Hi Friends! It’s so hard to believe but we are already nearing the end of July and it will soon be time to start thinking about all things back to school. I know, I know…so sad! I am trying to hold on to every second of this summer as my little Sawyer will be heading off to Kindergarten in the fall (Cue all the tears…from me, not him! He couldn’t be more excited!).
You guys know me, I celebrate all. the. things. (Like his recent preschool graduation party!) That’s just me! haha! So to soften the blow that my sweet baby is growing up right before my eyes, I’ve decided to celebrate this milestone by creating some fun first (and last) day of school signs to kick the year off right! Today I’m sharing two different ideas each with free printable PDF files for you all.
Also, I’ve teamed up with an amazing group of ladies to get you even more prepared for the start of school in a Back to School Series blog hop. I’ve linked to each of their fabulous ideas at the bottom of this post. Be sure to check them all out!
FIRST AND LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FREE PRINTABLE SIGNS
Personalizing your Sign
To edit your first and last day of school printable signs follow these simple steps:
- First, download the free printable signs (located in our free printable library—info at the bottom of this post).
- You will need to download the free font Antonio to edit some of the fields. You can download the font (for free) here.
- The printables are PDF files that contain editable fields (for the names). You will need Adobe Reader to personalize the sign. If you don’t have Adobe Reader you can download it for free here.
- Open the PDFs in Adobe Reader. Click where it currently says “Sawyer’s,” at the top of the sign, and type the name you would like to include.
- Then, click where it currently says “Kindergarten,” and type the grade level you would like to include. Continue personalizing your sign by also customizing the date on the pencil, graduation year on the apple, as well as the “When I grow up…” and “My teacher’s name…” sections.
- Lastly, when you have finished personalizing your sign, click save and print.
FIRST AND LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FLAGS
I think these first and last day of school flags are so fun! They are also so simple to assemble. And after you make it one time, you can store it away and use it for all the “firsts” and “lasts” of many school years to come.
To create your first and last day of school flags. Just follow these steps:
You will need: my first and last day of school flag printables, a dowel rod, tissue paper tassels or ribbons to decorate, tape and scissors.
- First, download the free printable flags (located in our free printable library—info at the bottom of this post). The pennant flags are sized to be printed on 11×17 sized paper.
- Next, cut out the entire perimeter of the flag.
- Then, slide the tissue paper tassels onto the dowel rod.
- Lastly, simply wrap the flag around the dowel rod and tape or glue. Done! So cute! Perfect for first (and last) day of school photos!
Download your first and last day of school free printable signs in our printable library.
I hope you will be able to use these first and last day of school free printable signs for your kids this year! If you do, I’d love to see them! Please follow me @justaddconfetti on Instagram and use the #justaddconfettiprintables hashtag.
Now, be sure to check out all of the other fantastic back to school ideas that are a part of this series to get you and your family ready for a stress-free, fun, and successful year ahead! There are incredibly helpful articles on supplies shopping, saving money, meal planning ideas, organizing school clothes, free printables, helpful books, and much more! Just click each link below the photo to go directly to the post.
1. 10 Ways to Save Money on Back to School Shopping
by Amy Raines of Deliberately Here
2. Save Time Every Morning With This Easy Way to Organize School Clothes
by Erin Leonard of Notice The Little Things
3. Complete Back-to-School Supplies Checklist (With Free Printable)
by Isabel Freitas of Family Life Blog
4. 10 Unconventional Back-to-School Books Your Kids Will Love
by Jennifer Holt of Happy Teacher Mama
5. How to Make a Back to School Shopping Plan that Saves You Money
by Heather O’Donnell of Happy Humble Home
6. Free Weekly Meal Planning Printables with Tons of Easy & Healthy Weeknight Family Dinner Ideas
by Mauri King of The American Patriette
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I love these signs, Alison! I can’t wait to print them out and take super cute photos of Sam’s first and last day of preschool! Thanks so much for sharing these with us!!! 🙂
Thank you so much Isabel! I’m so happy you can use them! Can’t wait to see the photos! 🙂 I just loved being a part of this series. Thanks so much for including me!
Have a great weekend!
Alison
these printables are SOOOO perfect. not to mention that cute little soon-to-be kindergartener. as usual, you’ve gone above and beyond on the creative! thanks so much for making things easier on me…i just have to hit print!
xo,
erin
Thank you so much Erin! You are too sweet! I really appreciate your kind words! I’m so happy you can use these printables! Can’t wait to see the photos! 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Alison
These printables are AMAZING! Thank you for such a fantastic set! 🙂
Thank you so much Jennifer! I really appreciate your kind words. I had so much fun being a part of this series! I’m excited for our next one. 🙂
Thanks again so much! Have a great weekend!
Alison
These signs are SO cute! Thanks so much for putting the time into creating such a fun printable for all of us to use!
I love the signs! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much Dina! I really appreciate your sweet words. I hope you can use the printables! 🙂
These signs are just darling!
Thank you so much Sarina! I hope you can use them! I really appreciate your kind words! 🙂
These are perfect, so in love with them! But I’m having trouble entering the year. It seems the font size is too big. Is there a way I can fix that?
Hi Melissa,
Thanks so much for your message! I’m so happy you like the printable! 🙂 What year are you trying to enter? I just tried a bunch of years on my end and they all seem to fit in the printable. If you can let me know the specific year you are trying to add I can check to make sure it fits. Also, did you download the fonts? I just wanted to double check because sometimes that effects the way the sizes appear too. Just let me know! I’m always happy to help!
Thanks so much!
Alison
I also had trouble making the editing work out. I downloaded the Antonio font and was able to make everything fit in the boxes while I was typing, but once I moved off of the editable box, the words/names moved up and didn’t appear correctly. I’m so disappointed. I loved your signs so much.
Hi Shirley,
Thanks so much for your message. I’m so sorry you are having trouble editing the signs. Are you opening the PDF file in Adobe Reader to make your edits? I know that can affect the editing process. I just took another look at the file and everything is fitting and the text is not moving up at all for me. Please let me know. I’m happy to help in any way that I can.
Thanks so much!
Alison
Thank you so much for your reply. I thought I had been opening the printable in Adobe, but it was just Apple Preview. Once I downloaded Adobe it worked great. Thanks again for the printable and the tech help!
Hi Shirley,
Great! I’m so happy it worked well for you! I’m always here and happy to help! Thanks so much for letting me know!
Have a wonderful week!
Alison
Hi Alison, Thank you so much for this simple yet beautiful sign! My daughter starts kindergarten tomorrow and I have been diving the web for days trying to find a cute sign for her first day, and I just did! I am so excited that she will get a nice first day picture with this sign! I already downloaded and personalized the sign, it was very easy to do. So again, Thank you very much 🙂 Blessings!
Hi Claudia,
Thank you so much for your sweet words! You made my day! I’m so happy your daughter will be able to use this sign for her first day of kindergarten! I hope she has a wonderful school year!
Thanks again!
Alison
Are these printable still available? I was prompted for a password when I click the download library.
Thanks,
Elle
Hi Elle,
Thanks so much for your message! All of the printables are in the printable library. The library is a password protected page. Simply subscribe with your name and email (it’s completely free) and then you will receive a welcome email with the password to log in. Here is the link to subscribe: https://www.justaddconfetti.com/printable-library-2/
Thanks again!
Alison
Hi Allison,
I was wondering if I could use another program to edit the sign in? I have no clue how to use Adobe 🙁
Thanks,
Jana
Hi Jana,
Thank you so much for your message! The printable signs are editable PDFs. Just open the PDF in Adobe Reader and fill out the different personalization fields. Then just click “save” and print!! 🙂 If you don’t have Adobe Reader on your computer already you can download it for free at www.get.adobe.com/reader.
Thanks so much!
Alison
Hi, I love your signs, so cute! What size dowel rod did you use?
Hi Jessica,
Thanks so much for your message! I think the dowel I used was 3/8″ but really any size would work well.
Thanks again! Take care!
Alison