Last Day of School Sign (+ Free Printables)

My baby girl is getting ready to finish her first year of school this week!  She absolutely loves preschool and she has learned so much since she started last August. I think she is excited for summer though - two-a-day park trips with daycare for the next three or four months - plus she can't wait for ball, the pool and a vacation to the zoo! 

So, to keep with the same theme as the First Day of School Printables I made this past August, I whipped up a Last Day of School Printable over the weekend. 

And of course, I created a whole set of them to share with each of you for Preschool through 12th Grade!  Click here to download the individual signs for both the FIRST and LAST Days of School!!  :)

All you have to do is print it out and have your kiddo hold it up, or you can put it in a simple frame like I did (mine is from Wal-Mart).  I put the year on the bottom, and you can write yours in if you'd like. It might make it easy to determine which year the photo is from later on!

In case you are curious or need a few ideas, here are a few additional school traditions we are doing:

• These awesome first and last day of school interview set from Positively Splendid. We did one in August and I just printed out the interview for the final day of preschool.  I can't wait to see the differences between the two!  

You can download the preschool printable as well as the rest of the school years here.

• We are also having our daughter sign her name on this small chalkboard on both the first and last days of school.  It will be so neat to see the difference that just a few months makes!  

I can't take credit for the idea - I found it on Pinterest of course! ;)

Hope you find the printables helpful!  And be sure to share with your friends!  What a great and easy way to capture these big days in your child's life!

'Blowing A Kiss Your Way' Valentine + Free Printable!

Well here we are already half-way through January!  2014 is already flying by!  February will be here before we know it, and soon it will be Valentine's Day!  

I always like to do a handmade Valentine for the kiddos to take to daycare. And since this is Hannah's first year of school (pre-K), I thought I would try and do something a little more fun!

We found these lip whistle things on clearance at Hobby Lobby the day after Christmas. They were originally $5.99, and I think I paid right at $2.00 for them.  There are 12 in there, so that's roughly 17 cents a piece - which I thought was pretty good.

They came with some weird Santa beard - didn't use those of course. 

I made up a cute little printable to go along with them.

And then cut them down to four pieces with my paper cutter. 

I used an exacto knife and scissors to cut a whole in the middle just big enough that the whistle would fit but also wouldn't fall out. 

Cute, huh?

Let's just say the parents at Hannah's school are going to love me... :)

You can download the file here.
(I've never shared a printable before, so let me know if you have trouble downloading the file. For personal use only.)

Now to decide what to do for the little man's Valentines...

Enjoy!

Linking up to:  Sugar Bee Craft's Take-A-Look Tuesday and the Weekend Block Party at Mama's Got It Together. 

First Day of School Printables

How in the world did this happen?  My baby is going to preschool this year?  

Isn't she adorable?!

(Totally stole that idea off Pinterest...have them write their name each year. LOVE it.)

Last Monday night, when I was totally freaking out (truth:  bawling) that my baby was headed off to her first day of school the next day, I decided that I didn't like the 'First Day of School' printable that I had found months earlier on Pinterest. I know, I know, very last minute, but that's the way I roll. If it's not exactly what I want, why not make it myself right?

So, here's the quick printable I threw together.

 Plus, I have made them up for each grade from Preschool through 12th Grade (with no year on them) to share with all of you!!!  Click here to download the individual signs. 

Hannah loved school and was excited to go back again later that week!

Hoping for a great school year!