This personalized custom dad of the birthday boy shirt is for the guy who assembled the bounce house before sunrise.
DAD OF THE prints above your photo and BIRTHDAY BOY below it, both in tall white serif letters, with a black and white picture of him and his son in the middle.
Upload the photo and we make it on a tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie.
About the dad of the birthday boy shirt
Our sample is the classic shot: Dad tossing his little boy into the air, balloons everywhere, the kid laughing so hard his eyes are shut.
Yours might be a shoulder ride at the fair, a swing push at the park, or last year’s cake smash with frosting in Dad’s beard. We switch it to grayscale, so it reads like an old print and pairs with any shirt color.
The wording stays DAD OF THE BIRTHDAY BOY; only the photo is yours.
Who orders a dad photo shirt for the party?
Mostly it’s his wife, a week before their son’s party, scrolling through a phone full of shoulder rides and park swings. Dad takes every picture at these things, and she’d like him in a few for once.
She finally gets photos with him in them, because the shirt makes him part of the party instead of the guy holding the phone.
Plenty of dads order their own, since it’s the only way to make sure the shoulder-ride picture gets used.
They’re putting together matching birthday shirts for the family, so Dad’s has his own photo instead of a plain logo.
She took that swing photo in the first place and wants it on something better than her camera roll.
If it’s the first-birthday cake smash, a frosting-covered beard photo turns into the shirt he’ll keep.
How do I add our photo?
- Pick tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie, then his size.
- Choose a shirt color.
- Upload one photo of father and son. It takes the place of the balloon-toss sample. No text box to fill in.
- Check out and we start printing.
Getting Dad into the party pictures for once
- Dad is always behind the camera, so he’s missing from the party photos
- Birthday shirts for parents usually focus on Mom
- Generic DAD tees say nothing about this kid or this birthday
A dad who blew up every balloon at dawn likes being thanked out loud, even if he shrugs it off. DAD OF THE prints above your father-and-son photo and BIRTHDAY BOY below it in tall white letters, with the picture toned black and white like an old print.
Completed example: a waist-up photo of Marcus holding his son Eli on his shoulders at the pumpkin patch. The front reads DAD OF THE, then the photo, then BIRTHDAY BOY. For kids, everyday clothes and a head-and-shoulders or waist-up framing work best; we don’t print swim or bath photos.
Fit and fabric
Comfort Colors 1717
Garment-dyed, 6.1 oz, 100% ring-spun cotton, relaxed unisex fit. S to 4XL. Most guys take their normal size.
1566 crew or 1567 hoodie
80% cotton, 20% polyester. Crewneck S to 3XL; hoodie S to 2XL with jersey-lined hood and pouch pocket. Size up one or two for oversized.
See exact chest widths on the size guide. Dad can also go with the Comfort Colors 6014 long sleeve, sized S to 3XL.
The birthday boy can match him in the Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie (2T to 5/6T), and a big brother can wear the Comfort Colors 9018 youth tee in XS to XL.
- 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.
Timing
Printing happens in the USA within 1 to 3 business days, and USPS delivers in 3 to 5 business days with tracking. Allow about 4 to 8 business days total, with no guaranteed date. Christmas gift?
Order by December 5, 2026. Our shipping page covers carriers and tracking.
Can you crop out other people in the photo?
We crop toward the two of them where the photo allows, so pick a picture where dad and son are large and in focus.
Does it work for a mom of the birthday boy?
This design always reads DAD OF THE BIRTHDAY BOY. Check our birthday collections for other wording.
Can his favorite quarterback be in the picture?
No. Athletes, celebrities, rappers and other public figures can’t appear, and neither can logos, brands, team marks or characters. Upload only photos you own. We cancel and refund orders that include them.
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