Winter • Seasonal Bulletin Boards

Winter Bulletin Board Inspiration for Your Classroom

Check five sections of ideas for the winter months from door decorating competitions, owl facts displays, decorative winter boards, chalk art winter wonderlands, string art snowflakes, to individual art projects.

Winter Door Decorating Competition

Oh 'Deer' Winter is Here!

A door decorating competition entry — students and teachers collaborated on this clever winter pun design.

Snowman door decorating competition entry

Snowman Door Competition

Another competition entry featuring a friendly snowman design that students created together.

About Door Decorating Competitions

Decorating classroom doors is a fantastic way to bring the festive spirit into school while fostering collaboration and creativity. Students and teachers design and create decorations together — drawing, painting, or crafting — which builds community while adding visual interest to the hallways. The competitive element gives students extra motivation to put thought into their designs.

Owl Facts Bulletin Board

Owl Facts

Students created the owls from fun foam kits purchased at a craft store. The bulletin board border was made from 64 unlined index cards — each one containing a student-written owl fact in a different marker color, making the facts stand out individually while creating a unified border effect.

Decorative Winter Bulletin Boards

Bully Busters — All Our Friends are Flakey

A social-emotional learning display with a winter twist. Can you guess if this came from School A or School B?

Wild About Winter

Fun snowmen make this display cheerful for both December and January.

Random Acts of Kindness

Sometimes random acts of kindness mean coffee or hot cocoa for the staff — just because.

Snowman bulletin board with 3D snow at the bottom

Snowman with 3D Snow

The 3D snow added at the bottom of this board gives it dimension and makes it stand out in the hallway.

Cute Penguins

A cheerful design that makes kids smile every time they pass by.

Forest Animals in the Snow

This versatile design works equally well in December and January making it a helpful relief during the busy test-prep season.

Winter Wonderland Art Project

Winter Wonderland chalk art full bulletin board display

Winter Wonderland — Full Display

Pictures were created with white chalk on black construction paper using an oval masking technique.

Winter Wonderland

The talent of the students is remarkable.

Winter Wonderland

This project adapts well across grade levels.

Winter Wonderland

This snowman was created by a younger student.

How to Create the Winter Wonderland Effect

Students placed a piece of paper cut into an oval shape over a piece of black construction paper. They colored the edges with white chalk, keeping the oval in the center clear. After removing the oval, the center remained black — giving a vignette framing effect. Students then drew winter-themed pictures in the center: trees, snowmen, deer, and snowy landscapes.

Teaching tip

The oval masking technique is simple enough for young students but produces professional-looking results that impress everyone. Try having students plan their center drawing in pencil first before adding chalk details — it reduces anxiety about mistakes on the black paper.

String Art Project

Fourth grade string art bulletin board showing snowflakes and snowmen

String Art — Fourth Grade Display

This fourth grade project features intricate snowflakes and snowmen crafted entirely from string on a colored background.

String Art Snowman

A close-up showing the exceptional detail a fourth grader achieved with string.

String Art Snowman

Another exceptional piece showing the variety of student interpretations.

String Art Snowflake

Students could select among three different designs to create their complex geometric snowflake pattern.

String Art Snowflake

The symmetry students achieved with this technique is impressive.

About the String Art Project

Students punched holes on the paper to create either the snowman and snowflake designs. They then filled in the details using string to create intricate geometric patterns. The process involved planning the design, securing the string at key anchor points, and weaving between them to create the final pattern. The result is stunning winter art that requires patience, precision, and creative problem-solving. These are skills needed well beyond the art room.

Individual Winter Projects

Mosaic Snowman with Christmas Trees

Even our youngest kindergarten students make impressive hallway displays that cause parents and visitors to stop and admire. Children created a mosaic snowman from torn pieces of white paper, adding a black hat, eyes, buttons, and mouth, plus a red scarf and surrounding green Christmas trees. This project introduced the mosaic technique while developing fine motor skills and spatial reasoning.

Northern Lights

Students drew colorful Northern Lights designs on black construction paper using chalk. After completing the drawing, they painted over it with a sugar water mixture, which set the chalk and gave the artwork a luminous, glossy effect. The result captures the aurora's shimmer beautifully and introduces students to a striking natural phenomenon while experimenting with mixed-media art techniques.

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