Gender Reveal....Waddle it be?

Gender Reveal

The Big Idea……

When my sister first found out she was pregnant she immediately began talking about ideas for her gender reveal party.  This was a totally new concept to me since it had been 7 years since my last pregnancy and these parties either didn’t exist or I had never heard of them.  So she had heard of the balloon release and the cake cutting, and she suddenly said to me, “Oh! Do you think you can make a bath bomb that releases color?”  So I have to give her credit for the idea.  We started experimenting right away, and voila….we had a totally new gender reveal idea.

 The  Big Reveal……

My sister is not the most patient person, so her husband picked up the secret envelope from their doctor stating whether baby was a boy or girl.  He locked it in his car and hid his keys from her.  I was totally expecting him to give me the envelope right away so I could make the reveal bomb to bring to their party; however Tom didn’t trust me either (boo).  No problem, I simply made a blue and a pink with hidden labels on the bottom to bring along.  He refused to give me the envelope until seconds before the big reveal (whatever Tom, I can totally keep a secret).  The party was going great.  We did a contest where everyone could vote boy or girl for $1 per vote, and winner gets the pot.  The girl votes were ahead by far.  When it was time everyone gathered in the family room around the bowl of water.  Tom FINALLY released the magic envelope to me.  I locked myself in the bathroom with both reveal bombs and the envelope.  I opened it up, wiped away a few tears of joy, and took off the gender label on bottom so no one else could see it.  After composing myself and putting on my poker face I opened the door.  First face I saw was my husbands, and I thought ‘wow, Tom was totally right.  No way will I be able to look at my sister’s face without letting her know’.  OK Tom, you were absolutely right, I cannot keep a secret at all!  So I handed the reveal to Mike and hid.  He passed it to the front, and the rest is in the video.  Please excuse the shakiness, my eight year old was taking it and she was REALLY excited. (She’s the one screaming ‘It’s pink!, It’s pink!’).

What an amazing, fun night!  Kudos to whoever started gender reveal parties.  How cool to be able to be surrounded by friends and family when you get such wonderful news!

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Dinner and a Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Last week my kids and I started “Dinner and a Movie” Nights. We work together to plan a dinner around a movie theme. The kids and I create a menu and put together a grocery list. On movie night, we spend the evening preparing the meal together and watch the movie while enjoying the results of our efforts. I’m hoping this will translate into a fun way to introduce new foods and recipes to the family. When the kids help with the preparation they become much more enthusiastic about eating. We also get the added bonus of quality family time.

Our first attempt was “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” with a dinner of, you guessed it…..Spaghetti and Meatballs. (baby steps people…baby steps) We searched for a stuffed meatball recipe and made garlic bread. The kids cleaned their plates while watching the movie and are excited to plan our next movie night. My daughter wants to try Gumbo and Beignets for a  “The Princess and the Frog” dinner. She’s ready to dive right in! I thought this would be more of an adventure for the kids but from the sounds of it my husband and I will be trying a few new items too. (fingers crossed we won’t have to order emergency pizzas on too many attempts) 

We've started a Pinterest board to collect all of the recipe inspiration and movie themes. Click HERE for more Dinner and a Movie fun.
-Ema

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Unique Bachelorette and Girls Night Out Ideas and Outings

Orders for Bachelorette Party Favors are on the rise and with Wedding Season in full swing we have collected fun options and ideas for celebrating a unique Girls’Night. Heck, who needs a Bachelorette Party? Just call up your friends and have a blast trying something unexpected. Check out our Pinterest Board for more fun ideas too.

Tami Scott of Tami Scott Studio has combined her salon with Bin 11 wine bar. You can host a gathering, enjoy some lovely wine and have a makeover all in one place. Sounds pretty cool to us!

I've had this idea of hosting a bachelorette party with all of the guests dressed as Beauty Pageant Contestants. Assign everyone a sash that reads some sort of fun name like Miss Behave and Miss Understood. The Bride-to-Be could be Miss Taken and of course she’ll need a crown. It would be interesting to see if folks show up in a swimsuit or dressed with props for their talent.

 

Are you adventurous? Aiming high for your night out? We suggest Zipline tours,Trapeze Classes or Paintball!

Megan of the Wades of 108 Blog hosted a Pub Golf Bachelorette Party. It’s a great idea for the host that likes to be organized/OCD. Organized Chaos….Anita would approveJ Megan even writes a follow up with planning details due to the popularity of the idea.  

 

Painting With A Twist does all the work for you! Your group can have a private room, paint with an instructor and bring your own refreshments. The gang at PWT will handle all the clean up.

Rock a Theme!!! PopSugar has 50 themes to inspire you.

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