Spring begins on March 20, and what better way to celebrate growth and new beginnings than with a new bulletin board?! There are so many fun ways to bring the spring season to your bulletin boards.
Want the cheeriest of spring bulletin boards? Here are some basic supplies to get you started. Then check out the list of 30 bulletin boards and doors below for inspiration.
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- Cutouts: 31 cutouts (words, carrots, bunnies, and more) |22 spring cutouts (flowers, bees, butterflies, and more) | 48 cute bug cutouts
- Bulletin board borders: Green grass | Spring bulletin borders | Confetti bulletin border
- Accessories: Spring scrapbook paper | Pinwheels | Tissue paper
1. Leave winter behind
Kids will get a giggle out of this punny bunny spring bulletin board. Feeling ambitious? Have kids make real working pinwheels to attach to the board.
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2. Enjoy the showers and flowers
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Use watercolors or crayons to decorate umbrellas, then hang them over paper raincoats featuring your students’ names. Words or names fall from the clouds in raindrops, while those 3D flowers are simple enough for any teacher to create.
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3. Swing into spring
Look at all those adorable little students enjoying the world’s longest swing set! We think it’s amazing, and your kids will too.
Source: PE Central
4. Demonstrate your growth mindset
Flowers that are 3D really pop, and these are easier to make than you might think (get instructions here). They’re a beautiful way to highlight growth mindset statements.
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5. Spring toward success
These fun springtime bunnies will remind your kids that there’s more to success than meets the eye. That’s a lesson worth learning all year long.
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6. Shower them with springtime math
Give new life to the old saying by adding some math facts. Each raindrop holds a fraction, each flower the corresponding decimal.
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7. “Bee” amazing all spring long
Have your students help you make a list of ways to “bee” amazing. Then create this simple spring bulletin board with eye-catching flowers and happy bees to display their answers.
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8. Build a flower of handprints
Trace each student’s hands on colorful paper and have them add decorations. Then use the handprints to create a single spectacular springtime bloom.
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9. Assemble a shower of test tips
For many, spring brings testing season. Get kids to share their best tips for staying calm during testing season on individual raindrops and post them for all to see.
Source: Supply Me
10. Fly away on spring breezes
These cheerful spring birdies are easy to create using vibrant scrapbook paper. Paint the tree branch and give each birdie funny little feet to complete the scene.
Source: Mrs. Picasso’s Art Room
11. Bug out about spring
Paper plate ladybugs are easy to make and look so great on display. You could also make bees by using yellow plates and adding stripes and wings. Or link together multiple plates to create a caterpillar to fit with the bug theme.
Source: Trinity Preschool Mount Prospect
12. Celebrate April showers
April showers bring May flowers … and math caterpillars.
Source: @sucka_b_real
13. Hello spring!
Flowers and flowers and flowers galore.
Source: @ashdukexo
14. Spring is in the air
These adorable ladybugs also help with counting and addition!
Source: @poppingintokinder
15. How does your garden grow?
Sometimes good manners actually take practice and reminders. Put this on your door so everyone in the building can see it!
Source: @chicagoteacherstore
16. When we learn, we grow!
Each student reflected on who they are, what they know, what they understand, and what they can do.
Source: @cultured_classroom
17. If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies
So true! Discuss the transformation.
Source: @just_tee_cota
18. Bloom!
Paper flowers and a Bloom banner are all you need for this … one of our favorite fun spring bulletin boards.
Source: @iskulo
19. Your wings already exist, all you have to do is fly
We love all the butterfly names and cutouts.
Source: @mssolimansclass
20. Walk into spring with a good book
Perfect for your library or hall!
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21. Let your imagination bloom
Easy and creative with a fun pop of color.
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22. Never stop growing
This spring bulletin board is both cute and inspirational, letting your little ones know to never stop growing and learning.
Source: @mcquaglet
23. Books make your mind bloom
This bulletin board is perfect for the classroom or a school library. Switch up and personalize your board by using book pages as the flower petals!
Source: @vsammi77
24. For the teacher with a green thumb
This spring bulletin board is perfect for the aesthetically driven teacher or green thumb. Have your students pick out their own succulent to personalize the board.
Source: @hangingwithmrshulsey
25. Soar into spring!
Have your students draw kites and cut them out to paste on a decorated board for a bulletin board that gets them hyped up for the new season.
Source: The Crafty Teacher
26. April showers …
A fun paper chain-link activity for your students lends itself to a creative rainbow for this bulletin board.
Source: @as_you_wish
27. Let your creative side flow
Draw or paste a spring landscape to a bulletin and add your own fun elements for a more creative board.
Source: @mecm91
28. A butterfly bulletin board
This is one of the spring bulletin boards that is perfect for adding a pop of color in your classroom.
Source: @tolebabe
29. Inching into summer
For the teachers who just can’t wait for that extended break, get your classroom excited for the summer season!
Source: @malaiphuong
30. Festive for Easter
Pretend the Easter bunny put up this spring bulletin board in your classroom.
Source: @victoriajmyles
Love these spring bulletin boards? Check out our 8 Signs You Know It’s Spring in Your Classroom!
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Spring Season and Bulletin Boards
Spring begins on March 20, and it is a time associated with growth and new beginnings. Bulletin boards are a popular way to celebrate the spring season and bring a vibrant and cheerful atmosphere to classrooms or other spaces. They can be decorated with various themes and elements that represent spring, such as flowers, insects, rainbows, and more.
Supplies for Spring Bulletin Boards
To create spring-themed bulletin boards, you may need some basic supplies. The article mentions a few supplies that can be used:
- Cutouts: Cutouts are pre-designed shapes that can be used to decorate bulletin boards. The article mentions different types of cutouts, including words, carrots, bunnies, flowers, bees, butterflies, and cute bugs.
- Bulletin board borders: Borders are decorative strips that can be used to frame the bulletin board. The article suggests using green grass, spring-themed borders, or confetti borders.
- Accessories: Additional accessories like spring scrapbook paper, pinwheels, and tissue paper can be used to add more visual interest to the bulletin board.
Examples of Spring Bulletin Board Ideas
The article provides a list of 30 bulletin board ideas for inspiration. Here are a few examples mentioned:
- Punny Bunny Bulletin Board: This bulletin board features a punny bunny theme. It suggests having kids make real working pinwheels to attach to the board.
- Showers and Flowers Bulletin Board: This idea involves decorating umbrellas with watercolors or crayons and hanging them over paper raincoats featuring students' names. It also includes 3D flowers and raindrops with words or names falling from the clouds.
- Swing into Spring Bulletin Board: This bulletin board showcases adorable little students enjoying a swing set.
- Growth Mindset Bulletin Board: The idea here is to create 3D flowers that highlight growth mindset statements.
- Springtime Bunnies Bulletin Board: This idea features fun springtime bunnies to remind students that success goes beyond appearances.
- Springtime Math Bulletin Board: This bulletin board incorporates math facts by using raindrops to represent fractions and flowers to represent corresponding decimals.
- "Bee" Amazing Bulletin Board: Students can help create a list of ways to "bee" amazing, and the bulletin board can display their answers with eye-catching flowers and happy bees.
- Handprint Flower Bulletin Board: Each student's handprints can be traced on colorful paper and decorated to create a single spectacular springtime bloom.
- Test Tips Bulletin Board: Students can share their best tips for staying calm during testing season on individual raindrops, which can be posted for all to see.
- Spring Birdies Bulletin Board: This idea involves creating cheerful spring birdies using vibrant scrapbook paper and adding them to a painted tree branch.
These are just a few examples, and the article provides many more ideas for spring bulletin boards.
Remember, bulletin boards are a creative way to celebrate the spring season and engage students or visitors with visually appealing displays. You can adapt these ideas or come up with your own unique concepts to create a spring-themed bulletin board that suits your needs and preferences.
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