[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 (11–20)
Christmas hanging ornament
These are hanging decorations with festive motifs that evoke Christmas, such as Santa Claus and holly leaves.
Pay attention to how each motif is made and layered to create a three-dimensional finish.
To make Santa Claus, roll a piece of red construction paper cut into a fan shape, then attach parts like the hat and face to complete it.
The holly leaves follow a simple process of layering cut pieces, and it’s recommended to arrange them around Santa to decorate him.
Incorporate ornaments inspired by snowflakes as well to effectively convey the atmosphere of Christmas.
Christmas garland
Here’s an idea for a Christmas garland using raffia tape.
Wrap the tape around a piece of cardboard of a handy size several times, then cut along the edge with scissors and slide it off the cardboard.
Use another piece of raffia tape to tie the bundle near the top, then snip the bottom loops to open them up.
Attach a star to the tied part, and your tree is complete.
Make several of these, thread them onto a string, and hang them up to finish your Christmas garland! For extra holiday sparkle, bundle in some shiny, glossy tape along with the raffia tape—highly recommended.
Snow globe suncatcher
The glittering snow globe is so beautiful that it makes you want to touch it.
For this project, you’ll use a paper plate, clear film, cotton, and tissue paper or origami paper.
Pre-cut the tissue paper and origami paper with scissors beforehand.
Attach the cut pieces to the clear film to create the main body of the snow globe.
The way you arrange and attach them will change the feel of the snow globe, so that’s a key point.
Also, for the base, use the leftover paper plate from when you make the frame of the snow globe’s main body.
Snowflakes
Making snowflakes is so exciting, isn’t it? Let’s fold and cut origami together to create the parts.
After that, all we have to do is connect the pieces, and a beautiful snowflake will be complete.
It’s fun to come up with your own designs, and just looking at the finished pieces can make you feel happy.
It might also be nice to work on them with older adults while sharing Christmas memories.
You’re sure to have a wonderful time.
Let’s try decorating the window with the finished snowflakes.
Watching the sparkling snowflakes will warm your heart.
Felt Christmas garland
Why not brighten up your room by handmaking a garland with Christmas-colored felt? All it takes is cutting, rolling, and gluing felt, and you’ll end up with a stylish, cozy piece! First, cut felt into holly shapes in two sizes—large and small—and glue them together.
Next, cut the felt into circles, snip them into a spiral, and create flowers by rolling from the tip while gluing as you go.
The trick is to make flowers in different colors and various sizes! Finally, attach each piece to jute twine, and you’re done.
It’s a craft that uses fine motor skills, so be sure to include it in your day service’s winter craft activity!
Paper roll cake
A must-have for any Christmas party is cake, right? For seniors who are unsure about Christmas decorations, we recommend a roll cake you can make out of paper.
It’s very easy to make, so how about trying it with your grandchildren? Cut out a piece of cardboard and glue on rolled construction paper to resemble cream and fruit.
Roll it up, shape it, and your roll cake is done! You can also make decorations like chocolate, cookies, and snowmen out of paper, so be sure to give it a try.
[Care Facility] Popular Christmas Decorations: Handmade Ideas to Brighten Up Indoor Spaces (21–30)
Holly and Bells
Decorating with holly at Christmas is a classic tradition, and it carries the meaning of warding off evil.
How about brightening up your Christmas with a mascot featuring holly—imbued with that sacred image—and a bell? Crease green origami paper, then use the folds as guides to shape it into holly with two spreading leaves.
The key for the bell is to create steps by folding back sections; let’s finish it neatly and precisely.
Combine the pieces at the end to complete the decoration, and for an even more vivid look, we recommend adding red accents.