Birthday Dragon SVG

A handy helper with the candles

Most guests blow candles out. This little dragon has a different idea and is helping to light one. It stands upright on two round feet, head turned toward a small birthday cake on the right, and puffs a curly coral flame from its smile toward the cake’s single candle.

The dragon is soft mint, with a big coral wing folded behind it, two butter-yellow horns on its head and three yellow spikes along the back of its neck. Its belly is cream, crossed by three curved lines, and its long tail curls round to the left and ends in a coral point. The cake is sky blue with cream icing and a lilac plate, topped by a mint candle with a yellow flame.

Color layers

• Base and lines in cocoa brown: the backing and outline
• Mint in soft mint green: the head, neck, body, arm, feet and tail, and the candle on the cake
• Lilac in soft lavender: the cake plate
• Butter in butter yellow: the horns, the neck spikes and the candle flame
• Sky in pale sky blue: the cake
• Cream in warm cream: the belly and the icing
• Coral in coral pink: the wing, the tail tip and the puff of flame

Pieces and weeding

The solid cut has 23 pieces and 3 cut-outs. The wing, horns, spikes, tail tip, flame puff and every part of the cake are separate shapes, so use transfer tape for vinyl, or a backing card for paper. The wing has scalloped notches along its bottom edge, so cut it at a slow speed. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches wide.

Size guide

For small stickers below 3 inches, print the color file and cut only the outline with Print Then Cut.

Party ideas

1. Dragon or castle party invitations.
2. A birthday shirt for a child who loves fantasy stories.
3. A “knights and dragons” welcome sign.
4. Favor bags with a single-color dragon on each.
5. A card where the coral flame points to the child’s age written beside the cake.

These are paper and vinyl pictures only. Keep cut pieces well away from real candles.

Layering notes

Glue the spikes and tail first, then the coral tail tip and the wing, which all sit behind the body. Add the horns, the body, the neck and the cream belly. The feet and arm go on next, then the head. Build the cake to one side and set it in place before adding the coral puff of flame, which sits on top.

Recoloring

Try a purple dragon with gold wings for a royal party, or a red dragon with orange flames for something bolder. Our guide to changing SVG colors explains how.

Pairs well with

The Birthday Dinosaur is another scaly friend, and the Birthday Unicorn suits a fantasy party.