Handmade Messages for Teachers at Graduation: A Collection of Ideas to Express Your Gratitude
As graduation from kindergarten approaches, many of you may be thinking about expressing your gratitude to the teachers who have cared for your children.
A message card from a child to their teacher makes a wonderful gift that conveys the warmth of something handmade.
In this article, we introduce ideas for message cards perfect for graduation.
We’ve gathered a wide range of options—from vibrant designs using flowers and photos, to interactive cards with fun pop-up elements, and even group message albums.
Try creating a heartfelt, one-of-a-kind message card.
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Parents’ thank-you messages to teachers (21–30)
A surprise for the principal!
As a surprise to express your gratitude to the principal at the graduation ceremony, how about putting on a live performance of an original “Secret Squadron Ikemen-ger”? By having the children and parents team up to create costumes, call-and-response chants, and fun staging, you can create a special time full of smiles.
The process of practicing together and brainstorming ideas will also become a wonderful memory for both parents and children, as well as among the guardians.
If you perform the finished show in front of the principal, your appreciation will come through clearly, making the graduation ceremony even warmer and more heartfelt.
A message of gratitude conveyed through flowers and photos
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A message of thanks expressed with flowers and photos is a heartfelt, wonderfully warm gift.
Buy a wooden case at a 100-yen shop, place artificial flowers inside, and secure them with glue so they don’t move.
When displaying memorable photos inside, cutting a few into smaller pieces and arranging them can show different expressions and is highly recommended.
Finish by drawing your favorite message or illustrations on the wooden case with a pen that uses water-based pigment ink.
Give this stylish message case a try—it’s cute and perfect for display!
2. From Children to Teachers (21–30)
Here are message ideas from graduating children to the teachers who cared for them every day.
Even kids who find it hard to express themselves in words can draw pictures or make cards—these are ways to share their feelings fully.
You can add them to a message from parents to the teacher, or have the children gather and send one together.
Let’s send heartfelt messages filled with the children’s honest feelings to the teachers who supported them.
2. From children to teachers (1–10)
Song of Thanks to the Teacher
Here’s an idea for a song called “Thank You, Teacher,” perfect as a graduation gift from kindergarten.
It has a gentle melody and simple words that are easy for children to understand, allowing them to express their gratitude to their teachers just as they feel it.
Even if singing is a little difficult, that’s okay—when everyone sings together, the warmth of their feelings comes through.
Talking about the lyrics with parents and practicing with heartfelt effort will also become precious memories.
Singing it at the graduation ceremony or thank-you party is highly recommended as a special “thank you” gift that will stay in your teachers’ hearts for a long time.
Cute felt gifts
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Here’s an idea for a gift to express your gratitude to a teacher at graduation: a set of finger puppets tucked into a cute felt pouch.
The children can choose their own colors and shape their puppets by hand, so each one will have a unique expression and color—truly a one-of-a-kind, special present.
Placing them in a small pouch makes them fun to carry, and it’s sure to bring a smile to the teacher’s face! The time spent making them—discussing ideas and crafting together as a parent and child—adds to the sense of accomplishment when they’re finished, and the result is a keepsake that will be cherished as a graduation memento for years to come.
The Final Surprise
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After the graduation ceremony, the surprise prepared by parents in the classroom is sure to be a heartwarming moment for the teachers.
Watching a video of classroom activities that looks back on each day together at a relaxed pace is a great way to recall the fun memories and the days everyone worked hard.
As a finale, a surprise presentation of a bouquet from the graduates will surely touch the teacher’s heart as well.
The children’s “thank you” will be gently conveyed.
By having parents and children prepare together, the day of graduation will become an even more cherished memory.
An Album of Memories Transcribed by Ear
Here’s an idea for children graduating from kindergarten to say “thank you” to their beloved teacher: play the nostalgic song “Omoide no Album” by ear and convey their feelings through a musical performance.
The video shows a piano, but it’s also fun to try other instruments.
Even without sheet music, watching them do their best to play the notes they remembered by ear is incredibly endearing and shows how much they’ve grown.
If you compile photos and memories into an album set to the music, your gratitude naturally takes shape—highly recommended.
More important than playing perfectly is putting your heart into it.
The time spent taking on this challenge together as parent and child will also become a priceless graduation memory.
Let’s collect messages and give them as a gift!
A must-see for anyone who wants to send a collection of message cards to a teacher who has helped you! This idea shows you how to bind them without staples.
First, align the edges of the collected message cards, then place a chopstick about 1 cm below the side you’ll bind and secure it firmly with rubber bands.
Next, lightly apply glue to the binding edge and place a tissue on top.
Once it’s dry, remove the chopstick, trim off any excess tissue, and finish by applying cloth tape.
