What do you want to say?

A bright gender-neutral welcome. Wish the new little one a life full of splashing, giggles, and good days.

You're toasting THEM. Name the thing about the two of them you'd most want to raise a glass to tonight.

Act mock-surprised they pulled it off, then drop the act and mean it.

This is a vow, not a card. Knowing everything you know now, say the one promise you'd make to them all over again.

A cheerful little surprise hello.

A holiday card is a year in one line — name the one thing you love about spending the Fourth with them (the grill, the chaos, the fireworks face) and wish them a loud, happy day.

For a milestone that deserves gravity — name what's changing and the wish you'd ring out across it.

Name the exact thing they did, then say what it meant to you.

Speak to the tiny human directly: 'You have no idea yet, but…' — then tell them the best thing waiting for them.

Acknowledge yesterday gently, then hand them a clean page. Name one small thing they can leave behind this morning.

Reach out for no reason at all — just to say you're still firmly in their corner.

Name the one ritual from this year you never want to stop — the Tuesday thing, the walk, the way you say goodnight.

A tender, storybook goodnight — say it the way you'd close a bedtime book.

Name the hard thing they're facing, then the one strength you've seen in them that'll get them through it.

A bright, cheery new-baby cheep. Celebrate the brand-new arrival and the brand-new parents.

Make it the speech you'd give if you handed them an actual trophy — the contribution, named and honored.

Name the big thing ahead — the interview, the opening night, the audition — and why you already know they've got it.

Quiet and warm — wish them the gift of nowhere to be. Name the small, idle pleasures they kept putting off.

Write it 'from the pet' — the quiet, watchful one in the bowl or tank. A small, calm note from the littlest member of the household.

Skip the grand declaration. Tell them the small, soft thing you've never said out loud.

Paint where you are without them — one detail that felt different, smaller, quieter. Then say what you'd tell them if they were standing next to you right now.

Encouragement that respects them. Name the strength you've actually seen them show, not a generic pep talk.

Tell them why today's worth getting up for — the thing you know they've got ahead. Specific beats a generic 'have a good day.'

Any reason at all to throw the good party. Name what you're toasting and who's in the room — the more specific, the more it lands.

Pure hype — name the win and tell them to be as loud about it as it deserves. No modesty allowed today.

This one's from everyone — speak as the class. What did this teacher give all of you that you'll carry out the door?

Lean into the pun, then land it with one genuinely nice thing — the sweeter the sign-off, the better the joke.

First anniversary FROM friends, not from a partner. Wish the two of them a long stack of years, starting with this paper one.

Raise a glass on paper — name the one thing from this year you'd most want to clink glasses over tonight.

For the quiet achiever — say the thing they never say about themselves. Name the effort they've made that most people didn't see.