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90s Teacher Christmas Classroom Decor: Christmas the Way You Remember
Bringing Back the Whimsy of Christmas Past
POV: It’s a school night in December, circa 2001. You just finished baking Christmas cookies with your family, you’re curled up on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate, and Home Alone is playing on the TV. You're trying so hard to stay awake until the movie ends, but you can barely keep your eyes open. You’re actually excited for school tomorrow because it’s your class holiday party, and you’re pretty sure you’ve got the ugly Christmas sweater contest in the bag.
You’re already picturing the paper chains hanging from the classroom ceiling, the colorful Christmas decorations covering the walls, and a day filled with holiday crafts, sweet treats, and maybe even a Christmas movie on the classroom TV cart. And the best part? After all the fun, you get to run off the school bus knowing you have two whole weeks of Christmas break ahead of you!
Man, life was good, and this year, we're bringing all of that old-school Christmas whimsy back with our new 90s Teacher Christmas Classroom Decor Collection!

Think classic reds and greens, plaids, Santa bears, colorful ornaments, candy canes, gingham bows, twinkling Christmas lights, and all the nostalgic holiday details that look like they came straight out of your favorite childhood classroom. And if pastel is your vibe, we have everything available in pastel too!
Because while we can't go back to being kids at Christmas, we can recreate a little of that magic for the kids sitting in our classrooms today!
90s Teacher Christmas Classroom Decor
Christmas and Winter Classroom Door Decor Ideas

Here is our Merry & Bright Door Decor Bulletin Board Set! We added some fluffy white snow along the bottom and layered paper snowflakes across the top for a little extra holiday whimsy. It's giving Christmas in a 90s elementary school classroom, and we couldn't love it more! You can get this set pre-printed on its own, or with the whole collection in our Ultimate Bundle!

The easiest Christmas classroom door decor ever! Our Merry & Bright Vertical Banner instantly transforms your door with colorful Christmas patterns, an adorable Santa bear, and all the nostalgic holiday charm. Just print, hang, and you've got the cutest Christmas classroom entrance in minutes!
Christmas and Winter Classroom Bulletin Board Ideas

Starting off strong with one of our favorite bulletin board ideas from this year, and it seriously could not be easier to recreate!
We started with one of our horizontal banners layered over bulletin board paper, added some coordinating printable borders around the edges, and topped it off with nostalgic paper snowflakes. Then we sprinkled in our adorable candy cane cutouts (but any of our seasonal cutouts would work!) and lined the bottom of the board with jumbo toppers peeking up over the edge for the cutest finishing touch!
It's simple, festive, full of nostalgic Christmas charm, and way too cute not to try in your own classroom!

Another Christmas classic! We paired our Merry Christmas Garland (which also comes with a Happy Holidays option!) with some bulletin board paper and coordinating printable borders, and boom! An adorable, festive Christmas display that couldn't be easier to put together!

Another example of just how easy it is to decorate with our Christmas Garland! This time, we used the Happy Holidays version (both sayings are included!), layered it over bulletin board paper, and added our Editable Christmas Wreath, Magic Sprinkles seasonal cutouts, and coordinating printable borders. Such a simple way to create the cutest festive display!



Make your students' work part of the Christmas cheer with this Student Work Display! It's the cutest way to show off all those holiday crafts, writing activities, and little masterpieces your students work so hard on. We added our December Pencil Statement Piece and Printable Borders to make the display extra festive!
December Whiteboard Management System

Even your whiteboard deserves a little Christmas magic! Our December Whiteboard Management System brings together all the everyday classroom essentials like schedules, reminders, table points, rewards, and calendars with the cutest nostalgic Christmas details. It's the perfect way to keep your classroom organized while making one of your most-used spaces merry, bright, and festive!
A Very Merry Calendar Corner


There are so many little details we love in this calendar corner! From our adorable Santa Bear Clock Decor to the festive Christmas Calendar Topper, every piece brings a little extra holiday magic to the classroom.


One of our favorite details in the entire room has to be our classroom tree decorated with the Winter Tree Decor Set! We added some fluffy fake snow and tinsel for a little extra Christmas whimsy, and it turned out too cute! (The tree and all tree decor sets are not included in our seasonal bundles, but you can find all of the tree sets and goodness here!)


The Little Details That Make It Merry & Bright!
Sometimes it's the little things that bring the most Christmas magic! Our Printable Christmas Borders, Seasonal Cutouts, and Inspirational Poster Set make it SO easy to sprinkle a little holiday cheer throughout your classroom. They're the perfect finishing touches to make every little corner of your classroom feel merry and bright!



A Very Merry Teacher Desk!

Of course, we couldn't forget about the teacher's desk! Our adorable Merry & Bright Desk Mat brings all the nostalgic Christmas charm to your workspace, while our coordinating Christmas Newsletters, Forms, and Calendars make even the everyday teacher tasks feel a little more festive! Because if we're going to spend all day at our desks planning, prepping, and keeping everything organized, we might as well make it cute!

And how cute are these Christmas pillow covers?! The easiest way to add a little extra cozy Christmas charm to your reading corner, classroom seating, or anywhere that could use a festive touch!

From Blank to Merry & Bright in Minutes!
We love our Christmas banners for the easiest classroom decorating hack!
Available in vertical options perfect for classroom doors and horizontal options for bulletin boards, these Walgreens-ready banners make creating an adorable Christmas display so simple! Just print, hang, and you're good to go, or add some coordinating borders and festive cutouts for a little extra Christmas magic. Either way, they're one of our favorite ways to make a BIG statement with minimal effort!

Big Books, Little Learners & Lots of Christmas Magic!

Why stop at the decor?! Bring all that Christmas magic into learning, too, with our Big Books of December Learning™, available for Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade!

Packed with hands-on activities, seasonal crafts, reading, math, phonics, science, and so much more, these books make it easy to keep meaningful learning going during one of the most exciting months of the school year. Because December learning should be just as fun and festive as the classroom itself!
To Wrap It All Up:
Maybe we can't go back to exactly how things used to be, but we can bring back a little of that same Christmas magic and create the kinds of memories for today's kids that we still look back on so fondly!
Hang the garland, decorate the door, make the crafts, play the Christmas music, and let December feel like a big deal again! Because someday, our students will be looking back on these little moments the same way we do now!

Here's to bringing back all the whimsy, nostalgia, and Christmas magic we grew up loving, one merry & bright classroom at a time!
We can't wait to see how you decorate with our 90s Teacher Christmas Classroom Decor Collection or A Year In Pastel Christmas Collection! Tag us on social media or use #SchoolgirlStyled to share your Christmas classrooms with us!
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