Looking for a warm and meaningful way to celebrate the holidays in your classroom? Create a Holiday Kindness Tree that starts with seasonal cheer and transforms into a year-round centerpiece—all anchored by the Jumbo Pine Tree Bulletin Board and your favorite Woodland Friends theme.
This festive classroom display helps build a positive community and reinforces acts of kindness all year long.
Step 1: Build Your Tree
Start with the Woodland Friends Jumbo Pine Tree Bulletin Board Set (CTP 11090). Place it on a central wall or near your classroom library to create a cozy, woodland-inspired scene. Decorate with Woodland Friends characters, snowflake accents, and wrapped “gifts” for a festive holiday feel. Add Cotton to the branches to give the feel of snow. Have your students make some snowflakes for fun activity and add to them to the display.
Use the Casual Black 4" Punch-Out Letters to create your title. In the featured display, it reads: “SPREADING HOLIDAY KINDNESS IN MRS. WARREN’S CLASS”. This letter style adds a bold, clean look that pairs beautifully with both seasonal and neutral classroom themes.
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Step 2: Fill the Tree with Kindness
Turn your tree into a visual celebration of student kindness. Invite students to write everyday acts of kindness on Vintage Trailers or Snowflakes Cut-Outs and add them to the tree throughout December.
Examples featured on the display include:
- Share crayons
- Say thank you
- Smile
- Help clean up
- Let someone go first
- Be a good friend
Step 3: Keep the Tree Up All Year Long
After the holidays, repurpose the display to keep the positive momentum going. The Jumbo Pine Tree coordinates perfectly with the full Woodland Friends collection, so you can easily adapt it for:
- Class Tree – Post all the students names at the start of the year
- Friendship Tree – Have students post good character traits of a friend
- Reading Tree – Add book titles as students finish new reads
- Goals Tree – Showcase classroom goals or personal growth
- Compliment Tree – Let classmates post anonymous notes of encouragement
Why Teachers Love It
- Fosters social-emotional learning and class community
- Reusable and easy to update all year
- Encourages student voice and participation
- Matches the Woodland Friends classroom collection
- Low prep, big visual impact
