Liam has not drawn anything yet, but his card already looks like he did. Fat crayons lie along the bottom edge, their scribbles, hearts and stars run up the sides, and the title is written in the same waxy purple and orange strokes, as if a big sister did it.
It is a loud, happy card for a loud, happy party, and the one to pick when the older siblings are planning most of it. Send it to the class list and the cousins and nobody will mistake it for a baby shower.
Cover the table with white paper and leave crayons on it, serve rainbow fruit skewers and a cake with colored layers inside, and give every child a small box of crayons to take home. A smock and a finger-paint station outside keeps the toddlers busy while the adults eat.
