I'll be completely honest, the tie to the theme feels a little tenuous to me! ;)
That being said, this game is super charming! The art is adorable and well-drawn, and the music is brief but catchy, and doesn't grate on the ears at all. I also kept getting lag spikes that made making progress difficult, and I feel like this accelerated a little too quickly for my taste, but I kept wanting to have one more try...
This feels like exactly the kind of flash game I would've burned hours and hours on in the high school computer lab back in the early '00s, and I say that with genuine reverence and affection. That's two thumbs up from me!