Winter is LONG in a classroom. December flies by, and then January and February just… sit there.
So your winter board has to work hard. These winter bulletin board ideas can go up after Christmas and stay up until spring, which means one less thing on your to-do list for a couple of months.
My Fave Winter Bulletin Board Ideas
1. A Winter Goose Bulletin Board
If you ask me, this is the silliest (and most fun) of all the winter bulletin board ideas. The big goose does most of the work, so the board goes up fast. For winter, he holds a snow globe or a hot cocoa.
Add the speech bubbles and your goose can talk, too. When the season changes, you swap a few pieces instead of starting over.
Grab the winter goose bulletin board & door here
2. A Winter Composition Notebook Board
This might be the trendiest winter bulletin board on the list. You get a big notebook, plus a snow globe, a winter hat and mittens, snowflakes and hot cocoa.
The big notebook means you’re not cutting out a million pieces. When the season changes, swap the composition notebook stickers and a few extras and you’re done.
Your notebook can talk too. Laminate the speech bubble and use a whiteboard marker, so you can change the message (a winter joke, a reminder, a hello) whenever you want.
Grab the winter composition notebook board & door here
3. A Cozy Winter Fireplace Board
This one makes your room feel a little more like home. Put it up by your classroom library and your students get a cozy spot to curl up with a book.
You get a big hand-drawn fireplace, 2 windows, snowflakes, book stacks and mugs of cocoa. Pick your letters: Cozy Up & Read, Warm Winter Wishes, Winter Reading Time or Stay Cozy.
Grab the winter fireplace bulletin board here
4. A Hot Chocolate Kindness Board
This is a writing craft AND your bulletin board. Students write a kindness quote on their hot chocolate, and there are 5 kindness writing prompts to help them get started.
Put it up for National Hot Chocolate Day on January 31 and leave it up into February. Letter options: Kindness is Brewing, Cozy up with Kindness and A Cup of Kindness Warms Every Heart.
Grab the hot chocolate craft & bulletin board here
5. A Snow Globe Writing Craft Board
Each student makes their own snow globe, then writes about it. There are 12 winter writing prompts, including “If I Lived in a Snow Globe.”
Letter options: If I Lived in a Snow Globe, Our Winter Wonderland and Inside Our Snow Globes.
Grab the snow globe craft & bulletin board here
6. A Gingerbread House Board
Searching for a gingerbread bulletin board? Your students help build this one. You get 9 gingerbread houses, 6 gingerbread people and extra pieces like bows and circles.
It’s a good pick for December that still works in January. Letter options: The Perfect Batch, Baking Seasons Bright and Warm Winter Wishes.
Grab the gingerbread bulletin board kit here
Want your students to make the pieces? My gingerbread man craft & writing and gingerbread house craft & writing turn their work into the board.
7. A Snowy Winter Interactive Board
This is the one you can leave up the longest. There’s a big snow globe and a snowman, plus a student activity so everyone gets a spot on the board.
Students pick from 7 templates to set a winter goal or make a winter wish. You also get 45 winter pieces (snowflakes, snowy trees, banner pieces) and these letter options: Let It Snow, Hello Winter and Cozy Winter Vibes.
Grab the snowy winter bulletin board here
8. A Winter Collaborative Poster
Need a board THIS week? Each student colours one piece, you put them together, and you have a big snowflake and fireplace poster that the whole class made. It’s the fastest board on this list.
Grab the winter collaborative poster here
So, Which of These Winter Bulletin Board Ideas Will You Pick?
Winter is long, so pick a board you’ll be happy looking at until spring. Want one you can keep up all year? Go with the goose or the composition notebook and swap a few pieces when the season changes.
Want your students to fill it? Go with the hot chocolate, the snow globes or the collaborative poster. Their work does the decorating.
Want a board for every season? My seasonal bulletin boards bundle has spring, summer, fall and winter.
Looking for something more specific? Here are my January bulletin board ideas and my Christmas bulletin board ideas.
Planning ahead? Here are my February bulletin board ideas.
