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

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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.

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 (41–50)

A message card with a blossoming heart-shaped flower

A heart-shaped flower blooms! [How to make a message card]

A message card with a blossoming heart-shaped flower

How about a cute message card with 3D heart-shaped flowers that bloom when opened? Prepare 10 cm × 10 cm origami paper, crease it vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, then cut it into a heart shape.

Make 4 or 5 of the same piece in different colors, line them up side by side, and stick them onto a backing sheet.

Cut green construction paper into thin strips for stems and leaf parts and add them.

Finally, write your message above the flowers and close the backing sheet to finish.

If you cut additional construction paper into heart shapes and scatter them here and there, it will look even cuter—give it a try!

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Ideas for Handmade Congratulatory Telegrams to Give at Nursery School and Kindergarten Graduation Ceremonies (51–60)

Sakura pop-up card

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Sakura pop-up card

Send a congratulatory message to the children graduating from kindergarten with a pop-up card that bursts open with cherry blossoms! A card that features pink—the color of cherry blossoms—will lift the heart with its cute hue.

Use white paper for the area where you write your message so the text is easy to read.

If you place the cherry blossom mechanism in the center of the card when it opens, a full bloom of sakura will jump right into view.

If you send a beautiful telegram, the teacher might read it at the graduation ceremony, and the children may take a look at it afterward.

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Cherry blossom tree pop-up card

100-yen shop: Cherry blossom pop-up card made with a craft punch (with voice commentary)

Cherry blossom tree pop-up card

This is a spring-themed message card featuring beautiful, full-bloom cherry blossoms that pop up when opened.

The small cherry blossom flowers can be easily made using a craft punch from a 100-yen shop.

Cut brown construction paper into the shape of a trunk, then attach the cherry blossoms on top.

In addition, prepare separate pieces made by layering just the flowers.

To make the parts rise when the card is opened, add folds and slits to each piece and attach them to the base.

Your pop-up card is complete.

With lovely decorations and a heartfelt message, it might even bring tears to the eyes of the graduating children.

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Pop-up card full of flowers

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Pop-up card full of flowers

Why not make a handmade pop-up card that reveals a message when opened and send a congratulatory telegram to graduating preschoolers? By choosing your own colored cardstock, decorative stickers and tape, and illustrations, you can create an original pop-up card.

Use a heartfelt, handmade card to convey your congratulations and feelings to the children.

You can find paper punches for cutting shapes and a variety of materials at 100-yen shops and similar stores.

If you make a fun card, the children will be delighted and surprised when they see it after the graduation ceremony.

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A message card full of flowers

The tiny translucent flowers are so cute! 💕 Making a card full of blossoms ✨✨ Little scrap pieces are super useful!

A message card full of flowers

A message card bursting with flowers and full of charm! Adorning it with lots of tiny blossoms gives it an irresistibly cute finish.

It’s an idea that anyone, regardless of age, will love.

Using a flower-shaped craft punch—available even at 100-yen shops—makes making the flowers very convenient.

Also, try sandwiching the punched flowers between sheets of semi-transparent tracing paper; the see-through effect looks stylish.

Simply changing the flower colors or the base cardstock color dramatically alters the vibe, so imagine the recipient and give it a try!

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Pop-up message card

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Open the card and a spread of beautiful cherry blossoms appears! Here are some ideas for a pop-up message card.

When it comes to graduation ceremonies, many people probably think of cherry blossom motifs.

This time, let’s make a pop-up message card featuring beautiful cherry blossoms.

Create stamps using packing material and a toilet paper roll, then dab paint onto construction paper to stamp the design.

Cut it into the shape of cherry blossoms, and it’s done.

For the cover, cut it into a round shape and decorate it with origami petals to give it a gorgeous finish!

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Clover message card

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Let’s create with wishes for the children’s happy future! Here are ideas for a clover-themed message card.

The clover motif is beloved as a symbol that brings good luck and makes wishes come true.

To mark the milestone of graduation from kindergarten, let’s send the children a clover message card! Fold green construction paper into a triangle three times and cut with scissors to make a clover.

Drawing a portrait or a message inside the clover makes it extra cute! It’s the kind of card they’ll want to open again and again.

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