Family Friday: Harry Potter Glow Verbiage Graphic T-Shirt

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Warner Bros. Shirts & Tops Harry Potter I Solemnly Swear Neon Green Text Boys Black T-ShirtIt’s really interesting that so many different stores now have licensed graphic tees and other items — I used to look at Gap for Star Wars, and another store for something else, etc. Now they all seem to be everywhere, except I’ve only seen Harry Potter at Target. My son likes the things they have, like this t-shirt for $8.99. In general, ladies, what kind of graphic tees (and PJs, hats, sunglasses, etc.) do you like to put your kids in? Do you prefer for them to find their own interests, or do you just think it’s really cute when they wear things like this? I tend to think it’s adorable to have my kid in a Pink Floyd toddler t-shirt — also from Target — but that’s me! Harry Potter Glow Verbiage Graphic T-Shirt This post contains affiliate links and CorporetteMoms may earn commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For more details see here. Thank you so much for your support!

Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
  • Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
  • Boden – 15% off new season styles
  • Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
  • J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
  • J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
  • Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
  • Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
  • Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!

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I don’t love character tees, but my kids have a few. You’re only a kid once, you know?

I’m probably pickier about slogans than character tees. My son (7) asked some decent questions about why girls were constantly wearing “Girls Rule!” type shirts whereas boys don’t have anything like that. Trying to explain that one at a level he could understand wasn’t the easiest thing.

I loathe sassiness in t-shirt slogans, which are abundant in the girls’ section. You know the ones I’m talking about. The ones that sound bratty, not empowering. For boys, I kinda can’t stand the proliferation of athletic slogans. My son is plenty active, but the typical ball sports are not his jam.

I fee like a bit of an outlier. I avoid almost all slogans but totally adore character shirts and my kids (both genders) have pretty much no solid tshirts. They do have stripes, plaid, floral, polka dot, etc. They watch TV and movies but not a ton, and when they were babies I picked out my favorite characters. Now that they are older they pick their own within reason. In part this is because I think kid’s clothes should be fun. Also, I have quite a few funny or random graphic tees myself that I love to wear on the weekend. Finally, my oldest wears a school uniform and so I want to maximize his clothing freedom otherwise. If that means Harry Potter and superhero shirts, I’m all for it. When they pick stuff that I used to like (Transformers, Little Mermaid), I get nostalgic (and jealous!). And octopuses, or astronauts, or other random non-TV stuff? Go for it!

Question for the city mamas – is there some magical way to remove sooty dirt stains? We are in NYC, and I think the playgrounds must have a lot of soot on them, or I must really suck at laundry, because all of my son’s shorts have dingy dirt stains that just do not want to wash out.

Any experiences with the Tucker and Tate brand from Nordstroms? How are they on quality?

I see some cute stuff on the Anniversary sale, but I was burned by their other in house brand (Harpers Canyon, but maybe this is only a Rack brand?) as it was terrible quality (super pilly after a few washes).

My 3 year old daughter is really into animal tees. We have quite a collection of shark and bug tees, in particular. They always come from the boys department. I didn’t think much of it until recently a daycare mom said something like, “I love that you dress her like this…”
Sometimes we fem up her look by pairing colorful pants (pink, purple, orange) with an especially dull tee. She doesn’t seem to care either way and I just want her to be comfortable.

My son has the same first name as a popular superhero, and he has TONS of shirts based on that theme, which is cute. In general, I try to go for things that we like or think are cute, though we’ve started to allow some more of what they’re interested in now that they’re old enough to have interests. The Harry Potter one here is cute, even though my kids are a long way away from Harry Potter, because my husband and I are fans. I don’t like the idea of shirts with actual meaningful messages on them – I’d rather the kids get old enough to understand and pick their own messages.

I am happy that my daughter shares my love of graphic tees that are clever, quirky, or unique. For tees related to movies or books, I really like it when the shirt looks like something out of that imaginary world–so instead of a shirt with a Harry Potter saying on it, my daughter has one that looks like a Gryffindor Quidditch jersey (yes, I know the players actually wear robes, but maybe the fans would wear it?). I have also made efforts to seek out girl-power shirts related to her particular interests. Some of my favorites have been a tribute to a pioneering female mountain climber, one celebrating a female astronomer, one with Rey from Star Wars, one featuring the female characters from her favorite musical, and one that says “I’m a [athlete in her sport]–what’s your superpower?” She absolutely loved the new Wonder Woman movie, so I am currently hunting for a cool Wonder Woman shirt. She also has a growing collection of shirts for college teams in her sport, which I pick up on my work travels.

As she gets older, my little mini-feminist has been asking for shirts with more overtly political messages, which after some great discussion here we have limited to the PJ drawer. She also wants graphic tees that are on trend at her school. In fourth grade, that meant pictures of cute animals with silly sayings. Entering middle school, she wants those shirts with odd sayings in block letters that all the 20-somethings (okay, and perhaps her non-20-something mommy) are wearing.

I don’t put my kid in shirts with words or characters on them yet. I just want to wait til she knows what is on her shirt and is okay with it. I took her to our local women’s march after the election and put her in a “the future is female” shirt and even felt a little bit weird about that, like I was using my kid as a billboard for my own political beliefs.

I don’t really like character shirts (peppa pig, mickey mouse, etc) very much, but will probably give in once in a while if she asks for stuff like that, because I don’t want to be too rigid. The time my extremely uptight mom let me get a little mermaid outfit (matching leggings because it was 1992) was one of the best days of my young life, and I want my kid to have some of those moments too.

LO loves his superhero shirts and baseball team shirts. I love Wire & Honey for their graphic tees, many of which have a political message. I’ve bought several of their girl empowerment type of shirts for friends’ daughters.