ok…when i was pregnant with olive, we had a fun, wonderful gender reveal party. their birthdays are complete opposites, so it was easy to have a party for olive in the summer because her birthday was in the winter. for this new babe, the birthday will be in the summer, so having a party was not in the cards with it being so cold and honestly, i wanted something fun but simple!

so, i brainstormed multiple ideas…what was going to be a fun, unique way to reveal the baby’s gender? i didn’t want to do something typical and it was difficult to come across an idea that wasn’t already done. i thought about creating my own scratch off cards and sending boxes to all our friends and family but i totally wanted to make it my own.

first i started with the box. oh my goodness. you would think it would be easy to choose a box but holy cow, it wasn’t! i searched and searched for the right sized box and the right material and the right quantity without spending a ton of money on it. for goodness sake, they’re only boxes! i didn’t need to spend a pretty penny for cardboard. i originally didn’t want kraft cardboard {which is why it took a little longer in my search} but alas, it was the best choice and sturdy enough to send. oh yes, i am a bit cray.

anyhoo, i wanted the contents to be whimsical and cute. i dreamt up ideas of confetti, crinkle paper, candies, soft pinks, blues, and a whole lotta cuteness! i ended up finding a shop on etsy that made gender reveal scratch off cards. score! it was one less item for me to make, although i had the supplies and i was ready create my own scratch off cards! i was super happy with the final result. i also had a custom stamp made {with the words gender reveal} as a final touch to the package.

[scratch off cards, revealing the gender!]

[what will it bee…??]

[pretty glassine bags and a pretty penny to reveal the gender]

[this little nugget helping mama]

i was super happy with how the gender reveal boxes turned out! oh, i couldn’t wait to send them out to everyone and see how they responded! it was pretty awesome. it was such a fun, special way to include everyone in our little surprise!

xoxo