Birthday Elephant SVG

Trunk up for the party

An elephant with its trunk raised is a symbol of good luck in many places, and here the trunk has a job: holding a balloon. This baby elephant stands side on in soft sky blue, its trunk curling up and forward to grip a brown string tied to a coral balloon.

A big rounded ear lined in peach covers most of its head, and a lilac party hat with yellow stripes and a coral pompom sits on top, tilted just a little. The two nearer legs of the four have cream toenails, there is a thin tail with a round tuft at the back, and the face has a round eye and a soft smile.

Pieces and weeding

Cut solid, this file has 21 pieces and 3 cut-outs. The legs, ear, ear lining, hat, toenails, trunk and balloon are separate shapes, so carry vinyl across with transfer tape, or glue paper onto a backing card. There is little to weed inside the shapes. It passes our cut checks from about 3.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines in cocoa brown: the backing and the balloon string
• Peach in pale peach: the lining of the ear
• Lilac in soft lavender: the party hat
• Butter in butter yellow: the stripes on the hat
• Sky in pale sky blue: the head, ear, trunk, body, legs and tail
• Cream in warm cream: the toenails
• Coral in coral pink: the balloon and the pompom

Project list

• A baby shower or first birthday banner with the elephant at the center.
• Invitations for a circus or safari party.
• A child’s shirt in layered iron-on.
• A nursery wall decal in removable vinyl, sized large.
• Thank-you cards to send after the party.

Size guide

If you need the elephant under 3.5 inches, for a sticker or a favor tag, print the color version and use Print Then Cut.

Gluing it together

Begin with the two far legs and the tail, which sit behind the body. Then add the body, the two near legs with their toenails, and the trunk. The head goes on next, followed by the ear and its peach lining, and the hat last. Add the balloon at the very end so you can position it over the string.

Color ideas

Classic gray with a pink ear is a nursery favorite. Mint and butter keep it gender-neutral, and a coral elephant with a sky balloon makes a bright card. See changing SVG colors.

Pairs well with

The Birthday Giraffe completes a safari pair, and the Birthday Lion adds a king to the crowd.