38 Pink or Blue Gender Reveal Ideas

Have you been spending endless nights scouring the web for the perfect pink or blue gender reveal party ideas? Well, you're in luck because here we have outlined everything you need to plan the perfect pink or blue gender reveal party! From decorations to supplies to food to dessert, we’ve got you covered with the ultimate guide to planning the best gender reveal. Gender reveal parties are a special day when expecting parents along with close family and friends are able to celebrate the upcoming birth of a child. Although the gender of the baby does not matter to most parents, we hope our pink or blue gender reveal guide will help you plan the most exciting big reveal day for friends and family!

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Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Theme

Now the entire party is centered around the reveal of a baby's gender, so thinking of ways to surprise the guests and parents is one of the most important things to plan out. We have listed a few themed ideas that we hope will help you with your gender reveal.

1. Confetti Cannon Reveal

If you are looking to start your party off with a “bang”, the confetti canon reveal is perfect for your gender reveal party. Although confetti cannons are not as affordable as the other gender reveal ideas listed, this reveal will be sure to impress and excite your party guests.

2. Cake/Cupcakes Reveal

Using a cake or cupcakes for the gender reveal is a classic for any gender reveal party. These baked goods are also an excellent option that provides creativity and versatility. Whether you bake a cake or ask your local bakery to dye the inside of the cake pink or blue, this gender reveal will sure be a hit amongst guests.

3. Balloon Pop Reveal

The balloon pop reveal is an easy and affordable gender reveals a surprise for your party. Simply ask your local party store to fill a large black balloon with either pink or blue confetti or purchase online and you are all set!

4. Silly String Reveal

Spraying cans of silly string can be an affordable way to have a pink or blue gender reveal. Purchase pink and blue silly string and simply cover the exterior of the can and cap with paper or paint to hide the color of the silly string!

5. Paint Gender Reveal

A classic, a paint gender reveal party can prove to be very versatile! Throw paint of colors pink and blue at each other with spray cans, or toss the surprise paint within a paintball at a canvas and watch it explode! Everyone will jump in restless excitement and anticipation with this incredibly creative idea.

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Decorations

Decorations and supplies are a key factor in making your gender reveal party THAT much cuter. Truth be told, anything pink or blue will allow you to host the cutest gender reveal party; however, we hope that some of these supplies and decorations will make your party planning process a tad bit easier.

6. Pink and Blue Table Centerpiece

A centerpiece is a statement piece. These can be extremely eccentric and have a lot of room for creative capacity! There are a ton of fun ones you can find that range from the more simple pieces, to the more extravagant. If you’re wanting a more subtle piece, so you can focus more on the food surrounding such an object, then opt for smaller and something that blends more with the theme. Or if you’re wanting to be extravagant with it, opt for something much bigger and taller than the rest of the items on your table. Examples of such centerpieces are large vases with flowers shooting out or a stand that has confetti shooting out in colors of pink and blue!

7. Gender Reveal Balloons

Run over to your local party shop and pick out the cutest blue and pink balloons. Nowadays, lots of party shops also have balloons tailored to gender reveal parties. Some suitable balloons will have fun sayings such as “girl or boy?” or “Oh baby!” For budget-friendly parties, we recommend purchasing balloons and a helium tank online since they are slightly more inexpensive in comparison to a local party shop.

8. Pink and Blue Streamers

Streamers are an inexpensive way to decorate any party. You can either hang them around your party or drape them on a wall to create the perfect photo wall!

9. Chalkboard

Chalkboards are the latest decorating trends to have at any party. A simple chalkboard with “Boy or Girl?” is the perfect entry decoration for your next gender reveal party.

10. Pink and Blue Banner

Welcoming of all who enter the party, banners both excite and entice! Guest eyes will open wide in shock and excitement as they enter your party and see the brightly colored banner. Banner’s can be quite beautiful and colorful, and there is such a wide range of them that you can find, in reflection of your party's theme.

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Food

Providing food, dessert, and drinks are one of the most important factors to think about when planning a gender reveal party. With certain food and drinks, you are even able to go a step further and add a cute blue and pink touch to keep up with the theme. We hope some of these ideas are helpful for you when planning your pink or blue gender reveal party!

11. Pizza

Providing pizza at your gender reveal party is the perfect meal if you intend to invite a lot of guests. Pizza is quick and easy and requires minimal preparation and cleanup. In terms of pizza toppings, we recommend sticking to the basics when ordering pizzas: Cheese, Pepperoni, and Combination.

12. Sandwiches

Sandwiches are also a quick and easy meal, suitable for any gender reveal party. We recommend small finger foods such as sandwiches since they are easy to prepare and easy to adapt to any dietary needs.

13. Hot Dogs

Hot dogs are a popular meal that is easy to prepare for any large party. Since hot dogs require little preparation and ingredients, they are the perfect meal for your next upcoming gender reveal party.

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Desserts

14. Pink and Blue Jell-O

Jell-O is the perfect snack to provide for parties with lots of kids. With the option of making or purchasing Jell-O, this snack will be a hit amongst the kids. Purchasing or making blue raspberry and strawberry Jell-O will make the party even cuter!

15. White Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate-covered strawberries are a popular snack, regardless of your age. Making white chocolate-covered strawberries with added blue or pink food dye is the ultimate treat for a gender reveal party.

16. Cookies

Cookies are an easy way to impress your guests at a party and a much more cleanly option in comparison to cake or cupcakes. This is because the ideas are endless when it comes to the design of a cookie. From a pacifier to a bottle to “team blue” and “team pink” cookies, any of these options will be sure to please all of your guests.

17. Cake

Always a go-to for many parties, cakes can not only be a food and dessert, but also such a trend setter! Cake’s can be both made incredibly tasty, and also a beautifully decorated piece. Designs on a cake can be very well representative of your party and theme.

18. Cupcakes

Cupcakes of the colors pink and blue will keep the idea of the gender even more ominous! As people pick up the delicious little delicacies and carry their cupcake color of pink or blue, it will carry out the two colors beautifully throughout the entire party!

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Beverages

19. Pink and Blue colored Juice Boxes

Nowadays, companies have diversified their product design, oftentimes basing a particular product off the flavor. For the perfect pink or blue gender reveal party, choosing blue and pink juice boxes, specifically blue raspberry/blueberry and strawberry/raspberry, will be the perfect, kid-friendly addition to your gender reveal party.

20. Pink and Blue Cocktails

What fun way to get the adults excited than to have pink and blue colored cocktails at the party? Making large batches of cocktails such as Blue Lagoons and Pink Ladies will be the perfect touch to your pink or blue gender reveal party.

21. Pink and Blue Mocktails

If you're looking to opt for a more relaxed option that's still just as pretty as a regular cocktail, then mocktails could be a go to!

22. Pink and Blue Water Bottles

Cutting out pink and blue construction paper the size and length of water bottle labels are the perfect touches to your pink or blue gender reveal party. This simple task will make your party that much cuter!

23. Pink and Blue Punch

Make two giant bowls of punch of colors pink and blue, and set out some mason jars all on a table of its own! Guests will crowd around wanting a drink of the delicious concoctions.

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Games

Games are an amazing way to bring family and friends together and interact with one another. They are also an easy and affordable source of entertainment that is sure to have your guests smiling and laughing. Adding rewards such as gift cards or prizes is a good way to increase your guest's motivation to participate and have fun with your games.

24. Baby Word Scramble

Either purchase a template online or create your own baby word scramble. Guests are sure to love this fun game that requires them to think about common baby words. Baby word examples include: diaper, binky and teddy bear.

25. Guess the Due Date

This game of Guess the due Date involves a large chalkboard or canvas with a calendar template. Guests simply have to write their name on the calendar date they believe the baby will be born and take their best guess of the due date! Although this game will not have an immediate winner, it will be a heartwarming item to hold on to.

26. Name That Baby Food

Name that baby food is a pretty well-known game at gender reveal parties. This game requires many jars of baby food with a variety of flavors. Guests will have the opportunity to taste each baby food flavor and guess what each one is.

27. Baby Names List

While this is not technically a game, creating a board that allows family and friends to give input baby names is a fun and exciting activity for your guests. And who knows, maybe one of these names will end up being the perfect name for the baby!

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Supplies

28. Boy or Girl Plates

Plates of the colors blue and pink and decorated as you wish with adorable little baby prints on them, will most certainly get everyone squealing in excitement as they simply cannot wait for the reveal!

29. Pink and Blue Napkins

Where there are plates there are of course necessary napkins for everyone to stay cleanly. Have fun with matching these to the plates same or similar design.

30. Utensils

These are a must so that everyone can partake in the event's banquet. Opt for plastic utensils if looking to purchase an option that’ll be more wallet-friendly. However, if looking for your own classic take on the supplies there are always glass wear options or metal that can really stand out.

31. Pink and Blue Cups

Cups have a lot of creative capability! There are some gorgeous eccentric plastic cups that can give a really classic look to your table, or there are also really fun and cute cups with baby prints on them.

32. Pink and Blue Table Cover

A table cover will sit on top of your table and outline all the rest of your supplies and decorations. Table covers draw direct attention to everything sitting on top of it, and draw the eyes of all towards the area of the room the table resides in! Therefore, the need for an absolutely bright and eye-catching one. Pick one of both the striking colors of pink and blue and resembling the theme work of the rest of your supplies. A tale cover is both a background and a setter of the theme.

33. Cake knife

Most parties have cakes or other sweets and goodies, and with those what will be much needed is a cake knife! A cake knife helps to cut large pieces of the food for your guests and will help in giving everyone their delicious dessert.

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal - Invitations

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34. He or She

These adorable He or She cards are beautifully decorated and are the perfect choice for the blue or pink theme!

35. Team Pink or Team Blue

Cards that leave a little room for competition, leave lots of room for anticipation! Guests will be steaming with their own personal speculations of which gender the baby is and will decide which team they personally are, team pink or team blue! And this will guide the entire event's curiosity into restless excitement.

36. Ten Little Fingers, Ten Little Toes

What’s better than a happy and healthy baby boy or baby girl with ten little fingers, ten little toes, two little eyes, and one little nose? Nothing is better! And these cards celebrate just that.

37. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

These Twinkle Twinkle Little Star cards are beautifully designed with the night skies moon and stars, and also come with matching stickers for added delight!

38. He or She, Get the Scoop!

Get the scoop of which gender the baby will be with these gender reveal invitation cards! Another really sweet idea that can be paired with these cards is the theme of having lots of ice cream at your party! Ice cream of colors pink and blue can be the idea of your guests getting the scoop and their personal decision on which gender they think the baby will be.

Pink or Blue Gender Reveal: Conclusion

Gender reveal parties can be extremely stressful at times because of all the factors that go into play when planning a party; however, we hope this guide has made your party planning a much smoother and more enjoyable experience. Finding out the gender of a baby is an exciting moment for parents as well as family and friends! We hope that by describing a few of our favorite pink or blue gender reveal foods, desserts, decorations, and gender reveal ideas, you and your loved ones are able to celebrate this joyful special occasion.

Written by Nina Le; Contributor: Summer Heffelfinger