Five Alive SVG

About this design

Five points on a star for five years old. The star here is big and friendly, with soft rounded tips instead of sharp ones, filled with gold and edged in a thin dark line. A solid serif 5 sits right in its center. Underneath, Five Alive is written in a chunky brush script with a lively bounce, so the whole design feels energetic without losing the tidy, finished look of the set.

The star is a shape children recognize instantly, and it gives the number a frame that works on its own as a badge or sticker.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 11 pieces and 5 cut-outs. The star with its number and the script letters come apart as separate shapes, so lift vinyl with transfer tape or glue paper pieces to a backing card. The cut-outs are in the 5 and the enclosed loops of the script. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Base and lines in warm near-black: a backing just larger than the star, which shows as its dark edge
• Gold in antique gold: the star
• Lettering in warm near-black: the 5 and Five Alive

Ideas for a fifth birthday

• A star badge for the birthday child, cut from felt or card with a pin on the back.
• A shirt in gold and black iron-on, or bright colors.
• Invitations, printed and cut around the star and words.
• A door sign that says the party is here.
• Thank-you cards sent after the day.

Size guide

Below 5 inches the loops in the script close up. For small round stickers or labels, print the art in color and use Print Then Cut so only the outer edge is cut.

Making a felt badge

1. Cut the star from yellow or gold felt and the backing from black felt, slightly larger.
2. Glue or stitch the star onto the black backing so the edge shows all round.
3. Cut the 5 from black iron-on and press it into the center of the star.
4. Add a safety pin or badge back behind the black layer, and have an adult pin it on.

Color swaps

A red star with a white 5 feels bold and sporty. A rainbow of pastel stars, cut in several colors for each guest, makes cheerful party favors. Our guide to changing SVG colors shows how to switch the star layer.

Pairs well with

Four Ever Young covers the year before, and Ten Out of Ten is waiting five years down the road.