Finding out soon whether it's a boy or a girl, and want to share the news with your family in a fun way? Here are gender reveal party ideas step by step: who keeps the secret, ways to reveal it, a simple theme, games and messages, and a gender reveal cake in the right size for your guests, plus when to order so it arrives on time.
What is a gender reveal party?
A gender reveal is a small get-together with family and friends where everyone finds out whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Sometimes the parents find out at the same moment as their guests. You don't need a big setup: one clear way to reveal it, a few touches around it, and a phone ready to film.
Step one: who keeps the secret?
- If you want to be surprised too: ask someone you trust, such as a sister or a close friend, to get the result. They order the cake and choose the colour.
- If you already know: order it yourselves and surprise the family.
- The day before: agree who cuts the cake, who films, and exactly when.
Ways to reveal: pick the one that suits your party
A cake that reveals the colour when you cut it
The Gender Reveal Cake is a round cake in light cream with a cartoon character holding her bump, «He or She» and colourful hearts. Whoever orders it chooses the colour inside the bump: blue for a boy or pink for a girl, revealed when you cut it. It comes from 5 to 12 inches.
The Boy or Girl? cake: suspense to the last minute
The Boy or Girl? cake is square, topped with a puzzle of little white squares with pink and blue question marks, and «BOY or GIRL» on the side. You choose the baby's gender when you order: blue for a boy or pink for a girl. It comes in 6, 8 and 10 inches.
A cup or a lunch box: when it's just the two of you
- Gender Reveal Cup: cake in a pink footed cup with a bow, topped with purple cream, a cartoon mum-to-be and «He or She». You choose the colour inside the bump: blue for a boy or pink for a girl.
- Gender Reveal Lunch Box: a 4-inch cake in a kraft burger box that serves 2–3, with a cartoon mum-to-be on top. You choose boy or girl inside the bump, revealed when you cut it.
A gender reveal balloon next to the cake
The Gender Reveal Balloon is a big 18-inch black balloon with «Boy or Girl?» written on it, and you choose it by the baby's gender: pink for a girl or blue for a boy. Put it next to the cake to complete the reveal photo.
An easy boy-or-girl theme
- Colours: pink and blue, or white and beige with small pink and blue touches.
- Backdrop: a simple sign reading "Boy or girl?", with clear space behind the parents so the photo stays clean.
- The table: the cake in the middle, with white flowers and sweets in the theme colours.
- Two teams: each guest takes a card in the colour they're guessing, then take a photo of each team.
Games before the reveal
One or two is plenty, so the focus stays on the big moment:
- Vote for team boy or team girl.
- Guess the baby's name or birth date.
- A short note from each guest for the baby to read when they're older.
Gender reveal messages
For the invitation, the photo backdrop or guest cards:
- Boy or girl?
- Pink or blue?
- Team boy or team girl?
- The little secret comes out today.
- Boy or girl, the love's the same.
- Today we meet our newest family member.
Want a message on the cake itself? In Design Your Cake, the Gender Reveal section has two designs on every shape, and you can write up to 25 characters on every size except the cup.
Filming the reveal
- Set the phone where it can see your faces and the cake together.
- Don't stand in front of a bright window, or your faces will come out dark.
- Make sure whoever is filming knows when you'll cut the cake.
- Film the guests' guesses before, and your reaction after.
How big a gender reveal cake do you need?
| Size | Serves |
|---|---|
| Gender Reveal Cup | 1–2 |
| Lunch box, 4 inch | 2–3 |
| 5 inch | 3–4 |
| 6 inch | 6–8 |
| 8 inch | 12–16 |
| 10 inch | 20–24 |
| 12 inch | 28–32 |
The Gender Reveal Cake comes in every size from 5 to 12 inches, and the Boy or Girl? cake in 6, 8 and 10. If you're between two sizes, take the bigger one. A bigger party? Design Your Cake goes up to 11×21 inches, which serves 60–70.
Order on time
- Same day: regular sizes can be booked for the same day while a slot is open. Outside Riyadh, the morning slot must be booked by 11pm the day before.
- A day ahead: 12 inch, plus heart 12, 10×14, 11×21 and square 6×8 in Design Your Cake.
- Flavour and filling: the cake flavour is chocolate, and vanilla is in selected cities and booked a day ahead. Fillings: cream, Nutella, blueberry, Lotus, pistachio; the lunch box has strawberry instead of Lotus.
- Delivery: in 10 cities, 29 SAR, free for orders from 300 SAR. You can also collect from a branch in every city except Unaizah. Details on our delivery page.
Haven't shared the pregnancy news yet? See our pregnancy announcement cake guide. And after the birth, there are newborn baby cakes.
FAQ
What is a gender reveal?
A party where family and friends find out whether the baby is a boy or a girl, often by cutting a cake.
How does the Gender Reveal Cake show the gender?
Whoever orders it chooses the colour inside the bump: blue for a boy or pink for a girl, revealed when you cut it.
How do we keep it a surprise from ourselves?
Ask the sister or friend who knows the result to order the cake and choose the colour.
What works if it's just the two of us?
The Gender Reveal Cup, or the 4-inch Gender Reveal Lunch Box that serves 2–3.
Can we order it for the same day?
Yes, regular sizes while a slot is still open. The 12 inch must be booked the day before.
What size for 15 people?
An 8 inch serves 12–16. If more might come, go for a 10 inch (20–24).
Pick your reveal cake from our gender reveal cakes, and keep the colour secret until the cut.
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