Over the summer I threw a gender reveal party for my sister. She already had two boys and this would be her last kid regardless of the gender. Knowing it was her last I convinced her to let me throw her a gender reveal party.
I can't do anything without a good theme but I didn't want to do the typical gender reveals that were all over Pinterest (mustache & lips, what will baby bee, etc). After too many hours of watching Disney Jr. with my nephews, thank you Sofia the First & Jake and the Neverland Pirates, I found the perfect theme: Pirate or Princess.
With a theme in place I wanted to come up with a unique idea for the actual reveal. I didn't want to do balloons, cutting a cake, or any other typical reveals. Well pirates (and maybe some princesses) have treasure hunts so I thought it was perfect! I also wanted it to be fun for both adults and kids since there would be guests varying in age from 50+ to 2 years old. At the end of the treasure hunt there would be a chest for the parents to open. I wanted all the guests to be involved though so I added a pirate vs. princess dual with colored silly string. The cans were covered in black and pink but all had the same color silly string inside which would reveal the gender.
The guests were asked to guess boy or girl - team pirate or princess - and wear black or pink accordingly. Teams were pretty evenly split which made it lots of fun. My sister Carly and I came up with a set of 8 unique clues (listed below) for each team which would have the two teams racing all over to get to the treasure first. The final clue was the same for each team. I think each team read the last clue within 10 seconds of each other.
One: Team pirate racing between clues
Two: Team princess
Three: Parents opening treasure box
Four: Silly string reveal
Five: Team princess reading a clue
Six: Team pirate
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| Team Princess for the Win! |
Clues for team princess
Mirror mirror on the wall
She was the fairest of them all
Red, shiny and delicious to eat
I made snow white fall asleep
A: Apple (in fruit bowl inside)
Every princess needs a friend
Someone who'll be there 'til the end
If baby's like Cinderella, hers will live in trees
Or maybe even one of these...
A: Birdhouse
Every princess faces struggle
Like living two lives she has to juggle
When true love made her think twice
Pocahontas came here for advice
A: Willow Tree
Rapunzel was locked in a tower taller than all the trees
To get up that high, most would have to use one of these
The prince decided to try his luck
And up, up, up her hair he snuck
A: Ladder
Under a glass jar stood a single flower
Not cut from here but had special power
Love was the key to break the spell
And for the beast that came from Belle
A: Garden
Ariel spotted her true love
As she sang a song above
Here is where she normally stayed
Because she was a mermaid
A: Pool (any water)
They call her Sleeping Beauty
Being a princess was her duty
A witches spell made her sleep here
A kiss from her true love was the only cure
A: Bed
Clues for team pirate
Ahoy Matey's!
To find the treasure here's what you must do
Answer the riddles to find all the clues
Avast ye, that means listen up young buccaneers
The first clues in a place that shows the date and year
A: Calendar
A tiny clue ye have in your hand
But there's more adventure in the things I have planned
To find your next clue be brave and be bold
Ye'll have to search somewhere that's freezing and cold
A: Freezer
Like a parrot is to feathers
Gold is to this treasure
Like mail is to these
Come find me if you please
A: Mailbox
Pirates eat all sorts of food
Cackle fruit or hard-tack - if you're in the mood
How about a hot dog or two?
Lift up my lid, do you see the clue?
A: Grill
ARRRG Mateys!
Find the next clue near deep water
You won't have to walk the plank
But hopefully it hasn't sank!
A: Pool
I come from an island far across the sea
If yer gonna find this clue faster than me,
You'll have to look high in the branches of this _______
A: Tree
Ye buckos must be some of the best
For you've nearly found the treasure chest!
So before ye go off to start another war,
Check behind the shed _______
A: Door
Final Clue for both
So is it pirate or princess?
The treasure chest will confess
So head on out to the back
Your ammo awaits behind the shack
Don't shoot until we count to three
For it will reveal what baby Grubbs will be!!
A:Behind a camper
More Pictures from the party
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| Heading back to the treasure chest |
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| Pirates vs. Princess silly string dual |
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| Baby clothes from Old Navy last summer. |
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| Princess Carlee & Carly |
I had so much fun planning this for my sister but lets be honest - it would have been a lot of excitement and build up for another boy! I almost peed my pants with excitement (and relief) when I opened the envelope the night before the party! I don't think the parents-to-be actually believed it when they opened the chest.
Princess Myla (or Mymy as her brothers call her) is now here and definitely has everyone treating her like royalty.
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| Photo by Amy Bell Photography |
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| RJ- 6 years old\\ Parker- 2.5 years old\\ Myla- 10 days old |
*My sister (with the help of my two other sisters) is repaying the torture favor and throwing me my own gender reveal party tomorrow night. I'll be sure to get lots of pictures taken and do a post on that in the future! The theme is sports and its the middle of winter instead of summer - so it will have a totally different feel.
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