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!
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One-line New Year’s card messages for elementary school kids! Smile-bringing phrase ideas (51–60)
Let’s run and run and run like crazy this year, too!
Perfect for New Year’s cards to friends who love sports or are always working hard! It conveys the message: “Let’s keep giving our all, like a horse that dashes forward with energy.” For friends who play sports that involve running, it directly says, “Keep running lots and doing your best!” For friends who are dedicated to something, it encourages them to “keep charging ahead without getting discouraged.” Send your warm words of support!
Let’s come up with some fun games again this year!
These words are perfect for a child who loves thinking up and creatively enjoying different ways to play with friends every day.
As you remember the games you played last year—this and that—try writing with excitement about what new things you might do in the coming year.
It might be nice to include a few ideas on your New Year’s card as well.
More than any year before, you want to have lots of fun games this year! Send this message with that feeling to your creative friends.
Let’s make this year so fun we’ll be jumping for joy!
In equestrian sports, horses hop and jump over obstacles.
If your child wants to make this year as joyful as a horse leaping, why not use this phrase? It’s not just about having fun; being so happy that you feel like jumping for joy is truly wonderful, isn’t it? It may be difficult to have days like that all year long, but it’s important to make your own effort to create a year that’s that much fun.
If your child wants to build joyful days together with the friends to whom they’re sending New Year’s cards, encourage them to share this phrase.
This year, we’re going full speed ahead like a horse!
A short phrase that overlays a forward-looking, powerful message—“Let’s charge full speed ahead this year!”—with the image of a horse.
The words “full throttle” convey the determination to give it our all, filling this message with the positivity and energy perfect for the New Year.
It’s a line uniquely suited to a Year of the Horse New Year’s card, and simply adding “like a horse” gives it a witty, thoughtful flair.
It’s the kind of phrase that can boost not only the recipient’s spirits but your own motivation as well.
One-line New Year’s messages for elementary school kids! Smile-inducing phrase ideas (61–70)
Let’s take on the challenge with the momentum of a horse again this year!
This message encourages us to tackle everything with the vigor of a horse.
Some children may feel anxious because they can’t see what lies ahead, or give up thinking, “What’s the point?” and find it hard to take on new or difficult challenges.
But these words convey the idea: in the new year, let’s try our best to take on challenges without losing to the horse’s momentum.
Use this phrase to cheer on friends who struggle to take that first step—and to say, “I’ll work hard too, so let’s do our best together!”
Our friendship level is set to rise again this year!
How about a unique little message that makes you chuckle? Ending it with “is planned” instead of “let’s get along” or even “we will get along” shows real flair! The phrase “friendship level” also feels casual and would likely resonate with kids who love games or personality quizzes.
The wording makes it sound like a done deal, which is funny and makes you want to blurt out, “Wait, what?”—but it’s a lovely message that will bring smiles from the New Year.
You’re already good friends, but you can get even closer… Send your friend that wonderful feeling of what’s to come!
Let’s make this a year where we live recess to the fullest.
Here are some words that will cheer up the person who receives them.
Adding small, joyful moments from everyday life—like “I had so much fun sprinting and laughing during dodgeball the other day,” or “We were chatting so excitedly that before we knew it, the bell rang”—helps your feelings come across even more.
As you recall how you gave it your all and had fun even in a short time, turn it into a positive, uplifting message like, “Let’s enjoy recess to the fullest again this year!” It’s a warm phrase that will naturally brighten the reader’s spirits.
