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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!

Short New Year’s messages for elementary school kids! Ideas for smile-bringing words (41–50)

Let’s help each other a lot again this year.

Let’s help each other a lot again this year.

How about a slightly more mature, help-each-other themed message? It’s perfect to send to classmates or teammates you usually cooperate with.

These words seem to convey both gratitude for the help you’ve given me and a wish that we’ll continue to be irreplaceable to each other.

Add this message to New Year’s cards for friends and teammates you want to stay close with, and may the new year be filled with thoughtful, wonderful days for you both.

I hope we can share lots of laughter again this year.

I hope we can share lots of laughter again this year.

Smiles feel even more uplifting when shared with someone rather than alone, don’t they? It’s a message that invites us to laugh together and conveys a sense of positive emotion.

The phrase “this year as well” is an important touch, expressing gratitude for the joyful days we’ve already spent laughing together.

It carries a warm wish to keep spending days filled with many smiles and to continue supporting one another.

Looking forward to you being the fun person again this year!

Looking forward to you being the fun person again this year!

A cheerful, upbeat one-liner that makes you smile without thinking.

For example, “that joke that made everyone laugh during break time” or “the fun moment in class when we goofed around and laughed.” Adding everyday funny episodes like these helps your feelings come across even more.

It naturally conveys your hope and encouragement for them to keep being someone who brings joy to friends this year, too, delivering a message that energizes the reader.

It’s a bright, warm line that expresses your wish to spend a year full of smiles together.

May this year be filled with lots of laughter.

May this year be filled with lots of laughter.

It’s a message that uses “laughter,” a classic New Year’s card keyword, to convey a bright and happy atmosphere.

From the word “laugh,” we can picture not only fun moments like “laughing out loud,” but also various scenes of happiness and joy, such as “smiles” and “grins.” It’s a positive message that’s perfect for a New Year’s card, where you offer your first greeting of the year and pray for happiness in the year ahead.

It would feel natural not only for cards to friends, but also when sending to adults such as teachers or relatives.

Let’s get along well this year too!

Let's get along well this year too!

This one is perfect for anyone who feels “fancy wording isn’t really me” or is looking for a simple, straightforward message! It’s very direct, but that’s exactly why it clearly conveys the feeling of “Looking forward to another great year with you!”—a message that will definitely get through to the recipient.

It has a very friendly tone, making it ideal for sending to close friends.

Since it’s short, it’s also a great choice when writing New Year’s cards by hand.

This year, let’s overcome all kinds of challenges with the power of friendship!

This year, let’s overcome all kinds of challenges with the power of friendship!

When you have to give it your all, just having a close friend by your side is really reassuring.

And if you encourage each other and overcome difficulties together, that friend becomes like a treasure in your life.

How about sending a New Year’s card to such a precious friend to show your gratitude? This message conveys your wish to stay close in the coming year, which will surely make them happy.

Use a New Year’s card to boost your friendship power even more!

Here’s to another year that shines bright!

Here's to another year that shines bright!

The choice of the word “kirari” is stylish and evokes a bright future.

How about sending this word with the hope that the new year will shine brilliantly? What “kirari” means may differ from person to person, but your wish for a wonderful year will come through clearly.

It can also be taken as a message of encouragement to keep doing our best together.

It’s an easy message to send to anyone, so it’s handy when you’re not sure what to write!