A selection of free printable certificates for kids. Use our free online certificate maker to create your own personalized award certificates. You can select the certificate border, and the ribbon, and you can edit the text. Create unlimited awards for kids free of charge and with no watermark!
Children love encouragement and positive feedback. It can be a powerful motivator. A certificate for kids is a great way to encourage, recognize achievements, and to motivate children to succeed. See Awards for Students or Preschool and Kindergarten Graduation certificate templates.
Click on the button above to open the free online certificate generator. If you prefer more formal designs, then try our generic certificate maker.
How to Make Your Own Certificates for Kids
- Click here or on the button above to customize any certificate template for kids. There are many designs available. Select a design that best suits the child. For example, kindergarten or preschool award certificates can be more childish than those for older children.
- Click on the back arrow to go back and select the award ribbon.
- Select an award ribbon from the selection available. You can move it around and make it bigger or smaller if you like.
- Edit the text.
- Click on the download button to download the personalized certificate.
How to Create a Certificate of Completion
- Follow steps 1 to 4 above.
- Change the title to “Certificate of Completion”.
- Edit the rest of the text as required.
How to Create a Certificate of Participation
- Follow steps 1 to 4 above.
- Change the title to “Certificate of Participation”.
- Edit the rest of the text as required.
How to Make Virtual Certificates for Students
You can use our free certificate templates to make virtual certificates for students. You do not need to print them. To make a virtual certificate, download it and send it to the students by email or any other method. See the school awards for more certificates for school children.
How to Make a Smile Award
- Select any template. There are a few templates with smiling kids and they are perfect for a smile award, but you can use any template.
- Edit the text.
How to Create Blank Certificates
Although you can personalize each certificate, you might prefer not to. If you want to print a blank certificate, you will need to delete the dummy text. To delete text, click on the text box and you will see a small trash can in the bottom left corner. Click on it and the text will disappear. Repeat this for all the text on the page and the template will be blank.