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Some of you may be wondering what gift to give a special person who is retiring from a club activity.
When you want to express your gratitude or send a warm message, handmade gifts are also a great option.
In this article, we’ve gathered gift ideas that convey your feelings to seniors and teammates who have worked hard alongside you.
You’ll find items inspired by balls or uniforms that bring practice scenes to mind, as well as personalized gifts with names.
Take a look for inspiration on gifts that deliver your feelings with photos or heartfelt messages.
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[Handmade] Gift ideas (1–10) to give to someone important who is retiring from their club activities
amulet
Why not make a club-activity charm that lets you keep watching over someone important even after you retire from your club? If you handcraft it with that person in mind, they’ll surely be happy.
We’ll use felt, which is easy to handle even for beginners at sewing.
First, cut felt in your favorite color into a strip, fold it in half, and trim the top into an amulet shape.
Next, make a separate felt piece shaped like a ball or other item used in their club, sew it onto the main charm, and sew a cord or elastic to the back as well.
Finally, fold the main piece in half and stitch around the edges to finish! You could embroider the person’s name or slip a heartfelt message inside the charm, too.
candy bouquet
Let me introduce an easy-to-make candy bouquet using items from the 100-yen shop! It’s sure to delight seniors retiring from a club or teammates—so give it a try.
Just attach 100-yen shop florals, balloons, and stick candies to wire or straws, then arrange them into a bouquet! You can have fun customizing it to match the recipient’s vibe by changing the combinations of flowers, balloons, wrapping, and ribbon colors.
You can also add a surprise touch, like tucking in a message card.
Uniform-style mascot
When it comes to club activities, a cool uniform is a must-have, right? How about gifting a mascot inspired by that uniform to someone special who’s retiring from the club? Using easy-to-handle felt and simple stitches you can tackle casually, even those not confident in sewing can give it a try.
First, cut the felt according to the pattern.
Next, add running stitches to the main uniform piece.
You can customize the stitching to match the type of uniform, and it would be lovely to include the recipient’s name or jersey number! Finally, fold the main uniform piece in half and finish with an overcast stitch.
At this stage, you can sandwich in a cord or add stuffing to give it a plump look!
icing cookies
Highly recommended for those who are good with their hands! Why not try making icing cookies out of clay? The colorful hues are super cute, so your senior club members and teammates will surely love them as gifts! Here, we’ll introduce icing cookies inspired by sports balls related to club activities.
First, color the clay with yellow acrylic paint, etc., to create the cookie portion.
For the icing, dissolve some clay and tint it with the color you want.
Next, use a bamboo skewer or similar tool to apply the icing onto the cookie portion.
After painting the base color and letting it dry, add the ball’s pattern with more icing.
Adding strap or keychain parts will make it an even more wonderful gift!
Name tag
If you’re thinking of a heartfelt gift for seniors and teammates who helped you in your club, how about a name tag? Using felt, create a one-of-a-kind name tag with your own original color scheme! First, lightly sketch the recipient’s name on felt and cut it out.
Roman letters, hiragana, or katakana are all fine.
Next, temporarily glue the cut-out name onto a base piece of felt and trim around it.
Stitch the name in place with thread.
Then trim away the excess felt around the name to create an outlined letter shape, and sew it onto the backing felt to secure it.
Layer another piece of felt cut to the same size on the back, insert the loop area for a chain in between, and finish by blanket stitching around the edges.
Try making it in colors that match the recipient’s image.
herbarium
How about giving a herbarium—popular as a stylish interior decoration—to your club seniors and teammates? You can make a professional-looking herbarium even with materials from a 100-yen shop, so give it a try! The method is simple: place 100-yen shop floral materials into a bottle of your choice and slowly pour in herbarium oil.
To prevent oil leakage, the key is to leave a small pocket of air at the top of the bottle.
You could also enclose items related to your club along with the flowers to create a piece full of originality.
strap
Here’s an idea for a strap that makes a great gift.
Take vinyl fabric and shape it into a triangle by applying heat with a hair iron, then put in parts made from shrink plastic and some beads.
Punch a hole and thread a ball chain through to finish.
If you’re giving it to a senior who’s retiring from a club, consider making the shrink-plastic items related to the club—like a ball, racket, or bat—so it brings back memories of the activities.
It’s a nice way to express that you won’t forget the time you spent together.
