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Short New Year’s card messages for elementary school kids! Ideas for words that bring a smile

Have you ever struggled with what to write as a short message when sending New Year’s greetings on a postcard? Especially when sending a New Year’s card to an elementary school friend, you want to add a warm message that will make them smile.

In this article, we’ve gathered perfect one-line ideas—from messages kids exchange with each other to notes from teachers to students.

We’ll introduce a wide range, from friendly messages for classmates to words that convey your feelings to friends you haven’t seen in a while.

We’ll also share tips on how to write them, so please use them as a reference and create a heartfelt New Year’s card!

New Year’s card one-line messages for elementary school kids! Cheerful phrase ideas (71–80)

A year to dash through with laughter!

A year to dash through with laughter!

Let’s make the new year one filled with endless laughter! These words convey that feeling.

The phrase “dash through” overlaps with the image of a horse running swiftly and gallantly.

Even when we live each day with all our might, it’s far better to spend it with a smile than with a pained expression, isn’t it? Whether you’re studying hard, immersing yourself in lessons, or of course playing with friends, try using these words with the resolve to keep smiling—words that encourage not only your friends but yourself as well.

They say good fortune comes to a smiling home!

They say good fortune comes to a smiling home!

This message incorporates the proverb often heard in everyday conversation, “Good fortune comes to a home filled with laughter.” It means that happiness naturally comes to a household where laughter never ceases.

It conveys the wish that the recipient of the New Year’s card will always be smiling and be happy.

Using a proverb instead of stating it directly is stylish, isn’t it? Ending the sentence with something like “so I’ve heard!” gives it a childlike, friendly feel.

Try writing it with a gentle ending.

A year that starts with a smile and ends with a smile!

A year that starts with a smile and ends with a smile!

It’s often said that the first and last impressions of a year greatly influence how we feel about it as a whole.

This message encourages you to spend both the beginning and the end of the year with a smile, so you can look back and think it was a joyful year.

Starting with a smile makes you want to keep that smile going, and ending with a smile brings back strong, happy memories from the year.

Receiving this as a message inspires you to be mindful of your smile and move forward with a positive mindset.

Short New Year’s messages for elementary school kids! Ideas for smile-bringing phrases (81–90)

Wishing for a year that ends with a smile.

Wishing for a year that ends with a smile.

Just as a lot happened over the past year, the new year will surely bring joys, sorrows, and challenges.

This message acknowledges that context while wishing that, in the end, we can close the year with a smile.

May everything go well—that’s the sentiment it seems to carry.

Why not add these words to a New Year’s card for someone dear and wish for happiness in the days ahead? Your kindness will come through and is sure to bring a smile.

Wishing you a peaceful year filled with smiles.

Wishing you a peaceful year filled with smiles.

Exciting, heart-pounding days full of ups and downs can be fun, but some people may prefer to spend calm, uneventful days.

How about adding this short message to your New Year’s card? The word “smile” in this message evokes an image of someone gently smiling in a comfortable, reassuring moment.

With a wish that your loved one will enjoy peaceful, happy times, consider including this message with your New Year’s greeting.

May this year be filled with lots of blooming smiles.

May this year be filled with lots of blooming smiles.

A smile is something that fills you and those around you with happiness, and its brightness is often compared to a flower.

This message carries a warm tone, calling on you to let those flowers of smiles bloom fully in the coming year.

The phrase “a lot” is a key point—not just blooming, but in abundance—evoking the image of a beautiful flower field.

It gives the impression of a colorful expression of the wish for you to spend each day with a positive outlook.

Let’s make lots of smiles bloom.

Let's make lots of smiles bloom.

It’s a single line that uses a vivid metaphor to say, “Let’s have a fun year together.” The word “together” isn’t actually used, but by inviting someone to “make flowers bloom,” it subtly conveys being together.

The metaphor of “blooming smiles” is also lovely—so stylish and refined.

It’s perfect for expressing, “Let’s get along well this year, too,” with a touch of chic flair.