diff --git a/craft/src/utils/tiny-invariant-shim.ts b/craft/src/utils/tiny-invariant-shim.ts
index e9ec33b..05becd8 100644
--- a/craft/src/utils/tiny-invariant-shim.ts
+++ b/craft/src/utils/tiny-invariant-shim.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,26 @@
  * the failure message, so we lose the actual reason for any Craft.js
  * Invariant. Aliasing tiny-invariant -> this shim restores it.
  */
+/**
+ * Some Craft.js invariants are used as control-flow (try/catch wraps them
+ * to test a condition without explicit branching). Logging every one would
+ * drown out the actually-interesting failures. Suppress the well-known
+ * "is-it-X check" messages and log only the unfamiliar ones.
+ */
+const BENIGN = new Set<string>([
+  'A top-level Node cannot be moved',
+  'Cannot drag a non-canvas Node onto another Node',
+]);
+
 export default function invariant(condition: unknown, message?: string | (() => string)): asserts condition {
   if (condition) return;
   const provided = typeof message === 'function' ? message() : message;
   const value = provided ? `Invariant failed: ${provided}` : 'Invariant failed';
-  // Surface the message + stack to the console BEFORE throwing so even
-  // an uncaught throw leaves a trace we can read.
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.error('[CRAFT INVARIANT]', value);
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.error(new Error('stack-only').stack);
+  if (!provided || !BENIGN.has(String(provided))) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.error('[CRAFT INVARIANT]', value);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.error(new Error('stack-only').stack);
+  }
   throw new Error(value);
 }