Slow down and celebrate: a snail with a tiny party hat makes its way across the bottom of this card, past a red toadstool and pressed wildflowers, under a title lettered in coral. The paper looks handmade, with ferns and daisies worked into the edges.
Pick it for a quiet garden afternoon, for parents who want the first birthday to feel like a picnic rather than an event, and for a baby who is in no hurry about anything, least of all walking.
Lay blankets on the grass, serve cucumber sandwiches and berry tarts, put wildflowers in jam jars, and give each child a packet of seeds to plant at home. A snail cake rolled from a Swiss roll is easier than it sounds and gets the biggest laugh at the table.
