[For Seniors] Easy Crafts Recommended for August

Handwritten pocket-size calendar

Draw a planner-sized August calendar (Morning Glory Ver.) #shorts

A compact, palm-sized, notebook-style handwritten calendar that’s easy to carry.

After stamping a simple monthly grid, freely arrange the blank spaces with plans, drawings, stickers, and more.

The charm of a handwritten calendar is that you can also jot down daily notes and feelings.

All the materials can be found at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy for beginners to try.

Create a calendar you’ll look forward to flipping through every month!

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Collage Calendar

Let's make a collage calendar with Van Gogh's Sunflowers!

Here’s an idea for a collage calendar that lets you create while enjoying the atmosphere of famous paintings.

Prepare coloring pages or frames inspired by masterpieces from renowned artists like Van Gogh or Monet, then use your fingertips to paste colored paper or origami within the outlines to fill them in.

You’ll surely feel like one of the great painters.

If you use a different masterpiece frame for each month, you can enjoy a year that reflects both art and the seasons.

You can also keep the finished calendar as interior decor.

It’s a handmade calendar that decorates your year with art while stimulating your imagination and mind.

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soft serve ice cream

[Summer Origami] How to fold a soft-serve ice cream with voice narration ☆ Origami Ice Cream — Decorations for July and August

Perfect for summer, let’s fold a soft-serve ice cream with origami.

After folding the paper in half, fold the bottom right and bottom left corners inward to meet at the center.

Next, fold the bottom point up to align with the top point, then fold so that the center crease lines up with the right crease.

While looking at the center crease, shape the ice cream by forming creases that create the ice shape.

When shaping the ice cream, it works well to fold it as if making a spiral.

Finally, draw a pattern on the cone with a felt-tip pen to finish.

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summer vegetables

[Easy Origami] Summer Vegetable Folding Guide – Make While You Watch! (Tomato, Corn, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Cucumber) Origami Easy Vegetables Paper Craft DIY 종이접기 야채

When you think of vegetables that evoke summer, what comes to mind? Many vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn are in season.

Let’s make a calendar with origami summer vegetables together with seniors.

With simple folding methods, you can create lovely summer vegetables out of origami.

It could also be fun to start by asking the seniors to name vegetables harvested in summer before beginning the craft.

Through making origami summer vegetables, they may get a sense of the season.

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sunflower wall decoration

[Elderly Recreation] Sunflower Wall Decoration [Easy]

Sunflowers are one of the flowers that symbolize summer, aren’t they? Seeing sunflowers blooming on a hot day can make you feel energized.

Let’s make a wall decoration with a sunflower motif.

Using crinkled crepe sheets to create the sunflowers gives the piece a nice textured look.

Fold and cut the crepe sheets to make the sunflower petals.

We’ll form the center by crumpling tissue paper, and here’s a fun method: put the crumpled tissue paper into a plastic bottle cap for the center, or press the tissue crumpled with the cap.

This leaves a round imprint on the tissue, adding a nice accent to the sunflower’s center.

Glue the sunflower onto a backing sheet, place it on a stand made from a disposable chopstick, and it’s complete.

It’s a lovely piece that seniors can take home and display in their homes.

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Watermelon wind chime

Cute! How to make an origami watermelon wind chime (wind)

Wind chimes are a hallmark of summer.

This time, we’re introducing an idea for making a watermelon wind chime out of origami.

Please note that you’ll need origami paper that’s colored on both sides.

First, crease the paper vertically, horizontally, and diagonally so the center becomes the apex, then add the creases again.

Insert a piece of white paper to represent the rind and flesh, and while using the creases as guides, shift the paper sideways as you fold.

Once you’ve formed the watermelon shape, use a pen to draw seed patterns.

Thread a string through and attach a strip of paper to finish.

Display it by a window to feel the arrival of summer.

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Fireworks Milk Carton Fan

Let’s have fun making it with the scratch technique: A milk carton fan

On hot summer days, many older adults have probably fanned themselves with a hand fan.

Here’s a perfect summer craft idea: a handmade uchiwa (Japanese fan).

Using an empty milk carton, you can make a sturdy fan.

Cut the milk carton into a circle and tape a chopstick to the outer (printed) side to serve as the handle.

Then cut another circular piece from a milk carton and attach it on top with the white side facing outward.

Draw fireworks on a round piece of construction paper, stick it onto the fan, and you’re done.

The fireworks motif enhances the summery feel and will help older adults enjoy the sense of the season.

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