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[For seniors] Enjoy spring: April craft ideas

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As spring arrives and the weather warms, colorful flowers bloom and we feel lighthearted.

We’d love for older adults—who often find it difficult to go out—to enjoy the cheerful spring atmosphere too.

In this article, we introduce craft ideas recommended for April.

We’ve prepared projects ranging from simple steps like folding origami and tearing paper to slightly more complex tasks like cutting predetermined shapes with scissors.

Please adjust the difficulty level to suit the older adults who will be doing the crafts.

Using the fingertips helps stimulate the brain, and completing a project can bring a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment.

Let’s bring a touch of spring into craft recreation activities.

[For Seniors] Enjoy Spring: April Craft Ideas (51–60)

Three-dimensional dandelion

Introducing how to make 3D dandelion flowers using origami! Perfect as spring decorations for March and April—why not make some and hang them on your wall? [Tsukuru-mon]

Three-dimensional dandelion

The dandelion, which blooms with vivid yellow flowers, is a familiar flower even to older adults.

Some people may have made flower crowns with dandelions.

In this article, we introduce dandelion-themed ideas that represent spring.

Cut yellow origami paper into one-quarter width strips lengthwise.

Fold it so it becomes long and narrow, then glue two pieces together and make many small slits.

Be careful not to cut all the way through! Roll it up tightly from one end and secure it with glue to complete the flower.

Make a stem and leaves, and decorate a frame to finish.

It’s a gentle craft that lets you feel the arrival of spring.

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Cactus and flowers

[Origami] How to fold a cute cactus and flower – easy origami flower

Cactus and flowers

A cactus characterized by prickly spines.

Cacti also bloom in a variety of colors, such as red, yellow, and white.

It varies by species, but they mainly flower from early spring to around summer.

Some older adults may also be growing cacti at home.

Let’s make a potted, flowering cactus out of origami that you can display at home.

Fold along the creases you’ve made to create the pot.

Use accordion folds to add creases, shape, and form the cactus.

Fold a triangle three times, cut off the excess, and make the cactus flower.

Put all the parts together to finish.

Real cacti have flowers in many different colors.

With your origami piece, try making the flowers in whatever colors you like.

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Flower memo stand

Also great as a gift 🥹🫶💕 #shorts

Flower memo stand

Here’s an introduction to a recreation craft using plastic bottle caps.

First, prepare two plastic bottles.

Put them together and wrap them all around with double-sided tape, except for the bottom.

Wrap brown paper cord around the outside.

At the top, wind a brown pipe cleaner around and stick it on.

If you add double-sided tape at the top and wrap a ribbon around it, it will look cute.

Poke a hole in the pipe cleaner and shape a pink pipe cleaner into a flower.

Attach it to the pipe cleaner that will serve as the stem, and insert it into the hole you made.

Your flower pot is complete! Have fun making it!

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Tulip wreath

[Origami] How to Make a Tulip Wreath

Tulip wreath

Tulips are one of the flowers that color the spring season, and their rich variety of hues conveys the excitement of spring.

This is a wreath that captures that springtime joy by arranging colorful tulips on a circular base.

It’s recommended to make the wreath base in green to evoke leaves; create triangular pieces and insert adjacent pieces into the gaps to form a circle.

Then just add tulips and other decorations to the base to finish.

To make the tulips really stand out, it’s important to use folds to give them a three-dimensional look.

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[For Seniors] Enjoy Spring: April Craft Ideas (61–70)

Tulip field and butterflies

[Easy] How to make spring-colored tulips and butterflies 💐 Spring wall decorations [3D origami] Also great for graduation and school entrance ceremonies 🌸 DIY How to make paper tulips. Origami. Paper flower

Tulip field and butterflies

Tulips are one of the flowers that represent spring.

Many older adults probably think of tulips when they think of spring flowers.

So let’s make lots of origami tulips and decorate an entire wall.

Cut two sheets of origami paper roughly in half, then fold each piece in half again.

Cut them into petal shapes and glue them together.

Tulips come in many colors, so try making them in the colors your seniors prefer.

Attach the stems and leaves you’ve made to the tulip flowers to complete them.

If you also make butterflies out of origami and add them, it will enhance the spring atmosphere.

It’s a wall decoration that seems to convey the warmth of spring.

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vase mat

Vase mat and coasters made with string and paper plates (Monthly Day, August 2021) #craft #elderly #nursingCare #dayService #easy #handKnitting

vase mat

After taping a string to the back of the plate, slot it into a slit and wrap the thread around the front and back alternately.

Once you’ve passed thread through all the slits, stitch along the center as if weaving into those threads.

Using a single color is fine, but you can also tie on a different color mid-way and weave it in to combine colors.

When it reaches a good size, remove all the strings from the paper plate and tie the extended strings at the base.

Trim any excess length and you’re done.

Choose your favorite colors and make a vase mat that’s uniquely yours.

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a bouquet of tulips

[Easy Origami] How to Make a Tulip Bouquet for Graduation and School Entrance ♡ With Ribbon, Message Card, and Wrapping

a bouquet of tulips

Did you know that tulips, which bloom in vibrant colors from late March to mid-April, come in a wide variety of hues? In addition to classic red, yellow, and white, there are even black and purple tulips! Let’s try folding tulips with origami in your favorite colors.

Use quarter-size pieces of origami paper to make the flowers, and combine two pieces to form the stem.

Attach the flowers to wrapping paper with a ribbon, and you’re done.

They make a lovely gift for family and friends on special occasions.

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