New Year's cards from elementary school kids to friends! Ready-to-use short message ideas
Are you having trouble coming up with a short message when an elementary schooler sends a New Year’s card to a friend? In this article, we’ve gathered a variety of ideas—from sincere words that deepen friendship, to phrases that touch on memories with everyone in the class, to expressions for cheering each other on with New Year’s goals.
Not too stiff, but your feelings still come through.
You’re sure to find just the right little message.
Because it’s handwritten, it carries a gentle warmth that reaches the other person’s heart.
Go ahead and look for your favorite words!
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New Year’s cards elementary school kids can send to friends! Ready-to-use short message ideas (21–30)
Let’s run with energy and play a lot!
Speaking of horses, they’re the kind of animal that instantly conjures up the image of a mane streaming as they run.
So how about a message that plays on that idea of “running”? There’s even a saying that children are like the wind, which makes the image a perfect match.
And when we think of the New Year, it’s January—still a chilly time—but imagining kids running around and playing can lift the spirits and make you want to head outside.
Add this little line to your New Year’s card and invite your friends to play outdoors.
There are plenty of fun New Year’s games like kite flying and hanetsuki!
Let’s fluff out the Mane of Vigor!
Here’s a recommended one-liner when you want to incorporate a superb horse-themed metaphor: “the mane of vigor.” It’s an unfamiliar phrase, but once you hear it, it’s easy to picture—such a lovely choice of words right on that exquisite line.
The addition of the word “softly” (fuwatto) also conveys a sense of lightness and hope for the future.
When writing this phrase on a New Year’s card, an illustration of a horse running with its magnificent mane streaming would suit it perfectly.
If you’re good at drawing, try sketching it yourself!
New Year’s cards from elementary school kids to friends! Ready-to-use short message ideas (31–40)
Let’s proudly raise the mane of effort!
These are cheerful, positive one-liners perfect for New Year’s cards that elementary school kids send to friends.
Using expressions related to the Year of the Horse, they share a fun, can-do spirit.
If you add something you worked hard on—like “my math test scores went up little by little last year” or “I tried something new and learned how to do it”—your feelings will come across even better.
It’s a bright, energetic message that expresses a forward-looking resolve to charge ahead each day, strong like a horse’s mane, and make it a year of steady progress.
Racing straight toward my dream!
The choice of the word “masshigura” evokes the image of a horse looking only ahead and charging straight forward.
What lies ahead is a dream—this message conveys the wish for someone to push on powerfully toward it.
It seems like the perfect phrase for a New Year’s card to a friend working hard toward a goal or to teammates who support each other every day.
It’s a wonderful message that encourages the recipient while also drawing out your own motivation.
Here’s hoping the new year is fruitful for both of us.
May you be able to keep smiling in the new year as well.
Spending each day with a smile is important for keeping yourself and those around you in a positive mindset.
This message straightforwardly conveys the hope that you’ll continue to enjoy each day with a smile that spreads to everyone around you.
The phrase “in the new year as well” also reminds us that you’ve been smiling up to now, too.
It conveys a sense of mutual support, suggesting that your smile contributes to both of our happiness.
May the new year bring many smiles to meet.
A smile is something we wear when we’re happy or having fun, isn’t it? This message carries a wish that you’ll encounter many such joyful moments.
By using the word “smile,” happiness feels closer at hand, and it conveys the hope that the person reading it will smile too.
No one knows what the new year will bring.
But if this one phrase is added to a New Year’s card, wouldn’t you find yourself smiling when you sense the promise of a joyful future?
Let’s laugh to our heart’s content and play to the fullest in the New Year!
If you really drill down into what you want to do with your friends for the New Year, you might ultimately arrive at this conclusion.
Laughing together and playing to your heart’s content is simple, but it’s still the most fun, isn’t it? It also conveys that you want to stay close just as always, and it’s a message that can lead to plans for the next time you hang out.
Add this line to your New Year’s card and let’s spend the coming year having a blast with our favorite friends, giving it our all.
Time flies by in a flash, so make a conscious effort to create lots of memories.