Christmas Bulletin Board Ideas, Door Decor, Hallway Display and Classroom Games and Activities in Elementary School
Here are some Christmas-themed bulletin board, door decor, hallway display, and classroom games/activities for elementary school that can bring the festive holiday spirit to life:
Bulletin Board Ideas
"Countdown to Christmas"
- Create a large Christmas tree in the center of the board, and add numbered ornaments or presents beneath it.
- Each day, remove one ornament or present to reveal a fun fact about Christmas traditions around the world.
- Students can contribute to the countdown by adding their own holiday wishes or artwork.
"Our Gift to the World: Kindness"
- Have a gift box at the center of the board with ribbons and bows.
- Inside the gift box, students can write ways they plan to show kindness during the holiday season, such as helping family, volunteering, or spreading joy.
- Use colorful wrapping paper to display each act of kindness as part of the bulletin board.
"Deck the Halls with Math and Fun!"
- Use Christmas-themed elements like ornaments, candy canes, or snowflakes to display math problems, word puzzles, or trivia questions.
- Each student can solve a problem or answer a question, adding their name to a decorated holiday item on the board.
"Christmas Around the World"
- Highlight how different countries celebrate Christmas, using images of their traditional food, decorations, and customs.
- Each section of the board can represent a country, and students can contribute their own holiday traditions at home.
"Christmas Wish List"
- Students can write or draw what they would ask Santa for, focusing on non-material things like peace, happiness, or time with family.
- Decorate the board with festive colors and images of stockings, Santa hats, and presents.
Door Decor Ideas
"Santa’s Workshop"
- Turn your door into Santa’s workshop, with elves working and Santa overseeing everything.
- You can create cutouts of Santa, elves, and toys, with students’ names on gift tags or tools.
- Add candy canes, toy boxes, and snowflakes around the edges.
"Welcome to the North Pole"
- Create a winter wonderland scene on your door, complete with snowmen, reindeer, and a North Pole signpost.
- Use students' names on mini snowflakes or ornaments to make it personalized.
"Twas the Night Before Christmas…"
- Decorate the door to look like a cozy Christmas Eve scene, with a fireplace, stockings, and Santa’s sleigh flying across the sky.
- Students can design their own stockings with their names on them, hanging by the "fire."
Hallway Display Ideas
"Walking in a Winter Wonderland"
- Create a snowy landscape along the hallway walls, with snowmen, reindeer, and penguins. Add cotton snow for a three-dimensional effect.
- Each student can contribute by making their own snowflake or winter-themed art to hang on the wall.
"Jingle Bell Rock!"
- Turn the hallway into a festive holiday concert stage, featuring reindeer playing instruments and Santa leading a band.
- Students can add their names to the reindeer or musical notes as part of the decoration.
"Reindeer Stables"
- Turn the hallway into a stables area for Santa’s reindeer, with each stall named after a reindeer (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, etc.).
- Students can create cutouts of reindeer with their names or decorate the "stalls" with holiday cheer.
Classroom Games and Activities
Christmas Bingo
- Create Bingo cards featuring Christmas-themed items like a tree, reindeer, presents, snowmen, and stockings.
- As students fill their cards, call out items for a fun and interactive holiday game, with small prizes like candy canes for winners.
Pin the Nose on Rudolph
- Similar to "Pin the Tail on the Donkey," create a large Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and have students try to pin his red nose while blindfolded.
- This is a fun and simple game that can get students laughing and in the holiday spirit.
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
- Organize a scavenger hunt where students search for holiday-related items hidden around the classroom (candy canes, ornaments, mini presents).
- Create clues and riddles related to Christmas for them to solve, with a special treat for those who find everything.
Make Your Own Ornament Craft
- Provide students with materials to create their own Christmas tree ornaments, using paper, glitter, ribbon, and paint.
- Once finished, they can take them home or hang them on a class tree in the room.
Christmas Caroling Sing-Along
- Teach the students popular Christmas carols, and have a sing-along in class or around the school.
- Students can create their own "carol books" with lyrics and drawings to accompany the songs.
Holiday Math Challenge
- Create holiday-themed word problems and math puzzles for the students to solve.
- For example, use Santa’s sleigh for addition or multiplication problems, or ask them to calculate how many gifts he delivers in a night.
Snowball Toss
- Set up a fun tossing game where students throw "snowballs" (soft white balls) into decorated holiday buckets or boxes.
- Label the buckets with different point values, and let students try to score points for small prizes.
Christmas Story Time
- Read popular Christmas stories like "The Polar Express," "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," or "The Night Before Christmas."
- After reading, have students draw or write about their favorite part of the story, or create their own Christmas tale.
Elf on the Shelf Classroom Challenge
- Use an Elf on the Shelf in the classroom and hide it in a different spot each day. Have students work together to find it and come up with fun ways to "help" the elf spread Christmas cheer.
- You can tie this into acts of kindness or classroom behavior incentives.
Christmas Cookie Decorating
- Bring in plain sugar cookies, icing, and sprinkles, and let the students decorate their own Christmas cookies.
- This can be a fun, creative activity to let students express themselves and enjoy a holiday treat.
