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Bulletin Board Ideas for Day Cares

Day care centers are full of the bustling activity of children and parents coming and going. Children often make their first friends outside of their family at day care and begin to learn about the larger world. Part of making your day care center a bright, cheerful and welcoming place for both little ones and parents is the bulletin board.
  1. Watch Us Grow

    • This simple bulletin board idea is big on color. Start with a green bottom, for grass, and a blue top for the sky. Make three-dimensional flowers from different colored paper, wrapping paper and tissue paper. Add stems and leaves of green paper. Make enough flowers for each child who attends. Take a photo of each child, cut out the face and glue it to the center of a flower. According to EverythingPreschool.com, the bulletin board title could be, "Watch Us Bloom" or "Friendships are Blooming."

    Berry Nice

    • Use a berry theme to welcome your kids to day care, as in "It's Berry Nice to Have You Here," or to help teach social skills, as in, "It's Berry Nice When We Are Polite." The basis for this idea comes from KinderArt.com and uses "berries" cut from purple construction paper, green leaves and brown yarn to create a berry bush. When the children's photos are glued to each berry, it adds a personal touch. You can add words or phrases to the bulletin board such as, "Welcome," "It's nice to meet you," "Please," and "Thank you."

    Bulletin Board Quilts

    • Give each child a 6-inch square piece of paper and let them create their own "quilt square"--whatever they want--with crayons or finger paints, according to dltk-teach.com. Use a hole punch for two holes on each side, and thread the squares together with yarn. Display the day care quilt on your bulletin board.

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