Heighten the Suspense of a Gender Reveal Party with Candy

Is it a boy or a girl?

By the time you get to the gender reveal party, you’ve heard that question a thousand times. Your guests are excited. Finally, finally, the answer is about to be revealed.

Keep your guests guessing the baby's sex

Gender reveal parties have become popular in the United States thanks to advances in DNA testing and the rise of social media sites like Pinterest where people share party ideas. The popularity is spreading to other parts of the world – with families throwing gender reveals in Austraila, Canada and the U.K.

But don’t give away the goods too quickly. Heighten the suspense with bulk candy and make guests wait to the end to find out.

Gender reveal buffet

Gender Reveal Candy Buffet

A pink and blue candy buffet is the perfect way to keep guests guessing. We’ve put together some of our favorite pink and blue baby shower bulk candy into an assortment for 12 to 15 people. It includes Pink Sixlets, Blue Sixlets, Blue Rock Candy, Pink Rock Candy, Blue Twist Pops, Pink Twist Pops, a Mix of Pink & Blue Foil Hard Candy, and a Mix of It’s a Boy & It’s a Girl Hershey Kisses, and 50 Baby Reveal Buttermints

The wrappers on the buttermints can help you turn your candy buffet into a game. Encourage guests to pick a Team Pink or Team Blue buttermint and vote on what they think the gender is. You can provide a couple of clear glass containers for them to drop their candy into to keep track of which side has the most votes.

Stick with the stock items or personalize it by adding some of your favorite candies from the list below.

Boy or girl?

Pink and Blue Candy To Keep Them Guessing

Adorable candy helps you celebrate while keeping he secret for now. Mix Blue and Pink Gummy Bottles or sweet blue foot pops and pink foot pops. Celebration Shimmer hearts in light pink or powder blue share the love. Or offer guests a sweet snack with a mix of pink Jordan almonds and blue Jordan almonds.

You can even bring a traditional touch with “It’s a Boy” and “It’s a Girl” gum cigars.

Gender reveal cakes

The Big Reveal

When you’re ready for the big reveal, candy is the perfect choice. Imagine this scene. The mom and dad-to-be stand next to a cake stand, knife in hand, ready to reveal the answer to today’s big question: boy or girl? Their friends and family gather close. Together mom and dad cut the cake (just like on their wedding day). Cameras flash.

Sixlets spill out of the cake. But what color are they? Pink or blue?

Use this Rainbow Surprise Inside cake recipe from Betty Crocker to make a gender reveal cake. Replace the multi-colored frosting with alternating pink and blue details. Then fill the inside with either pink or blue sixlets instead of the M&M’s. If you prefer M&M’s though you can get them in all pink or all blue as well.

Find even more bulk candy options for your gender reveal party at SweetServices.com.

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