Souper Birthday Greeting Card from Letterform

• $4
• Letterform

What's better than birthday soup? Show someone you care with a SOUPER birthday wish, a soup recipe, and a handcrafted letterpress card. The orange envelope adds just the right touch.

100% recycled paper. Final folded size of 5.5" by 4.25". More

I have this thing about kids and sugar. I don't think they make such a great combination and I grip to this conviction, hard. When she was much younger, I used to tell my daughter that she could have sweets when she was five. Five seemed like a safe and far-away target, but as it approached, I knew I had to keep my promise.

So last weekend, as we said goodbye to four and hello to five, I let go of my no-sugar rule and made her what she really wanted: a sugary sweet birthday cake complete with edible pink glitter.

It was a transformational moment for us both.

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