[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 (1–10)
Christmas tree made with construction paper

Let’s make a cute palm-sized Christmas tree using construction paper and a paper cup! Represent the fluffy fir needles with small, strip-shaped pieces of green and white construction paper.
To make it easier for older adults to participate, prepare the strip-shaped pieces in advance and try other helpful tweaks.
You can enjoy decorating it with craft pom-poms and ribbons, which are also available at 100-yen shops.
Since you’ll use your fingertips a lot and think through the steps as you create it, the process can help stimulate the brain.
Make the tree’s thick trunk with cardboard, or substitute a toilet paper roll.
If you use a substitute, be sure to check that it fits into the paper cup “flowerpot” that serves as the tree’s base.
Christmas ornament

Christmas ornaments that make you want to decorate your tree.
Stores sell all kinds of ornaments, but if you’d like an easy handmade option, try making them with yarn or felt.
Both can be picked up inexpensively at 100-yen shops and the like, and you can create cute ornaments at low cost.
The method introduced here forms the head and body the same way you make pom-poms, then decorates them with felt and ribbon.
You can make classic ornament characters like a snowman, reindeer, and Santa Claus.
They’re easy for seniors to make as well, so give it a try.
Stand it up and display it! Santa Claus
Christmas decorations look lovely as wallpaper, but standing them up makes them a joy to look at.
This time, we’ll show you how to make a stand-up Santa Claus decoration! The key point is using straws for the legs.
Wrap copy paper around them to add weight and make it more stable.
The triangle hat with cotton is adorable, too.
The decorative parts involve fine work, so if it’s difficult, provide assistance as you complete it.
The angle at which you attach the head and arms brings out each piece’s personality, making for delightful creations.
[Care Facility] Popular Christmas Decorations: Handmade Ideas to Brighten Up Indoor Spaces (11–20)
Christmas tree made from a toilet paper roll

Doesn’t the idea of making a tree out of toilet paper rolls sound exciting? It’s simple to make, so everyone can enjoy working on it together.
Just cut the rolls, wrap them with construction paper, and glue them.
Decorate with origami or stickers, and you’ll have a lovely wall decoration.
Let’s enjoy handmade crafting in a warm room together with older adults.
The time spent creating with a bit of ingenuity will surely become a wonderful memory that captures the feeling of winter.
It would be lovely to admire the finished trees together and share in the joy of winter’s arrival.
Country-style Christmas wreath

Perfect for Christmas decor! Here are some ideas for a country-style Christmas wreath.
When you think of Christmas wreaths, many people probably imagine green and red colors, right? This time, let’s make a special Christmas wreath using fabric scraps you have at home.
What you’ll need: a wire hanger, your favorite motifs, wire cutters, a brush and palette, adhesive, a hot glue gun, toothpicks, and more.
It’s an idea that will make you excited to finish and display your creation.
Cute Santa and an origami Christmas tree

Just by putting a little decoration in your room, you can instantly get into the Christmas spirit with these “cute Santa and origami Christmas trees.” The charm of this craft is that you can make it with familiar materials like colored construction paper, origami paper, and toilet paper rolls! For both crafts, the main steps involve cutting and pasting colored paper or origami.
A key point is using toilet paper for Santa’s hat and outfit’s white trim, as well as his beard! For the beard in particular, the toilet paper is torn by hand to give it a fluffy finish.
If you’re incorporating this into a day-service craft activity, it might go smoothly if you assign roles and have everyone divide up the tasks.
Toilet paper roll core ornament

Let us introduce Christmas ornaments made using toilet paper rolls! The key point is that you can make them from recycled materials.
First, attach origami paper to the roll.
For decorations like Santa’s hat or a reindeer’s antlers, using construction paper makes them less likely to bend.
Since it involves delicate work, it’s also a good idea to cut and prepare the pieces in advance.
Apply patterned masking tape, draw the eyes, nose, and mouth with a pen, and you’re done! They look adorable when lined up.
Add a string and they’ll look lovely hanging on your tree, too.




