[For Kids] Collection of Handmade Message Card Ideas
Message cards that come in handy for expressing gratitude to family, teachers, and friends.
Handwritten messages from children have a warm touch and make great keepsakes that can be treasured for a long time.
It’s also a great idea to write handmade message cards that convey your feelings to teachers or guardians who have supported you.
In this article, we’ll share ideas that let children’s creativity shine, such as drawing illustrations with pens.
Use these examples of handmade cards for kids that are fun to make and to give.
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[For Kids] A Collection of Handmade Message Card Ideas (11–20)
Message card with cherry blossom tree and school building
Here’s an idea for a message card that makes the picture look three-dimensional.
In this design, there’s a school in the center of the card and cherry trees at both ends.
First, fold a piece of drawing paper in half and draw two vertical lines in the center.
Draw them so they’re equally spaced above and below the fold line created by the crease.
Then draw two more vertical lines inside those, each half the length of the first ones.
Draw these above the center crease.
Using those lines, sketch the school in a convex (pop-out) shape, cut along the lines with a craft knife, and mountain-fold along the center crease to make the school pop up.
For the cherry trees, fold a strip of paper into a V shape, add glue tabs at both ends, and attach it to the drawing paper; then stick on the cherry tree illustrations you drew.
Finally, mount the whole piece onto a backing sheet and write your message.
It’s easier than it looks, so give it a try!
Message card made with masking tape
A handy masking tape you can buy at 100-yen shops and the like.
Here, we use that masking tape to make a garland and incorporate it into a postcard design.
First, cut the masking tape into pieces about 6 cm long and stick them onto a piece of yarn at equal intervals.
Place the yarn right in the middle of the tape and fold the adhesive sides together to seal it.
Once you’re done sticking, cut the ends of the masking tape into triangles with scissors, punch two holes in the postcard, and thread it through.
Add a message and decorate the remaining space, and you’re done.
Mini love letter card
This is a Valentine’s card made by placing a message card inside tiny love letters folded from small origami paper.
Fold three mini love letters and attach them vertically to a backing sheet.
Then decorate the remaining space on the backing with heart or alphabet stickers, and it’s done.
Prepare origami paper in pink and chocolate colors.
It also looks great framed as a gift, so customizing the design is recommended.
In that case, try decorating the mini love letters with ribbons or adding character stickers for a cute touch.
A heart that opens message card
Would you like to make a heart-shaped message card? First, prepare a square sheet of origami paper or cardstock.
Fold it into a square twice and into a triangle twice to create creases forming a plus sign and an X.
Once the creases are made, place the paper in a diamond orientation.
Mountain-fold the horizontal crease in the center and collapse the paper into a small square.
Next, fold along the creases to make a triangle.
Leaving the center of the paper intact, draw half of a heart shape and cut it out with scissors.
Unfold the paper back to the step before it was folded into a triangle, and it should form a heart shape.
If you want to keep the heart shape in place, make a ring from a thin strip of cardstock and thread it through the top part of the heart.
Card painting
This is an idea for creating patterns by sliding paint sideways with a plastic sheet on a postcard.
First, apply the first color vertically along the edge of the postcard, leaving small gaps.
Then place the next color beside it, filling in the gaps you left.
By applying the paint so that it won’t mix when you slide it sideways, you’ll get a clean striped pattern.
You can create a variety of designs depending on how you place the paint and move the plastic sheet.
Give different approaches a try! Once the paint is dry, add a handwritten message.
Heart-shaped picture book message card
Here’s an idea for a heart-shaped, book-style message card made from origami.
First, fold a sheet of origami paper into a triangle three times.
Once folded, draw half of a heart along the edge, leaving the corner that is the center of the paper intact, then cut along the line with scissors and open it up.
Fold it in half along the main crease, then use the remaining creases to alternately valley-fold and mountain-fold to create a heart-shaped booklet.
Finally, write your message on the inside pages, and you’re done! It’s very easy and turns out super cute, so give it a try!
Paper plate medal
Let’s make a medal out of paper plates! Actually, when you open this medal, there’s a message written inside! First, stack two paper plates with their insides facing each other and punch two holes at the top.
Decorate the outside and rim of the top plate with stickers or washi tape.
You can also draw pictures or patterns with a pen.
Write a message on the inside of the bottom paper plate, then thread a ribbon or string through the holes you made and tie it.
Your paper plate medal is complete! Just receiving a medal is exciting, but finding the message inside doubles the joy!
Shaka-Shaka Ice
Here’s an idea for an ice pop-themed message card.
Cut collage paper from a 100-yen shop into a square and fold it in half.
Seal the top and sides with masking tape to make a pouch, then fill it with sparkly items like stickers or sequins.
Attach a popsicle stick to the inside with double-sided tape, then seal the remaining bottom edge with masking tape to complete the ice pop! You can write your message on the outside, or slip a note with your message inside for an extra cute touch.
Message card made with marbles
Here’s a postcard idea using marble roll art.
First, prepare an empty tissue box.
Cut out the top of the box and place a postcard at the bottom.
Next, attach thick paper cut into shapes like hearts or stars onto the postcard so that you can remove them later.
Then, drop in marbles coated with paint and roll them around—done! Hold the tissue box and tilt it left and right to roll the marbles; they’ll leave patterned trails as they move.
Finally, peel off the thick paper and write your message in the white areas to finish.
Pop-up 3D chocolate card
It looks just like real chocolate! Here’s a handmade card idea that will make you want to take a bite just by looking at it.
In this idea, you create a chocolate bar by sticking small pieces of the same-colored paper onto a rectangular sheet of brown construction paper.
Using thick double-sided tape for the adhesive gives it a three-dimensional finish.
To make it even more chocolate-bar-like, wrap aluminum foil around the bottom half, then layer a piece of origami paper on top to mimic the wrapper.
Finally, attach the chocolate bar to the card cover and decorate it with a ribbon.
Paste white paper on the inside, write your message, and you’re done!