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Gender reveal ideas

The best gender reveals are simple, safe and photographed from the right angle. Here are 20 ideas, from a cake you can bake in an afternoon to a reveal at the end of a game the whole party plays.

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Simple gender reveal ideas

Easy to set up at home.

  1. 01Cake with a colored center
  2. 02Cupcakes with colored filling
  3. 03Balloon in a box
  4. 04Confetti cannons
  5. 05Colored silly string
  6. 06Pinata full of colored candy
  7. 07Scratch-off cards for guests
  8. 08A colored drink pour
  9. 09Reveal on a family photo sign
  10. 10Colored powder toss

Bigger gender reveal ideas

For a bigger crowd or a backyard.

  1. 11Colored smoke in an open field
  2. 12Balloon release (biodegradable)
  3. 13Ice cream with a hidden color
  4. 14A sports reveal: pitch or kick a colored ball
  5. 15Paint fight in old clothes
  6. 16A reveal cake for each grandparent
  7. 17Bubble machine with colored bubbles
  8. 18Reveal in a video with older siblings
  9. 19A letter from the doctor read aloud
  10. 20A big box of colored balloons
How it works

Ready in about a minute

  1. 01

    Open ShowerGames on a TV or a laptop and type the honoree's name. The screen shows a six-digit code and a QR code.

  2. 02

    Guests scan the QR or type the code at FreeShowerGames.com. The honoree answers her questions first.

  3. 03

    Guests guess on their phones, you reveal each answer on the TV, and the leaderboard keeps score.

Keep it safe

Skip fireworks, explosives and anything that burns. Use colored smoke or powder outdoors, away from dry grass and trees, and keep kids and pets at a distance.

Games while guests wait

Have guests vote boy or girl on their phones before the reveal, then play who knows mommy best or baby bingo. Our gender reveal games page has the full list.

Questions

Good to know

What's the easiest gender reveal?

A cake or cupcakes with colored filling: one baker knows, and everyone else finds out together.

Are gender reveal fireworks safe?

Skip them. Colored smoke, confetti and powder are safer, used outdoors and away from dry grass.

What can guests do at a gender reveal?

Vote on their guess, play a game about the parents-to-be and write messages for the baby.

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Plan the games in five minutes

Pick the games, add the couple's names, and every guest joins from their phone on the day.

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