T-Shirts for 5th Graders

I’ve volunteered to be the “T-shirt Chairperson” for our elementary school’s 5th grade classes. Each year, these classes take a field trip together, (all track schedules, together), I guess as a sort of “last hurrah” of elementary school before heading on to middle school. Part of the event is every kid gets a school t-shirt commemorating their graduation out of their first school. (Calfgrit11 is in this 5th grade class.)

So it seemed perfectly proper for me to offer myself as the lead for the t-shirts. I mean, obviously.

I talked with the principal and a couple of the 5th grade teachers to get an idea of what they wanted, and what they had done in previous years. Now I’m in the process of designing the shirts, (gratis, of course). Their previous designer was the art teacher, but she’s moved to another school this year.

Let me tell you, there is a difference between designing fun shirts for my store and designing something for someone else. My kid sense of humor doesn’t really match what a public school needs to present. I can’t put bathroom gags on the school shirts.

But this is still a fun project. I have to incorporate a school logo, several sponsor logos, and teacher names all on the small space while still wanting to put something [appropriately] fun and/or cool for the kids. I’ve come up with a handful of fun slogans, but making any fit among all the other text and graphics is proving challenging.

None the less, this is a fun opportunity to do something for an organization my kids are a part of. I’ve had and turned down prompts to coach kids soccer and tee ball, and to chaperone field trips, but sports and herding two dozen kids is not my forte. Maybe this is my chance to shine among my sons’ peers.

Bullgrit