21 Fun Summer Bulletin Board Ideas

If you’re looking for some new and fun summer bulletin board ideas, then this post is for you. I’ll show you some creative ideas including end of the year, summer countdown, beach theme displays and so much more. I’ve included ideas perfect for preschool, kindergarten as well as other grades. Read to the end to find out where to get my favorite bulletin board decorations.

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End of School Year Bulletin Board Ideas

Are you looking for a bulletin board to wrap up your year and kick off summer. Then these next few ideas are perfect for you. Start getting excited about the end of the year with these fun bulletin board ideas.

                   1 | Let’s End the Year with a Bang

Students love balloon popping displays. You can use them as a countdown to summer and students earn balloon popping privileges as an award for good behavior.

                       2 | We Had a Sweet Year

This bulletin board is simple, bright and cheerful.

            3 | #Best Year Ever

For this bulletin board have each student write one of the best things about the school year on colorful paper.

                4 | Popping into Summer

This teacher has ten balloons for the last ten days of school that her second graders get to pop as a countdown to summer. The polka dot balloons add even more character to the display.

                    5 | This Year was Sweet

To copy this bulletin board idea, have each student follow this prompt: This year was sweet because… You can print these sheets in bright colors to add to the fun summer vibes

Beach Theme Summer Bulletin Board Ideas

Nothing says summer like the beach. These next few ideas have all the beach vibes to get your classroom in the summer mood.

             6 | Sailing into Summer

Sailing into summer is the perfect pun for a sailboat and beachy bulletin board.

              7 | Hello Summer

A beach theme with tropical birds, flowers, and flamingos is the perfect way to kick off summer break.

             8 | Ready to Flip Flop into Summer

The dollar store at this time of year is the perfect place to score some flips flops, and beach toys to complete this display.

            9 | Summer Bucket List

Spring/Summer Bulletin Board Ideas

I wanted to show you a few bulletin board ideas that could work for either spring or summer. Think rainbows, butterflies and pretty flower themed displays.

            10 | Shine a Little in Someone’s Life

For this positive bulletin board, you can have your students help create the beautiful flowers.

            11 | Fluttering into a Fun Filled Summer

You can have each student create a unique butterfly. This could be a pretty summer or spring bulletin board idea just change the words for the season of your choice.

         12 | Positive Summer Bulletin Board Idea

Add this quote “Keep your face toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you,” to a display with sunflowers.

Summer Countdown Bulletin Board Ideas

If you really want to get your students excited about summer break why not create a summer count down display. Check out some ideas to countdown to summer vacation below.

          13 | Countdown to Summer Break

This teacher started the summer countdown with 22 days left of school because she has 22 students in her class. Each student gets to pop a balloon filled with a fun surprise or activity. All of the activities are either free or utilize things already in her class.

14 | Countdown to Summer Break with Balloons Idea

Here’s another balloon popping idea. You can attach the balloons with clothespins to a string or ribbon to create a fun end of year banner.

Fruit Themed Summer Bulletin Board Ideas

Nothing says summer like berries, peaches, watermelon and pineapple. Incorporate these fruits in your display to create instant summer vibes. Check out some inspiration below.

               15 | First Grade Was Sweet

Fill in your grade of choice and then have students write what they loved about the school year on pineapples. This teacher used twine and clothespins to hang them for a pretty display!

Fill in your grade of choice and then have students write what they loved about the school year on pineapples. This teacher used twine and clothespins to hang them for a pretty display!

              16 | Just Peachy

To personalize this peachy bulletin board includes students’ names on each peach. You could also try the quote, “This year was just peachy.”

        17 | Our Class is Berry Sweet

Sunshine Summer Bulletin Board Ideas

Another fun theme to break out at this time of year is sunshine. There are a lot of sun puns that you can place on your board like, this class is bright, or it’s been a sun-sational year. Check out some examples of sun themed displays below.

           18 | This Class is Brilliant

To personalize this display, you can add student photos in small suns. You could also use the quote, “This class is bright.”

         19 | What a Sun-sational Year

To copy this fun display created by 3^rd graders have students choose between a summer or an end of the school year prompt to write about. Then have them decorate their sunglasses and illustrate a background to go with their writing.

 

Sweet Treats Summer Bulletin Boards

Another fun idea to decorate your boards for summer is with sweet treats that kids love in the summertime. Think popsicles and ice-cream cones. Check out some examples of some fun sweet themed display ideas below.