The days may be chilly where you live, but hearts are warm and kindness is in full bloom. February is the perfect time to fill your walls with encouragement, friendship, and joy. Whether you’re celebrating kindness month, Valentine’s Day, or simply the power of connection and using your voice, these ideas are simple, student-centered, and easy to adapt for bulletin boards, doors, or hallway displays. Each one helps students see the good in themselves and in one another.

1. Our Hearts Have Room

Perfect for: Classroom doors or bulletin boards

Provide each student with a heart-shaped template labeled “My heart has room for…” and have them finish the sentence (e.g., “…new friends,” “…patience,” “…forgiveness,” “…learning.”). Mount all the hearts together around a large banner reading, “Our Hearts Have Room.”

What makes it special:  
This activity invites honest reflection and celebrates emotional growth. It encourages students to think about empathy and acceptance in concrete, personal ways. This makes it a perfect fit for kindness and community themes.

Sample:  

You can find the PDF in the download section of this page. Includes all letter and heart cut-outs:  

2. 100 Acts of Kindness

Perfect for: Hallway displays or large bulletin boards

In honor of the 100th day of school, challenge your class (or the whole grade level!) to complete 100 acts of kindness. Each act—big or small—gets recorded on a heart, link, or sticky note and added to the display. Pro tip: Keep a tally at the bottom of the display!

What makes it special:      
It turns February’s spirit of love into action. Watching the display grow each day motivates students to keep spreading kindness and reminds everyone who walks by that small acts add up to something big.

Sample:  

You can find the PDF in the download section of this page. Includes all letter and shape cut-outs: