40+ creative ways to announce your pregnancy

Whether it’s your first baby or your seventh, it’s always fun to announce it to family and friends. So, why not get creative when you announce your pregnancy and make it fun for everyone? Here’s 40+ creative ways to break the news.

So, we recently announced to our family that we are having our fifth baby in May! For years we thought we were done but fortunately people can change their minds. That’s why my family was so excited to hear the news. Below is a video of their reaction:

Here’s 40+ ideas to help you tell the exciting news to your family.

Deliver a quail egg pregnancy announcement
Place a Bun in the oven at home
Wear a Bun in the oven Halloween costume
Hand out Pregnancy reveal lottery tickets
Give Dad pregnancy t-shirt
Wrap a Christmas pregnancy ornament

Christmas ornament to announce your pregnancy

Take a video and send it to everyone
Instead of saying “cheese” when taking a photo, say, “XXXX’s pregnant!”
Wrap a framed photo of the ultrasound
Sibling t-shirt pregnancy reveal
Mail a personalized letter to each family member
Scratch to reveal announcement cards

Cute “Scratch to reveal” cards to announce pregnancy

Make a pregnancy reveal treasure hunt for your kids
Wrap a baby doll and put it under the Christmas tree
Cook a tiny toy baby in a cupcake or cake
Reveal the actual pregnancy test
Tie a pregnancy reveal bandana around your dog
Design family Christmas card around the announcement
Give your parents a grandparent onesie
Place your announcement in a fortune cookie
Give your kids “When mommy’s having a baby” book
Put caution tape “Under construction” on future room for the nursery
Wear a Thanksgiving “Turkey in the oven” t-shirt
Ask to announce the pregnancy during a sporting event
Color the baby reveal in sidewalk chalk in front of your house
Give a baby reveal puzzle as a gift

Play songs about babies all day until someone notices
Watch “Look who’s talking” with your family
Put a car seat in the back set of your husband’s car
Give your mom a “Promoted to Grandma” mug
Write the baby announcement on felt letter board and see who notices
Place a “You’re going to be a daddy” spoon in the silverware drawer
Share a box of donuts or pizza that says, “Eat up! Mommy doesn’t want to be the only one with a belly” on the inside of the lid
Place a binky in an Easter egg
Leave the ultrasound picture in your Elf on the Shelf’s hands
Stick a “Pregnant on Board” bumper sticker on your car

Give your husband a “Daddy to be” ribbon
Make a diaper-changing emergency kit for your husband
Buy the father-to-be a copy of “Dad” magazine
Wrap a pair of newborn shoes
Fill your house full of blue and pink balloons
Hide items related to babies such as binkies, diapers and bottles throughout the house

I hope that you will be able to use at least one of these ideas when you announce your pregnancy to your family. Congratulations on the exciting news and good luck with the little one!