Gender reveal parties have grown in popularity in recent years. They are a great, easy, and fun way to announce the gender of an upcoming baby and are fun for the whole family and everyone involved. And, if you’re a fan of basketball, then incorporating a basketball theme within your gender reveal party can make it even more special and meaningful.
Below, we are going to discuss the best basketball gender reveal kits and items to throw the absolute best gender reveal party you can!
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What is a Gender Reveal?
A gender reveal party is a party held by the parents of an expectant baby, prior to the birth of the child. The purpose of the party is to reveal the sex of the baby to the expectant parents, family, and friends.
Typically, a gender reveal party will contain a specific item, whether a cake, or balloons, or smoke bomb, with either the color blue or pink to signify the sex of the baby. Blue signifying a boy and pink signifying a girl.
Gender reveal parties have grown in popularity and originally started in the United States. These parties are only possible due to advances in prenatal sex discernment technology which allows the expectant parents to know the sex of their unborn child before birth.
Gender Reveal Product
It’s obvious, we know, but you can’t have a gender reveal party without an item or product to reveal the gender, duh.
While you could always opt for a simple basketball cake, with either blue or pink frosting inside, we tend to find that option, quite frankly, a little unimaginative.
Rather, our top pick is to go for the gender reveal basketball. Yep, it is a basketball that is filled with either pink or blue powder. Once the basketball has been filled with the proper powder, again blue for boys and pink for girls, simply utilize the adhesive tape to hold the two-sides of the basketball together.
When it’s time to announce the gender, simply toss the basketball against a basketball backboard or any hard surface. The impact will cause the basketball to pop, allowing the powder to come out and explode in the air.
What we really liked about this product is that the powder is superbly colorful. The blue and pink shine through and are deeper in hue than other gender reveal products.
In addition, there is a sufficient amount of powder provided to fill the basketball. This means that when you do toss the ball, the explosion is quite significant and fills the surrounding area where it was tossed. This also provides the parents, family, and friends with ample opportunities to take pictures while the powder wafts in the air.
Alternatively, you may opt for these 6-inch basketball kits. These kits are smaller than the gender reveal basketball mentioned above, but what we liked about them was that they are meant to be dunked or slammed into a basketball hoop to explode. Easy and compact, you’ll definitely enjoy either option.
Basketball Gender Reveal Accessories
While no basketball gender reveal party is complete without the main product, you will also want to stock-up on basketball accessories for the party. These accessories will help to enhance the overall basketball theme and will make the scene more picturesque and complete.
One great option is the basketball balloons accessory. This accessory contains an assortment of pink and blue balloons and an inscribed balloon with the words, boy or girl. This pack also includes an inflatable basketball balloon to complete the overall basketball theme.
If you really want to create the perfect picturesque scene, then we would also recommend this basketball gender reveal backdrop. Featuring a baby boy and a baby girl holding basketballs, with a basketball hoop in the foreground, the words, Team Pink or Team Blue, are inscribed on the lower center of the backdrop.
Continuing with the “team” theme, we would also highly suggest buying these “Team Girl” or “Team Boy” stickers which you and your guests can stick to their shirts. These are great stickers to pass out before revealing the gender. It’s also a great way to take bets and see what your family and friends think you’re going to have!
Continuing the basketball gender reveal theme, we also purchased these yard signs, reading “Team Boy or Team Girl” in a colorful blue and pink hue. The sign also has two large pink and blue basketballs on either side. In addition, you are given a number of smaller pink and blue basketballs to place across your front or backyard.
Lastly, if you’re really looking to go all-out for the basketball gender reveal theme, then we would recommend these cute basketball straws. They contain an assortment of basketballs and basketball entering a hoop within the stem of the straw.
These straws are awfully cute and a great way to enhance the overall basketball theme of the gender reveal.