How to Create a Birthday Mug

Image of a kitten mug filled with kitten-related items perfect for a tween girl.

Create a well-thought-out birthday gift mug for someone you love!

The mug of choice for this gift was a no-brainer. Marin is the 11-year-old cousin of Evan. They’re best buds. They haven’t seen each other much during Covid so it was especially fun to put her gift mug together.

And that's the thing we love about giving birthday gifts in mugs. Meeting the challenge of the small space, thinking about the person while we decide what she'll love--and then giving it in something that she can use every day to remember how much we love her.

Marin loves kittens! We knew she'd fall in love with this kitten mug. We had a lot of fun thinking about what to put inside. Kitten-themes of course. What Evan settled on were kitten socks, kitten stickers, kitten pens, and a couple of See’s lollipops—all tucked into an original artist-designed-mug that becomes a memento she’ll have forever. The socks have special meaning because they are a reference to a game they played when they were little. When they did sleepovers at Marin's house, they loved putting on socks and have sliding races on the hardwood floors. Tickets for Marin and her parents to go see Evan in a play are also tucked into the mug. Past memories, and memories to come all wrapped up in kitten tissue.

That's the key to creating a meaningful birthday gift mug--small items that are reminders of good times or special interests. Things that say we see you and we hear you.

We can’t wait for her birthday! It’s just around the corner.  Shhhh. Don't tell.

Image shows the items in the kitten gift mug for tween girl. Includes kitten sock, stickers, pens and some lollipops

Who in your life deserves a gift mug? What spirit animal would you choose? And what would you put in it?

PittaPat mugs are all original, collectable designs by the artist. They are printed on premium quality ceramic mugs using a sublimation printing method. You can find out more about sublimation printing here.