Birthday Invitation Size for Print and Group Chats

Kids' party invites use the same print footprint as many greeting cards: a 5×7 in card after trimming. That size is easy for children to carry home from school and large enough for a theme illustration plus date, time and place.

Print for backpack handouts, bulletin boards or mailed RSVPs. Share the 1080×1500 px JPG when the guest list is in a group chat or you need replies fast. Many families send the image first and print a few cards for school or grandparents.

Download the 300 DPI print JPG or PDF. In your printer dialog, choose actual size or 100% scale so the artwork prints at 5×7 in, not "fit to page." Use card stock if your printer accepts it; plain paper works for a draft.

Home printers rarely print edge to edge, so expect a thin white margin on one or more sides even when the file includes bleed. Trim to the outer edge of the design with a paper cutter or sharp scissors. PiCraft's illustrated cards are meant to be trimmed; they are not mockups with a fake border.

Two invitations can fit on one letter sheet if you place them side by side in a photo or print layout app. Leave enough gap between copies to cut cleanly. For a class of twenty, a local copy shop is often faster and gives more consistent color than a home inkjet.

A print shop trims to exactly 5×7 in, can run heavy card stock and may score folds if you add a back panel later in another tool. Give them the PDF with bleed and tell them the finished size is 5×7 in.

Home printing saves time for a handful of invites and last-minute pool parties. Proof one copy before you print twenty. Check the honoree's name, age line, date and address against your calendar app.

Order A7 envelopes if mailed invites matter; for classroom-only handouts, an unsealed card is enough.

• Put the venue name and street on the card, but consider sharing gate codes or apartment numbers only in the chat.
• Keep the time range clear (for example "2:00 – 5:00 PM") so parents know pickup expectations.
• Use the RSVP line for one contact name and phone number; remember everyone who gets the image can see it.
• For food-allergy notes, follow your school's policy. PiCraft does not add allergy icons or separate disclaimer blocks.

Themes such as dinosaurs, unicorns or space are illustrated artwork only; this maker does not place a photo of the birthday child on the card.

• Shrinking the print file to "fit page," which makes the card smaller than 5×7 in.
• Sending the share JPG to a printer and getting a soft or pixelated result.
• Crowding the place field with a long address when a park pavilion name would do.
• Forgetting to test the share image on a phone before posting it to a large group.
• Buying the wrong envelope size (A7 fits 5×7 in; smaller A6 envelopes do not).

The Birthday Invitation Maker fills in the party details on a themed 5×7 in design. You get a print PDF and 300 DPI JPG with 0.125 in bleed, plus a 1080×1500 px share image. The opening line "You're invited!" is fixed in English; there is no photo upload.

Formal weddings use the same print dimensions; see wedding invitation size. For a community poster instead of a card, try flyer size and the Event Flyer Maker.