Christmas Bulletin Board Decoration Ideas for Preschools, Daycares, & Child Care Centers

Tamar Andrews
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The winter holidays provide a fun opportunity to decorate your child care center! Excitement is bubbling, your children are giggly, and everyone is ready for the holidays - time to decorate your child care center to show even more excitement. Holiday and Christmas themed bulletin boards and decorations in preschools, daycares, and child care classrooms always instill a sense of celebration and connection amongst students. Without further delay, here is our list of Christmas bulletin board ideas for preschools, daycares, and child care centers to inspire your classroom decorations.
Christmas themed bulletin board ideas
Candy canes will always represent the holiday season. So, candy cane bulletin board ideas are almost always a hit. Here’s “It's A Sweet Christmas” Gingerbread & Candy Cane bulletin board

“Oh Deer Winter Is Here” Child Care Reindeer Bulletin Theme

“Christmas is Bright because of one Silent Night” Christmas Eve Bulletin

“Elves on the Shelves” Christmas Bulletin Board

“Chillin’ with my Snowmies” Child Care Snowman Christmas Bulletin Theme

“Pre-K is ‘SNOW’ much fun!” Snow Globe Themed Bulletin

“We Shine When We Are Kind” Festive Christmas Lights Bulletin Board

“Our Kids are a GIFT” Child Care Christmas Present Bulletin Theme

“Having a Ball” Christmas Ornament Bulletin Board

“Help the Grinch Grow his Heart” Child Care Christmas Bulletin Board

Classroom Christmas decoration ideas for child care centers
Let’s start our list of classroom Christmas decoration ideas with this Cardboard Gingerbread House. This little craft will fill the classroom with a winter town of houses and get your students excited for Christmas.

Painting Pinecones — There is no one way to paint pinecones for children. Some ideas include using watered-down paint to create a watercolor effect, using finger paints, or using regular paint and brushes. Use this Christmas classroom decoration idea to give children the launchpad they need to be creative and have fun along the way to boot!
Check out this Paper Plate Wreath craft!

Stringing Popcorn and Cranberries is a classic Christmas time activity and a fun food-craft for children! You only need a needle, thread, cranberries and popcorn.
The best part about these Salt Dough Ornaments is the ingredients are easy to have on hand — salt, flour, and water! Perfect for students to bring home for the Christmas season
Christmas door ideas for preschools, daycares, and child care centers
Frosty the snowman swinging on Christmas lights!

Christmas stockings and hand wreath over a cozy fire

Gingerbread man’s house

Other Christmas decor for classrooms in preschools, daycares, and child care centers
These Paper plate baubles are the perfect Christmas craft and look amazing in the classroom!

Wood slice thumbprint snowman ornaments are easy to make and look amazing hanging from in child cares’ classroom

Reindeer thumbprint ornaments are perfect for kid hands and a cute Christmas decoration to take home!

Get inspired this holiday season with these Christmas crafts, seasonal decorations, and Christmas bulletin board ideas for your child care center!

Tamar Andrews
Associate Professor
Tamar Andrews, EdD, is an Associate Professor at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Director of the Early Childhood Education Department at American Jewish University. With 30+ years in early childhood as a teacher and director, she led Temple Isaiah Preschool from 2003 to 2023, where she earned NAEYC accreditation and built an award-winning STEM program. Her work inspired her son Daniel to build Playground. She also teaches at UCLA Extension and Santa Monica College and speaks internationally on early childhood education.
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