Making an exciting and creative birthday display in your classroom doesn’t need to take hours. In fact, often a classroom birthday wall looks best if your students help you to make it! We know that at the beginning of the school year teachers spend a lot of time preparing their classrooms. And, while we here at Teach Starter are not writing these kinds of posts to increase any Pinterest-perfection inspired angst, we know that you guys love to get your hands on easy and exciting birthday wall ideas! So we’ve done the work for you, creating some amazing birthday display resources to save you time and make your students’ first day in their new classroom totally buzz!
Awesome Birthday Display Ideas
Here are our top fun (and easy!) classroom birthday display ideas that each come with their own downloadable, printable birthday display resources!
(1) Under the Sea Theme Birthday Wall
This ‘Under the Sea’ themed birthday wall idea is super fun! A twist on the Sea Jelly Classroom Display, each month is displayed on the body of a sea jelly and you can attach each of your students’ birthdays as a tentacle hanging below.
To create this “Under the Sea” birthday board we used:
- aqua coloured wrapping paper
- sea Jelly Birthday Display Template (which includes sea jellies, rainbow Happy Birthday bunting, and sea animal cut out decorations)
- white and dark blue crepe paper streamers
- a ball of fancy wool
- coloured cardboard to create the coral
- yellow and green party decorations.
Printing Tips
The printable Sea Jelly Birthday Display template includes bunting flags that are sizes one per A4 page. Depending on the size of your board you will need to print the bunting at a different size.
- To create this portrait-orientated “Under the Sea” birthday display we printed the bunting flags 6 pages per A4 page.
- For a landscape-orientated display you may like to try printing the bunting flags 2-4 pages per A4 page.
To create sea jellies and cut out decorations the same size as our example, print the relevant pages at full size.
(2) Cacti & Sombrero Birthday Board
Is this not one of the coolest birthday board ideas you’ve ever seen!? Each cactus displays a month of the year. Each student in your class gets a blank sombrero to write their name and the date of their birthday on. They can colour in the hat however they would like!
To create this Mexican themed birthday board we used:
- light blue wrapping paper
- brown craft paper
- Cacti and Sombrero Birthday Display Template (includes the cacti, sombreros, blue and yellow Happy Birthday bunting, and the sun and cloud decorations)
Printing Tips
The printable Mexican themed birthday board display template includes bunting flags that print one flag per A4 page. This may be too large, depending on the size of your birthday board.
- To create this portrait-orientated Mexican themed birthday display we printed the bunting flags 6 pages per one A4 page.
- To create a landscape-orientated birthday board you may like to try printing your bunting flags 2-4 pages per one A4 page.
(3) Cupcake Birthday Display
This supremely cute printable cupcake birthday display is one of the most popular in our collection of birthday-themed teacher resources! Like each of the birthday board ideas above, this fun birthday display is easy to create and can be reused year after year.
To create a cupcake birthday display you’ll need:
- A blank wall or display board
- Coloured wrapping paper to make a background
- Cupcakes Birthday Chart (Version 2)
Printing Tips
This downloadable Cupcakes Birthday Display prints one cupcake per A4 page. When the candle pages are printed at full size they are the correct proportions for the cupcakes.
- To make a smaller cupcake birthday wall, reduce both the cupcake pages and the candle pages by the same size.
(4) Ice Cream Birthday Wall
We all love a good birthday cupcake display, however, this sweet ice cream birthday wall idea takes celebratory dessert displays to the next level!
Every month of the year is printed out on a wafer cup, while students each get a blank ice cream scoop on which they can write their name, write the date of their birthday (we love putting these in the cherries!) and then decorate however they’d like to.
To create this ice cream themed birthday wall we used:
- Ice Cream Birthday Display Template (includes A4 Happy Birthday picture, waffle cup ‘months’ and ice cream scoop templates).
That’s it! The only thing you need for this display is some space on a display board or wall, a pair of scissors, some sticky tac and this one, printable file!
Printing Tips
To create this sample display we printed all pages of the Ice Cream Birthday Display Template at full size. If you’d like to create a smaller display, make sure you print both the cups and the scoops at the same reduced size so the proportions remain the same!
(5) Rainbow Balloons Birthday Wall Idea
Hands up if you love rainbows!? Well, this super easy classroom birthday wall idea is for you! Sticking with an obvious birthday theme, this printable Balloon Birthday Chart is another fun classroom display.
To create this birthday display board we used:
- A black display board (though you could use large sheets of black card)
- Different coloured string
- Balloon Birthday Chart template
- Rainbow Happy Birthday Bunting
Printing Tips
To create this sample display we printed all pages of the Balloon Birthday Template and the Rainbow Happy Birthday Bunting two pages per A4 page.
- If you’d like to create a larger, landscape-orientated display you may like to try printing the balloons at full size and hanging the bunting across one string.
- To create a smaller display, make sure you print both the balloons at a reduced size so the proportions don’t seem too out of whack.
Printable Birthday Charts
If you love a good pop of colour in your classroom but the idea of cutting a series of decorations for a new display isn’t your idea of a good time, then a beautifully designed Birthday Chart is for you!
- Browse the Birthdays collection to find the chart design that you like the best.
- Enlarge the chart to A3 size and laminate it.
- Use a whiteboard marker to write in your students’ and your own birthday dates for the year.
- Wipe clean at the end of the year and reuse!
Here are some of our favourite birthday charts:
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