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

• 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

• 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!

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