If you’re ready to bring a little holiday spirit into your high school business classroom—without adding extra prep to your plate—this post is for you.
Each season is a perfect opportunity to blend creativity, collaboration, and curriculum while transforming your space with student-created décor. These ideas not only reinforce business and marketing skills but also help you showcase your students’ work in festive, meaningful ways.
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🎃 Halloween: Brand Mascot Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Kick off the holiday season with the Brand Mascot Pumpkin Decorating Contest and Display. Students research a brand, design a pumpkin inspired by its mascot, and present their final product for a class vote.
It’s hands-on, creative, and turns your classroom into a mini marketing expo—filled with pumpkin mascots that double as festive fall décor.
- If you choose the real pumpkin version, students can decorate them using Posca paint pens for mess-free color and glue dots to attach extra details like googly eyes, yarn, or cut paper accessories.
- If you prefer a low-mess option, have students use the printable pumpkins from the resource. They can color them with colored pencils, crayons, or markers.
Display the finished pumpkins around your classroom or in the hallway with the included “Hey There, Pumpkin” bulletin board heading.
If you want to go a little extra, you can add a few string lights with fall leaves for a cohesive seasonal look.
Teacher Tip:
Let students bring in small materials from home or use scraps from your craft bin. It keeps costs low and creativity high!
🦃 Thanksgiving: Coffee Shop Beverage Pitch Activity & Bulletin Board Display
Next up is a cozy fall favorite: the Thanksgiving Coffee Shop Beverage Pitch Activity & Bulletin Board Display.
In this project, students act as marketing teams to create a seasonal beverage for a fictional coffee shop. They brainstorm ingredients, record their ideas on a feather, and write an elevator pitch. The completed feathers come together to form a “Gobble, Gobble” bulletin board display.
To make it visually stunning, print the feathers on orange, yellow, or red cardstock for a festive display. If you’d like a background, mount the feathers onto brown kraft paper for a café-style backdrop.
The result? A fun, student-made fall display that’s equal parts festive and educational.
🎄 Christmas: Holiday Jingle Business Activity
End the semester on a cheerful note with the Holiday Jingle Business Activity—a creative review project that also doubles as classroom décor.
Students write a short business-themed jingle to the tune of a popular holiday song, then record their lyrics on printable bell templates. Hang the finished “bells” under the “Jingle” heading from the resource to create a bright, musical display wall.
Print the bells on colorful paper to brighten the season. If you want to go a little extra, add a strand of string lights for a touch of sparkle. The simple addition of soft lighting instantly transforms your bulletin board into a cozy, holiday-ready display.
Teacher Tip:
Encourage students to adapt any holiday tune that feels meaningful to them—it’s a wonderful way to keep the activity festive and inclusive.
🎁 Wrapping It Up
Decorating your classroom doesn’t have to mean spending hours cutting borders or hanging store-bought posters.
With these three projects, your students create the décor for you—and apply business concepts along the way.
🧡 You get: Engaged students, content-based creativity, and fun displays for each holiday season.
✨ They get: Ownership, collaboration, and a classroom that reflects their hard work.
👉 Try these resources in your classroom:
- Halloween: Brand Mascot Pumpkin Decorating Contest
- Thanksgiving: Coffee Shop Beverage Pitch Activity
- Christmas: Holiday Jingle Business Activity
Your business classroom will look amazing all season long—and your students will love seeing their work celebrated.
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