Rocket Ship Birthday SVG

Countdown to cake

Ten, nine, eight… a rocket launch is the easiest way to get a room full of children shouting together. This six-sided badge sets the scene with BLAST OFF in bold capitals across a golden band at the top. Below it, a white rocket leans to the right as it climbs through a teal-blue sky. It has an orange nose cone, a round pale blue porthole, a pale blue band near the base, two orange fins and a two-tone flame in gold and orange pouring out behind. Four small white stars are scattered around it.

A white ribbon with orange swallowtail ends crosses the bottom edge and reads BIRTHDAY.

Pieces and weeding

Cut solid, the file comes to 37 pieces with 15 cut-outs. The rocket, flame, stars and ribbon all separate along the cut lines, so carry vinyl over with transfer tape and glue card parts onto a backing. Take the stars slowly when weeding; they are the smallest shapes. It passes our cut checks from about 5.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines in deep navy: the hexagon backing, the edge and every outline
• White in bright white: the rocket body, the four stars and the BIRTHDAY ribbon band
• Sky blue in pale sky blue: the porthole and the band at the base of the rocket
• Sunshine in golden yellow: the BLAST OFF band and the outer flame
• Orange in bright orange: the nose cone, the fins, the inner flame and the ribbon ends
• Ocean in teal blue: the sky field behind the rocket
• Lettering in deep navy: BLAST OFF and BIRTHDAY

Assembly order

1. Lay down the navy hexagon.
2. Add the teal field, then the golden top band.
3. Place the flame (gold first, orange on top) and the two fins.
4. Glue the white rocket over them, then the nose cone, porthole and base band.
5. Add the stars, the ribbon ends, the white ribbon band and finally the lettering.

Sizes

Below 5.5 inches the star points and the lettering get too tight to weed. Small round stickers or tags are better printed and cut as one shape with Print Then Cut.

Ideas for a launch party

• A launch pad sign for the front door.
• Shirts for the birthday child, with matching one-color versions for guests.
• Treat bag labels at goody-bag size.
• A cake topper cut from glitter card; tape it to a food-safe skewer, keep it off the frosting, and take it out before slicing.
• An iron-on patch for a backpack or jacket, cut from felt or layered vinyl.

Recoloring

Swap the teal for a deep purple to make the sky feel like night, or give the rocket a red nose cone for a classic look. See changing SVG colors.

Pairs well with

The Astronaut Birthday patch gives the rocket a pilot, and the Planet Party ticket gives it somewhere to land.