7 Must-Try Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Ideas That Will Wow Your Students

As we approach November, it’s the perfect time to bring a festive touch to your classroom decor. These 7 must-try Thanksgiving bulletin board ideas blend creativity, warmth, and seasonal charm to create a welcoming and inspiring environment for you and your students. Let’s take a look at these fun and unique designs, each with its own twist on Thanksgiving!

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1. Modern Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Displays

Bring a touch of contemporary flair to your classroom with a modern Thanksgiving bulletin board! Think warm autumnal hues like burnt orange, canary yellow, and chocolate browns complemented by cream and sage. This design highlights pumpkins, marigolds, and fall leaves. The combination of textured elements and patterns adds a trendy, cozy feel while celebrating the spirit of harvest and Thanksgiving!

Tip: Add 3D accents like faux leaves or matching faux flower stems to give your board extra depth!

My Modern Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Kit is done-for-you and ready to go! You can choose from any of the 3 sayings included. Or create multiple displays that match with this kit! There’s even a student writing activity – “I am thankful for…” – included! Grab it in my TPT shop or my website store.

2. Cozy Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Ideas

Transform your classroom into a cozy haven with a Thanksgiving board featuring soft pinks, orange, and marigold hues. This theme embraces the comfort of the season by adding elements that radiate warmth like candles, knit socks, pies, muffins, and spools of yarn. Simple flowers round out this peaceful design.

Create an inviting, tranquil space in your classroom with this Cozy Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Kit! Borders, decor cutouts, letters for 3 sayings, and more are included. Find it in my TPT shop or my website store.

3. Thanksgiving Plaid Decor

Nothing says “fall” like a classic plaid design. And this Thanksgiving bulletin board idea is perfect for embracing the season. Start with a neutral background, like my favorite fadeless weathered wood paper. Then add pumpkins in a variety of natural colors and a hay bale cutout to give your board that rustic, country feel. A festive banner featuring plaid details ties the theme together. This design works great for welcoming both students and visitors into the classroom and will set the tone for autumn fun.

This complete Thanksgiving Plaid Bulletin Board Kit makes it easy to bring that harvest-time feel to life in your space! It’s available in both my TPT shop and my website store.

4. Chalkboard Thanksgiving Theme

For a classic and heartfelt approach, create a chalkboard themed bulletin board that emphasizes the spirit of gratitude. Use chalkboard-style printouts with various thankful sayings, such as “Thankful, Grateful, Blessed,” and surround them with cutouts of autumn leaves, pumpkins, acorns, mushrooms, and a simple banner.

The chalkboard aesthetic adds a timeless feel to your classroom, and the black and white contrast allows for a pop of seasonal color with the accents. You can also include a space for students to write what they’re thankful for, adding an interactive element!

This Thanksgiving Chalkboard Bulletin Board Kit includes multiple ready-to-print sayings. But it also includes a text editable chalkboard cutout where you can type any saying you’d like on it for your displays! Grab this kit in my TPT shop or my website store.

5. Thankful Theme Featuring a Blue Truck

Add a touch of vintage charm with a classic blue truck themed bulletin board. At the center, place a large image of a blue pick-up truck hauling bright orange pumpkins. Make it interactive by offering students the chance to cut out their own small blue truck and write what they’re thankful for on the truck’s tailgate. This creates a personal and meaningful display of gratitude while adding a unique, playful element to the board.

This Blue Truck Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Kit is a teacher-favorite! It includes a simple multi-colored dot garland, multi-colored pumpkins, smaller truck cutouts for students to write on, as well as multiple sayings! It’s available in my TPT shop and my website store.

6. Floral Thanksgiving Decor

For an elegant and refined approach to Thanksgiving decor, try a jewel-tone floral theme. This design could feature rich, deep colors like burgundy, emerald, and gold, with floral cutouts that make the board bloom with seasonal beauty. Pair the flowers with phrases like “Always give thanks” to capture the spirit of the season. The jewel tones add a sophisticated flair, making this design perfect for classrooms that want a Thanksgiving theme with a timeless, upscale touch.

My Thanksgiving Floral Bulletin Board Kit is ready-to-print! Find it in my TPT shop or my website store.

7. Thanksgiving and Football Bulletin Board

Kickoff the season with a football bulletin board that also celebrates Turkey Day! This design includes fun cutouts of pompoms, foam hands, turkeys in sunglasses, and footballs. The mix of Thanksgiving and football elements makes this board a perfect tribute to fall traditions. It’s a fun, sporty way to celebrate the season!

This Turkeys and Touchdowns Bulletin Board Kit includes so many fun elements – banners, borders, lots of decor cutouts, 3 sayings, and text editable foam hands and footballs to add your students’ names to the display. Grab this kit in my TPT shop or in my website store.

Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Ideas

These Thanksgiving bulletin board ideas are designed to bring seasonal cheer and creativity into your classroom! Whether you go for modern plaid, cozy vibes, or a fun football theme, these designs will capture the spirit of the season and offer plenty of interactive opportunities for students to get involved.

Which one will you try this year?! Please tag me in your photos on Instagram @ashleymckenziedecor. I’d love to see your completed Thanksgiving displays!