100 Days of School Shirts: 30 Ideas That Print (No Pompoms Falling Off by Lunch)

The 100th day of school lands in late January or early February for most US schools, and the assignment is almost always "wear a shirt with 100 things on it". The pinned-on-pompoms version falls apart by lunch. A printed shirt does not. Here are 30 ideas, the counting trick that makes the design easy, and the timing.

When is the 100th day?

School year start	100th day, roughly	Order by
Early August	Mid January	Mid December
Late August	Late January	Early January
After Labor Day	Early to mid February	Mid January

Check the school calendar; the date is usually announced in December. Production and delivery takes two to four weeks.

The counting trick

Ask for the design as 10 rows of 10. Ten rows of ten stars, dinosaurs or doughnuts is easy to count, fills the shirt evenly, and makes the number obvious at a glance. Any smaller item works: hearts, pawprints, footballs, unicorns, pizzas.

30 100 days of school shirt ideas

100 of something

1. 100 tiny dinosaurs in 10 rows of 10
2. 100 doughnuts, each a slightly different colour
3. 100 stars around "100 days brighter"
4. 100 pawprints for the dog-obsessed child
5. 100 footballs, basketballs or soccer balls
6. 100 unicorns
7. 100 tiny school buses
8. 100 hearts with "100 days of loving school"
9. 100 pizza slices
10. 100 rockets: "100 days and blasting off"

Slogans

11. "100 days smarter"
12. "100 days brighter"
13. "100 days of kindergarten, 0 days of naps"
14. "I survived 100 days of first grade"
15. "100 days cooler"
16. "100 days down, summer's around"
17. "Officially 100 days old (in school years)"

Big number designs

18. A giant "100" made of tiny cartoon faces
19. "100" as three balloons
20. "100" in the style of a race bib
21. "100" where the zeros are cookies
22. "100" as a video-game score with "Level: 1st grade"

Old-person day

23. "100 years old and still cute" with cartoon glasses
24. "Age: 100. Bedtime: still 7.30"
25. A cartoon of the child as a grandparent, walking stick and all

Teachers

26. "100 days of teaching these little humans"
27. "100 days, 100 questions, 1 coffee"
28. Class set: same 100-star design, each child's name in a star; see teacher shirts

Siblings

29. "100 days" on the school kid, "0 days, still in nursery" on the little sibling
30. Same 100-dinosaur design in two sizes; see matching family shirts

Sizing for a child

Our tees come in unisex adult sizes from XS. For a kindergartener, XS is worn oversized and long, which is how most 100-day shirts look anyway and fits over a jumper. For older children XS fits like a loose tee. Check the size chart.

Making it

One sentence: "100 tiny cartoon dinosaurs in 10 rows of 10 with the words 100 Days Smarter underneath, bright flat colours, no background". The Wearlie designer makes it; count the rows in the preview before you order.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a 100 days of school shirt cost?

About $36 with free shipping, no minimum.

How early should I order?

Four to five weeks before the 100th day; for most schools that means ordering in December or early January.

Does it have to be exactly 100 items?

Teachers usually want the number to be countable. Ten rows of ten makes that easy to check in the preview.