[Graduation from Preschool] Messages with Hand-Drawn Illustrations! A Collection of Ideas to Share with Children
At this special milestone of graduation from kindergarten, many of you may be thinking about giving a message card with a hand-drawn illustration.
From spring-like motifs such as tulips, cherry blossoms, and clovers to unique ideas like turning party poppers or lettering into illustrations, here are some tips for creating a heartfelt card.
These ideas can all be drawn with familiar tools like ballpoint pens, colored pencils, and dot markers, so try making an original illustration filled with your feelings for your child!
[Graduation from Kindergarten] Heartfelt Messages with Hand-Drawn Illustrations! Idea Collection for Kids (1–10)
Cherry blossoms painted with dot markers

Create a warm, inviting vibe! Here’s how to draw cherry blossoms using dot markers.
You’ll need a pink dot marker, a light pink dot marker, a black brush pen, and a ballpoint pen.
This idea is simple yet produces a gorgeous finish, making it perfect even for those who aren’t confident in drawing.
Even if your lines end up a bit wobbly, using dot markers lets you adjust the overall balance as you go.
Give it a try!
Cherry blossoms drawn with markers

Here’s an idea for drawing cherry blossoms with markers.
You’ll need white cardstock or a message card, a black marker, and colored pencils.
Cherry blossoms are beautiful with their five petals, but many people find it hard to draw them in good balance.
With this idea, it should be easier to adjust the balance of the petals.
After sketching the lines with a black marker, color them in with colored pencils for a soft, gentle look—highly recommended.
Give it a try!
cracker
https://www.tiktok.com/@hicono08/video/6962468458718055682Let’s draw with a marker! Here’s a cracker illustration idea.
You’ll need white cardstock or a message card, and a black marker.
Speaking of celebrations, when there’s a party cracker that goes “Pop!” with sparkling streamers and confetti flying out, it really energizes the venue, doesn’t it? How about drawing a cracker illustration to mark the milestone of graduation from kindergarten? This idea is recommended because it depicts a cute and simple cracker illustration! It’s also great to add color and customize it.
Bouquet Drawn in Pastels

Beautiful soft textures! Here are ideas for creating bouquet art with pastels.
Prepare white cardstock or message cards, scissors, a craft knife, masking tape, a pencil, an eraser, pastels, mesh, cotton, and cotton swabs.
First, sketch motifs like the wrapping paper for the bouquet, ribbons, and stars on the cardstock and cut them out.
Next, use powdered pastels with your stencils and a piece of cotton to blend the color onto the message card.
As you work, using an eraser and masking tape will help you achieve a clean finish.
Finally, balance the design with motifs like stars, and you’re done! It looks like a painting—such a charming idea.
Congratulations drawn with cherry blossoms

Let me share an idea for writing “Congratulations” with cherry blossoms.
You’ll need white cardstock or a message card and markers in your favorite colors.
This idea combines the phrase “Congratulations” with cherry blossoms to create an illustration-like message.
If you turn the dots in the letters into cherry blossom petals, it looks even more festive! No matter what color markers you use, the large cherry blossoms make a strong impression, so why not draw it in the child’s favorite colors when sending your message?
Clover drawn with colored pencils

Beautiful gradients! Here are some ideas for drawing clovers with colored pencils.
What you’ll need: white cardstock or a message card, and four green colored pencils.
How about drawing a four-leaf clover—considered a symbol of good luck—using a beautiful colored pencil gradient? By layering colors to express the contrast between the edges and the center, you can create a natural, gentle look.
There are many ways to customize it too, so give it a try!
a bouquet of tulips
https://www.tiktok.com/@atelier_michikusa/video/7209951311654096130A natural, gentle vibe! Here are some ideas for drawing a bouquet of tulips.
What you’ll need: thick white paper or a message card, warm-colored markers, a green marker, and a ballpoint pen.
When you think of tulips, what colors come to mind? One of their charms is the wide variety—pink, red, yellow, purple, and more! To celebrate a special graduation moment, it would be lovely to draw and gift a tulip illustration in your own original color scheme.
Give it a try!


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