[Day Service] Handmade Autumn Crafts: Take-Home Project Ideas

Spider web

[Easy] Halloween Decoration 🎃 How to Make a Spider Web [Origami] DIY How to Make a Paper Spider Web [Halloween Origami]

If you want decorations with a spooky Halloween vibe, how about making spiderwebs? Just fold origami paper four times, draw a spiderweb pattern, and cut—it’s easy enough for seniors to make, too.

Using large origami paper can create a striking wall decoration.

You can also make spiders, ghosts, and jack-o’-lanterns from other sheets and attach them to the web for a lively touch.

Try making lots in Halloween colors like red, purple, and black.

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Cosmos hanging ornament

Introducing how to make paper cosmos flowers with origami! Why not decorate for autumn by hanging them on the wall or suspending them? [Tsukuru Mon]

How about making a cosmos wall decoration with beautiful, delicate stems and leaves? All you need is origami paper and wood glue, so it’s easy to make.

For the flowers, join two petal-shaped pieces together, and use yellow origami in the center to create the pistil.

Give the petals dimension by adding layers or curling them so they look almost like real cosmos.

For the stems and leaves, cut them as you would for paper cutouts—be careful with the fine parts so they don’t get cut off.

Finally, roll a thin strip of origami into a border, place the pieces on top, and you’re done.

You can enjoy it not only as a wall decoration but also by hanging it.

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Box of cosmos flowers

Origami cosmos flower box folding method (niceno1) Origami cosmos flower box tutorial

Let me introduce how to make a cosmos flower with origami.

If you carefully craft the flower’s center, it will have a more three-dimensional look.

Use scissors to trim around the edges, then curl the parts with tweezers or a similar tool.

After that, secure it with glue to make it stable.

Pink petals are the most famous for cosmos, but they also come in orange, yellow, white, and red.

Having older adults choose origami in their favorite colors or patterns brings out individuality, which is lovely.

Making a bouquet and using it as wall decor is also recommended.

The colorful cosmos are sure to brighten your mood just by looking at them.

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walking stick

[Origami Halloween] Easy and Cute Pumpkin, Ghost, and Bat Folding / Autumn Origami Decorations, Magic Wand – Origami Halloween Pumpkin Ghost Bat

Let’s make Halloween friends out of origami and turn them into cute wands! They’re perfect for decorations or as gifts for your grandchildren.

Fold pumpkins, ghosts, and bats with origami, then slightly offset another sheet, fold it into a triangle, and roll it tightly from the edge to create the wand, and combine them.

There are many origami Halloween motif videos available, ranging from easy to difficult, so pick ones that are easy for older adults to make!

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Knit Ball Moon-Viewing Dango

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Cute, round tsukimi dango you can make with crochet.

Some seniors may enjoy sewing and needlework, so how about working on a little each day starting a bit before the moon-viewing festival? You can get all the yarn and tools at a 100-yen shop, so it won’t cost much.

Even if you’re new to crochet, feel free to give it a try.

Since these are made with yarn, once you make them you can reuse them every year—that’s a nice bonus.

You can also make a sanpō (offering tray) to go with them and enjoy a lovely autumn display.

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Halloween pumpkin

Understand in 30 seconds! How to make a Halloween pumpkin out of paper

Here’s a pumpkin idea made with paper quilling.

First, roll up and make the core of the pumpkin, then roll up and make the flesh in the same way.

For the flesh pieces, roll them tightly first, then loosen them and shape them so they look like magatama (comma-shaped beads).

Make seven of these and attach them evenly around the core to finish.

Wrapping paper around a toothpick is a delicate task, but it could be a good finger exercise for older adults.

Try making lots in Halloween colors like orange and purple and use them for decoration.

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Halloween wand

[Origami Halloween] Easy and Cute Pumpkin, Ghost, and Bat Folding / Autumn Origami Decorations, Magic Wand – Origami Halloween Pumpkin Ghost Bat

From ghosts to jack-o’-lanterns and bats, Halloween features a wide variety of motifs.

This project creates those colorful Halloween motifs with origami and attaches sticks to them.

They’re great not only for decorations but also to hold in your hand to boost the festive mood.

Even a single motif can be folded in many different ways, so find your ideal shape and reproduce it carefully.

If finishing it using folds alone is difficult, you could also try cutting the origami paper into the motif’s shape.

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