Birthday Bear SVG

Up, up and away

A teddy bear and a bunch of balloons are about as classic as a birthday picture gets. This peach bear stands with both arms raised, a fist on each side gripping the strings. Five balloons float above: mint and coral on the left, butter and sky on the right, and lilac in the middle, each on its own brown string.

The bear has round ears with cream centers, two dark eyes, a cream muzzle with a nose and a smile, a cream belly and two short legs ending in cream foot pads. It fits neatly into a tall frame, which suits a card front or the back of a shirt.

Color layers

• Base and lines in cocoa brown: the backing outline and all five balloon strings
• Mint in soft mint green: the far-left balloon
• Peach in pale peach: the bear’s head, ears, body, arms and legs
• Lilac in soft lavender: the middle balloon
• Butter in butter yellow: one of the right-hand balloons
• Sky in pale sky blue: the far-right balloon
• Cream in warm cream: the muzzle, belly, ear centers and foot pads
• Coral in coral pink: the second balloon from the left

Pieces and weeding

The solid cut comes to 26 pieces with 4 cut-outs. Each balloon, the cream details and the bear’s parts are separate, so use transfer tape for vinyl or a backing card for paper. The strings are thin compared with the rest; cut slowly so they stay attached to the backing. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches wide.

Projects

• Birthday cards with the balloons in five colors of card.
• A kid’s shirt in layered iron-on, or in one color for a simpler cut.
• Invitations for a teddy bears’ picnic party.
• A balloon-themed welcome sign.
• Baby shower or first birthday decorations in pastels.

Size guide

At sizes under 4 inches the balloon strings become too fine. For small stickers, print the color design and use Print Then Cut.

Building the balloons

1. Glue the brown backing down first; the strings are part of it.
2. Lay the five balloons over their places at the top.
3. Add the legs, arms, body and head in that order.
4. Finish with the cream belly, muzzle, ear centers and foot pads.

Because the balloons each have their own color sheet, you can easily swap any of them for a sixth color without touching the bear.

Recoloring ideas

A brown bear with rainbow balloons is bright and bold. For a gender reveal or a twins’ party, set the balloons to two colors. See changing SVG colors.

Pairs well with

The Birthday Elephant holds a single balloon in its trunk, and the Birthday Frog carries one too.