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BartlebyTheScrivener
We haven’t shared the baby’s gender with anyone but am thinking about sharing it at the shower. I thought about keeping it simple and casually dropping that when I thank everyone for coming to the shower BUT from what I’ve seen, the women on this app are far more creative than I. So, with that, I ask you for your most creative ideas ��
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Leasenz
I made a gender reveal box - cheap and easy, just takes a bit of time :) filled it with some cut up paper streamers and some partially filled balloons :)
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BartlebyTheScrivener
@Leasenz,
cute! I’d prefer to not do pink or blue though so I’d have to think about what to fill it with
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MommyScientist
By “not pink or blue” I assume it’s because you don’t want to feed into stereotypical gender constructs? Anyway, we played Pin the Penis on the Baby at my best friend’s baby shower years ago 😂
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BartlebyTheScrivener
@MommyScientist,
correct!! They’re not even social constructs as much as what marketers back in the day decided as should be associated with each sex
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Pot-of-Gold
My husband and I went on a little shopping spree and bought one outfit per size for our little guy! You could do that, then have someone sneakily hang them by the exit when everyone is there �� We went to Target and got one each of 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 in varying colors and styles, just based on what we liked
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@Lo0830,
thanks �� we called immediate family but I told some friends using the outfits!
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ashleyazeneth
i’ve seen some post of the signs! male ♂, female ♀they’ll make a game out of it!
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BartlebyTheScrivener
@ashleyazeneth,
that’s interesting! I hadn’t thought about that. Thanks!!
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skc914
Same!!! But as I thank everyone my son is walking in with a colored ballon, I’d love to hear other ideas!!! We don’t want a big huge reveal just simple
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boymom62522
@skc914,
I've seen a lot with "brother" or "sister" instead of blue/boy or pink/girl
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BethA14
you can choose whatever colors you want! Make it fun, you can do colors that are special to you and your hubby/family, or use symbols of hobbies that you like, for example a soccer ball, ballet slippers, dinosaurs, puppies, etc. It can be anything that you want!!
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PalomaEstelle
I just saw on Instagram a couple didn't want to use pink or blue for their gender reveal so instead they used letters to pull from a decorated box! xx for female or xy for male.
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ag1520
Can you make it into a shower game? Maybe a paper where guests have to unscramble the letters of different baby items … then somehow their answers can read vertically “It’s a ____!” A crossword with highlighted boxes could work too ��♀️
It may also be fun to see how long it takes your guests to notice. And who the first one is to notice!
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almzc
My friends did red and purple (their favorite colors) instead ��
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LaurenS0124
Maybe some type of animal where the male and female are visibly different? Like deer (antlers vs no antlers)?
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miniyesplease
@LaurenS0124,
This is a fantastic idea for someone who is looking to avoid social constructs, given that all sorts of punk/blue alternatives are just as socially constructed (sports vs dance, puppies vs bunnies, dinos vs hearts, etc).
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BartlebyTheScrivener
@LaurenS0124,
I LOVE this idea! I, sometimes, think that people aren’t always smart enough to figure this out…. That said, I’ll give it more thought
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