Design ideas
Field day shirt ideas for teams, grades and staff
What is a good field day shirt design?
A good field day shirt is mostly color. Give each grade or team its own shirt color, print one simple front design in a single ink, and put staff and volunteer roles in big letters on the back. Kids will grow out of the shirt by next year, so keep it inexpensive and easy to read across a field.
At a glance
- Ideas on this page
- 13
- Plan ahead
- About 4 weeks from quote to in hand
- T-shirts, 50 pieces
- $8 to $12 each, delivered
- Sizes
- One price per piece, youth to 3XL and up
Field day shirts solve a logistics problem. Two hundred kids on a field, a dozen stations and a schedule that slips by lunch: color-coded shirts let teachers find their class from fifty yards away and help volunteers know who goes where next.
Most schools order one design printed on four to six shirt colors, one per grade or team. The ideas below keep the art simple so a single ink color works on every shirt, and they skip school mascots so you can use them without asking anyone's permission.
13 original ideas
Pick one, then make it yours.
Every idea opens in the design studio on the suggested blank. Change the words, the shirt color or the print method there, and the free mockup comes with your quote.
Field Day 2027 / [School name]
Color by grade
Same one-color front on a different shirt color for each grade.
T-shirtBlueScreen print
Start with this ideaSTATION CREW
Station staff
Big back letters, small school mark on the front.
T-shirtRustScreen print
Start with this ideaField Day Volunteer / Ask me where to go
Volunteer parent
Front pocket mark, role on the back.
T-shirtForest greenScreen print
Start with this ideaSack race / Tug of war / Relay / Water balloon
Event list back
Every event listed down the back like a tour shirt.
T-shirtWhiteScreen print
Start with this ideaField Day Champion
Ribbon badge
A simple ribbon-shaped badge on the chest that every kid gets.
T-shirtPinkScreen print
Start with this ideaTeam [Name]
Team name
Team name large across the front, the year small underneath.
T-shirtMidnightScreen print
Start with this ideaYour class or homeroom number
Number back
Athletic block number on the back so teachers can sort lines quickly.
T-shirtLight grayScreen print
Start with this ideaSun's out, fun's out
Sunshine design
Front type over a simple round sun.
T-shirtWhiteScreen print
Start with this ideaField Day Staff
Teacher cap
Embroidered front for shade at the far station.
CapBlackEmbroidery
Start with this ideaSurvived Field Day 2027
Staff tumbler
Wrap print, a thank-you for teachers after the last bell.
TumblerWhiteUV print
Start with this idea[School name] Hydration Station
Water bottle station
Small wrap print on bottles for staff and station leads.
Water bottleNavyUV print
Start with this ideaPlain front panel left blank
Signed by friends
A light shirt with a framed blank panel kids can sign at the end of the day.
T-shirtWhiteScreen print
Start with this ideaI did field day
Prize drawstring
Centered front print on a drawstring handed out at the last station.
Drawstring bagBlueScreen print
Start with this idea
The panels above are type sketches of each idea, not photos of finished orders. Bracketed words stand in for your own names.
Planning
What to sort out before you order.
1
Pick shirt colors that read from far away
Blue, pink, forest green, rust and white are easy to tell apart on a sunny field. Avoid two grays or two darks next to each other.
2
Order youth sizes from enrollment
Use class lists to build the size breakdown and add ten percent extra youth small and medium for new students.
3
Shirts for staff and volunteers are part of the plan
Adults need to stand out from kids. Give them a color no grade is wearing.
When to order
Field day falls in the last few weeks of the school year, so orders go in during March and April.
For a field day in late May (Thursday, May 20, 2027), request your quote by Thursday, April 22, 2027 and approve the mockup by Thursday, April 29, 2027.
Itemized quote by the next business morning (CT). Then about 2 weeks of production plus 1 week of shipping.
Work out your own dateWhat it costs
Published per-piece prices, US shipping to one address included. Prices are read at 50 and 250 pieces; send your real headcount and we quote that run.
- T-shirts
- 50 pieces: $8 to $12
- 250 pieces and up: $5 to $8 at 250+
- Caps
- 50 pieces: $8 to $14
- 250 pieces and up: $5 to $9 at 250+
- Tumblers
- 50 pieces: $13 to $20
- 250 pieces and up: $10 to $15 at 250+
One price per piece across every adult size, 3XL+ included. Youth sizes are priced on your quote. Made to order and decorated in India, then air-shipped with duties paid to one US address.
Every product, every tierQuestions
Before you order.
When should a school order field day shirts?
At least four weeks before field day. For a late-May date, request a quote by late April so you have time to collect sizes and approve the mockup.
Can each grade have a different shirt color?
Yes. The same design prints on several shirt colors in one order. One ink color across every shirt keeps the print setup simple and the price close to a single-color run.
Can the school pay with a purchase order?
Yes. Schools and districts can pay Net 30 on an approved purchase order, and a W-9 is available on request.
Can we use our school mascot on field day shirts?
If your school owns or has permission to use the mascot artwork, yes, upload it in the studio. The ideas on this page leave mascots out so they work for any school.