**DID YOU KNOW?**
An estimated 60% of parents choose to know the sex of their babies before they are born. 

Expecting a new baby is an exciting time and if you decide to find out the sex of your baby at your 20 week scan, don't announce it to family and friends over the phone or mention it in passing! Have a celebration... Have a Gender Reveal Party!  

What is a Gender Reveal Party? 
Well, "it does exactly what it says on the tin".  It is a celebration where the gender of the expected baby is revealed, usually when the guests bite into their cupcakes or a bigger cake is sliced to reveal pink sponge for a girl or blue sponge for a boy.  

Typically, the parents will find out at exactly the same time as everyone else in the room, having asked their sonographer to seal the news in an envelope, which they will then hand straight to the baker who can get to work on a gender-reveal cake.

Unlike a traditional baby shower the whole family can be involved, husbands/partners especially.  Male guests are allowed, not like a baby shower where the general rule is that only the wives are invited.  

**RANDOM FACT** 
In medieval times, men were encouraged to tie up one testicle to produce the first child and the other to attempt to produce a second in order to ensure they fathered one of each sex.

So, here The Cupcake Box has got together with some other fabulous suppliers to offer inspiration, creating the perfect Gender Reveal Party.

Creative Credits:

Giant Cupcake - The Cupcake Box 
Party Boxes (inc. plates, cups, advice book, and much more) - Life's A Celebration
Chair Covers - All Wrapped Up Events 
"Dummy" Balloons - All Blown Up

OK, so I am anxiously waiting for all the images from last week's photo shoot to pop into my inbox from David E Owen and I'm getting excited!  He has been teasing me with  a couple of snaps, so thought I'd do the same to you ;-) 

So today at The Cupcake Box we took a break from the kitchen (after a manic day of baking yesterday) for a photo shoot.  No, not with my buttercream covered Canon ;)  Thank you to David E Owen and his partner for adding their professional touch to proceedings! 

Although I can't share the results of the shoot just yet (watch this space, not literally, feel free to go about your daily business and check back next week), I thought I would give a quick "shout out" to the wonderful suppliers who got involved.

Firstly, it was great to finally meet my "partner in crime" Maxine Johnston (and her lovely "mini-me") - Owner of Life's a Celebration, party boxes for all occasions.  I have organised many a party for my daughter, all of them equally stressful (but us Mum's and Dad's plough on and all for the smile on their little faces at the end of it all don't we) but after today I can honestly say that it really is possible to have a "party in 3 easy steps"! Pop over to Maxine's site to find out how...OK perhaps four steps by clicking HERE! ;)

Other suppliers included...


All Wrapped Up - Kelly and Collete specialise in wedding planning and coordination with all aspects of venue dressing and hire.

All Blown Up - Contact Amanda to find out how she can help provide fantastic balloons for any occasion

Buttercups Cupcake Wrappers - Jo is so creative and is fantastic at providing bespoke cupcake wrappers 

Charms by Joanna - lovely handmade charms, wedding favours and decorated boxes

Creations 4 Occasions - a new business venture for Amanda Green, providing floral creations for your special occasions 

Kate Lewis Design - beautiful wedding stationary and greeting's cards 

Tree House Crafts - a hidden gem at the Traders Outlet in Sale offering gorgeous home accessories, hand made gifts and much more 

Jazzle Designs - Zoe provides fabulous bespoke crystal customisation 

Do check them out!