It feels like gender reveal parties have gotten out of control in recent years. Perhaps it comes from a desire to one-up others on social media, but some people have taken it too far. People have died doing gender reveal stunts or start massive wildfires with explosive pink or blue powder. It's just not worth doing something so excessive for a party that it ends with people get hurt. So for those looking for a more low key and unusual (and safe) way to announce a baby's gender, TikTok has a ton of creative ideas.
From intimate ceremonies just between the parents to fun party themes guests won't be expecting, there are many ways to celebrate a baby coming into this world without causing total chaos. After all, babies bring enough chaos when they're born — no need to start that any earlier.
Here are the 17 most creative, non-cringey TikTok gender reveal ideas.
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Paint Ceremony
For this intimate gender reveal, the happy couple put on blindfolds and painted each other with what turned out to be blue paint. At the end, they took their blindfolds off to see which color paint they'd used. This is a fun one for social media, because parents can turn the video black and white and let their followers enjoy the big reveal, too.
Sweet Treat
Serve these sweet chocolate-covered strawberries to reveal baby's gender through either pink or blue chocolate. Making the snack is simple enough — use food coloring to dye white chocolate either pink or blue and coat the strawberries in that. Then after a quick cool down in the fridge to set, take them out and coat them in plain chocolate to hide the secret color. When everyone bites in, they'll get a tasty treat and a fun surprise all at once.
Get Friends Involved
TikToker @becblackley wanted to get all her guy friends involved in the gender reveal, since she felt like her female friends got to be involved in the baby shower. In the video, the guys competed in a series of fun challenges like a race, a drink chug, etc. The four winners of all the games ultimately got to announce the baby's gender to the whole group.
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Channel Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's infamous cake stabbing scene in the "Blank Space" music video makes great inspo for a gender reveal. Find a local bakery that makes stab cakes — or use an online "Blank Space" cake recipe to make it at home. Instead of stabbing into the cake and seeing red like Taylor did, swap that out for blue or pink decorating gel.
Enlist a Celeb
Not all of us are going to get close enough to Harry Styles to get him to do our gender reveal like this lucky woman did, but there are other ways to have celebrities help with a gender reveal. There's obviously the concert route for those with floor seats and a good-natured celeb, but there's also Cameo. The service allows users to pay for their fave celebs to make short personalized videos. It's not a guarantee that every famous person will play along, but many celebs will probably be down for something fun like that.
BFF Moment
Sometimes we just want a moment with a special person in our life instead of a huge gender reveal party. TikToker @leilyn718 took her bestie out for lunch to surprise her with the gender reveal. She had the waiter pour a pink drink into her friend's glass to signal the gender. Simple but sweet.
Classic Cake Cups
This trend has stuck around for a few years now, and there's nothing wrong with leaning into a classic! Getting a cake with interior pink or blue frosting and having an intimate ceremony with a partner or with some family members is a great way to do a gender reveal. Everyone just takes their glass and scoops it into the cake. They get a dessert and they get to find out what the gender is all in one.
Furry Friend
For those who want to incorporate their fur babies into their new baby's gender reveal, there are a few options. This dog-friendly reveal cake is cute, and the dogs will be happy to eat a fun treat. But there are also some videos that have the dog come running into the party wearing a sweater or balloons in pink or blue. For the latter, just make sure the pet isn't scared of the balloons being tied to them.
Keepsake
TikToker @sabethebabe wanted a way to remember her gender reveal long after the big day. The end result was a framed keepsake of two blue onesies alongside some ultrasound photos. It would be so cute as decor in the baby's nursery, and as a bonus it wasn't a messy or dangerous reveal at all.
Pillow Fight
For those who already have kids, getting them involved in the new baby's gender reveal makes the moment special for everyone. Tayler Dawn Durst said on TikTok that she didn't want a cliché balloon gender reveal. Instead, she enlisted her two kiddos to have a fun pillow fight where the pillow stuffing was blue feathers. The photos of the event are priceless.
Mario Party
For classic video game lovers, this Mario-themed gender reveal is so fun. The iconic yellow question block can be filled with pink or blue items for the parents to smash open like a piñata. Plus, the opportunities for similarly themed snacks and decorations are endless.
Under an Umbrella
The photos and videos from this type of gender reveal will be so gorgeous. The idea is to fill an umbrella with pink or blue confetti and open it above the expectant parents so they're flooded in a wash of color. Cleanup is a little more annoying for something like this, but the majestic moment may make it worth it.
Little Handprints
This is another great way to involve a kid in their sibling's gender reveal. Paint the little one's hands in blue or pink and have them place their handprints on Mom's belly. The kid will have fun playing with the paint, and the parents will get some super sentimental photos of their little family.
Pizza Night
This couple really loved pizza, so they asked if the people making their pizza could spell out their baby's gender in pepperoni. So simple and cute. Check with the restaurant to see if they'd be open to doing this — if they're not super busy, they'd probably be happy to.
Tic-Tac-Toe
Usually gender reveal moments are over in a flash, but this tic-tac-toe game draws out the suspense a bit. The winning three dots in a row determine the gender, but if the parents flip over pieces randomly they'll keep their guests (and themselves) on the edge of their seat waiting to find out the answer.
Silly String
For those who don't mind a little mess, this silly string gender reveal could be a fun option. The families and friends get to participate by spraying the parents with pink or blue string. Once they're done, the couple can remove their blindfolds to find out what color was used. Just no one spoil it before the blindfolds come off!
Gym Day
For expectant parents who love working out, this quirky gender reveal is perfectly suited. The mom (with her doctor's approval) or dad (or both) can deadlift a barbell and slam it down on chalk-filled packets to reveal the baby's gender in an explosion of color. The chalk packs are sold on Amazon.
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