The first day of school is a huge milestone. Between the new classroom, the unfamiliar faces, and the sudden shift in daily routine, kids often feel a messy mix of excitement and nerves. First Day of School coloring pages offer a surprisingly simple way to talk through those big feelings while getting ready for the year ahead.
Instead of just random pictures, this collection captures the actual moments kids will experience. Think yellow school buses, overflowing backpacks, classroom doors, and playground swings. There are super simple outlines for the preschool crowd, plus detailed scenes for older kids, and even a few printable signs to turn into keepsakes.
First Day of School Craft Ideas
Turn your finished coloring pages into simple first-day-of-school crafts. Children can color their favorite designs, cut them out, and use them to make decorations, keepsakes, and fun school projects.
First Day of School Door Sign
Color a First Day of School design, cut around the edges, and attach it to a piece of cardstock. Add the child’s name, grade, and teacher’s name to create a personalized sign for the classroom or bedroom door.
Backpack Decoration
Choose a small school-themed coloring design such as a pencil, book, apple, or school bus. Color and cut it out, then glue it onto cardstock. Punch a hole at the top and attach it to a backpack as a homemade tag.
School Bus Craft
Color a school bus page and cut out the bus. Glue it onto blue or white construction paper and add small paper circles for wheels. Children can draw themselves inside the windows to create their own school bus scene.
All About Me Craft
Use an All About Me coloring page as the center of a simple first-day craft. After coloring, children can add drawings or small paper shapes showing their favorite food, animal, hobby, book, or toy.
First-Day Photo Frame
Color a school-themed page and cut out the center to take a simple photo frame. Glue the design onto cardstock and place a first-day-of-school photograph behind it. Add the child’s name and date underneath.
Classroom Bulletin Board
Have each child color a different school-themed page. Cut out the finished pictures and arrange them together on a classroom bulletin board with a Welcome Back to School heading. This creates a colorful display made by the students themselves.
School Supply Collage
Print several simple coloring designs featuring pencils, crayons, books, rulers, scissors, and backpacks. After coloring them, cut out the objects and arrange them into a large school-supply collage on construction paper.
First Day Memory Book
Create a small memory book using several finished coloring pages. Add a first-day drawing, favorite school activity, new friend’s name, teacher’s name, and a first-day photo. Children can add a new page later in the school year to remember special moments.
Printable First Day of School Coloring Pages
Finding Classroom First day of school
A child looking at classroom numbers while searching for the right room.
A First Day at the School Bus Stop
Two children waiting for the school bus at a quiet bus stop with their backpacks.
First Day Circle Time
Young students sitting together on a classroom rug while their teacher welcomes them.
Student Sitting in Classroom
Students sitting at their desks as their teacher welcomes them to class.
First Day Locker Adventure
A child opening a school locker and putting a backpack inside.
First Day Music Class
Children playing simple musical instruments during their first music lesson.
First Day of Kindergarten
A young child entering kindergarten with a backpack and teddy bear.
First Day of Preschool
A preschool child arriving at school as a teacher welcomes them at the door.
Printable First Day of School
A smiling child standing at the school entrance with a backpack on the first day.
First Day Recess
Children meeting and playing together on the school playground during recess.
Bus First Day School
A large school bus arriving as excited children wait with their backpacks.
First Day School Chalkboard
A teacher writing a welcome message on the classroom chalkboard.
First Day School Lunch
Three children sharing lunch together at a school cafeteria table.
Coloring Page of First Day School Pickup
A child leaving school and greeting a parent at the end of the first day.
First Day School Playground Swing
A child enjoying the swings while a friend waits nearby during recess.
First Day School Supplies
A backpack surrounded by school supplies ready for the first day.
First Day Science Activity
Children exploring a simple science activity together in the classroom.
First Day Show and Tell
A child standing in front of the class and showing a favorite toy.
Goodbye at the School Door
A parent waving goodbye as a child walks into school with a backpack.
Making New Friends at School
Three children introducing themselves and making friends on the first day.
Meeting the Teacher
A teacher kneeling to welcome a nervous but happy child into the classroom.
New Student at School
A new student meeting two classmates who welcome them into the classroom.
Walking to School
A child walking toward school with a backpack and lunchbox on the first morning.
Welcome Back to School
A school building decorated with a large welcome banner for the new school year.
The best part about these projects is the low pressure. Crooked cuts and crayon marks that spill outside the lines are exactly what make them authentic and special. Setting up a simple craft stations the night before school starts gives everyone a chance to slow down, chat about expectations, and turn nervous energy into something creative and tangible.
