Creative Safari and Jungle Theme Classroom Ideas

If you’re looking for some creative safari and jungle theme classroom ideas you’ve come to the right place. These are really popular classroom themes that I’m loving this year. I’ll show you some unique decoration ideas for your jungle or safari themed classroom or even a rain forest classroom including DIY ideas, printables, and more!

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Safari Jungle Themed Classroom Decorations

Here are some unique ideas to incorporate in your jungle classroom theme:

• Add animal print accessories throughout your class.
• Hang streamers, botanical leaves, vines, nets and even monkeys from the ceiling to add to the theme!
• Pick your favorite animal print shelf liner and add it to your classroom bookshelves!
• Create jungle safari them bulletin boards and classroom doors.
• Incorporate a safari themed classroom rug.
• Add student’s favorite wild animals throughout the classroom in a variety of ways.
• Make a statement by painting a wall or adding wallpaper.
• Find a printable classroom decor bundle to add your theme to every area of your room.

In this post we’ll check out all these theme ideas and more!

Add Animal Print Classroom Decorations

A fun way to incorporate the jungle theme into your learning spaces is with animal prints. Add some cheetah, leopard, giraffe or zebra prints to bulletin boards, pillows, rugs and more.

Find animal prints that match your color scheme even if it is not typical animal colors. For example, if you have pink in your color scheme add a pink leopard area rug. Check out some inspiration below.

Animal Print Accessories

This classroom is a great example of adding animal print with accessories like throw pillows, a side table and classroom trim. If you love the pink leopard rug you can find it here!

Great Work Spotted Student Work Display

Here’s a creative idea for your jungle themed classroom. Create a display for future student work by adding animal print sheets of paper. With bulletin board letters write, “Great Work Spotted!”

Then you can simply add student’s work on top of each paper. The result is a fun display that matches perfectly with your theme! Here’s where you can find some animal print paper to pull this off.

Giraffe Print Bookshelf

It’s all about the details! Here giraffe print drawer liners are added to the top of this shelf to fit perfectly with the classroom theme!

Best Finds for Animal Print Classroom Accessories

If you are now inspired to add some animal print to your safari themed classroom then check out some of my top picks below.

Animal Print Bulletin Board Borders

Get creative and add these fun jungle theme borders not only to your bulletin boards but around your classroom door or your whiteboards too!

Black and White Cheetah Print Classroom Rug

This fun classroom rug would make the perfect addition to a safari or jungle theme. You can’t go wrong with black and white!

Zebra Print Shelf Liners

If you’re not afraid of a little DIY project, then add zebra print shelf liners to bookshelves for a fun detail that will completely transform your classroom space!

Animal Print Pillows

With a furry four pack of pillows like these you can spread the wild animal feel throughout your class. Put a couple in your reading center, maybe one on a classroom bench and even one on your teacher chair.

Safari Animal Alphabet and Number Line

You can add the alphabet and a number line with large leaves and safari animal print around the top of your classroom to enhance your theme.

Wild Animal Classroom Decorations

The next thing that every jungle themed classroom needs is wild animals. Find ways to add your student’s favorite animals through the classroom with cutouts, displays, throw pillows and even giant inflatables! Check out some of my favorite animal decorations to create an engaging learning environment for your students below.

Cute Animal Classroom Cutouts

Younger students would love these adorable jungle animal cutouts. You can use them to decorate a blank wall in your classroom or add them to your whiteboard.

Large Zebra and Giraffe

I love the idea of adding inflatable wildlife animals to your classroom and I think your students would too. Read on to see where you can get them.

Inflatable Safari Animals

You can find this 3 pack of inflatables that includes a large zebra, giraffe and tiger on Amazon here! This would be a fun addition to a play area, reading nook or even in the front of your classroom.

Animal Throw Pillows

An easy and inexpensive way to add to your classroom theme is by changing out your pillow covers. This set of 4 tropical animal throw covers can be found on Amazon here.

Jungle Themed Classroom Bulletin Board Ideas

A great way to add that jungle theme to your classroom is with your bulletin boards. Check out my favorite bulletin boards below to get you inspired to create something new.

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle, Am I the only one with Guns N’ Roses in my head now? This is a printable bulletin board decor kit that you can find on Etsy here.

This modern bulletin board bundle includes a bulletin board display with three different sayings, 10 jungle themed classroom posters, 4 stylish borders, a door decor kit to add students’ names and more!

Wild for Learning Bulletin Board

This is a printable bulletin board kit from Etsy that I included because I think the animals are just too cute!

We are Wild About School Classroom Decorations

This is a 38 piece set of animal cut outs that includes black and white wild animals like elephants, hippos, lions, tigers, cheetahs plus, pretty flowers and fun animal print.

Jungle Themed Calendar Bulletin Board Set

This calendar set includes everything you need to make a classroom calendar display to match your safari theme!

Jungle Theme Classroom Door Decor Idea

Welcome your students with your new theme as soon as they enter your classroom by creating a fun jungle theme door like this. This door reads “we are wild about learning.” The word wild is spelled with animal print bulletin board letters.

Copy this door idea and add leaves, flowers and monkeys hanging from vines all over your class door!

Jungle and Safari Themed Bulletin Board Decor

If you want to DIY your own wild animal bulletin board, check out the best bulletin board borders and letters for a jungle theme below.

Safari Bulletin Board Border

This animal print trim would make a fun addition to your classroom bulletin boards. It comes with 60 pieces in 5 different designs.

Animal Print Bulletin Board Letter Set

There are endless bulletin board possibilities with these animal print letters and numbers. One idea is to decorate a display with student jungle theme artwork, or students’ writing, and then add a fun phrase to go with your theme. Here are some ideas:

• We are Wild About Writing/Reading/Learning/School
• Welcome to the Learning Jungle
• Roaring into a Great Year
• Explore Your Wildest Dreams
• Get Lost in the Jungle of Books
• In our Classroom Jungle, Kindness Grows Wild
• Our Work is Bananas

Tropical Leaves Bulletin Board Border

This tropical leaf bulletin board border would make a great addition to your classroom displays or would also look great bordering your whiteboard!

Jungle Themed Ceiling Decor

Don’t overlook your classroom ceiling as another place to add some jungle themed decor. You can add some vines, string lights, tropical leaves or safari paper pom poms. Check out some inspiration below to pull it off.

Tropical Ceiling Decor

A combination of green crepe paper, vines and fairy lights transform this classroom into a tropical jungle! Here’s some ideas to copy this style:

• Find Green Paper Streamers here.
• Artificial Ivy Vines can be found here.
• If you want to add in some fairy lights you can find those here.

Swinging Monkey Ceiling Decor

Go the extra mile and have monkeys swinging from your classroom ceiling. To pull this off add stuffed monkeys that are swinging from green nets on your ceiling. You can even add some fake tropical leaves and green crepe paper too! This would also work perfectly for a rain forest classroom theme.

Hanging Tropical Leaves

These hanging palm leaves that I found on Amazon here would be a fun way to add some tropical flair to your classroom!

Jungle Tissue Paper Pom Poms

If you want to create a classroom unlike no other, then try adding these fun wild animal print pom poms from your classroom ceiling!

Monstera Leaf String Lights

How amazing would these tropical leaf string lights look hanging from your classroom ceiling. These also would look great draped around your classroom wall, bulletin board or white board!

Creative Jungle Themed Reading Nook

Why not take your classroom theme into your classroom library or reading corner? Check out some fun ideas to do that below.

Streamer Classroom Library Inspiration

Adding green streamers is a great way to separate your reading nook from the rest of the class and also another opportunity to lean into your jungle theme.

Jungle Themed Reading Hut

A teepee would make a fun reading hut for your classroom. Add some artificial vines to enhance your theme even more!

Jungle Theme Classroom Rugs

Now let’s check out some fun safari themed classroom rugs to add another dimension to your learning space!

Tropical Leaf Classroom Rug

This cute rug comes in 3 different sizes and would make a great addition to your classroom!

Lion Play Rug

This lion rug comes in several different colors and would work perfectly in a preschool or kindergarten classroom with a jungle theme.

Unique Jungle Themed Classroom Ideas

Now I want to show you a few classroom decor ideas that are a little out of the box if you want to have a class like no other.

Paint Your Classroom Walls

This will not apply to every teacher but if your school lets you paint your classroom walls consider a beautiful green to enhance your theme! This would also work well for a rain forest themed classroom.

Add Plants to Your Classroom

Nature inspired themes provide the perfect opportunity to add plants. You can use fake vines or boho plants to literally bring your theme to life!

DIY Classroom Tree

Here’s the perfect DIY project for a jungle classroom theme. Create giant palm trees or a great kapok tree in the corner of your classroom or surrounding your class door. You can use brown butcher paper for the tree trunks and then green construction paper to make large leaves.

Jungle Themed Classroom Organization

Now let’s check out how to add that safari or rain forest theme to your classroom organization as well.

Banana Leaf Storage Baskets

These leaf storage bins would work great for organizing supplies, games, toys, or books in your rain forest classroom.

Jungle Theme Basket

If your jungle theme classroom needs an extra storage basket for odds and ends look no further.

Leopard Print Storage Cubes

These leopard print storage cubes would add a fun touch to your classroom.

Eucalyptus Green Storage Caddies

These storage caddies work great for holding supplies for table groups and the color is perfection!

Jungle Themed Classroom Decor Bundles

On of the best ways to completely transform your classroom without breaking the bank is getting a printable themed classroom decor bundle from Etsy. I’ll show you my absolute favorites for a jungle or safari themed classroom below.

Modern Jungle Theme Classroom Bundle

I love the earthy neutral tones in this printable classroom decor bundle. The animal illustrations are gorgeous as well. This printable kit includes:

• Binder Covers
• Birthday Charts
• Bunting and Banners
• Classroom Rules Posters
• Color Cards
• Door Display
• Classroom Management Printables
• Flip Calendar
• Motivational Posters and more!

Cute Safari Animal Classroom Decoration Bundle

Next, I wanted to show you this bundle with adorable safari animals that would work well in a classroom with younger students. This is also a printable kit from Etsy that is an editable PowerPoint file and it includes:

• A complete themed room transformation kit
• Welcome Signs
• Number Cards
• Alphabet Posters
• Classroom Jobs Display
• Affirmation Station Cards
• Amazing Work Coming Soon Posters
• Back to School and Open House Kits and more!

Pretty Jungle Theme Classroom Decor Bundle

This modern jungle theme classroom bundle has the perfect color scheme that is both calming and adventurous. This is a printable decor bundle from Etsy that includes the following items:

• Learning Posters including Alphabet and Shape Posters
• A Word Wall Display
• Number Charts
• Classroom Calendar and Daily Schedule Cards
• Different Options for Desk Name Plates
• Classroom Labels including Rolling Cart Labels, Teacher Toolbox Labels and Teacher Binder Covers
• Meet the Teacher and Classroom Newsletter Template and so much more!

Jungle Themed Classroom Decorations Pinterest

I created this post to make it easy to save your favorite ideas if you, like me love Pinterest. Feel free to save your favorite ideas to your Pinterest boards. To do that just click on the picture and then the P and choose your board.

I hope you found some new jungle theme classroom ideas or even some ideas to try in your safari or rain forest classroom this year!

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