[Care Facilities] Popular Christmas Decorations: Handmade Ideas to Brighten Up Indoor Spaces
Christmas is a time when everyone wants to enjoy handmade decorations together.
By adorning rooms in care facilities with warm, handcrafted decor, they can be transformed into special spaces that make the heart feel cozy.
Handmade pieces that evoke the season—like pine cones, poinsettias, and ornaments—are perfect for creating together with older adults.
Activities that use the fingers help stimulate the brain, and the sense of accomplishment after finishing is wonderful.
In this article, we’ll share ideas for handmade decorations that can make Christmas in care facilities even more fun and even more delightful.
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[Care Facility] Popular Christmas Decorations: Handmade Ideas to Brighten Up Indoor Spaces (61–70)
Origami Poinsettia Kusudama
You want to make your December Christmas event festive with handmade decorations, right? This time, we’re introducing an origami poinsettia kusudama that really gets your fingers moving.
First, use green origami paper to make a single leaf.
Once you’ve made eight identical leaves, glue them together to form a leaf kusudama.
Next, use red origami paper to make poinsettia flowers and attach them to the leaves—done! Folding the origami involves relatively fine work, so it gives both your fingers and your brain a great workout.
Red is beautiful, but try white or other colors too!
Pine cone Christmas tree
We may not be able to put up a big tree, but how about celebrating Christmas with a small pinecone tree? It’s a perfect idea for seniors who feel their rooms are a bit lonely, too! Glue sequins and beads onto the pinecone.
For the tree stand, fill a plastic bottle cap with paper clay.
Fix the pinecone in place before the paper clay dries.
Adding washi tape or similar to the cap makes it stylish! If you’ve picked up pinecones on a walk, give it a try.
Snowman garland made from recycled materials like milk cartons
This is a three-dimensional snowman garland made using a milk carton and toilet paper rolls.
First, cut the milk carton into long, narrow strips and shape them into circles.
Wrap them with flower paper while shaping to create the snowman’s base.
Next, cut the toilet paper roll into a short width, shape it into a hat, and wrap it with the same flower paper.
Add faces and patterns to each part, assemble them, and hang them on a string to finish.
It’s also fun to change the colors and decorations of the flower paper to create your own unique snowmen.
Candle house made from a milk carton
It’s a house-like decoration made from a milk carton.
You place a candle-style light inside, and the glow visible through the windows is the charm.
The steps are simple: open the milk carton, cut it to match the light’s height, punch out window openings, then close it to form a roof with the white side facing outward.
A key point is attaching cellophane over the window areas; the choice of color changes the impression of the light that shines through.
Besides the simple pattern of a white house that highlights the light, decorating the white house with illustrations or ornaments is also recommended.
Santa and Reindeer made from paper plates
These decorations use the curves of paper plates to create Santa Claus and a reindeer.
First, cut a paper plate in half and place it with the curved edge at the bottom.
Attach it to a construction-paper base shaped like a triangle with a circle at the tip to make Santa Claus.
Next, take a paper plate cut into quarters and add eyes, a nose, and antler parts to make the reindeer.
The key is the expressions you draw on the paper plates—focus on the design and craft your own unique characters.
Because the finished pieces are flat, this craft is perfect for wall decorations.
Holly wreath made from a paper plate
This is an easy Christmas wreath made by using a ring cut from a paper plate as the base and decorating it with construction paper cut into holly leaves and other shapes.
If cutting the jagged edges of the holly is difficult, you can prepare all the parts—including the leaves—in advance and let everyone enjoy the decorating.
Arranging holly leaves in different colors and other pieces that evoke winter and Christmas helps develop creativity as you design your own wreath.
A key point for a more festive look is to carefully layer the pieces so that the base is fully covered.
No-sew Santa stocking
These decorations are inspired by the must-have stockings for receiving Christmas presents.
Crafted in classic red and white Christmas colors, they also evoke the image of Santa Claus.
The best part is that you can make them without sewing: simply cut fabric into a stocking shape, layer the pieces, glue them together, then turn it inside out to neaten the shape—an easy, straightforward process.
After that, add your own embellishments to the stocking base to finish.
Incorporate winter- or Christmas-themed motifs for a festive, eye-catching look.