Who is the party for? If the answer is a two- or three-year-old who says “kitty!” at every cat in the neighborhood, this is the card. A fluffy ginger kitten peers out of a golden basket, the balloon above it is stitched from pink and sky-blue gems, and castles sit on the clouds below. It reads as a lullaby, which is exactly right for the birthdays that the guests remember and the birthday child will not.
The wording is the softest on the page: a headline about floating away, the name and the age, and the details in quiet letters. Add the date and the place, and the whole thing looks like it came from a stationery shop. Sent as a video, with the words appearing over the clouds, it is the kind of clip toddlers ask to watch again.
At the party, keep it simple and pastel: a bunch of balloons at the door, a cloud-shaped cake or white cupcakes with a sugar cat on top, and a basket of small plush kittens as favors. Send the invitation about three weeks before the date, since families with toddlers plan around naps.
