So kind of late to the party, no pun intended, but we had our gender reveal party on July 29,2018. If you know me personally I have ALWAYS wanted to have a tiki themed party, so I figured with us finding out the gender of our baby at the end of July why not use this as an excuse to have my very own tiki party!
I'm really kicking myself because I should have taken more photos, because it really did turn out super cute. We found decorations at the Dollar Tree, which is my go to spot for party supplies on a budget, and even got blue and pink leis for our guests to vote which gender they thought the baby was.
We went simple with the menu, having Kings Hawaiian ham and provolone sliders, chips/dip, a fruit/vegetable platter, and BBQ little smokies. For drinks we brought some adult beverages for those who could partake in the drinking festivities(I was totally eying the margaritas jealously) and had blue Hawaiian punch. AND of course there was cake, my favorite from Costco that has the BEST cheesecake filling in the middle.
We did a diaper raffle for the gender reveal with a couple different prizes to win for those who had brought diapers to participate. 1 package/ box of diapers = 1 ticket and 2 packages/ boxes of diapers = 3 tickets. For the prizes we did a $25 visa gift card and a 6 pack of assorted craft beers. It was something different and I made out like a bandit with diapers! I definitely recommend having some sort of diaper raffle or party focusing on diapers so it's one less thing that you have to worry about when baby comes.
Finally it was time for the big reveal, though to be completely honest....we already knew 2 weeks prior what we were having. I HATE surprises, I'm the worst person to throw a surprise party for ever, let alone be patient for Christmas to see what I'm getting. So of course I wasn't going to be patient to see what I was having. Though we did keep the rouse pretty well and even went to a second gender ultrasound to confirm we were having what we were having.
We wanted to be unique and keep with the theme so we decided to do a volcano that shot out the color of the gender. We bought a cheap volcano kit from Amazon and had a little fun arts and crafts night together painting and putting together the volcano. We recommend gluing the bottom two pieces together to make the volcano a little more sturdy. Then once the volcano is painted to your liking, grab your 20 oz pop bottle and put in the baking soda and the coloring of your gender. We were going to add in dish soap, but I misplaced the dish soap I had bought so we skipped it. Once the dye and the baking soda are in the bottle, screw the bottle into the top piece and put it on the top of the volcano. Now the only tricky part is transporting it safely and so that no one will peak. Which is what I was worried about.
So finally it was time for the big reveal and I think the results turned out amazing! Don't you? ;)
We were clearly happy with what we were having and so was everyone else! I'm pretty sure you can hear my mother in law crying in the background of the video(she was the one who took it).
SO BABY DEMOSS IS A..........
BOY!!!!
We're super excited and cannot wait to meet him! We actually already have his name picked out and have even started calling him by it <3
What did you guys do for your gender reveals? Did you have one? I'd love to hear from you!
xoxo
Midwest Mommie
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