Celebrate with handmade gifts! A perfect shikishi board and message card for a 100th birthday.
We all want the seniors who use our facilities to stay healthy and live long, don’t we?
I imagine many senior and welfare facilities hold birthday parties to celebrate.
Gifts are prepared for the birthday parties, too, and I’m sure the seniors are pleased.
Birthdays are wonderful at any age, but when a senior turns 100, you really want to express your heartfelt gratitude.
So this time, we’re introducing handmade message boards (shikishi) for seniors celebrating their 100th birthday.
We’ve also gathered ideas you can apply to the shikishi and recommended birthday message cards.
Please use this article to create and give a lovely shikishi.
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Celebrate with handmade touches! Congratulatory shikishi boards and message cards perfect for a 100th birthday (21–30)
flower card
Let’s celebrate a birthday with a floral card.
Fold and cut origami paper to create flower shapes.
By changing the fold lines and cutting positions, you can make flowers in different sizes.
Using patterned origami paper makes it look even more beautiful.
Stack three to five origami flowers from largest to smallest, and write a message in the center of the top flower.
As each petal is opened one by one, a heartfelt message is revealed.
Older adults may also feel excited, wondering, “What will appear when I open the petals?” It’s also fun that the mood changes depending on the colors and patterns of the origami you use.
candy bouquet
A gift that moves the heart! Let’s handcraft a message card for a candy bouquet.
Cut your favorite color construction paper into a circle, then glue a lace paper doily onto it slightly offset.
Make the flowers and leaves out of felt.
It’s easier if you prepare paper templates first.
Attach the flowers and leaves to the top part of the construction paper with the lace doily.
In the center, add a photo or write your message.
Fold the bottom into a triangle to form a bouquet shape, wrap a ribbon around it, and you’re done.
Isn’t it lovely how a bouquet card opens to reveal a message or photo? Give it a try!
Let's celebrate handmade! Congratulatory colored paper and message cards suitable for a 100th birthday (31–40)
pop-up birthday card
A popup card is one where the paper inside pops out in three dimensions when you open it.
Here are some ideas for popup birthday cards.
The recipient is sure to be delighted.
It might be nice to make the pop-up feature a birthday-themed element, like a cake or presents.
You can create the pop-up mechanism by accordion-folding construction paper or by getting creative with how you make the cuts.
Also, try attaching shapes made from paper using stickers or paper punches.
Even older adults who open the card are likely to be pleasantly surprised and feel happy at the pop-up effect.
three-dimensional cake
Some elderly care facilities might celebrate birthdays with delicious cake, don’t you think? A birthday cake that can spark excitement.
Here’s a birthday card inspired by such a cake.
Cut a piece of thick paper or construction paper in half, and get creative with where you cut using scissors or a craft knife.
This will let you make a three-dimensional birthday cake.
If you color the cut-out cake with pens and the like, it will turn out beautifully.
Add your favorite stickers or hand-drawn illustrations, and include a message too.
A pop-up cake birthday card is likely to delight older adults as well.
Balloons and Presents
The sight of colorful balloons soaring into the sky gives off a fresh, happy vibe, doesn’t it? This three-dimensional birthday card focuses on that cheerful balloon atmosphere, combining motifs of balloons and gifts.
Create depth by assembling balloons from halves folded and joined together, and by attaching the gift in the center of the card.
By designing it so that balloons and a message pop out from the gift, you can clearly convey an image of happiness bursting forth.
Pop-up birthday card
A handmade pop-up birthday card will surprise the person you give it to.
Fold a sheet of paper into a square, then cut it following the video and start creating the mechanism.
It may look difficult, but it’s actually very easy to make.
Attach the cross-shaped mechanism to the base card.
Fold a long, narrow strip of paper into four sections, attach it to the mechanism, and decorate it with your favorite stickers.
Write your message in the open spaces, decorate the cover, and you’re done.
It’s such a simple method that older adults can enjoy making it with ease!
In conclusion
The colorful paper and message cards were perfect for a 100th birthday.
If a heartfelt, handmade card or decorated board were included with the gift, it would surely bring even more smiles to seniors.
Please make use of these ideas to help make this birthday truly wonderful.