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Handmade Messages for Teachers at Graduation: A Collection of Ideas to Express Your Gratitude

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

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.

2. From Children to Teachers (11–20)

Handmade Message Album by Children

An album edited with handwritten message cards from the children and parents will leave a special impression on the teachers as well.

If you use a group message style, it can be hard to rewrite when mistakes happen, so it’s easier to have them write on small cards or sticky notes and then use those later as parts to edit the album.

There are also “group message stickers” available for this purpose.

If you have people write their messages on those, you can simply peel and stick them afterward, which makes it very easy.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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2. From Children to Teachers (21–30)

Farewell words to be recorded before graduation from kindergarten

Farewell Address for the Graduation Ceremony, FY Reiwa 3 (Recorded before the ceremony)

Farewell words to be recorded before graduation from kindergarten

How about recording farewell messages to play as a video at the graduation ceremony? It’s common for all the graduating children to say the farewell message together, but on the day some children may get nervous, cry, or even be absent due to illness.

Even after practicing hard, they might feel disappointed if they can’t show what they’ve prepared.

By pre-recording the farewell messages, however, those worries can be resolved at once.

Since you can re-take the footage, the children can participate without feeling nervous.

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A song for which children create the lyrics

Gift to the Teacher | Graduation Song: A Musical Gift for Thank-You Parties and Retiring Teachers [Behind the Scenes of Its Creation]

A song for which children create the lyrics

The “thank-you messages to teachers” that children come up with in their own words are very honest and warm, and they gently touch the hearts of those who hear them.

There’s no need to try to say it perfectly.

What matters most is putting the feelings the child experienced into words just as they are.

The time spent talking together—adults and children—while laughing and creating will surely become an irreplaceable memory.

It also makes a great surprise gift for teachers.

Please use this as a reference and try expressing your gratitude to the teachers through a song!

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In conclusion

We introduced ideas for handmade messages to give to teachers.

Unique, one-of-a-kind gifts filled with children’s feelings—such as heart-drop group messages, picture frame-style cards, and cards with interactive elements—are sure to touch the hearts of the teachers who receive them.

Encourage your child to try making a message card for their teacher.