🧸Gotcha Day: the sky of the day your family grew

Adoptive families mark a second birthday: the day everyone became a family. That day has a sky, over the place it happened, and it is the perfect thing to hang where the family gathers.

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Custom star map as a adoption day gift

Why it works as a gift

1

It honors the day the family chose each other.

2

It works as a yearly Gotcha Day keepsake.

3

It is deeply personal and impossible to duplicate.

Which date should I pick?

The day the adoption became official, or the day you brought them home — whichever your family celebrates. Use the city where it happened. For an international adoption, the home city where the family reunited usually means the most.

And the time?

If you do not know the hour, noon is fine. What matters is the day your family grew.

Suggested style: Golden or Celestial — warm and celebratory.

The text underneath

Every map carries a title and one line at the bottom, both written by you. Short beats explained: whoever receives it already knows what it is about.

The day we became a family · June 20, 2022 · Chicago

How it looks

Four of the twenty-five styles. The map is the same; the palette changes.

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Frequently asked questions

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You already have the date in your head

See how the sky looked that night. Looking is free.

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