The big strawberry design
The art is a single oversized strawberry that fills the print area. Its color is a bright watermelon red with a soft, blotchy watercolor texture, sprinkled with little peach seeds, and topped with a wide, leafy cap in two greens with a short stem. The berry has a classic plump heart shape, rounded at the top and narrowing at the bottom.
All the words live inside the berry. On her shirt, TWO is set in tall aqua serif letters, Sweet is written across it in a pale pink script with a long swash, and BIRTHDAY GIRL sits underneath in aqua capitals. Family shirts move that down a bit and add the person's title near the top in the pale pink script, like Mama or Papa, with a small aqua OF THE beneath it, so Grandma's shirt, for one, says Grandma OF THE TWO Sweet BIRTHDAY GIRL.
The aqua and pink against the red give the shirts a fun, retro summer feel, like a vintage fruit stand sign. It is bold, simple and very easy to spot in a crowd.
Big strawberry shirts for the whole family
You can order:
- Adult big strawberry tees from XS up to 4X, cut unisex for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.
- Kids big strawberry tees in youth small to XL, for big kids in the family.
- Toddler big strawberry tees in 2T to 5T, the birthday girl's size range.
- The big strawberry baby bodysuit, in sizes from newborn on, plus a baby tee, for the babies.
There are 24 family titles to pick from, Mom, Mama, Dada, Nana, Grandma, Grandpa, Titi and Godfather among them, and Two Sweet Bday Girl for her. A title that is missing can be printed through Custom family name.
Planning a big strawberry party
A bright strawberry party is cheerful and easy to put together. Use the colors from the shirts: strawberry red, aqua, bubblegum pink and white. A red and white gingham tablecloth, aqua plates and pink napkins set the table, and a balloon garland in red, pink and aqua with a few giant strawberry balloons makes a fun backdrop. Paper strawberries hanging from the ceiling and a sign that says Two Sweet in pink script finish the look.
For dessert, a pink cake shaped like a strawberry or covered in fresh berries is a showstopper, and a small strawberry smash cake is just right for her. Add strawberry ice pops, strawberry milk in little glass bottles, fruit salad in hollowed watermelon, mini strawberry tarts and pink lemonade.
Fun activities include a strawberry relay race with spoons, a berry decorating station for cupcakes, a sprinkler or water table for hot days, and a strawberry pinata. Toddlers love a sensory bin filled with red pom-poms and plastic berries to scoop.
For favors, give each child a strawberry-shaped sunglasses pair or a small box of chocolate-covered berries.
Photos and keepsakes
Because every shirt has the same giant strawberry, the family photo looks like a matching berry patch. Line everyone up by height with the birthday girl at the front, or have the grown-ups hold her up in the middle. A berry farm, a garden or a simple white wall all make great backdrops. A close-up of her holding a real strawberry next to the one on her shirt is too cute to skip.
For a sweet video keepsake, film the family walking toward the camera in a line, each berry shirt bouncing along, and slow it down later. Kids think it is hilarious, and it is a fun way to show off the matching shirts on the family group chat. A short clip of the birthday girl pointing at the berry on her own tee and saying strawberry is one you will play again and again.
Many families keep her toddler tee afterward and wear the grown-up shirts again on summer outings, so the photos keep coming.
What to wear with a big berry
Adults can style their berry tees with denim shorts and white sneakers, or with jeans on a cooler day. The birthday girl can pair her toddler tee with a pink tutu or red shorts and aqua sandals, and a strawberry clip in her hair. Babies look adorable in the bodysuit with white ruffle bloomers.
Big strawberry sizing
Every big strawberry listing ends with an inch size chart. Grown-up tees are cut unisex and relaxed, so an everyday size is usually right. Girls turning two mostly wear 2T or 3T, and our bodysuits are slightly roomy, so measure first.
Ordering the berry shirts
Choose a title and a size for each big strawberry shirt, and order them all together. A family discount is taken at checkout, calculated using All apparel in your cart.
The printing step for big strawberry shirts is 2 to 5 business days; they then ride standard ground shipping for around 3 to 5 more. For a weekend party, place the order about two weeks ahead. Need them by a certain day? Send a request and we'll try to help.
Find more second birthday ideas among the Two Sweet birthday shirts, and our other themes under birthday family shirts.