# Free award certificates for kids

URL: https://dyetub.com/certificates/kids

Big, bright awards for small people. Type the child's name and what they did, print it, and watch it go straight onto the bedroom door.

## Who prints these

Parents, grandparents, babysitters, homeschoolers, birthday-party hosts and anyone running a summer program for the under-tens. The crayon-border design above is the usual pick for younger kids; the chalkboard, spelling bee and bright traditional borders work for older ones who want something that looks "real."

## Awards kids actually care about

A child does not need a reason that would impress an adult. They need their name in large letters and a title that sounds important. Some ideas:

- **At home:** Super Helper, Dog Walker in Chief, Bed-Making Champion, Tooth-Loss Survivor, Vegetable Taster (First Class).
- **Milestones:** Official Big Sister or Big Brother, Training Wheels Graduate, First Night Without a Night Light, Learned to Swim.
- **Reading and learning:** Read 20 Books, Knows All the State Capitals, Finished the Workbook, Counted to 100.
- **Parties:** every guest gets a title: Fastest Runner, Best Costume, Loudest Laugh, Bravest Balloon Popper. The Longest Name designs in the grid were built for exactly this kind of silly contest.
- **Homeschool:** end-of-unit certificates make a finished chapter feel finished.

## Wording for a young reader

Keep the award title to three or four words so it stays large on the page. In the description, say what happened in plain words a six-year-old can read back: *"For feeding the dog every morning for a whole week without being asked."* Sign it as yourself: "Mom," "Dad," "Grandpa Joe." The title line under the signature is a good place for a joke ("Head of Snacks").

## Printing at home

- Any inkjet will do. Set it to **landscape** so the certificate fills the page; there is a screenshot of that setting for Mac and Windows under [printing tips](/printing-tips).
- Bright designs use a lot of color. If the ink is low, the reds go orange and the blues go pale; this is the one time a fresh cartridge is worth it.
- Card stock from a craft store is sturdy enough to survive being carried around for a week. If your printer will not take heavy paper, a dollar-store frame does the same job.

## Free and quick

No account, no email, no app to install. Make it on a phone or a laptop in a couple of minutes, print it, and hand it over while the achievement is still fresh.

## Designs for Kids

- [Purple](https://dyetub.com/certificates/trad-purple)
- [Orange](https://dyetub.com/certificates/trad-orange)
- [Blue](https://dyetub.com/certificates/circles-blue)
- [Red](https://dyetub.com/certificates/circles-red)
- [Crayon](https://dyetub.com/certificates/elementary-crayon)
- [Flowers](https://dyetub.com/certificates/floral-flowers)
- [Graduation](https://dyetub.com/certificates/elementary-graduation)
- [Longest Name Pink](https://dyetub.com/certificates/contest-longest_name_pink)
- [Longest Name Red](https://dyetub.com/certificates/contest-longest_name_red)
- [Longest Name Blue](https://dyetub.com/certificates/contest-longest_name_blue)
- [Longest Name Green](https://dyetub.com/certificates/contest-longest_name_green.2)
- [Spelling Bee](https://dyetub.com/certificates/writing-spelling_bee)
- [Chalk Board](https://dyetub.com/certificates/school_all_grades-chalk_board)

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