Winter is when you often slow down and get cozy – a perfect time for writing into and designing your bullet journal.
You may be dreaming of snowy scenes and craving for a creative spark as you start planning for the season and the upcoming year. And yes, winter-inspired spreads can indeed bring warmth and joy to your bullet journal pages.
So, this winter season, refresh your spreads! And here are bullet journal theme ideas to help you capture the chilly charm and the cozy vibes of the winter season.
Let’s see it!
1. Snowflakes
Winter is definitely not winter without snowflakes! And there’s just something magical about snowflakes.
Here’s a monthly cover with a chores page on the next. There’s nothing magical about chores, really, but with snowflake doodles all around, it feels like you want to complete these tasks at once!
And here are weekly spreads with snowflakes doodles too, where you will suddenly feel inspired to plan your week even when it’s cold out there!
Just look at that! Beautiful spread, isn’t it?
2. Snowman
Of course! What is winter without a snowman?
Here’s a weekly spread with the snowman theme. Why is it than when I look at this one, it feels like it’s freezing? Haha…
Well anyway, it looks cute! Isn’t it?
Now here’s another weekly spread that’s just so cute with those big snowmen. And they look jolly and fun! It doesn’t feel much cold now looking at this.
Maybe because of the colors and the way those snowmen look and smile. Which reminds me… smile a little when it feels cold. It will make you feel a little warmer!
Just look at this snowman family on a December cover page! Aren’t they lovely? It feels cold outside but warm inside.
3. Winter Wonderland
When I hear of Winter Wonderland I can’t help but think about houses covered in snow, sparkling ice and a peaceful village. It definitely looks beautiful on a bullet journal!
Combine it with snowflakes and it definitely feels magical!
Use this theme and your weekly spread feels peaceful too. Snowy yes, but peaceful.
And be inspired to continue building on your good habits!
4. Winter Trees
Of course we cannot ignore winter trees! They’re just all around in this season.
It feels cold and icy, but natural… very natural, feeling like you’re so close to nature even when you’re just sitting by your table, writing and planning your week.
Of course you can make your trees colorful! Just maintain the snowy effect for that winter season vibe.
Now here’s a really unique take on winter trees. It doesn’t feel cold! It feels warm and cheerful! Well, I guess that’s how we should feel when we’re filling up our habit tracker and mood tracker, right?
5. Snowy Mountains
Here’s another theme that makes you feel the cold – snowy mountains. And yes, it’s freezing out there!
But it’s actually beautiful to look at. And why not? This is nature after all!
It’s also very simple to draw. You can have a few doodles of snowy mountain in your weekly spreads.
If you want, you can make it a background of your entire spread.
6. Candy Cane
Let’s get to the bright and cheery vibes and that starts with candy cane!
Candy canes are just perfect when you want something bright for your bullet journal. With its red and white combination, it sure is artistic and it does feel warm and fun!
Look at this weekly spread. It’s just beautiful!
And this cover page… so bright, colorful and definitely feels happy!
7. Gingerbread
Oh, I so love this! When I see gingerbread doodles, it makes me feel warm, homey and cozy. Not to mention hungry (haha). Well, gingerbread goodies are nice desserts, aren’t they?
Fill up your monthly spread with gingerbread cookie doodles and you’ll surely go hungry! But it looks really nice!
And how about a gingerbread house?
Oh, and you’ll love this gingerbread town! It’s so beautiful and feels warm and cozy despite the snow.
8. Gifts
Gifts of course – these are very common during the holidays. And you must be thinking now of the gifts that you will soon be preparing.
Gift doodles are indeed colorful and beautiful designs for your spreads.
And look at these gift doodles with animals inside. Oh, they’re so cute!
Now here’s a really colorful weekly spread with lots of gift doodles!
9. Baking
Winter is also a perfect time for baking since it’s cold and you can’t go outside very often. It feels like the kitchen is our go-to place and baking just feels warm and cozy with all those baked goodies!
Just by looking at these baking doodles, you can instantly feel the warmth of the season. The kitchen is indeed the heart of the home!
Doodle lots of baking tools and goodies around your cover page and it just feels so warm and comfortable to look at!
If you like you can draw the entire kitchen, with a cake. Yummy!
And of course, don’t let it be just on the cover page! Use it on your monthly spread, weekly spreads and other pages you have in your bullet journal.
10. Penguin
Oh, this is really cute! I do love penguins! They make me smile. What about you?
Take a look at this weekly spread with cute little penguins!
And here’s a sleep tracker with those adorable penguins!
Okay you don’t have to draw lots of penguins in every spread! Even just one cute penguin will do, especially when your page will soon be filled with notes, like when it’s a gratitude page.
11. Polar Bear
Okay, polar bears are dangerous creatures. But they don’t look so dangerous in a bullet journal. They’re even cute and cuddly!
Aw… so sweet!
Here’s a polar bear and her baby bear in a weekly spread! So sweet, really!
Aw… and look at this one! This is just adorable! It makes me remember those teddy bears we often buy as presents. Even adults love them!
12. Reindeer
Here’s that creature that suddenly becomes everybody’s favorite come wintertime – reindeer!
Look at this reindeer dressed up in a sweater. It looks fun really!
Adn this one is just pretty. There goes the reindeer -bold creature in that weekly spread!
Now how about baby reindeers? Why not right? Oh, they’re so cute! I imagine them running around trees!
Now a reindeer with a hat? I say it’s cute and adorable!
13. Snow Globe
Of course, snow globes. Shake them and the snow appears and you give yourself minutes to watch the snow fall. It’s like winter wonderland on your fingertips!
Now when it comes to bullet journal, it sure is a very appropriate design for winter. And beautiful as well.
Combine it with snowflakes and blue colored lights and oh, it’s so beautiful and feels magical even when it feels cold.
Now here’s a unique take on snow globe. How about a candle inside? It’s not realistic but… for a bullet journal? Why not?
Just look at it and it feels warm with the mistletoe inside. Perfect for a monthly cover!
14. Coffee
When it’s cold, it’s coffee… and when it’s coffee, it’s Starbucks! Haha!
Okay, so why not draw a Starbucks cup for your cover page, or just for an additional doodle page? It’s very attractive especially with a red color!
Draw lots of coffee doodles all over a weekly spread. It feels like you can smell coffee while writing!
And now, here’s very simple coffee-themed mood tracker. When I first saw this, I thought this was a cover page. Then I took a closer look, and it surprised me to see that this is in fact a mood tracker.
It’s very simple. Just three simple doodles and that’s it, no other bigger nor more delicate drawings, and you already have a mood tracker!
15. Mistletoe
Mistletoe is a very attractive theme with the red and green color combination that just fits the season. And it’s very easy to draw too. You can combine it with other doodles and colors, so it becomes an even more attractive theme.
Simply doodle it in the margins of your weekly spread and that’s it!
Fill every space with mistletoe doodles and your weekly spread is just pretty, and it makes planning and scheduling more inspiring to do.
16. Sweater
Obviously… sweater, because it’s so cold out there!
Draw a big sweater and design it into a mood tracker. It looks bright and cheerful with that pink hue!
Then draw a sweater along with other winter gear like scarf and beanie. Add more winter items like a candy cane, an ornament and a gift. It’s a beautiful monthly cover page!
Of course, if it’s just sweaters you like, then why not? Doodle lots of sweaters and that’s your cover page!
17. Scarf
If there’s a sweater, of course there’s a scarf, because it’s wintertime! Doodle other winter gear around and of course, you may add snowflakes too! It’s another beautiful cover page!
Now somebody likes violet. These hanging scarves are just pretty! Makes me want to grab one!
And look at these scarves! Fill your weekly spread with it – one kind of scarf for each day. Oh, it’s so pretty!
18. Winter Hats, Mittens and Stockings
These complete the winter gear. We have sweater, scarf, and now winter hats, mittens and stockings. Doodle any of this in your bullet journal and it’s just perfect for the season!
These winter hats are just beautiful!
Draw mittens and convert that to a mood tracker. Nice one!
And make those stockings bright and colorful!
19. Cabin in the Woods
You like to live in a cabin in the woods? Well… as long as my family is with me… why not?
I can think of the many challenges you’re expected to face when you live in a cabin in the woods. But right now, it’s just so pretty for a cover page. I really like this one!
Here’s another with lots of trees and everything is obviously covered in snow. It feels like it’s freezing. But you see there’s light inside the cabin which kind of balances everything.
And here’s one that looks like a cut out photo pasted on the journal. Nice drawing!
20. Poinsettia
Wintertime is when you see lots of poinsettias. Poinsettia has various colors, but it seems that red is the most attractive in a bullet journal. Just look at this monthly spread!
If you don’t want to draw a poinsettia, you can just use washi tapes with a poinsettia design.
It’s just perfect for a cover page. It’s so beautiful!
21. Snowdrop
Snowdrop instantly comes to mind when January comes. You can see them even in snowy places.
Snowdrop also symbolizes hope and new beginnings, so it’s indeed a very appropriate theme for the start of the year. And I must say, these little flowers just look dainty in a bullet journal spread.
22. Christmas Lights
Of course! When it’s December and winter is in full swing, there’s the Christmas season. And Christmas lights are just everywhere!
Oh, my kids love these lights. We also often call these colored lights because of its various colors. And you’ll surely have a colorful bullet journal when this is your theme for winter.
Take a look at this mood tracker and sleep tracker.
And here’s a weekly spread with no other design but just Christmas lights. It’s simple, yet pretty and colorful!
Add Christmas ornaments to the lights and it’s just more colorful and feels brighter!
23. Christmas Ornaments
If there are Christmas lights, of course there are Christmas ornaments! Remember those things you use to decorate a Christmas tree? Why not draw these items in your bullet journal?
It’s truly beautiful!
It’s perfect for a cover even more when you add snowflakes and mistletoe to the picture.
Make it as colorful as you like!
24. Christmas Tree
Doodle lots of little Christmas trees on your cover page. This is perfect for December.
Christams tree doodles don’t have to be too detailed. You can keep it simple, just like this.
And now, you can form several little shapes, looking like ornaments, into a giant Christmas tree, like this mood tracker. Nice one!
25. Northern Lights
Northern lights or aurora borealis often can be seen during winter as the nights are darker during this season. And it’s very beautiful!
So yes, it’s also a beauty when you make it your bullet journal theme during winter. Look at this cover. How awesome is that?
Try this weekly spread with the northern lights theme.
If you only need a few spaces in your weekly spread, you can make lots of space for your northern lights drawing and it’s all worth it!
Pick your theme!
So, which of these winter theme ideas do you like the most for your bullet journal? Try it now!
Indeed, there are many themes you can try this winter season. Choose something that will inspire you to update your bullet journal every day.
If you’re on the minimalist side of things, remember that you can always make your spreads simple. Because at the end of the day it’s not really about how intricate your design is or whether your bullet journal is Pinterest-perfect or Instagram-perfect. But it’s whether your bullet journal indeed helps you in your everyday life. Because it should!
So, if something attractive inspires you, then choose it. But if you prefer something simple so that things are easier to update, well… why not?
Remember it’s your bullet journal. And while it’s completely okay to copy someone else’s designs to your own, you don’t have to keep comparing your journal to others. It’s yours. And that’s what makes it unique.
Enjoy the winter season with these wonderful theme ideas for your bullet journal!
Looking for more bullet journal ideas for the winter season? Check these out!
- 20 Bullet Journal Theme Ideas for January to Welcome the New Year
- Bullet Journal Mood Tracker Designs for December
- 20 Fun & Exciting Mood Tracker Layouts for the Month of January
- Essential Bullet Journal Spreads for January: Start Your Year Right!
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