Of all the ways that you can have a gender reveal, this one just might be the most fun. We combined the ever-popular smash cake with the energy of our four crazy boys and it couldn’t have turned out more exciting. Here’s how you can do this yourself as well.

Since this is our last child, we wanted to involve all four of our boys during the gender reveal. But all of the ideas on the Internet didn’t seem to fit. That’s when we thought of a smash cake. It was perfect. My boys were stoked and we had a blast watching. Here’s how we did it.

Gather your gender reveal supplies

The best part about revealing the gender of your baby with a smash cake is how EASY it is! You don’t need hardly any supplies at all. Here’s a list of items that you’ll need:

• Two box cake mixes
• Two containers of store-bought frosting
• Pink and blue plastic safety pins
• Blue, pink and black writing gel icing

Get everything ready for the reveal

First things first, bake your cake. I just combined the all of the ingredients for two store-bought cake mixes. Then pour your cake batter onto a butter cookie sheet and bake according to directions on the box. Then, ask your ultrasound tech to write down your baby’s gender and put it in an envelope. Give a friend or neighbor the envelope, frosting, cake and one plastic pink and blue safety pin. Then they can insert the correct safety pin into the cake and then frost it without you seeing.

Start digging!

You might want to pull out the camera for this part. Gather your kids and place the cake on a flat surface in the kitchen. It’s going to get really messy. Tell your kids to start digging through the cake. My kids really got into this. My two oldest boys smashed their faces into the cake right away. It actually took a little longer than I thought for my kids to find the safety pin. And guess what?! It’s a girl! We couldn’t believe it.

I started crying because I was so shocked. I thought for sure it was going to be a boy. Needless to say, we were all screaming in excitement. It was really the perfect way to find out what we were having. I would highly recommend it. Here’s a video of the entire experience for your viewing pleasure.

What other ideas do you have for a gender reveal? Leave your comments below

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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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