Blue Or Pink: What Do You Think?

 

In the past it was all about how you announced that you were expecting.  Today, it's all about how you announce what you are having!

While some women are opting out of knowing what they are having or holding out on sharing the big news with close friends and family, others are telling the world through social media.  But if social media isn't your thing and the task of calling everyone you know by phone is just too time consuming then you can have Gender Reveal Party or have the big reveal at your Baby Shower.

Lately, I've been seeing all these new fun and unique ways to announce the gender of the new addition to your family. All equally adorable in their own way but here are my Top Three Favorites.

MY TOP THREE FAVORITE GENDER REVEAL IDEAS

Number 3:

This idea is super cute if you aren't planning on having a Gender Reveal Party.  You can simply purchase/create these adorable scatch cards and insert them in your Baby Shower invitations to announce your baby's gender. Your love ones can keep these as keepsakes in anticipation for your little one's arrival.

Number 2:

Using a cake to reveal your baby's gender is a cute and tasty idea! Start the anticipation with the outer decor of the cake to build up the suspence. 

Once you have your cake on display and everyone is just on pins and needles waiting to know what you've having you might want to play some guessing games or pass around a guess sign-in book and have your guest write down which gender they think the baby will be next to their names. 

You can also give away fun gifts to the guests that predicted the correct gender.

When its time for the big reveal, the inside of your cake can look like the cakes below:

 

 


Number 1:

This idea is by far my favorite especially if you are looking for a more cost effective gender reveal idea.  All you have to do is get a huge card board box from any grocery store or department store. You can cover it in gift wrap paper and tie a huge bow around it.  Position it in a spot at your Gender Reveal Party where everyone can see it.  When the time is right have your guests gather around and let the expecting couple open up the box to reveal a hellium balloon filled explosition of either pink or blue balloons.

 

 

 

 

 

Which ever idea you decide on, your love ones will love being apart of the announcement!  



A Very Special Client

I love planning and creating fabulous events as it is my profession. My favorite events are kids birthday parties. I recently planned a 1st birthday party for my little guy and I must say there is nothing more exciting than planning a party for a client who lives across the hall from you!

I could have gone out and purchased all these elaborate things for his 1st Birthday Party but for a very special client that is so near and dear to my heart I preferred to do what I do best and let my crafters nature blossom!

Here's a little back story on why my husband and I decided to go with the theme we chose.  When our little guy was about 4 months old we explored the idea of exposing him to television. After researching and skimming through endless amounts of child programmings we both agreed on BabyFirstTv.  He instantly fell in love with the little blue character called Peekaboo.  Thus the theme for his party was Peekaboo, I See You.

During initial stages of planning I contacted BabyFirstTv to see if they offered any party supplies for their characters.  Unfortunately, they didn’t have any but I was up for the challenge of creating my own and sharing what I came up with to other parents. Hopefully my ideas, designs and creations will inspire someone else.

The invitations set the tone for the party. Creating a sneak peek of the theme and color scheme.

Like I said before we had no Peekaboo themed decorations so everything was created and made. Here’s a few pictures of the overall decor.

 

 

Custom made Peekaboo banner.

 

 

Picture Collage Board and month banner.

 

Signature Pit Stop

 

I used this blue Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday hat as substitute for his Peekaboo ears.  I also custom designed a Peekaboo white longsleeve onsie at Cafepress.com. 

 

For the food description tent cards I printed out tiny pictures of Peekaboo and attached them to small square card stock paper for a colorful display on the food table.

We had a kid friendly menu with consisted of veggie dippers, chicken fingers, a tropical fruit bowl, mini hot dogs, candy sticks, cheesie puffs, mac and cheese muffins, potato chips, mini cheese burgers, fried chicken, gum balls, and french fries cones.

 

In addition we had mini milk jugs and chocolate chip cookies as well as an ice cream station and chocolate cake cups. All of the food was made by me.  

 

Milk jugs and paper straws I got from ShopSweetLulu.

 

(I drapped the wall with the same kiwi green plastic table cloth and streamed turquiose, green and silver crepe paper down the wall.)

 

 

I used the same green plastic table cloth to make this custom ruffled table shirt for the beverage table.

I also attached Peekaboo picture cut outs to these green bendable straws for the kids.

But the real star of the table was the Peekaboo theme Birthday Cake. It was a two tiered vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream filling covered in colorful fondant. It was made from a local bakery in Connecticut by the name of Chaves Bakery & Deli.

If you are familiar with “Peekaboo, I See You”, you’ll know that Peekaboo loves to hide behind many objects. One of his more popular objects is his green chair. Which I made out of kiwi green plastic table cloth from Party City and cardboard. This chair turn out great as a decorative piece but doubled as a table for the milk and cookies. It also served as a great way to incorporate our fireplace into the party.

I hung foam letters that spelt out his name above the fireplace. I got these foam letters from his ABC foam mat. Next to the green chair I laid out his favor canvas tote bags which I custom designed with Peekaboo and Blossom images on VistaPrints. Filled with goodies, toys, activities and treats. In front of the bags were kiwi green easter buckets with candy-filled colorful eggs. (His party was held the day before Easter Sunday).

I decorated the mantel with the adorable Blossom favor cookies I had custom made by Two Sweet Sensations. I added Peekaboo Thank You tags.

At the corner of the fireplace I created a life size Peekaboo Magic Door with Peekaboo popping out to say Hi! Behind which I plugged in a bubble machine for some bubbly fun.

His party was held at our home with a detailed schedule of games and activities to keep the kids entertained. In keeping with the theme, most of the activities were centered around Peekaboo and BabyFirstTv. First we had color time with free printable images I printed out from BabyFirstTV’s goodies page on their website.

We then did Arts and Craft in which we made “Blossom Fans” with afforable supplies I got from the Dollar Store. I pre-cut the petals from colorful foam sheets and used white paper plates for the face.

We attached the petals to the plates with double-sided foam adheasive from Staples. The colorful “Blossom Fans” were a big hit with the kids!

We also played a Peekaboo Match Game which I created and printed out on white card stock paper. I laid all the pictures face up on the floor so that the kids could see where all the matching pictures were. Then they had to remember where the matching pictures of Peekaboo and the same object were as they took turns.

 

 

I even had a Pin-the-Nose-on-Peekaboo Game. I ordered a large Peekaboo Poster from VistaPrints and taped it to cardboard which I then cut out to get a life-size image of Peekaboo. The kids took turns being blind folded to pin the nose on Peekaboo. I used double-sided velcro tape from Staples to attach the noses.

 

Finally...It was time to eat cake!

After all the planning and executing, my very special client was happy and that’s all that mattered.