We normally try to do potluck parties to help spread out the cost. But that also sounded like a lot of effort to me, so I pleanned a really simple cookout menu and did everything myself
Baby Zinn Gender Reveal Menu
Grilled Burgers and Hot Dogs
Baked Macaroni and Cheese (similar recipe)
Bush's Maple and Bacon Baked Beans
Fruit Salad with Orange Vanilla Syrup
The mac and cheese recipe is an old famiily recipe that we really don't give out (I can't give away my secret party recipe!), but I've linked to a similar one. And the fruit salad is one of my absolute favorites! I was able to put everything together ahead of time, so I didn't have a lot of prep work or cooking right before the party. And the best party? All of my serving dishes were in the dishwasher at the end of the night!
For the decorations, I bought some baby pumpkins at the grocery store and painted them with acrylic paint.
I painted them over the course of two days. I did half pink and half blue. I think they turned out really cute!
For the reveal, I had my friend Sarah make cupcakes. Then Aaron decided he wanted to do smoke bombs, so we did those too! Here's our video from our reveal.
Not shown in the video, is our friend Josh ready with the hose in case we caught anything on fire!
At the end of the night, I made sure to get a photo of everyone all together. I loved having most of our friends with us to celebrate. It made an already exciting event that much more special.
Here's to our little man, we can't wait to meet you!
Congratulations! I love the smoke from a bag idea, can't say I have seen it before. You are so smart making the gathering a potluck. There is nothing worse than people coming over and it costing an arm and a leg. My husband doesn't get this and we usually spend a ton when people come over. Of course most of our guests are his co-workers and younger than us. Which means they weren't taught etiquette. I never go to anyone's house empty handed, even if it's just a hostess gift.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I can attest that being a boy mom is the best :-)
ReplyDeleteWow I was so wrong. Totally thought you were having a girl. Congrats on your new little one. Love the smoke bomb idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a super fun reveal! I don't think I've ever seen smoke bombs before! Love It! Congratulations to you!!
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