The pastel surfboard design
Three surfboards stand side by side at the top of every shirt. The left board is a soft peach orange, the center board is a pale aqua and a little taller than the others, and the right board is a warm mustard yellow, each with a thin white stripe running down its middle and a light watercolor paper texture. Below them, The Big One sweeps across in a chunky retro script in dusty slate blue.
The birthday baby's version adds a small gray I'm above the script, so it reads I'm The Big One. Everyone else's shirt carries a title in tall, widely spaced blue capitals, then a little gray script of, so Mom's reads MAMA of The Big One and a big brother's reads BROTHER of The Big One. The colors are gentle and sunny, which makes the design just as right for a little girl as for a little boy.
Matching pastel surfboard shirts for every age
The same surfboards run from the grandparents down to the guest of honor:
- Pastel surfboard The Big One adult shirts, unisex XS to 4X, with titles for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and godparents.
- Pastel surfboard The Big One kids shirts for the older sisters, brothers and cousins, sized youth S through XL.
- Pastel surfboard The Big One toddler shirts, 2T to 5T, sized for little siblings or a birthday kid already in toddler sizes.
- The pastel surfboard The Big One baby bodysuit and tee in newborn to 24 month sizes, for the birthday surfer and any baby cousins.
You can choose from 24 family titles, Mommy, Dada, Mimi, Nanny, Pop Pop, Tio and Godfather among them, plus I'm The Big One for the baby. Anyone outside the list, a Great Grandma or a grandparent with a beach-house nickname, fits in Custom family name.
Planning a pastel surfboard surf first birthday
A surf first birthday is an easy theme to pull off, because the shirts already hold the palette. Take the peach, aqua and butter yellow from the boards for the balloons, cups and napkins, then add white so the colors stay airy. A beach first birthday or a summer one blends right in: think straw hats, paper leis, a bucket of sand toys for the older kids and a little surfboard topper on the cake.
The cake table is where everyone takes pictures, so build the party around it. The pastel surfboard The Big One backdrop hangs behind it with the same three boards and the same blue script, and a half garland of aqua, yellow and white balloons over one corner frames the whole scene. Set the high chair right there for the cake smash, and the baby's close-ups will match the family photos.
For food, keep it light and summery: fruit cups, a watermelon cut into wedges, lemonade in a glass dispenser and cupcakes with pale blue frosting waves. None of it needs a theme of its own; the shirts and the backdrop do the work.
What the family wears to a surf first birthday
A simple plan: Mama and Daddy in their named shirts with jeans or shorts, the big kids in Sister and Brother with sneakers or sandals, and the birthday baby in the bodysuit with bare feet for the cake smash. Grandparents, aunts and godparents can wear their own titles too, and the more matching shirts there are, the more the group picture looks planned.
All of the shirts in this set are white, the color the design was made for, because the pastel boards keep their softness on it and the blue script stays sharp. If you want a pop of color in the outfits, it can come from the shorts, a straw hat or a lei rather than the shirt.
Sizing for the whole family
Each shirt shows its size chart, in inches, as the last photo. Adult tees have a relaxed unisex cut; go one size smaller for a closer fit or one larger for a loose, beachy one. Youth sizes run S to XL for school-age kids, and toddler tees run 2T to 5T. For the birthday baby, hold a bodysuit that fits today against the chart; most babies are in 12 or 18 months at the first birthday, and the larger size is the safer pick when your baby is in between.
Ordering shirts for a big family
One cart holds everyone. Add a shirt, change the name, size or style, then add another, until each person has a shirt with their own title. All apparel in your cart counts toward those family savings, which checkout applies for you with no code.
Printing starts once you order, 2 to 5 business days for these surfboard shirts, and the trip by standard ground shipping usually adds another 3 to 5, so a two-week cushion before the surf party keeps things relaxed. The backdrop is printed to order the same way.
Want to compare other surf designs? See every look in The Big One birthday shirts, or browse all of our themes in birthday family shirts.