Canadian Parents Find Out Baby’s Gender Through Fireworks Display

Shunning the traditional colored cake or balloons, Canadian parents Graham and Monica Driscoll found out their second baby's gender in an explosive manner. The couple revealed the sex of their baby through a stunning fireworks display in Falmouth, Nova Scotia on the night of April 2.

ABC News reports that Graham and Monica pulled off a one-of-kind baby's gender reveal by using a dynamite plunger to start off an elaborate fireworks display in front of their family members and friends. Bright pink color exploded the night sky, revealing that the couple is expecting a baby girl.

Graham, who works for a fireworks company, said that the reveal was a total surprise because even he and Monica did not have any idea that they will be having a baby girl. He explained that he pulled the stunt by relaying the idea to his manager and entrusting the envelope that contained their unborn baby's gender.

"The reveal was for everyone. We had no idea ourselves either," Graham said in an email sent to the Huffington Post. The licensed pyro-technician added that the firework display, which lasted for almost seven minutes, has impressed their guests.

"Everyone enjoyed it. The grandmothers are over the moon ecstatic for a little girl," Graham shared. He also posted footage of the unique baby's gender reveal on YouTube.

Unique gender reveals have been booming in the past years. Rebecca Michals, community manager of the popular parenting website Baby Center, said that gender reveal parties are a huge hit because people are looking for something to celebrate amidst economic hard times. BabyCenter's gender-reveal party discussion threads had skyrocketed since 2012, implicating that a lot of parents are interested about the event.

According to the Washington Post, the first baby's gender reveal video was shared on YouTube in 2008. Expecting parents were shown in the video simply opening a sealed envelope in front of their friends and family members. Since then, thousands of gender-reveal videos have been uploaded onto the site with parents getting more creative and extravagant in the event.