Penguin in a Santa Hat SVG

About this design

Santa has a new helper. This penguin wears a floppy Santa hat with a thick fluffy brim and a pom-pom that drops over one side, and it raises one flipper in a big friendly wave. Its face patch and round tummy are cream cut-outs, its eyes are big and bright, and two little feet stand flat on the ground.

The pose is open and happy, which makes it one of the most cheerful designs in the collection for children’s shirts, cards and classroom crafts. Printed in outline style, it also makes a fun coloring sheet for a classroom party before the holidays.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 3 pieces and 8 cut-outs, mostly the face, eyes and tummy. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches tall, and the shapes are bold enough for smooth iron-on vinyl and cardstock. Weed the eyes first, while the vinyl is still flat.

Color layers

• Backing in cream: shows as the face, tummy and hat brim
• Design in raspberry pink: the penguin, hat and flippers

For a classic look, set the design to black and add a red hat as a third layer cut from the same file.

Projects

• Kids’ Christmas shirts and pajamas.
• Classroom party bags with a cardstock topper.
• Christmas cards cut from glitter cardstock.
• Stockings with a small iron-on below the cuff.
• Wall decals in a playroom.

Step by step: a three-color kids’ shirt

1. Set the design to 7 inches tall and download the solid style.
2. Mirror it and cut it twice: once from black iron-on vinyl and once from red.
3. From the red copy, keep only the hat; weed away the rest.
4. Press the black penguin onto a white shirt, then press the red hat on top.
5. Let it cool before peeling the carrier sheet.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Black and white with a red hat, the classic
• Raspberry and cream, as shown
• Navy with a white hat for a winter version

Variations to try

• Mirror the design so the penguin waves the other way.
• Add a name under the feet for a personalized shirt.

Pairs well with

The Snowman in a Santa Hat makes a matching pair, and the Teddy Bear in a Santa Hat wears the same hat.