First Day of School Printables

My daughter has aged out of back to school printables, but if you have a little one and want to record some of their favorite things on the occasion of the first day of school, these printable coloring pages are a quick and easy way to do it.

Crayola has a super simple first day coloring page that includes grade, height, favorite color, teacher name and what they want to be when they grow up.

Paper Trail Designs has a set of printables that say first day of whatever grade the child is starting. They can fill in name, age, school, teacher and what they want to be when they grow up.

Miss Helen’s Hippos on Teachers Pay Teachers has a free downloadable first day printable that includes three pages for kids to fill in with drawings and words about their school, teacher, friends, backpack and what they look like on the first day.

Mrs. Merry has an electronic file you can personalize for your own child or all the kids in your classroom if you do first day pictures at school. You can add the child’s name, grade, school or teacher, favorite color, book and food and what they want to be when they grow up.

Skip to My Lou has the first day printable pictured above, which includes space to draw themselves and write about their teacher, a new friend, even something they didn’t love about their lunch! Such a fun way to capture some real memories from the big day.

And if you like a sign for photos, check out my super easy chalkboard sign DIY over on my blog. We’ll see if my seventh grader will still take photos with it this year!

Last month I shared a collection of beach crafts that used items from the beach like seashells and sand. This month’s collection is all about beach animals and things you might see at the beach that don’t require beachy materials to make. In fact you’ve probably got what you need to make most of these beach crafts in your house already.

How about paper plates? With a paper plate you can make this cute watercolor seashell from The Educator’s Spin on It, or an adorable seagull like this one from Glued to My Crafts.

Add some white beans and you can make paper plate sand dollars like Crafts by Amanda. Or use a paper plate as a frame for a sweet beach scene like this crab and turtle one from Artsy Craftsy Mom, which includes a downloadable template and instructions to make it super easy.

Or grab a paper plate and some bubble wrap to make a jellyfish like this one from Happy Toddler Playtime. If you have paper bowls instead of plates, you can also make a jellyfish from one of those, like Natural Beach Living did.

Use your stash of craft sticks and googly eyes to make crabs, fish, sharks and more with this craft idea from The Keeper of the Cheerios.

I love this little crab made with a cardboard tube from Hunny I’m Home. With this same idea I’ll bet you could make lots of different creatures.

Grab some construction paper to make the loopy tentacles on this watercolor jellyfish from Craftsy Hacks. Or make a stained glass jellyfish like this one from Life Anchored.

Make easy puffy paint to make these fun fluffy starfish from I Heart Crafty Things, or use cupcake liners to make cute little crabs (also from I Heart Crafty Things).

Turn an old pool noodle into some super cute fish with this tutorial from Happy Toddler Playtime.

And if you’ve got some leftover yarn lying around, make pompoms and turn them into turtles like these from Craftsy Hacks. (And check out my post on different ways to make pompoms if you need a refresher!)

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