It’s time to celebrate the end of school and say goodbye to friends and teachers. Welcome summer with fun and free end of school printables.
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This post was originally written in 2016 and last updated in 2021.
The last day of school is sometimes bittersweet. It’s the end of something that hopefully was really great. The kids are saying goodbye to teachers and see you later to friends. Maybe some are moving away. And of course, as parents, we see that our babies are yet another year older and smarter.
For most families, it’s also a welcome and much-needed break. After a full year of routines, tests, and more than a little stress, it’s nice to look forward to the freedom of summer vacation. Below I rounded up a dozen cute ideas for saying goodbye and hello at the same time, including a few gifts for friends and party ideas.
End of school printables
End of school printable interview
This end of school interview from Giggles Galore is super cute. There’s space to write in all the important things about your child’s school year – friends and favorites.
It would be fun to do one of these at the end of each year and then put them together in a memory book. But even if you kids are older, it’s not too late to start.
Coloring pages
Grab a few end of school coloring pages from Classroom Doodles to keep kids entertained during the last week of school before summer vacation.
Summer contact cards
If you’re looking for a way to stay in touch with friends over the summer, I created these summer contact cards as an easy printable to hand out on the last day. Fill out each one with your child’s info and tell friends to keep in touch.
Summer bucket list
Blissfully Domestic shares a summer bucket list that’s full of fun ideas and a printable.
Last day of school t-shirt
This t-shirt cut file from My Paper Craze is an adorable way to celebrate the last day of preschool. You can use it with any solid colored shirt. If you don’t have the supplies on hand, she has added a free printable PDF version that you can print on paper to make a sign instead.
End of year memory book
Elementary kids will love making an end of year memory book. What I Have Learned Teaching created a printable with activities to color, cut, write, and draw.
Water toy gift tag
Our Thrifty Ideas has a cute printable and idea for an end of school gift to hand out to friends. You can attach the printable gift tag to a water gun (or any water toy).
Summer reading bookmarks
Encourage summer reading and kick off vacation with print and color summer reading bookmarks, via What Do We Do All Day.
Summer reading log
Start the summer with a printable summer reading log from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom. It has space for the title and author, so you can use it with your library summer reading challenge or on its own.
Bubble tags
With Love has a simple printable bubble tag that you can add to a bottle of bubbles. This idea makes an easy gift for everyone in your child’s class.
Summer bucket list
If you need a more generic list to plan out your summer and keep track of what you’ve done, I designed a simple summer bucket list. It has two columns to write in a list and boxes to check off what you’ve done.
Thank you teacher printable
This cute teacher appreciation printable at Frugal Novice has blanks for your child to fill in the blanks and tell their teacher what they like about them.
Welcome to summer banner
I love a good printable party decoration, like this welcome to summer banner from Inspiration Made Simple. It prints out on 4 sheets of regular 8.5×11-inch computer paper.
Teacher appreciation card
Print one of these teacher appreciation cards from Where the Smiles Have Been to let your child’s teacher know how much they’re loved. Write a message and attach a gift card.
Last day of school signs
Do you take photos on the first day of school? Make it a tradition to take them on the last day too to see how the kids have changed. Happiness is Homemade has a free printable last day of school sign that she updates annually.
Kindergarten keepsake box
Grab these printables from Keeping My Kiddo Busy and make a lovely kindergarten keepsake box that you will treasure forever.
Happy summer postcards
If you want to send postcards to friends and family to celebrate the end of school, I designed this printable happy summer postcard. You’ll need to print it on card stock or something heavier to mail as a postcard, but it can also be printed on regular paper and put in an envelope to mail.
End of year BINGO
If you’re planning a party for your class, this end of year BINGO game is a fun activity for the classroom. Download from Playdough to Plato.
Autograph t-shirt
Make this adorable autograph t-shirt by Sugarbee Crafts for your child to wear on the last day of school. Send a sharpie and let all of their friends sign it. This would be fun any year, but especially when moving up to a new campus.
First and last day interviews
Moritz Fine Design has a cute printable for a first day of school and last day of school interview with your kids.
Cool popsicle gift tag
Popsicles are a summer staple for kids and this printable popsicle gift tag from Our Thrifty Ideas is a cute way to hand them out to friends at the end of school. Bonus – these ice pops are inexpensive, which is perfect if you’re handing them out to multiple classes.
Student gift tags
These student gift tags from Pocket of Preschool are cute and colorful. There are several designs with fun puns to attach to a variety of small gifts.
Often the last few days or weeks of school feel like you’re dragging your feet across the finish line of a very long race. If you’ve lost the enthusiasm you had at the beginning of the year, don’t feel like you need to do all of these end of school printables! Pick one that’s fun and can become a new yearly tradition.
What’s next? Try these other fun and creative ideas on One Mama’s Daily Drama:
Great, fun list to work through!
Thanks!