Free Printable Birthday Cards - Free Printable

This is a fun craft project — making a pop-up birthday card! Let’s go step by step so you can assemble it correctly.

First, look at the two pages: one says “INSIDE” and the other says “OUTSIDE”. You’ll need to cut, fold, and glue them as shown.

Step 1: Color both sides if you want — the front has “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” with a cake and stars, and the inside says “HAVE A GREAT DAY!” with balloons. Coloring makes it more fun!

Step 2: Cut out the whole outer rectangle (the dotted line around the edge) on BOTH pages. Also, cut out the small pop-up section in the middle of the INSIDE page — that’s the part with the balloons and message. Be careful not to cut the dotted lines yet — just the solid outlines.

Step 3: Fold each page in half along the “FOLD IN HALF” line. The OUTSIDE page folds so the “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” is on the front. The INSIDE page folds so the “HAVE A GREAT DAY!” is on the inside left side.

Step 4: On the INSIDE page, there are two short dotted lines near the center fold. Carefully cut along those two dotted lines — this creates flaps that will pop up when you open the card.

Step 5: Push the cut-out pop-up piece (with balloons) through the slits you just made from the back, so it sticks out toward the front. Then glue the bottom tabs of that pop-up piece onto the inner base of the card (as shown in the little diagram). Make sure it’s centered.

Step 6: Now take the OUTSIDE page (the cover), put glue on its inside right half (the blank side), and stick the INSIDE page onto it — matching the folds exactly. So when you close the card, the outside shows “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”, and when you open it, the pop-up appears with “HAVE A GREAT DAY!”.

Step 7: Let the glue dry, then gently open and close the card to see your pop-up work!

You did it — now you have a handmade 3D birthday card to give someone special!

Final Answer:
Follow the 7 steps above to assemble the pop-up birthday card: color, cut, fold, make slits, insert and glue the pop-up piece, attach the inside to the outside, and let dry.