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Young girl wearing a dress posing for a photo while holding a sign that says "kindergarten"

First Day of School Photos

By Brenda Ponnay

Even though my daughter has already graduated from high school now, the “First Day of School” printable below that you and your child can download, print out, and then complete together is timeless. Hope this memory becomes a keepsake like it did for me.

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Today was my daughter’s first day of kindergarten. It was a pretty big deal so I decided to commemorate the day with a little photo session.

Young girl wearing a polka dot dress and looking to the side while posing for a photo while holding a sign that says "kindergarten"

I printed up a sign (I recommend white card stock, but capturing ultimately any paper will do) and had her pose with it. As you can see she’s a bit of a ham when the camera comes out.

young girl writing on a piece of paper with a pen in her hand and holding head with other hand

Then we went inside and made a scrapbook page to commemorate her first day of kindergarten. I created a print-out with her name and class information and then a few lines to write her goals down. She can write her name so I let her fill in that part. The rest she dictated to me.

child at a table looking into the camera with First Day of School Printable in front of her

I’ve made one for you if you’d like to play along too.  Click here to download your First Day of School printable.

words written on a first day of school printable

I love that she wants to be a rock star when she grows up but part of me is worried it might actually come true!

Completed First-Day of School Printable with picture attached and crayons

First Day of School Printable

I also tried to document the day. This was a little tricky for us since it was an early morning for us (and my daughter likes to go through many wardrobe changes) but I got a few good ones:

laughing girl throwing back her head while sitting at the kitchen table and eating breakfast with Hello Kitty lunch box in foreground

Apparently, breakfast is hilarious when you’re five.

smiling child enjoying breakfast at the kitchen table and sticking her tongue out at camera with Hello Kitty lunch box at foreground

young girl brushing her teeth while riding a red tricycle

Don’t all kids brush their teeth while riding their tricycles? No? Whatever works is what I say.

young girl in a red dress and sandals carrying a Hello Kitty metal lunch box standing by her classroom door

Then off to school she went! I’m so proud of her.

smiling blond girl holding up a piece of paper that says kindergarten

My baby is growing up!

More Back-to-School Ideas from Alpha Mom:

  1. Back-to-School Friendship Bracelet Cards 
  2. DIY Tiny Apple Magnets for the Refrigerator Art Gallery 
  3. Fun Back-to-School Door Hanger Printables 
About the Author

Brenda Ponnay

Brenda Ponnay is an author and illustrator who loves to craft and make big messes when she’s not working on her books. Whether it’s painting, baking, drawing, making castles out of card...

Brenda Ponnay is an author and illustrator who loves to craft and make big messes when she’s not working on her books. Whether it’s painting, baking, drawing, making castles out of cardboard boxes or just doing the laundry with flair, Brenda Ponnay has learned that what really makes her happy is being creative every single day.

You can read about all her crazy adventures on her personal blog: Secret Agent Josephine.

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