33 Fun Happy New Year Classroom Door Decorations
33 Fun Happy New Year Classroom Door Decorations
If you’re looking for some Happy New Year classroom door decorations, then you’ve come to the right place! New Years is the perfect time of year to celebrate with your class and look forward to what is to come. Check out the best door ideas that do just that including DIY ideas and kits that you can purchase too.
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Happy New Year Classroom Door Decorations DIY
If you’re not afraid to do a little DIY and want to create your own classroom door décor I have tons of ideas for you. Check out the best DIY New Years classroom door ideas below.
1 | We’ll Move Mountains This Year
Here’s a simple door idea that you can pull off even if you’re not artistic.
- First cover your door in pretty blue paper for the sky.
- You can create simple mountains by cutting triangles out of construction paper.
- You can add a sun and clouds too if you want.
- Then just add the phrase, “We’ll Move Mountains in the New Year.”
2 | Bright Futures Ahead
Here’s a wonderful way to inspire students to look towards the future!
- Add your student’s names to light bulbs or star cutouts.
- For a classroom activity you can even have your students paint the stars or lights and add glitter for that extra sparkle.
- Add bulletin board letters that spell, “Bright Futures Ahead.”
3 | Poppin into the New Year
Here’s a great idea to add a little humor to your January door display! This is one of my favorite new Years door ideas. Here’s how you pull it off.
- Add a bag of popcorn with student’s names on the kernels.
- You can also add pop-fidget with students’ names.
- Spell out , “Poppin into the New Year.”
4 | Rocking Into the New Year
Here’s the perfect door idea for a music classroom.
- Add the message, “Rocking into 2025.” Or “Rocking into the New Year!”
- Use Vinyl records or picture of records to decorate the door.
- You could also use instruments, music notes and headphones.
- Have students help with the decorations!
5 | Open the Door to 2025
Here’s a great way to get students excited about starting the year off with a fresh start!
- Have students write their goals or New Year’s resolutions on their own doors and add them to your classroom door.
- Add the quote, “Open the Door to the New Year.” Or “Open the Door to 2025!”
6 | Countdown to Learning
For this door decoration think the final countdown before the new year.
- You can add numbers counting down.
- Then add a huge silver New Years ball.
- Other optional additions would be confetti, party hats or a clock.
- Next, add the phrase, “Countdown to Learning” or “The Countdown to Success Begins Now.”
7| We Have Snow Much We Hope to Do in 2025
Here’s a cute classroom door idea that’s perfect for the winter season and that you can DIY yourself.
- First cover the entire door with light blue construction paper.
- Have students create snowflakes and write their hopes on them to decorate your door.
- Then with bulletin board letters write, “We Have Snow Much We Hope to Do in the New Year!” or “Snow Excited for a Cool New Year.” Or even, "It’s Snow Secret We’re Going to Have a Great 2025.”
8 | Ringing in the New Year with Learning
Here’s a fun idea that’s perfect to celebrate the new year at school.
- Create a giant clock with construction paper with the hands pointing to 12.
- Add gold and silver streamers, stars and confetti for a celebratory feel!
- Then add the phrase, “Ringing in the New Year with Learning.”
9 | New Year New Goals
Here’s a creative classroom door idea that’ll also teach students about the importance of setting goals.
- Give each student a paper balloon and have them write a goal for the new year on it.
- For a festive and 3-D effect add some actual balloons the top of the door too or even above the door frame.
- Put the phrase, Our Goals for the New Year or New Year, New Goals!
- As an optional extra you can add some colorful confetti.
10 | Write the Next Chapter
Here’s a great door idea a middle school or high school writing class.
- Create a giant book with construction paper.
- Add the quote, “Write the Next Chapter” or “Write Your 2025 Story!”
- You could involve students’ work by having students write their New Years goals on sheets of paper and have them spilling out of the book.
Happy New Year Classroom Door Decorations for Elementary School
This next section is just for the elementary school teachers. If you want to create a fun New Years door for your Elementary classroom then check out the next ideas that I’ve gathered for you.
11 | We’re Ready for a Sweet Year
- Add student names to sweet treats like ice cream cones, popsicles or donuts.
- If you want to add an art activity have students create pictures of their favorite sweet treats.
- Then add the message, This Class is Ready for a Sweet New Year!”
12 | Blasting Off into the New Year
- Use construction paper to create a rocket ship with flames bursting out of the bottom.
- You can add student names to stars and scatter them all over the door.
- Add the message, “We’re Blasting Off into the New Year”
13 | Be a Star in the New Year
You can create this door with a Hollywood theme. Here’s how you pull it off:
- Add black construction paper to the entire door.
- Then add gold stars with student’s names on them.
- Add the phrase, “Be a Star in the New Year”, or “Shining Bright in 2025!”
14 | Let’s Shine in 2025
Copy this door idea with the phrase, “Let’s Shine in the New Year.” “Or Let’s Shine in 2025.”
- You can then add disco balls with students' names to create a fun and colorful classroom door.
15 | 2025 is a Piece of Cake
- Create a giant cake with colorful layers with construction paper.
- Have students color candles and add their name to them.
- Add the phrase “2025 is a Piece of Cake.” Or “Making 2025 Sweet!”
16 | Poppin in 2025 with Big Ideas
This is a bubble themed door idea that younger students would appreciate. Have you met a Kindergartener that doesn’t love bubbles?
- Decorate your door with paper bubbles and you can include a silhouette of a child blowing bubbles too.
- If you want you can add students’ names on the bubbles.
- In big letters put, “Poppin in 2025 with Big Ideas.”
17 | A Year of New Adventures
Here’s a fun DIY classroom door idea that your students would have so much fun helping with.
- Decorate your classroom door with old maps, and travel pictures.
- Have students color airplanes, suitcases, cars and buses.
- Add the phrase, “A Year of New Adventures” or “Adventure Awaits in 2025.”
18 | You Will Shine Bright This Year
Here’s how to copy this creative New Year’s door idea.
- Use bulletin board letters to spell out, “You Will Shine Bright in 2025.”
- Then add student’s names to disco balls.
- You could also add them to stars.
- Another option would be to add suns and decorate the door with sunglasses too.
- You can try this idea for the new school year too!
19 | Celebrating the New Year with Kindness
Here’s a door decoration idea that will also help build your classroom community!
- First create a giant tree with construction paper.
- Give students colorful paper leaves and have them write acts of kindness that they complete at school on them.
- Add the positive message, “Planting Kindness in 2025” or “Celebrating the New Year with Kindness.”
- You could even challenge the entire school to join in by adding kindness leaves as well!
20 | It was a Picture Perfect Year
Here’s a fun classroom door idea to celebrate the memories of the year with a personal touch. You could also steal this idea for the end of the school year!
- Add Polaroid pictures of students during the year.
- You can also add an illustration of a Polaroid camera.
- Write, “It was a picture-perfect Year!”
Happy New Year Classroom Door Decorations Printable
Now let’s check out some New Years Classroom door kits that are printable. All of these are classroom door designs available on Etsy so you can download them and print yourself. This works great if you want to get your door done right now.
21 | Poppin into a New Year
Here’s a bright and fun New Year’s door idea. If your students love fidget toys they will get a kick out of this. You can find this door décor bundle Etsy here. It includes these colorful pop-fidget toys and reads, “Poppin into a New Year!”
22 | Happy New Years Bulletin Board
This is a printable New Years bulletin board kit that you can also use as your door décor. It has cute balloons including balloon animals, fireworks, and party hats! You can add student names to the balloons. The printable bulletin board letters spell out, “Happy New Year!” You can find this kit on Etsy here.
23 | Looking Forward to 2025
Here’s the ultimate printable New Year Bundle. Here is what it includes:
- Door decorations including glasses in different shapes and colors.
- It also includes a writing activity where students can write their New Years goals.
- The entire kits is editable in Power Point or Canva.
- It includes bulletin board letters with the phrase, “Looking Forward to 2024.”
- If you like this printable door décor kit, you can find it on Etsy here.
New Year Door Decorations
If you want to find some door decorations for New Years that you don’t have to print yourself, I got you. Check out below some of my favorite door decorations from Amazon and Etsy. I’ll show you some bulletin board ideas too that you can use as door décor as well.
24 | Sliding into a New Year
Here’s a cute idea that you can add student photos too! This could be used as either a bulletin board or door decorations.
- Turn your students into penguins by adding their faces to these cutouts.
- This kit comes with the lettering that says, “Sliding Into a New Year.”
- It also comes with the snowflakes cutouts and the decorative border too.
- If you love this kit you can find it on Amazon Here.
25 | Ready for a Groovy Year
If you have a retro groovy class theme, I just found the perfect New Years door décor kit for you. Here’s some info about it:
- You can use this as either a bulletin board or a New Year class door.
- It includes bulletin board letters that spell, “Ready for a Groovy Year.”
- It comes with glue points to help stick it to your door or wall.
- It has these classic 70s elements like boho flowers, a rainbow, a smiley face, a peace sign, a Volkswagen bus and a guitar.
- This 60 piece kit is available on Amazon here.
26 | Let’s Shine in 2025
This pretty pastel bulletin board kit would make it easy for you to transform your classroom door.
- It reads, “Let’s Shine in 2025.”
- It has cute cutouts like flowers, fireworks, disco balls, balloons and part hats.
- If you like this 2025 Classroom Decoration kit you can find it on Amazon here.
27 | A Toast to the New Year
Here’s fun New Year pun that your students would get a kick out of.
- This kit reads, “A toast to a new year.”
- It features happy pieces of toast and a toaster.
- You could add this to your classroom door or use it as a classroom display.
- If you like these New Year classroom decorations you can find them on Amazon here.
28 | In Our 2025 Era
Here’s fun Happy New Year décor for a classroom full of Swifties.
- This kit has silver, black and gold stars, and disco balls.
- It also comes with a cute banner that you can put on the top of your door.
- It reads, “In our 2025 Era.”
- This décor kit can be found on Amazon here.
29 | We Will Make 2025 Shimmer
Here’s another fun New Year’s classroom décor set that features disco balls. Disco balls are very popular this year and work especially well for the New Year holiday!
- You can use this kit for your classroom door or for a bulletin board.
- It has bulletin letters that spell, “We will make 2025 Shimmer.”
- Of course it also has sparkly disco balls in various sizes that you can add student names to.
- If you want to add this to your class décor this year, here’s where you find it.
30 | Happy New Year Door Cover
If you’re looking for a simple idea for your New Year door decoration look no further. This is a door cover that you can attach to your classroom door with string. It has a festive feel to help your class celebrate the New Year!
31 | Happy New Year Decorations
This decoration set would be a fun addition to your class door for the New Year. It includes balloons, a banner, streamers and tissue poms. What an exciting way to welcome your students back to class for the new Year! You can find this 86 piece set on Amazon here.
32 | Happy New Year Classroom Decorations
Here’s an easy classroom door decoration idea. You can get this set of 20 New Year cutouts on Amazon here. Then simply attach them to your class door for a festive feel.
33 | Soaring into a New Year
This New Year door décor kit is shipped to you with everything that you need. It includes colorful paper airplanes, stars and a backpack with the phrase, “Soaring into a New Year.” All you have to do is attach it to your classroom door. You can find this New Years classroom door kit on Etsy here.
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