[Day Service] August Craft Ideas That Seniors Will Enjoy

Goldfish wind chime

[How-To Video] How to Make an Easy Summer Craft: “Goldfish Wind Chimes”

A wind chime that brings a cool breeze in the hot summer.

Let’s make one with a goldfish design! A recommended method uses a round cheese box and a clear plastic sheet.

Take just the rim of the cheese box and decorate it with colored washi paper or similar materials.

Cut a clear sheet to fit the rim and stick on goldfish stickers and other decorative stickers.

Once that’s done, combine it with the rim and attach a string and a paper strip (tanzaku) to finish! If you add a small bell to the tanzaku, you’ll have a wind chime that makes sound.

You can also try other methods, such as cutting a plastic bottle into small pieces or using a capsule from a gashapon machine and drawing goldfish on it.

Give it a try and make your favorite style!

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gel candle

Simple, cute craft: gel candles, Daiso arrangement, easy 100-yen shop DIY

Let’s try making a gel candle with a wonderfully cool look! Prepare a heat-resistant glass and first secure the candle wick to the bottom.

Next, layer a few colors of colored sand around it.

Once you’ve filled about one-third of the glass with sand, add decorative items like shells.

In a separate heat-resistant container, warm and melt the gel candle, then pour it over the sand and shells in the heat-resistant glass.

It’s recommended to mix about two colors of gel as well.

Once the gel sets, you’re done! It’s very easy because you’re simply adding the materials step by step.

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Sunflower made by rolling

Creating sunflowers without stress in a nursing care facility

Sunflowers bursting with energy bloom with large flowers in summer.

Let’s make one by curling strips of paper! Prepare long, thin strips of brown paper for the center, yellow paper for the petals, and green paper for the sepals (the part under the flower).

For the petal and sepal strips, pre-cut slits or shapes to form the petals and sepals.

Since cutting paper is a delicate task, it’s recommended that staff assist.

Then, starting from the center, curl the paper strips while fixing them in place with glue.

After rolling, spread open the pre-cut petal and sepal sections—and you’re done!

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Ocean Herbarium

Let's make herbariums! Gyoda City Day Service Koubouan

Let’s try making a little ocean with a herbarium! A herbarium is made by putting flowers and oil into a small jar or a slender bottle.

To create an ocean-like scene, you might add leaves that look like seaweed.

Lay a layer of cute colored sand at the bottom, then add fish stickers or tiny figurines.

When placing items into the bottle, using tweezers is recommended.

Once you’ve added all your favorite ocean-themed materials, pour in the oil and it’s done! The oil gives it that soft, floating underwater feel, but it can still turn out beautifully even without oil.

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August calendar

Let’s make a calendar where we can fill in our fun plans for August.

You can try using various materials such as washi paper, drawing paper, or origami.

Attach the calendar section to the bottom half of the base paper.

You can handwrite the dates, or print the numbers and cut and paste them on.

Decorate the top portion with drawings or illustrations that evoke summer.

Try creating an August calendar full of events, like a summer festival at the facility or a fireworks display!

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Summer Diorama

[Senior Recreation] You can easily make a mock diorama using empty boxes. Summer flowers: sunflower, morning glory, and lotus illustrations.

This is a summer-themed diorama made using empty boxes and illustrations.

Prepare empty boxes from snacks, towels, or gifts you received, such as year-end presents.

Next, gather illustrations that evoke summer, like sunflowers or goldfish.

You can draw them yourself or search the internet for free illustrations.

Paste one illustration on the bottom inside the box, then paste another illustration onto a sheet of plastic cut to the size of the box, and attach it to the top of the box with masking tape.

Close the lid, and it’s complete.

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Watermelon lantern

Introducing how to make a Tanabata decoration lantern! We made a watermelon lantern out of construction paper! Why not try making it as a decoration for summer festivals in July and August? [Tsukuru-mon]

These lantern decorations are perfect for Tanabata or summer festival events.

They’re designed with a watermelon motif to capture the feel of summer.

First, prepare red construction paper and draw watermelon seeds with a black marker.

Next, glue torn pieces of navy construction paper onto green construction paper to create the rind.

Attach the curved rind piece to the red paper, then roll the two sheets together into a cylinder and glue them in place.

Finally, make a handle from construction paper, attach it, and your watermelon lantern is complete.

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