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Ideas for handmade congratulatory messages to send for preschool and kindergarten graduation ceremonies

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 for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: 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.

How about brightening up the graduation ceremony with handmade congratulatory telegrams? Messages delivered to nursery or kindergarten graduation ceremonies feel especially warm because they’re made by hand with care.

Telegrams received at the ceremony are sure to become special memories for the children.

We’ll share lots of ideas that turn out beautifully even with materials from the 100-yen shop, such as ranunculus made from tissue paper, hearts that spin when opened, and pop-ups where a bouquet bursts out.

Please use these as inspiration and send the graduating children congratulatory messages filled with love!

Ideas for Handmade Congratulatory Telegrams to Send at Nursery and Kindergarten Graduation Ceremonies (1–10)

Pop-up bouquet and heart

[Graduation/Celebration] How to Make a Pop-Up Bouquet and Heart Message Card

Pop-up bouquet and heart

How about sending a congratulatory telegram featuring a bouquet and heart motif to celebrate the kindergarten graduation? If you make it by hand with care, the children are sure to be moved! The card base will include pop-up mechanisms for both the bouquet and the hearts.

Both are simple to make, so give it a try.

You can create originality by playing with the color combinations of the flowers in the bouquet and the shades of the hearts.

It would also be lovely to tuck in personalized messages for each child.

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Pop-up with a bouquet that pops out

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Pop-up with a bouquet that pops out

Here’s an idea for a popup card with a bouquet that springs out.

You’ll need colored construction paper, three types of craft punches, scissors, glue, sequins, beads, colored pens, and other decorative materials like stickers.

First, cut out and make an animal motif from the paper to serve as the base.

Next, create the bouquet pieces from paper that will form the pop-up mechanism.

Finally, attach beads and sequins to the flowers made with the craft punches, then stick them on while adjusting the balance so they form a bouquet—and you’re done! This sparkling card is sure to shine at a preschool graduation ceremony.

Give it a try!

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A card with cute hearts

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Here’s an idea for a card featuring cute 3D hearts.

You’ll need message cardstock, colored cardstock for the base, heart shapes in various colors, scissors, a craft knife, and glue.

First, fold the base cardstock in half, cut it into a semicircle, and insert the message cardstock.

Next, fold the colorful hearts in half to make them three-dimensional and attach them to the cover.

Finally, scatter some heart shapes on the message cardstock as well, and you’re done! It’s a message card characterized by its charming, cute hearts.

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I want to send these for nursery school and kindergarten graduation ceremonies! A collection of handmade congratulatory message ideas (11–20)

A card that makes memories pop out

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The pop-up card base is available in the Instagram Highlights under “Card Base”! ❣️ You can make it using only 100-yen shop materials 🥰 Materials: • Thick paper/cardstock… Available at both Seria and DAISO! • Tape glue • Craft knife/cutter • Paper with your printed photos Print the distributed template onto thick paper, then cut it out and use it ✂️ Two key points ❣️ 1) Fold so that the dotted lines end up on the inside (that means a valley fold!). 2) For the scissor cuts, only cut where there are dotted lines! Hope you make a cute card 🥰 Thank you for all your hard work in parenting today, too ✩⁎ᐝ◌Pop-up card Pop-up card Handmade #HandmadeCard
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Here’s an idea for a pop-up memory card.

You’ll need thick paper, a ruler, a pencil, glue, double-sided tape, a craft knife, scissors, a base piece of cardstock, and photos.

Over the days spent with friends and teachers, the children have grown both in mind and body.

How about celebrating their growth with a photo message card? Looking back through photos may help some children remember the little moments of everyday life.

Give it a try and make a pop-up memory message card!

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A congratulatory telegram made with ranunculus flowers

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A congratulatory telegram made with ranunculus flowers

Let’s brighten up a message board with festive flair! Here are ideas for a congratulatory telegram featuring ranunculus flowers.

You’ll need a message board, a black pen, light pink tissue paper, dark pink tissue paper, green tissue paper, glue, a stapler, craft adhesive, cardstock, and ribbon.

First, write your message on the board.

Be sure to leave space for the flowers.

Next, attach the tissue-paper ranunculus to the board.

Finally, stick the ribbon onto the back of the board—and you’re done!

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How to draw a floral decorative frame

[Simple & Cute] How to Draw a Message Card: Stylish Scandinavian-Style Floral Frame | Hand-drawn Group Message Board | How to draw a cute message card easily

How to draw a floral decorative frame

Introducing how to draw a floral decorative border to adorn a message card filled with gratitude.

You will use a message card, color markers, and a black ballpoint pen.

First, draw a ribbon with a gentle curve along the bottom of the card.

Next, use color markers to draw flowers and leaves slightly above the ribbon at an angle.

The key here is to place the card diagonally and leave small gaps as you draw.

Add lines with the black ballpoint pen to finish the bouquet illustration.

Try using it to brighten up a congratulatory message for graduating kindergarteners.

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Balloon pop-up card

How to make a pop-up balloon 🎈 card

Balloon pop-up card

Balloons are a perfect motif for festive occasions, aren’t they? This is a pop-up message card with a fun look of balloons floating.

On the mechanism sheet layered onto the base, make two slits that fold back in the opposite direction.

Use one as a box holding the balloons, and the other as the base for balloons popping out of the box.

Attach paper cut into balloon shapes so they pop out slightly, and add strings to each balloon.

By not gluing the strings anywhere and letting them move freely, you can convey the buoyant feeling of floating balloons.

The key point is whether you can capture that lightly raised, three-dimensional effect.

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