Kids Thank You Cards – How to & What to Write
When it comes to thank you cards, thank you cards for kids may not be the first thing that comes to mind, that’s why we’ve decided to lend a helping hand with our guide to kids thank you cards.
Now you may be wondering why we would have a section dedicated to this, and the answer is simple. There are many occasions in even a child’s life when they would want to send a thank you card. From sending a card to their teachers for looking after them for a year or when they move onto another class.
You may also want your child to send a card to thank their grandparents for looking after them so much, with all the love that grandparents are renowned for. Whatever the occasion or reason, we’re here to help you and your child make the most of the occasion.
There are so many other reasons and benefits behind this, from the experience of watching them create their very first cards and thank you notes to learning social skills and watching them learn and grow before your very eyes.
So, let’s dive right into our guide on thank you cards for kids and what to write in children’s thank you cards.
Why Kids Should Write Thank You Notes
There are many reasons why a kid might want to write a thank you card or note, from the end of a school year and thanking their teachers to thanking people for presents. Or maybe they want to thank their friends for coming to their birthday party. Or their grandparents for always looking after them and taking them to places.
Sometimes, kids just want to do something nice for people. So showing them how to write and why to make thank you notes and cards can go a long way. There are so many benefits and reasons to help your child express themselves through words, note sayings, verses, short and long messages.
Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why kids should write thank you notes.
- Thanking someone for looking after them
- Thanking parents for general things
- Thanking people for presents
- Showing appreciation for someone’s help and support
- Helping your child to learn to express their thoughts and emotions better
- Showing some love to their grandparents for looking after them
- Thanking their friends for something
- Helping them to build better friendships and bonds with others.
How Kids Thank You Cards Can Help
From building relationships to teaching your kid the how’s and why’s of card making and writing, kids thank you cards have quite a few benefits.
You may not think of it but there are many side benefits of having your child make thank you cards for various occasions. From teaching them the importance of thanking people, to showing them a healthy way of expressing themselves and their feelings to others.
After all, we all had to learn social skills as a child and your child is learning too. So by giving them a helping hand and teaching them about making their own thank you cards and notes you can help your child learn. Because one day they’ll be sending you cards for various occasions.
But what are the major benefits of this? Below we have created a list of just some of the benefits your kids can have from learning this skill.
- Boosting their confidence in expressing themselves
- Learning the importance of showing appreciation
- Helping them to improve their use of words and what they mean
- Learning to show emotions
- Helping them to learn to build relationships
- Enabling them to do things on their own. In the future, if they want to send you a card, they can keep it a surprise
- Allow them the experience of successfully creating things themselves.
And perhaps the added benefit for you as a parent is that once you may get such a card from your child yourself, which you will cherish for years to come.
Wording for Kid Thank You Notes
Wording can be tricky, we as adults know this all too well. So it is no wonder when children can become tripped up by this and end up not knowing what to say or how to word it.
So just how are your kids supposed to word their notes and cards? And what is the right thing for them to say?
We can always start off with what the occasion is and why they want to send a thank you in the first place, then we can move onto what to say. Or more importantly, what emotions do they want to express and convey with their words?
Is it a thank you note to their grandparents for an amazing gift? Or maybe their favourite teacher is moving on to another class or school? Or perhaps it is for parents. Once we know these things we can better understand and know how to word something.
Maybe they want to express gratitude, or appreciation, whatever the case there is a way to word it to make sure the recipient feels what the kid wants to convey.
Let’s look at a few examples of ways your child can word their thoughts and feelings.
- Thank you granddad/ grandmother for looking after me last Saturday, I had so much fun playing games with you.
- Miss (teacher) thank you for being my teacher this last year, I learnt a lot from you and will miss you when you're gone.
- Thank you mummy/ daddy for my Christmas gifts, I’ll treasure them
- Thank you (their friends name) for coming to my birthday party and having fun with me.
- Thank you daddy for teaching me how to look after my bike, now I don’t always have to keep asking you to fix mine. Maybe I can even help you with yours.
Thank You Note Template for Kids
Sometimes coming up with an entire message can be a bit tiresome, or maybe your kid has trouble sitting still for long enough to craft a message of their own and you just want some ready and “do for you” templates that you can easily fill out yourselves.
Luckily, we’ve gone through the trouble for you and created some ready and done templates for kids and adults alike. As well as quotes for preschoolers.
Because sometimes we could all use a little help, that’s why we’ve created a list of templates that you can instantly use for your kids or use them as an inspiration or starting point for you and your kids to create your own thank you notes.
So here are some ideas for kids and adults alike.
- Hi ____ I just wanted to say thank you for coming to my birthday party, I had a lot of fun with you there.
- ____ Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher, I’ve always enjoyed coming to school when you’re here.
- Thank you for being my grandparents and always looking after me, and taking me places.
- _____ Thank you for ____ it meant a lot to me
- And here are some quotes you can include in your cards:
- “Play is the highest form of research.” – Albert Einstein
- “Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.” ― William Glasser
- “If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.” ― Alfie Kohn.
- “Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” ― Jim Henson
- “Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.” ― O. Fred Donaldson
- “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” ― Denis Waitley
- “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” ― Dr. Seuss
- “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I will learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin
- “Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work.” ― C.S. Lewis
- “All children are artists.” ― Picasso
- “The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” ― Oscar Wilde
- “Do not keep children to their studies by compulsion but by play.” ― Plato
- “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” ― Albert Einstein
What if you want to write a thank you card from your baby?
Are you perhaps also looking for what to say in baby thank you cards? Perhaps your child is too young to write their own thank you cards at the moment, but you want to send a thank you card to someone as though it was from you child? Many of us do this on a daily basis, but you might be wondering just what to write on baby thank you cards?
Because sometimes it can be nice to make it seem as though your baby has gone through the trouble of creating a thank you card or note for someone, some people might even see this as cute. Because as far as sentiments go this can be a good one.
But just how would you go about it exactly? Because thinking of what to write in a baby thank you card or creating toddler thank you cards may not seem quite as straightforward as an ordinary card might seem. But luckily for us, your young child has the cute factor that has probably already melted a few hearts.
So, below are a few ideas that you can use or take inspiration from to create your very own cards, messages and wishes.
- Putting a picture of your child on the front of the card, perhaps with a funny caption if you’ve got a funny picture.
- Wording the messages and card as though it was your young child speaking directly to the person you are sending it to.
- Perhaps sharing your child’s first words with the person receiving the card or note.
- Including a picture of their first steps or first time at school with a beloved family member
Conclusion
Well, there you have our list of ideas, messages, and templates that you can use as they are or use them as inspiration to create your very own messages for your children’s thank you cards.
Having a child and watching them create their very first cards and messages can be a special occasion for a parent or guardian to watch, and we’re happy to be a part of the journey. But the journey doesn’t end here, we’ve only just scratched the surface.
Maybe your child wants to do something more, as children’s love knows no bounds, they often love to do nice things for people. So if you're thinking of doing a little something more for someone special, then why not check out our gift shop and take a look at our range of amazing gifts, including cuddly toys, sweets, chocolates, and so much more. It’s easy to find the perfect accompaniment to their handpicked card.
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