th Happy Birthday Blessed Blanket

The phrase 16th Happy Birthday Blessed Blanket shows sixteen years of love in pink, with the total counted out in months, weeks, days, hours and minutes. The printed lines say that she has been loved for 16 years and that she is braver than she believes. It is for the sixteen-year-old who deserves to hear that she is cherished.

What is printed on it

A large black-and-white 16 sits in a dotted square at the top left, with the words Happy Birthday beneath it and a small crown above. Down the right side, the message runs in bands of pink, deep rose and gold. The first line reads HAPPY 16th Birthday!, followed by YOU HAVE BEEN LOVED FOR 16 YEARS. The counting lines come next, with 192 MONTHS, 835 WEEKS and 5844 DAYS, then 140256 HOURS and 8415360 MINUTES around a small heart and laurel. A gold band says AND COUNTING!, and the lower bands read ALWAYS remember, YOU ARE BRAVER THAN YOU BELIEVE, STRONGER THAN YOU SEEM, smarter than you think & LOVED MORE THAN YOU KNOW. The left column adds Blessed BY GOD FOR 16 YEARS and YOU ARE MY Sunshine beside a pink outlined heart.

Made for these people

The person most likely to notice the counted numbers first is the birthday girl herself, who will enjoy seeing her years turned into hours and minutes. Parents, grandparents and godparents will read the lines about being loved and braver than she believes as a message meant for her. Friends and cousins who have grown up with her will recognize the lettering as a celebration of a sweet sixteen. You can also pick it for a teenager who loves bold pink prints and sayings about strength.

A gift idea that fits

This blanket suits a sixteenth birthday party, where it can be unfolded across a couch as a centerpiece for the gift table. It also works as a keepsake for a milestone morning, when she opens the day and finds her age already counted for her. Choose the fleece or sherpa throw depending on how she likes to settle in while watching a movie or reading.