Personalized Custom First Grade Kid Shirt with Photo

What is this first grade kid shirt?

It’s our simplest custom first grade kid shirt layout: one photo and one name. FIRST GRADE stacks four times in white, your daughter’s photo stands right on top, and her first name sweeps across the bottom in white script.

First grade brings a real desk and a real lunch line, and she’ll be dressed for both.

Upload her candid photo

Photo

Cut out and toned gray

We lift her from the background and place her in front of the lettering.

Text

First name only

Printed in white script exactly as you type it, nicknames welcome.

Candid beats posed

Our sample girl has pigtails, heart-shaped sunglasses pushed up on her head, denim overalls and a pencil in one hand, laughing with her tongue out. Six-year-olds rarely hold still, and a mid-laugh shot like that usually prints better than the stiff one by the door.

Send whatever captures her, and it comes back looking like a retro school photo.

A vertical phone photo from the waist up is ideal. Everyday clothes only, please. We don’t print swimsuit, bath or leotard pictures of kids.

Ordering steps

Pick a youth tee or an adult style and the size.
Choose a shirt color.
Upload her photo. The laughing girl in overalls is a sample and is replaced by your child.
Type her first name in the text box. Finished example: Mia.

Why a candid laugh makes the best first grade shirt

First graders won’t sit still for a posed first-day photo
First grade outfits look like every other kid’s in the class picture
Relatives who live far away miss the porch photo altogether

First grade feels like a big-kid step, and families want the shirt to feel that big too. FIRST GRADE stacks four times in white behind her black and white cutout, mid-laugh in sunglasses and overalls, with her first name sweeping across the bottom in white script.

Who it’s for

Usually it’s Mom, planning the porch photo for a first grader who won’t hold still for more than a second. Her daughter is starting a real desk and a real lunch line, and Mom wants something that feels as big as that.

Mom, for the porch photo

A mid-laugh candid prints better than the stiff pose, so you don’t need her to hold still.

Grandma and Grandpa

Mailed with a new pencil box, it puts them in the first-day picture even if they live hours away.

A godmother

She never misses a milestone, and this one comes with her goddaughter’s name in script.

A big sister

If she remembers her own first grade year, helping pick the photo makes it a gift from her too.

Dad on bus stop duty

When he’s in charge of the bus stop photo this year, the shirt does half the work for him.

Start her first grade shirt

Garments and fit

The kids version comes on the Comfort Colors 9018, a heavyweight youth tee in Youth XS to XL.

Most first graders land in XS or S. Grown-ups choosing a matching personalized picture shirt can go with the Comfort Colors 1717 tee, which is garment-dyed, 6.1 oz and 100% ring-spun cotton in a relaxed unisex fit from S to 4XL.

Cooler mornings suit the 1566 crewneck, an 80/20 fleece sweatshirt in S to 3XL, or the preshrunk 1567 hoodie with its jersey-lined hood in S to 2XL. Check the charts on our size guide.

Grown-ups can also choose the 6014 long sleeve in S to 3XL. A little sibling still in preschool can join the first-day photo in the Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie, 2T to 5/6T.

Shipping time

We print each custom kid tee by DTF or DTG depending on the garment, in 1 to 3 business days, and USPS tracked delivery takes 3 to 5 business days. Details live on our shipping page.

Order by December 5, 2026 for Christmas delivery in the US.
Free US shipping on 2 or more items, or on any order of $75 or more.
A single item ships for a flat $5.99.
Misprinted or the wrong item? Send a photo within 15 days of delivery and we replace it or refund you.

Type her nickname

Three quick questions

Is there a kindergarten or second grade version?

Yes. Matching grade designs are listed in our school shirts collection.

Can the name be a nickname?

Sure. We print exactly what you type in the name box.

My daughter wants a princess character on it. Is that okay?

No. Cartoon characters, logos and brand names, even on clothes or backpacks in the photo, aren’t printed. Famous people, celebrities, rappers and influencers are out too. Real family photos only, and any order that breaks this is canceled and refunded.

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