My husband isn't into the gender reveal party and I want something more than just the tech telling us what we are having....here are the two things I'm going to do. The shirt one is more for me and the older kids, each one doing one hand print on each side like the pic. ...the silly string will be a family and will go on an 'announcement' to friends and family....We will not know what the sex is before the silly string comes out. I'm going to have the tech put the 'answer' in an envelope, give it to my mom, she will buy the silly string and wrap it so we can't see the color beforehand. I think I'm going to have us all in white shirts so the color 'pops'. I'm not one for all in the same shirt for a pic but I think this will be the only time I'd do it.
What do you think? (my kids are 7 and 9 so totally old enough to get into the silly string thing...we may even need more than one can each!)
Re: Gender Reveal Idea...
BFP 3/30/14. EDD 12/4/14
I should clarify and say that it WILL go on facebook. for most people. I send out an 'announcement' to my grand parents and a few aunts who are not on facebook. They actually ask for stuff like that as I've done it in the past. When I do it for other things, they cut out the pic and keep just the pic. As for a mass mailing of it...no, I send out maybe 5 or 6. Everyone else finds stuff out on facebook or by word of mouth. The shirt thing was a back up and was only for the kids and I. Just as 'something' else to do. We lost a baby in august last year that really affected them so I just thought this would be one more thing we could do to get excited. I wont be making a 'formal' deal about the silly string. Kinda thought it would be more fun for us as a family. We are just 'that' type of family.
It may be technically incorrect, but is it just me or does "Sex Reveal Party" sound.... um, not family friendly?
OP- I think that sounds like a great way for your family to find out and a fun thing to do with your kids to get them excited for the baby. If your mom is willing to get some silly string why not??
Edit: sorry just saw your reply. I think it's great to mail out announcements to the members of the fam who don't have fb. I think people were thinking mass announcements.
I'm not typically into turning this type of thing into a big party, but I have to say it is nice to do it when you have older children or close family who live far, so they can 'participate' in the reveal and get excited.
My cousin has 2 boys, 5 and 7yo and was preg again and did a simple thing of putting blue baloons into a box and taping it shut, then the boys opened it and everyone was just super excited abouta new baby bro.
MH wanted to do the same for our little DD and she had a blast with that. We filmed it and later emailed the clip to both sets of grandparents instead of just telling them over the phone (all live far away). Everyone loved it.
Before you do the silly string though, a friend of mine did this and the stuff stained her walls and carpet and was REALLY hard to get out of the carpet fibers. She said if she had known, she would have done the actual spraying outside.
I'm more underground about this pregnancy though... 15 weeks and there's nothing on FB. It was 100% for us.