
24. Golf reveal
Swing a golf club to smash a ball that’s full of colored smoke or confetti. It’s a fun and sporty way to reveal your baby’s gender and something your friends and family will love watching at your party.
25. Christmas lights reveal
If you want to do a gender reveal over the holidays with your loved ones, this one is perfect. Have a friend who knows the gender put strands of pink or blue lights on your Christmas tree along with your normal ornaments. When everyone arrives have them enter the room and switch on the tree to see if you’re having a boy or girl.
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26. Chocolate-Covered Oreos
Buy a packet of Oreos and then take the top cookie off and coat the top of the cream center with either pink or blue sprinkles. Sandwich the top cookie back on the cream center and coat with melted chocolate. Mail a bag of cookies to each of your closest friends and family members for a totally sweet gender reveal.
27. Santa’s Bag Surprise
Let Santa help you tell your family if you’re having a boy or girl. Just get a smoke bomb that’s blue or pink and place it in Santa’s bag. Hold the bag and smoke in pink or blue will start being released from it.
28. Reveal Booties
Another good way to tell your out-of-state loved ones is to buy or make a set of crocheted booties in blue or pink. Then, ship them out and wait for the excited phone calls!
29. Babies & Blooms
Mail your loved ones some seeds—of either a pink blooming plant or a blue one—and have them wait in anticipation as the plant finally blossoms to discover the baby’s gender!
30. Make it Sparkle
Close your eyes and have a family member pour pink or blue glitter into your hands. Close them tight and then throw the glitter up in the air to reveal what your baby is in front of all your guests at your party. Do this one outside because it can be a bit messy.
31. Color-changing straws
Serve up some signature mocktails at your gender reveal that include a color-changing straw. As soon as each guest takes a sip, they will find out if you’re having a girl or boy.
32. Baby Trivia
Play a game by asking questions about babies. Whoever guesses correctly gets to pick either a blue or pink token and place it on a table. Make sure whoever knows the gender, cuts out several paper tokens of each color available, but one more of the color that represents the baby’s gender. As you ask more questions, you and your guests will start to see more of one color, revealing the gender.
33.Nix a Name
Chances are that you have a list of boy and girl names you like. At your gender reveal party have a list of both names hanging up. Then have a friend who knows the gender of your baby walk up in front of all your guests and take down the list of names that you won’t be needing.
34.Pie-face
This game is messy, so dress appropriately. Have whoever knows your baby’s gender add a layer of whipped cream colored with blue or pink food coloring inside a tin foil pie tin and then top with plain white whipped cream. When the time comes for the gender reveal, splat the pie tin in your partner’s face to see what color appears!
35. Super-soaker
Having a gender reveal in the summer? You might want to do this to cool down. Tell everyone attending to wear white clothes that they don’t care about getting dirty. Then have whoever knows the gender fill up water guns with water tinted with pink or blue food coloring. Once everyone has a water gun, they can start aiming at other guests to see what color appears!
Best Virtual Gender Reveal Ideas
36. Paper Mache Volcano
Build a volcano out of paper mache. Then, after it’s dry, pour baking soda down the mouth of the mountain and add 30 drops of blue or pink food coloring. Then, get your family and friends together on FaceBook Live before adding ½ cup of vinegar to share the surprise!
37. Gumball Guessing Game
Mail your crew a bag of gumballs filled with an equal number of blue and pink gumballs. Add one extra gumball to the bag that’s either pink or blue, depending on your baby’s gender. Have everyone look at the bags and try to guess the gender before they dump them out and quickly count the gumballs during your Zoom party for the big reveal.
38. Dyed Hair
Spray wash-out hair color in your and your partner’s hair and show everyone your “new look” during a gender reveal Google Hangout party.
39. Chocolate Shell Surprise
Have a loved one scoop out either blue or pink ice cream and cover it with a hard chocolate shell. Get your video stream going as you crack the shell with the back of a spoon to see the sweet reveal!
40. Video Montage
Record your loved one’s first reaction to the news of the gender with your phone. Then, using video editing software like iMovie, compile it all together before sending out the link to family and friends during your Google Hangouts gender reveal party!
41. Hints of the Nursery
All you need is a letter board and a little inspiration for this cute social media post! Write a creative reveal on the board using the letters provided and grab some trinkets from your nursery.
42. Balloons in a Box
Have the keeper of the gender fill a large cardboard box with either pink or blue balloons and confetti. When the big moment comes, have you and your significant other open the box while streaming on Facebook Live and enjoy the surprise!
43. Tire Burnout
This gender reveal will definitely kick things into high gear. Grab a burnout tire pack from your local auto store or online and let your tires do the work! Then, share the video on Instagram for a fun reveal.
44. Wizard or Witch?
Have a loved one leave an article of boy or girl clothing underneath the wizarding hat. Gather everyone together on Zoom to watch for a magical reveal!
45. Play Dough Reveal
Make your own white Play Dough from recipes online. Then, add two to three drops of blue and pink food coloring and give the play dough to your first child. As your kid plays with it, they’ll reveal a surprise from their new brother or sister! Be sure to get the whole thing on camera so you can share it with the rest of the family as your big reveal.
46. Light it Up
String up pink or blue lights around a room or porch. When the sun sets or the other lights are turned off, get your FaceBook Live stream going as your family and friends revel in the revealing glow!
47. Hit it Out of the Park
When the expectant mom or dad lines up to bat, throw them a pink or blue smoke bomb into the outfield. Videotape the fun to email to friends and family members.
48. Scribbles in the Sand
If you consider yourself more of a mer-mom to be, head to the beach for this salty surprise! Write out the revealing message and pose in your cutest maternity swimwear. Then share the pics on Instagram!
49. Spell It Out
Invite friends and family to a virtual Scrabble game gender reveal party! Pour all the letters out on the table in front of you and slowly spell out the gender with the game pieces.
50. Water Balloon Fight
Host a Zoom gender reveal party where you and your partner have a water balloon fight while the rest of your family and friends get to watch! Lay 10 water balloons out in a row and let your guests vote on which one to throw next. Have one filled with colored water so that, when it breaks, the gender is revealed!
51. Oh, Baby!
Have the keeper of the gender make a specificplaylistfilled with songs with titles like “Let’s Hear it For the Boy” or “I’m Just A Girl”. Send it out to family and friends as a musical way to share the news.
52. A Photo Says It All
Have a maternity photoshoot with your significant other or your family. Then, ask your photographer to hide either pink or blue clues in the final photo, before you mail it out to your crew.
53. Let the Bump Do the Talking
Have the keeper of the gender creatively draw and write the gender down on the bump and immediately cover the answer with a shirt. When the time comes, the expectant mother will lift her shirt during a Zoom gender reveal party, showing everyone the good news!
54. Burnin’ Love
Pick up a packet of pink or blue-colored fire powder and bring it with you on your next camping trip. When you and boo thing are cuddled under the stars, sprinkle the powder in the flames for a memory that’s sure to cause sparks. And don’t forget to snap pics for the ‘gram!
55. Gender Reveal Nesting Dolls
When the time comes, open each one over Zoom and see if your guests can guess the gender before you get to the final doll, which has the gender written out inside.
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56. Sibling Love
Make custom shirts for your baby’s older sibling in either blue or pink and snap a family pic to post on Insta. Cute messages like, “I’m the Oldest!” is always a winner.
57. Dress Up the Dog
Already a parent to a fur baby? Feature your pet in the big reveal video by dressing them up in a special t-shirt, collar, or accessory and then calling them into the room with you while you’re streaming with family and friends!
58. Let’s Taco ‘Bout the Baby
Throw a fiesta for your gender reveal! Stuff a baby bottle pinata with either blue or pink confetti. You can go on Instagram live as you and your partner hit the pinata, revealing the color!
59. Magician’s Hat
If you want to go all out, hire a magician to create a custom gender reveal video for you! Have them do a few tricks and then, for the grand finale, have them pull something out of the hat that’s either pink or blue for a wow-worthy surprise.
60. We Donut Know
If your cravings have been on the sweeter side, consider throwing a donut-themed gender reveal party! When the big moment comes, have your spouse take a bite out of a donut to reveal a blue or pink cream center on camera so everyone can see. Make sure you are standing close enough to the video camera so everyone can see the color on your Zoom.
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