Free printable back-to-school cupcake toppers

Raise your hand if you have kids going back to school this week. (My hand is up.) Or maybe you’re going back to the classroom yourself.

Well, I was the kind of kid who loved this time of year (read: total geek), so I think back-to-school season is worth celebrating. And what celebration is complete without cupcakes? Better yet, cupcakes and crafts.

My daughters and I did apple printing last night—you know, where you slice an apple in half, dip the apple in paint or ink, then press it on paper. The size of the printed apple halves ended up being just right for cupcake toppers, so we made a batch of cupcakes and plan to surprise their cousins with a school-themed treat later tonight.

You have two options: either follow my instructions in the photo slideshow above for printing your own apple designs, letting them dry, cutting them out, attaching them to popsicle sticks and inserting them in cupcakes … or … print out these PDFs of the apple prints I made. Option B is less messy, but Option A is more fun, especially if you have kids.

FYI: I recommend printing the apples onto cardstock rather than regular computer paper.

You can get the apple print PDFs here:

Green Apple Prints

Red Apple Prints

Now click through the slideshow above for the full story.