Is it a boy or a girl? Nowadays, parents aren’t just providing an answer, they’re announcing it in special ways — and there are tons of baby gender reveal ideas for you to choose from: creative, fun, cute, unique and much more. 

While some parents prefer to find out the gender together at the consultation, others ask a close and trusted person to receive the result of the ultrasound exam with the gender revealed. This allows them to plan a surprise gender reveal for themselves, their partner, friends and their loved ones. 

You can choose to host a baby gender reveal party, share the news on your social media or make a surprise video call. It's up to you! In addition, baby gender reveal parties may be combined with a baby shower, or not, just keep in mind to be clear in the invitations.

As we know, announcing the baby's gender can be a lot of fun, so we've put together some creative, fun and unique ways to surprise your guests - and sometimes even yourselves, whichever route you prefer. Read on for the Best Gender Reveal Ideas: 

Best Gender Reveal Ideas

Sonogram Surprise

Frame your gender-revealing sonogram and place it on a table and leave guests to write down their name and their guess as to whether the baby is a boy or a girl. When the gender is revealed, give each correct guest a small party favor. You can also use this list to divide your guests into "Team Pink" and "Team Blue" for other gender reveal party games. By the way, this game works better if you aren't inviting trained nurses - although everyone loves to play! 

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Balloon Box Gender Reveal 

The most traditional and simplest of all: the Baby's Gender Reveal box! If you are looking for something easy and cheap, that's a great option. You just need to take a square box, paint it beautifully and fill it with balloons or confetti - either pink, blue or other colors to differentiate between boys and girls, and voilà. 

Pop the Balloon Gender Reveal 

One of our most popular ways to celebrate your Gender Reveal Party is popping balloons. When it is time to reveal the baby’s gender, the parents-to-be pop it with a pin (or something sharp) and the confetti, glitter, powder or paint inside will explode out everywhere in a fun way!

Powder Smoke Cannons Gender Reveal 

Reveal your baby's gender in a stylish and exciting way with an explosion of colored smoke, filling the sky with sparkle and color. It's a great option for parties during the day or a bright place and always outdoors, so that the smoke can dissipate. Surely your photo from that moment will be beautiful and worthy for a picture frame, but remember to keep your distance from the smoke so as not to inhale the product and also not to ruin the look!

Color Cake Gender Reveal 

Ask your favorite bakery to create a blue or pink cake, topped with vanilla frosting. When it’s time for cake, gather everyone around the table as you make that first slice with a flourish — and show everyone what you’re having. It's a fun and easy way to celebrate and do a gender reveal! 

Cake Pops Gender Reveal 

Different from the Color Cake Gender Reveal, with the Cake Pops Gender Reveal it is possible to spread Cake Pops to all the guests, in which the internal dough of the cake will be blue or pink and, when launching a countdown, everyone bites a piece, thus having a collective and simultaneous revelation. It's definitely a reveal delight!

Confetti Cannons Gender Reveal 

If you’re looking for an easy gender reveal party, gather up a stash of pink and blue poppers, but feel free to use other colors to differentiate between boys and girls when possible. You can ask your guests to give them a good tug when the countdown ends or just you and your partner set off the cannons yourselves. It’s sure to step up the festive vibe and create the perfect photo! 

Fireworks Gender Reveal 

A lot of couples love the idea of gender reveal fireworks — and we’ll admit, it certainly adds dramatic flair. But if you’re going to go this route, use extreme caution and enlist the help of professionals. And if you are considering the presence of elderly people, children and pets, prefer silent fireworks. So your surprise is even more exciting and comfortable for everyone!

Get Pets Involved Gender Reveal 

If you are a dog parent too, why not involve your pet in your Baby's Gender Reveal celebration? A Gender Reveal with dogs is a cute way to involve your four-legged friend in the reveal of your new baby's gender, and let's be honest, your pet deserves to welcome a new member of their family too. 

You can dress up your dog or just count with a personalized bandana. But if you want something more funny, you can also put balloons or a sign to display the gender. It's gonna be the cutest reveal! 

Colorful Drinks Gender Reveal 

If you really want to surprise everyone with an original gender reveal, you can look for Colorful Drinks Gender Reveal. 

Such as the new drinks glitter product that turns the water into pink or blue as the natural recipe that includes red cabbage to make this experiment, both it's going to be unique and creative reveal!  

Nursery Decor Gender Reveal 

For a more intimate celebration just for the parents, family and closest friends, a great option is to have an interior decorator - or someone you trust - to be responsible for the result of the ultrasound exam and set up your baby's nursery room.

To make this possible, parents should select different references for decoration, considering whether it is a girl or a boy. Once the room is ready, the surprise happens. It will certainly be a very exciting moment and it is important that they are able to record these reactions when they see the little one's new home!

Scratch Off Card Gender Reveal 

Use scratch-off cards to make your Baby Gender Reveal announcement! You can make it as a game at the party or just as a private surprise for your partner, but it's also a fun way to send for the ones that can not be present for some reason, like long distances. 

Create a Song Gender Reveal 

Can you imagine revealing your baby's gender with a personalized song? For those who love to feel the lyrics of a song, this is the most exciting way to reveal your baby's gender. You can hire this service from different singers and make this song unique and memorable throughout your baby journey.

Piñata Baby Gender Reveal 

A Piñata Gender Reveal is a box - or some other desired shape - made of cardboard ,containing pink or blue balloons and confetti, suspended high up from a ceiling. Then, there are two options to announce your baby’s gender: pulling the string of the piñata and watching as the pink or blue balloons drop out or hitting the box until it crashes and the confetti explodes, both make a big reveal!

Sports Lovers Gender Reveal 

For more athletic parents, a fun and creative new option for revealing your baby's gender are the Gender Reveal balls, which can be in the shape of a soccer ball, golf ball, basketball or even a baseball ball, all of which are made of easily breakable material and filled with blue or pink powder. When hit or smashed on the ground, the balls will break and put on a colorful show, revealing the baby's gender!