
Movie & sleepover
A Night at the Movies Cinema Birthday Invitation
This cinema birthday invitation is sketched in red line art: 3D glasses, a film reel, a popcorn bucket, a soda cup, stars and loose popcorn kernels. The cross-hatched drawings sit beside hand-drawn lettering that reads A NIGHT AT…
How it works
Grab the template
Purchase from the official Plumblume Etsy shop.
Add party details
Personalize the editable text with your celebration info.
Send the fun
Download, share digitally, or print your finished invitation.
What's included
- One editable cinema birthday invite, 5x7 inches, in an easy to use Canva template
- An animated mobile evite version to send by text message, WhatsApp, or email
- Print ready PDF output with crop marks and bleed for home or a print shop
- JPG output for sending the invitation digitally to your guest list
- Fully editable text, change the name, age, date, time, address, and RSVP line
- Editable text colors and fonts in Canva to match your party
- White background with dark red hand-drawn line art of 3D glasses, a film reel, popcorn bucket, soda cup, stars, and loose popcorn kernels in a retro cross-hatched sketch style
- Basic phone editing supported, so you can personalize it on your phone tonight
- Unlimited edits and downloads with no expiration, reuse it for photos or thank you notes
What you can edit
- Child's name and age
- Party date, time and address
- RSVP line
- The A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES headline wording
- Text colors and fonts
Printing & sharing
- Print 5×7 cards at home on US Letter or A4 cardstock, two per sheet
- Or order prints at Walgreens, Staples, or FedEx Office
- Or send the image version by text, WhatsApp, or email. Instant and free
Not sure what to write?
Copy a line, paste it into the template, swap in your child's name.
Grab your popcorn. [Name] is celebrating with a night at the movies.
Now showing: [Name]'s birthday, starring popcorn and good friends.
3D glasses on. [Name] is turning 10, and you're on the guest list.
Join us for a night at the movies to celebrate [Name].
Why parents love it
- A rougher, hand-sketched movie look built for the older tween crowd, cool and a little unpolished instead of cartoonish and babyish
Perfect for
- A tween who has outgrown cartoon birthday themes but still wants a movie night party, sent to friends who will actually think it looks cool.
- A parent texting the white and red sketch-style invite to a group chat of 10 and 11 year olds who would roll their eyes at anything too glittery or cartoonish.
- A home theater birthday bash where the popcorn bucket and film reel sketches on the card match the popcorn and soda being served that night.
- A last minute movie marathon sleepover where the host prints two extra copies of the red line-art invite for grandparents who like something to hold.
- A double feature backyard screening party where the hand-drawn 3D glasses and stars on the invite hint at the glasses guests will wear that night.
✦ good to know
Tiny questions.
Easy answers.
The little things parents ask right before hitting buy. Still stuck? We’re one Etsy message away.
Ask on Etsy ↗Can I change the age from 10th to a different number?
Yes. The age is a plain editable text line along with the name, so you can type your own child's age in Canva before downloading. The cinema sketches stay the same, so it works for an 11th or 12th birthday too.
Is the A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES wording part of the design or can I change it too?
It's the headline in hand-drawn lettering, and it's editable text in Canva. You can keep it, or swap in your own line, like "Now showing: [Name]'s birthday, starring popcorn and good friends."
Can I change the cinema birthday invite colors to match my party?
Every text color and font is editable in Canva, so the movie night lettering can match your popcorn boxes and plates. You don't need any design experience, and it all works on the free Canva plan.
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