Ideas for Handmade Message Cards to Give to Children Graduating from Kindergarten
During the graduation season, you’ll want to give heartfelt message cards from teachers to the children.
How about a handmade, special card that brings smiles the moment it’s opened? In this article, we introduce pop-up message cards you can make using construction paper and items from 100-yen shops.
From moving parts, to flowers that bloom, to pull-tabs that make something pop out—there are plenty of ideas to excite the recipient.
Please use these as inspiration and get creative with your own designs!
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For children graduating from kindergarten! A collection of handmade message card ideas (21–30)
Bouquet and heart-shaped message card
There are two types of kindergarten graduation certificates: the rolled type that goes into a tube and the booklet type that opens flat.
If you’re making the booklet style, how about incorporating this pop-out bouquet idea? It’s easy to make—just fold a paper bouquet made from colored construction paper in half and glue it to the base.
When you open the certificate, it’ll feel like you’re receiving a bouquet too, creating a bright and joyful experience.
Add some heart-shaped message cards around it to give it an extra special touch!
Message card with a hot air balloon and balloons
Hot-air balloons floating in the blue sky evoke a bright future and a spirit of adventure.
Isn’t that the perfect motif for children graduating from kindergarten and heading to the new world of elementary school? In this idea, when you open a fold-out card, a three-dimensional balloon pops up in the center.
The envelope of the balloon is made by gluing together circles cut from construction paper, and it’s connected to the basket with twine.
Using colorful circular pieces for the envelope makes it more vibrant and will put the children in a joyful mood.
You can also write a message on the basket!
Packed with surprises! Congratulations card
When you open the card, various pop-up elements appear.
The first page features colorful balloons that can be used for group messages.
Open it further and you’ll find motifs of a pencil, an eraser, an album, a blackboard, a bouquet, and a graduation certificate.
For children about to graduate from kindergarten, it’s a piece that helps them imagine the elementary school they’ll soon attend.
Each section allows you to attach photos or write messages, so why not add one to accompany the graduation certificate? You can make everything with colored construction paper.
A surprise letter where you can attach photos!
Having a photo on the graduation certificate makes it even more memorable, doesn’t it? But simply sticking on a photo would be a waste! Create interactive elements for an album or gift to add a special touch.
All you need are construction paper and origami paper.
Cut the construction paper into strips, accordion-fold it, and attach a cover using your favorite origami paper to complete the album.
For the gift, fold a strip of construction paper in half and glue it, then attach origami paper to one side.
Make three of these, combine them so they slide vertically, and you’ll create a three-tier gift box effect.
A pop-up card with a bouquet that sprouts up
When you lift the ribbon on the bouquet, a character pops out from among the flowers! The glamorous bouquet and delightful mechanism will further heighten the excitement of children celebrating their graduation from kindergarten.
Cut a vertical slit in the center of the bouquet’s base, then set a character with a tab attached to its back.
Thread the tab through the slit so it appears on the surface, and glue on the ribbon to complete the mechanism! For the flowers, it’s best to punch out identical shapes using a craft punch.
Choose the flower colors to match the character that appears, creating a unified look.
A school pops out! Message card
Once the kindergarten graduation ceremony is over, they’ll be first graders from spring.
So how about incorporating school-themed motifs into the graduation certificate to envision a bright future? This idea uses a pop-up, making it perfect for a spread-style graduation certificate.
To ease any anxiety about the new school environment, adorn the area around the school with festive cherry blossoms, and finish it with a bright, gentle feel.
The pop-up mechanism is simple—just add a few folds to construction paper.
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At graduation ceremonies, you usually give a commemorative gift, right? If you’re adding a message card, why not arrange it to look like a diploma? Include a round tube for holding the diploma, incorporate cherry blossoms as illustrations, and draw a border to match the edges of the card.
Then add “Diploma,” the “graduate’s name,” and a “congratulatory message” to complete it.
Receiving a regular message card is nice, but when it’s styled as a diploma, it feels more special and leaves a stronger impression!