Personalized Custom Birthday Boy Face Shirt for the Family

A personalized custom birthday boy face shirt for the family at your son’s party: his grinning photo, cake in his fist and party hat sliding off, sits between BIRTHDAY above and BOY below in big antique gold letters.

Parents and grandparents wear it, so even the guests who arrive late know whose day it is. Custom printed on a tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie.

Upload his photo

Which picture makes the best face shirt?

Close crops win. A face that fills most of the frame is what people spot from across the yard. Cake smash, splash pad and backyard pictures all work, and phone photos are fine.

Keep it head-and-shoulders or waist-up in everyday clothes; bath, swim and leotard photos of kids aren’t printed. We tone the picture to grayscale, so a busy dinosaur-party background quiets down.

Personalize the birthday boy face shirt

Select tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie (or a youth tee or toddler hoodie for the kids) and the wearer’s size.
Pick the shirt color.
Upload your son’s photo. It replaces the toddler in the party hat from our sample. BIRTHDAY BOY is fixed text, so the box stays empty.
Add to cart and repeat for everyone in the crew, the birthday boy included.

Why the grown-ups wear his face instead of party hats

At a splash pad full of families, nobody can find the party hosts
Toddler party photos rarely show the grown-ups matching
Grandpa ends up in a polo while everyone else dressed up

Little kids love seeing their own face on Mom’s shirt more than any present. BIRTHDAY sits above your son’s photo and BOY below it in big antique gold, with the cake-in-fist picture printed black and white so it works on any color.

Completed example: four shirts with the same photo of Leo, frosting on his nose at his 3rd birthday, two tees for his parents and two crewnecks for Nana and Pop.

Design details

The layout is simple on purpose: BIRTHDAY in tall gold across the top, his black and white photo, BOY in tall gold underneath. No outline, no cartoon art. It turns the 2nd birthday outfit question around: he wears whatever he likes, and everyone else wears his face.

Is there a size for the birthday boy himself?

Yes. The Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie comes in 2T to 5/6T, so he can wear his own face at the party. Older siblings pick the Comfort Colors 9018 youth tee in XS to XL, and the grown-ups choose from the adult styles.

Who wears it at the party

Mostly it’s a mom planning a dinosaur party or a splash-pad morning for a two- or three-year-old. She’s got a camera roll full of cake-fist photos and wants the family to be easy to spot among thirty other parents.

Mom and Dad

You match at the splash pad or the dinosaur party, so late guests know exactly whose birthday it is.

Grandpa and Grandma

They usually pick the sweatshirt, which means Grandpa finally matches the family photo instead of wearing a polo.

Big brothers and sisters

Siblings who fit adult sizes get to be part of the crew without a babyish design.

Aunts and uncles

When they’re running the piñata and the games, kids can find a helper in a crowd.

Start the family shirts

Free US shipping on 2 or more items, or on any order of $75 or more.
A single item ships for a flat $5.99.
Misprinted or the wrong item? Send a photo within 15 days of delivery and we replace it or refund you.

Personalize Mom’s tee

Fabric and fit

The Comfort Colors 1717 tee is garment-dyed, 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, S to 4XL. The 1566 crewneck (S to 3XL) and the 1567 hoodie (S to 2XL) are 80/20 cotton-poly fleece; the hoodie has a jersey-lined hood and pouch pocket.

Those three are relaxed unisex. The Comfort Colors 6014 long sleeve runs S to 3XL. For the kids there is the 9018 youth tee in XS to XL and the Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie in 2T to 5/6T.

Compare tee and youth measurements on our size guide. Printing takes 1 to 3 business days in the USA, and USPS delivery 3 to 5, tracked; see shipping and tracking.

Can you crop the photo a certain way?

We center on his face. If the original is wide, crop it yourself before uploading so his face is large in the frame.

Does it work for a girl?

This one always reads BIRTHDAY BOY. Look in our kids birthday collection for a girl version.

Can his favorite superhero be next to him?

No. Superheroes, cartoon characters, logos, brand names and famous faces from celebrities to YouTubers are never printed. Upload family photos you own. If an order includes them, it’s canceled with a refund.

More party shirts: kids birthday shirts and custom face shirts.