Back to School Banner

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Yesterday I shared our family’s back-to-school tradition with back-to-school dinner ideas. One of the things that makes a somewhat ordinary family dinner night feel like a party is a little decoration. I am not an over-the-top Pinterest mom unless it’s a child’s first birthday. (See the donut grow up party and Never Grow Up Peter Pan Party as proof). But for a night to celebrate the new school year, a simple back-to-school banner will do.

Back to School Banner

I didn’t want to spend much on one. Those vinyl banners and large posters can add up quickly! I also didn’t want to spend a lot of time making one. Ultimately, I decided I could easily design one myself and print it out. After the design, it was as easy as downloading, printing with a colored printer, cutting out, and attaching to some yarn. I simply taped it up and voila, an easy and cute back-to-school banner!

I know a lot of families like to use back-to-school banners for back-to-school dinners as we did. Several love to decorate the front porch or garage door. And if you’re a teacher, by all means, feel free to download and use it in your classroom those first days for classroom decorations!

For all the moms wanting to add some school elements to celebrate with their kids, this flag banner is for you!

We’ve made a free back-to-school banner printable available to others so you can spread a little beginning-of-school fun. And I hope the few minutes it takes to assemble it works out as well for you as it did for us!

Grab Your Free Printable Here

If you’re ready to grab your own welcome banner for school, you can grab the free download here!

Just enter your name and email and we’ll send it straight to your inbox! If you don’t see if after you confirm your email, check the downloads folder on your internet browser. Sometimes it auto-downloads and will be saved there!

* For personal use or classroom use only

Back to School Banner Tips

If you want to increase durability, print on card stock paper.
Feel free to print on the cheap at Staples if you want full-color pages without using much printer ink.
Laminate the printable so you can reuse it every year.
The edges are straight, so a paper cutter or a high-quality pair of scissors make cutting out the template easy

And if you used it, we’d love to see it! Feel free to tag me on Instagram so we can enjoy the welcome back to school banner too!

Back to School Banner FAQs

How do you make a school banner?

The easiest way is to find a template (like this one). Just download, print, and cut out the letters. Attach to a string and hang your banner.

How do you wish someone back to school welcome?

“Welcome back to school! Hope you have an awesome year!”
“Good luck on the new school year!”
“Good luck on your first day back at school! You’re going to rock this year!”

How do I set up a banner to Print?

Open the file and find the file folder from the top menu. The last item in the dropdown should be “Print”, click that. Follow the prompts to send the file to your printer.

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