Use these fun signs in full color or chalkboard to snap a picture with your child on the First Day of School! It is such a fun memory to have a picture from the first and last day of school each year and see how your child grew! Signs available for free download from First Day of Pre-K to First Day of 12th Grade below!
If there is one thing I am big on, it is memories! I create all sorts of fun, crazy, maybe even embarrassing (if you ask my kids!) traditions because I think that is the stuff memories are made of. So of course it is our annual tradition to get spiffed up for the first day of school in some new clothes, Put on the book bag and and take a first day of school picture on the the porch in front of the house.
On the last day of school we do the same thing and then love to look at the photos side by side and see how much our kiddos have grown and changed throughout the year. I still have a book of my pictures my mom took of me each school year, so hopefully, someday my kids will think it was worth all the “smile, be still, hold the sign a little lower, no don’t make that face, ready? CHEESE” throughout the years when they have a life full of memories to look through!
I have some signs we made in the past, but I get bored fast, so I decided this year was time for some NEW ones! I made some fun brightly colored signs as well as a chalkboard version. You can grab the Pre-K through 12 Grade printable downloads at the bottom of this post!
Back to school is such a fun time, and one of the things my kids look forward to most is back to school shopping! The fun thing about this is that they each really look forward to picking out a new back pack and clothes that they can look forward to wearing over the year. We love to give each kid a gift card from Gift Card Mall to somewhere that has great back to school clothes like J. C. Penney, so that they can both feel excited and have some responsibility of budgeting their money for their back to school clothes. Also, if Grandma wants to do something special, Gift Card Mall has so many options that they can send a card to a store near you even if they live far away! Seriously, they have everything, from J.C. Penny, to TGI Friday’s, Toys R Us, Xbox, VISA gift cards, Style Everywhere VISA gift card, to even a Fuel Everywhere VISA gift card perfect for a college kid! {See all of the options at Gift Card Mall here!!}
My kids love receiving the card and take so much pride in knowing how much they have to spend and picking out their favorite finds to buy with their budget. We think it is great because it keeps their money all in one place, makes it easy to track what is spent, and give them the sense of responsibility for how to spend money wisely and work in a budget!
We love to make it fun, so I usually print off a paper and attach the gift card to it and either do a little scavenger hunt with it, or bring it in enclosed in an envelope with the mail so they get something special!
To make this simple page, I just used an outfit from the J. C. Penney website and typed a fun little saying at the top. Then, I used double sided tape to secure it on, stuck it in an envelope and it was ready to go!
Make sure and visit Gift Card Mall to see the HUGE selection you can get all in one place, or pick one up online at www.giftcardmall.com or from your local grocery store! Online, you can grab an e-gift card or have them mail you the real one like I did!
Now for the freebies! Download your Free Printable First Day of School Signs below!
Free Printable First Day of School Signs
Free Printable Colorful First Day of School Signs Download
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Free Printable First Day of Pre-K Sign – Color
Free Printable First Day of Kindergarten Sign – Color
Free Printable First Day of First Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Second Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Third Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Fourth Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Fifth Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Sixth Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Seventh Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Eighth Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Ninth Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Tenth Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Eleventh Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable First Day of Twelfth Grade Sign- Color
Free Printable Chalkboard First Day of School Signs
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Free Printable First Day of Pre-K 3 Sign – Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Pre-K 4 Sign – Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Kindergarten Sign -Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of First Grade Sign-Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Second Grade Sign-Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Third Grade Sign-Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Fourth Grade Sign-Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Fifth Grade Sign-Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Sixth Grade Sign- Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Seventh Grade Sign- Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Eighth Grade Sign- Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Nineth Grade Sign- Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Tenth Grade Sign- Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Eleventh Grade Sign- Chalkboard
Free Printable First Day of Twelfth Grade Sign- Chalkboard
You can also grab my older style Chalkboard First Day of School signs here!
ENJOY! Make sure to tag me on Instagram if you take a pic with my signs! I would absolutely love to see how cute your kiddos are!
Jes says
Do you have a matching last day sign?