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Rookie Year Basketball 1st Birthday Invitation
This rookie 1st birthday invitation is built for a first birthday that leans basketball instead of the usual bat and glove theme. Watercolor basketballs sit tucked in the corners of a white background. A bold dark gray ROOKIE…
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.
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Get it on Etsy ↗You’ll complete your purchase and receive your files securely through Etsy.What's included
- One editable Rookie birthday Invitation, 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 watercolor basketballs in the corners, bold dark gray sans-serif ROOKIE paired with a playful orange script year
- 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
- 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.
Our little rookie [Name] is turning one.
[Name]'s rookie year is a wrap. Come celebrate his first birthday.
Lace up and join the team for [Name]'s first birthday.
Rookie of the year! Help us celebrate [Name] turning one.
Why parents love it
- Animated mobile evite included. Most editable invitations only hand you a flat picture to send. This Rookie birthday Invitation gives you a moving evite that grabs attention in a group text, and almost nobody in this theme offers it.
- A basketball first birthday look that feels current and sporty, not another baseball card with a bat and glove on it
Perfect for
- A dad who played ball in college wants the invite to actually say basketball, and this one does, watercolor hoops and all, so he can text it to his old teammates.
- A mom picking party colors around orange and white finds the script year font matches the balloons she already ordered, so nothing feels mismatched.
- Grandma asks for a printed copy to tape on her fridge, and the clean white background prints sharp on regular cardstock without looking washed out.
- A group chat full of cousins gets the digital invite the same night the theme gets decided, no waiting on a shop to mail anything.
- A first birthday party at a local gym or court wants decor that actually reads basketball instead of generic sports, so the watercolor ball corners do double duty as the party's visual theme.
✦ 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 ↗Does this invitation say baseball or basketball?
It's basketball themed, with watercolor basketballs in the corners of the card. The wording reads your child's name with ROOKIE year 1, then 1ST BIRTHDAY below. So it's made for a hoops first birthday, not a bat and glove party.
Will the orange script font show up clearly if I print at home?
Yes, the orange script year sits against the plain white background with good contrast. It stays easy to read whether you print it yourself on cardstock or send it to a print shop. You'll get a print ready PDF with crop marks and bleed for either one.
What should I write on a rookie first birthday invitation?
Keep it short and let the ROOKIE year 1 headline do the work. A line like this fits the card: [Name]'s rookie year is a wrap. Come celebrate his first birthday. Then add the date, time, address and RSVP line, all editable in the Canva template.
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