Take a cue from the creative minds at the Preschool Education website and craft a decorative birthday-cake display to celebrate each child's special day. According to this early childhood site, teachers can use construction paper to form a large (board sized) cake. Add a candle, with a name and date for each child who has a birthday during that specific month. For those educators who are not artistically inclined, try using a store-bought poster of a cake or look for a large cake stencil at a school or craft supply store. Replace the paper candles each month with a new crop of student birthdays.
Design a birthday-themed bulletin board for your class that includes special gifts for all the children. Start with a bright solid color such as yellow or orange. Cut out enough construction paper squares and rectangles to match the number of children's birthdays for the current month. Add small strips of ribbon to the shapes to create mini-present or gift boxes. Label each gift with a child's name and birth date. Staple or tape the top of each gift to the board. Fold the gift box paper up and hide a sticker underneath. Make sure to keep the sticker on its original paper so that the child can peel it off and wear it. On each child's birthday, ask him to find his gift and reveal the special secret sticker inside.
Craft a cute balloon party for your day-care bulletin board. Paper the board with a patterned birthday-themed gift wrap. Try papers that read Happy Birthday, have pictures of gifts, or include a favorite kids' character. Cut out balloon shapes by tracing stencils, or (for those who are more crafty) make your own design. Write each child's name and birth date on a balloon using a bright or dark marker. Tape or staple the balloons to the board. Change the birthday balloons each month for a whole new group of special kids. Give the old balloons to the children to take home as a lasting memento of their big day.