Gender reveal parties are relatively new. Over the past few years, these have become increasingly popular around the world.
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Gender reveal parties are a great way to celebrate and share the news of the baby's gender with family and friends before the baby is born. There are several ways that this can be done, either through cleverly staged photos or by throwing a memorable gender reveal party.
Here are some great ideas that I have found when researching through various social media channels.
Box of Balloons
This seems to be one of the most popular ways to announce the gender of a baby. It's fun and very visual and gives you the opportunity to decorate and present the box in your own way!
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Please consider Smart Balloon Practices when filling a box with helium-filled balloons. Rather than releasing and allowing the balloons to float away, keep the balloons tethered to a weight.
To find large cardboard boxes, check your balloon distributor as many will carry boxes for balloon deliveries or use your friendly search engine and type the following keywords:
Where can I buy extra large boxes
XXL boxes
Really big cardboard boxes
XXL boxes
Really big cardboard boxes
Popping Balloons
This also appears to be a very popular choice! Filling a 3' Black balloon with coloured confetti and 5" balloons to reveal if it's a girl or boy!
This is a fabulous video very kindly shared by Tope Abulude, CBA, of Balloon Inspirations Design Studio in Brentwood, Essex, U.K. This shows the fun and excitement a popping balloon can bring.
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This fabulous Qualatex® 3' "Question Marks" balloon # 43400 is perfect for gender reveal popping balloons!
A popping balloon can be either helium-filled and secured to a ribbon and weight, or air-filled and suspended from the ceiling. Rather than just giving the couple a pin to pop the balloon, why not make a "wand"? This can be easily made by securing a pin to the end of a short wooden stick (protect the pin by placing a cork on it whilst it's not in use) This is also for health and safety reasons, too! Decorate the stick with ribbons and a bow.
Pregnant Balloon Sculpture
And finally, here is another great idea! This fabulous pregnant balloon sculpture is the work of Abby London of Abby London Magic and Balloons in Lansdown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Abby makes one of her fabulous balloon dolls, fills the belly with pink or blue silk flowers and once it's popped, the sculpture remains intact and gets her figure back!
Here are some great balloons that would be perfect for baby gender reveal party decor.
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| 11" "Baby Footprint & Hearts" |
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| 11" "He? Or She?" 18" "He Or She? Footprints" |
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| 11" Mustache & Bow Tie 11" Mustache & Ribbon |
Remember, this could be the start of a fabulous relationship with your client. After the gender reveal there is the baby shower, the Christening or naming ceremony, the baby's first birthday, and so it goes on. This could be a customer for a very long time, so make sure that you build a great relationship with them.
Happy ballooning!
Sue
www.suebowler.com