Should You Bring a Gift to a Gender Reveal Party?
If you decide to find out the gender of your baby before delivery, it may be the single most exciting day of your pregnancy...aside from the day you took a positive pregnancy test! It's true, gender reveals have become quite the event (some ideas better than others--how did a gender reveal party start a wildfire?!). And rightly so, because it is a huge milestone during pregnancy that you understandably want to share with family & friends. As an invitee, you may ask yourself a question: do you bring gifts to a gender reveal party?
Should You Bring a Gift to a Gender Reveal Party?
Traditionally, there’s no strict etiquette rule that says you must bring a gift to a gender reveal party. In most cases, if you’re invited to the reveal, you’ll also be invited to the baby shower later on — and that’s the real gift-giving occasion.
Our verdict: skip the gift for the gender reveal. Instead, save your thoughtful present for the baby shower or send a postpartum care package once the baby arrives, when Mom could really use some extra love and support.
That said, we don’t recommend showing up completely empty-handed! Think of a gender reveal invitation as you would an invite to a casual dinner party. Start by asking the host if there’s anything you can bring to contribute — maybe a dessert, an appetizer, or a fun drink.
If the host insists you don’t need to bring anything (“just bring yourself!”), a small gesture is still a lovely touch. Consider a simple house-style gift such as:
A bottle of wine or sparkling cider for the parents-to-be
A beautifully scented clean-burning candle and apothecary match set
A ready-to-display bouquet in a vase
With a small, thoughtful token, you’ll show your appreciation, honor the celebration, and be the kind of guest everyone loves to have — ready to share in all the baby news and joy ahead!
Gift for mom and baby
If you’re planning for the baby shower now - or attending the gender reveal party with a group of friends and you want to bring a group gift that’s full of luxury and pampering for Mama, we suggest The Spa Day Pregnancy Gift Box, The Top Five Bestsellers Pregnancy Gift Box or The Cozy at Home Newborn Gift Box which has something for Mom AND baby.
gift for baby
If you’re absolutely dying to gift itty bitty items for the baby only, then we suggest browsing our collection of baby gift boxes.
build your own gift
And finally, if you prefer to build your own gift (so you can fully customize the items and/or stick to a certain budget), visit the Curate-Your-Own shop! You will pick your gift box, fill it with gift items, add a topper and a gift message, and it’ll arrive ready to give to Mama (and Dad!) at the gender reveal party (or future baby shower).
Need more options? Check out our ideas for baby shower gifts for moms! We also love customizing gift boxes! So, if you are the one doing the revealing and/or you have something extra special you want to include, give us a shout and we will help make your gender reveal day present that much more special!