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Unique Gift Ideas For A Gender Reveal Party
Let’s explore some great, thoughtful gift ideas for a gender reveal party!
A gender reveal party is a celebration thrown by expectant parents to reveal the gender of their unborn baby to their family and friends.
It’s a special opportunity for loved ones to come together, share their excitement, reminisce on memories of the expectant mom or couple, swap stories about times shared, and look ahead at how their lives will forever be changed.
These gender reveal parties have become increasingly popular in recent years, with many couples choosing to incorporate creative and exciting ways to reveal the gender of their baby.
Unlike at a baby shower – where attendees know the gender of the baby and the purpose of the gifts is to equip parents with all the baby gear they need – at a gender reveal the sex is still unknown, which makes it the perfect opportunity for friends and family to shower mom and dad with some fun, silly, and self-care type presents that focus on them rather than baby!
So, let’s take a look at some great gift ideas for a gender reveal party…
1. Couple’s Hand Casting Kit
This is one of those gift ideas for a gender reveal party that is sure to make the parents-to-be, and the attendees, ‘oooooh’ and ‘awwww’.
With Amazon’s Edinburgh Premium Couples Hand Casting Kit, the expectant couple can memorialize this special moment in time, forever, by creating a beautifully detailed sculpture of their hands interlaced, rings and all.
These hand sculpture keepsakes make beautiful home decor for baby rooms, tables, mantles, or shelves.
Such a unique and meaningful gift to mark this brand new, life-changing, magical journey they are about to embark on together.
The hand casting kit includes everything the couple will need to make a beautiful, lifelike sculpture of their hands in just a few minutes, at home.
Then, once their baby is here and a little older, they can do another hand casting with their little one’s hand!
This is one of my favorite gifts to give, and I love doing these with my family as well! (Not many people know they can do these at home!)
2. ‘Bump Boxes’ For Mom and Dad
This is another one of those gift ideas for a gender reveal party that both the mom and dad-to-be will appreciate!
Bump Boxes are filled with unique gifts for expectant parents, like an embroidered hat that says ‘dad’, a ‘dad survival book’, foot soak for mom, and a water bottle that says ‘feelin fly as a mother’.
Bump boxes are tailored for moms and dads, and are a wonderful way to make (both) parents feel special and supported as they lead up to the birth of their child.
Many of my dad friends loved being included in the gifts, as it made them feel more a part of the process, and got them even more excited about baby!
3. Artblox Baby Heartbeat Personalized Soundwave Art Piece
The Artblox Baby Heartbeat Soundwave Art Piece is one of the most personalized and ultra-memorable gift ideas for a gender reveal party around because it utilizes and preserves the heartbeat of the expectant couple’s baby.
A magical and precious keepsake!
This gorgeous clear block can be personalized with the baby’s heartbeat sound wave and up to a 45 character message. There is a QR code that can be scanned to listen to the heartbeat. Amazing!
How to make this gift work – If you are close to the expectant couple, you would simply ask them to record their baby’s heartbeat at their next appointment and send it to you. Then, you can send that recording to the company on Amazon when you place your order. They will etch the soundwave into the block, and voila!
The expectant couple is sure to fall in love with this truly one-of-a-kind gift!
4. Instant Polaroid Camera & Film
5. Monogrammed ‘Mom’ & ‘Dad’ Velour Bath Robes
6. Universal Spa Gift Card
7. What To Expect & Baby’s First Year Book Bundle
8. Lace Pregnancy Photoshoot Dress
9. Mom-Joke Apothecary Candles
This is one of those light-hearted gift ideas for a gender reveal party that is sure to make the parents-to-be laugh!
Fairy’s Gift Candles on Amazon has candles with jokes like, ‘hope you don’t poop during labor’.
If you have a loved one who enjoys a good joke, and who you often joke and laugh with, a funny candle set might just be the perfect gender reveal gift for them.
They can keep it in their home, see it, think of you, and laugh whenever they glance at it!
I like to give this funny candle with some of the ‘what to expect’ books listed above in #7.
It’s a great mix of serious and silly.
10. Touchscreen WiFi-Enabled Digital Picture Frame
The Skylight Digital Picture Frame is one of the best gift ideas for a gender reveal party because the expectant couple will be able to use it to see all the pregnancy and newborn photos from their phones, right on the picture frame screen!
So many of us have thousands of adorable and special photos on our phone that we hardly ever look at.
With this picture frame, the mom and dad-to-be will be able to see all of their favorite pregnancy and new family photos, on rotation, all the time!
As the gift-giver, you can even add photos without unboxing the picture frame!
So, if you have some special ‘before’ photos of the couple, or childhood photos, you could pre-load those on to the frame before gifting it. Very cool!
This is such a thoughtful gender reveal gift that will surely be used and loved by the new little family!
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Do You Need To Bring A Gift To A Gender Reveal?
Whether or not you take a gift to a gender reveal party really depends on what the expectant family, or hosts of the party, have asked for.
If they sent an invite with some sort of registry, or they mentioned gifts, then it would be great of you to give a gift.
Another thing to consider is how close you are to the expectant parents.
If you really love and care for this couple, giving a thoughtful gift will give you joy, bring them joy, and will nurture your relationship with them.
This is a monumental moment in a couple’s life that you can be a part of both with your presence and a meaningful present.
Lastly, a gender reveal party is a wonderful opportunity to give a more parent-tailored gift to the mom and dad-to-be, unlike the baby-focused gifts at a baby shower (like bottles, strollers, baby clothes, etc…)
What Do You Wear To A Gender Reveal Party As A Guest?
What you wear to a gender reveal party can depend on whether or not there is a theme or a special request from the expectant couple or hosts (like women wear blue and men wear pink, or only wear gender-neutral colors).
Some hosts will include a dress code or dress suggestions on the invite they send out.
Most hosts welcome questions either by text or through an online party invite service, so don’t hesitate to reach out and ask them if you are unsure!
Another thing to consider is the venue or setting of the gender reveal party. Is it casual at a park, or is it more formal at a hotel ballroom?
Lastly, you will want to consider the weather. If it is outdoors in the fall, prepare accordingly for cooler, wet weather, etc.
Do You Bring Diapers To A Gender Reveal?
Diapers are going to be necessary no matter the gender of the baby, however it can be a personal choice especially if baby has sensitive skin or if the parents want to opt for organic options.
I don’t usually gift diapers at this stage, and opt for a more parent-to-be-focused gift, like one of the 10 listed above.
You can always reach out to the gender reveal party host to ask if they would like diapers and what brand.
More often than not, attendees at a baby shower bring or gift diapers.
What Is Expected At A Gender Reveal Party?
Typically at a gender reveal party, attendees can expect to play pregnancy or parents-to-be games, have food and drinks, maybe reminisce on old times or watch a slideshow of the expectant couple, mingle with all the friends of the expectant couple, and of course the big reveal of the baby’s gender!
How the gender is revealed can vary greatly depending on the couple’s preferences, lifestyle, hobbies, and unique ideas.
For my cousin’s second baby, they did a gender reveal where the older brother, who is 8 and plays golf, hit a golf ball that exploded with pink when he hit it.
For my sister-in-laws gender reveal party, we were all on facetime in different states for the reveal. She had mailed out cards to each of us that glowed pink in the dark when we opened them in our respective dark living rooms.
For my girlfriend’s gender reveal party, she had a white and flowered tower cake, that when she and her husband cut into it, everyone saw the blue layers.
There are so many creative ways to reveal the gender!
Similar to a baby shower, friends and family gather, eat, chat, laugh, play games, and maybe open gifts together.
Unlike a baby shower, a gender reveal is more focused on the parents rather than the baby.
It’s about celebrating that the couple is pregnant, talking about how their lives will change, reminiscing on memories, and looking to the future.
Gender reveal parties can last a couple hours or a full day, depending on the group dynamics and what the host has laid out for everyone.
Who Knows The Gender For A Gender Reveal Party?
Who knows the gender at a gender reveal party can vary, depending on what the expectant couple prefers.
Sometimes, both parents know the gender and they are unveiling the news to their family and friends.
In other cases, one parent may choose to know the gender before the reveal, while they other wants to be surprised.
Likewise, there might be a ‘gender guardian’ who helps organize the gender reveal party, who coordinates the colors, etc.
In this case, the gender is a surprise to everyone except the ‘gender guardian(s)’.
Final Thoughts On Gift Ideas For A Gender Reveal Party
I hope this blog post has given you some unique and meaningful gift ideas for a gender reveal party.
Your loved ones are sure to remember any of these thoughtful gifts and that you gifted it to them for this life milestone!
Choose a gender reveal gift that suits you, your loved one, and the relationship dynamic that you share.
All of the gender reveal gifts I have listed in this blog post have a gift receipt option through Amazon, making it easy for the recipient to return or exchange if they prefer. Just be sure to select ‘gift’ at checkout.
Enjoy your time at the gender reveal party!
It can be a fun celebration with friends and family, where everyone gets to reconnect, laugh, snack, and cheers to adding more love and joy to their family and friend circles and their lives!
Which gift idea did you like the best?
What gift have you got or given that you would love to see on this list?!
Let me know in the comments below!
Xx Poppy
PS: Check out my blog post Baby Things To Buy Before Birth for great gift ideas for a Baby Shower (and a preparedness checklist for new moms AND dads!)
PSS: Share my website with your expectant friends too, as I have LOTS of helpful resources for stressed first-time parents, years 0-5! I’d be forever grateful if you did Xx
