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We've scoured the Internet to find the top five birthday-party-invitation resources for your kid's next soiree.

By Sarah Engler

Best Selection: If you have no idea where to start, FineStationery.com is the perfect place for browsing. They have 40 different themes and you can search their 1,184 birthday-party styles by price, paper weight, or brand (from classic Crane & Co. to modern Meri Meri). And if your kid demands Snow White or Nemo, the site also has simple designs with all the big Disney characters.

From $35 for 25 cards, FineStationery.com.

Best Concept

One part invitation, one part portrait, PosePrints allows you to create an illustrated likeness of your birthday boy or girl. Either pick and choose from their catalog of standard features (hairstyles, outfits, freckles, accessories, eye color, etc.) to create the most accurate combo. They can change font colors or backgrounds for free. Additional people can be added for a fee, depending on the difficulty.

From $30 for 15 cards, PosePrints.

Best for Theme Parties

If you limit yourself to the drugstore selection, you're likely to find only one or two invitation designs for a princess party. Polka Dot Design has a whopping 49 options for that theme and 22 other theme categories (not including "birthday" theme) to choose from; including party types like movie, tea, or slumber. The message field is a blank slate. Choose from dozens of fonts and type away.

From $10 for 10 cards, Polka Dot Design.

Best Photo Cards

One of the best custom-stationery sites period (hundreds of new designs are added every month, some by well-known designers), Tiny Prints also has unbeatable photo cards (beautiful matte finish on thick cardstock) and excellent customer service. And some of the photo-card styles even come with matching thank-you notes.

All cards start from $1.15 each, but birthday invites start from $1.25 each, Tiny Prints.

Best Value

Not only will you find a few cards for less than a dollar apiece on paperbuzz, you have tons of flexibility when it comes to designing the type. Along with a wealth of font choices, you can change the size and alignment of the text from line to line. The company will also e-mail or fax you a proof within 24 hours to ensure that you're happy with the finished product before it prints.

From 53 cents for sale cards and from $1 for the regular-priced invitations (cards are only sold in increments of 10), paperbuzz.