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Kirsten Oliphant

Alternative Gender Reveal: Raffling Our Baby

Parenting Stories

6 Jun

A great idea for a baby gender reveal: a raffle!

Lately gender reveal parties have been all the rage. Cakes with colored insides, balloon releases, and all kinds of creative idea just a click away on Pinterest. Rob and I didn’t want to know, but had a creative alternative to a gender reveal.

Rob and I love surprises. All of our children so far (that’s three, if I’m counting correctly) were surprises. Though I really thought I saw, uh, boy parts in one of Cooper’s last ultrasounds, even that made for MORE of a surprise when Rob and I first heard the pronoun “she” from over the c-section surgical curtain.

On our fourth, due in just about 6 weeks (SIX WEEKS??????? I SHOULD PROBABLY PREPARE OR SOMETHING.) we decided to try something different. We still didn’t want to know, but we thought it might be fun if SOMEONE knew. We talked about letting the ultrasound tech find out and then sharing the news with some random person in the family or a friend, but then it seemed a little to weird to pick a person. But what about a raffle? Rob’s family for sure loves being competitive, so we thought bringing his family and my family and a few close friends would be a great idea.

The rules were this: $5 per entry with the money going for baby stuff. (Rob kept track of this because he is amazing at that kind of thing.) As many entries as you like and you could share ONLY with a spouse. If the word gets out, it’s a $25 fine. Because we really DON’T want to find out. (Time will tell if the secret remains secret.) Here are some photos of how it went down. baby raffle mimi winsI texted Rob’s dad to have him announce the news to Rob’s mom, pictured here, and to take a photo. Though blurry, I love the emotion here! In a day or so, we will hand over the envelope. I’ll really look forward to hearing later how this was, knowing but not being able to tell anyone.

Have you done any creative gender reveals? Do you like baby surprises or to know so you can plan?

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  1. Kristi says

    June 7, 2014 at 1:24 am

    That is super creative!! I can’t wait for the big reveal in 6 weekish!! I say another girl…equal out the playing field! But that’s just my guess! 🙂

  2. Han says

    June 7, 2014 at 3:36 am

    We’re not going to know until baby arrives in 4 weeks ish (well 4 to my due date lol) so we might have to send a picture in a gender neutral onesie and get people to send back guesses or something like that. Then again I’m probably going to be so excited that any planning like that will go out the window.

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Hey, there! I'm Kirsten, but most people call me Kiki. I'm a mom to five kids, ages under 1 to almost 9.It's a little loud up in here.

I'm writing this blog for YOU. That's right-- you. If you're like me, you might be surrounded by a loud, wild life. It's hard sometimes, finding the joy in the midst of the crazy. That's my goal, but I fail a lot.

I'm a writer with an MFA in Fiction, but these days I run on blogs and coffee. In this space I keep it real about family and make delicious recipes in my messy kitchen. You can also find me at Create If Writing writing about creativity or interviewing writers, bloggers, and creatives. I'm so glad you're here!


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