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

Paper Halloween decorations

Easy paper Halloween decorations with a stapler (with audio commentary)

Here’s a Halloween decoration you can make with construction paper.

The method is simple! Just crease or roll paper strips and staple them together.

You can create lots of Halloween-themed decorations like pumpkins, ghosts, bats, and moons.

You can thread each one with string to hang individually, or make a cute garland.

Having a sample on hand might make it easier for older adults to craft, too.

If you’re looking for an easy decoration to make, give this a try!

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Cosmos made of paper tape

Making cosmos with paper tape · Autumn wall decor · Easy because it's paper tape · Can be made beautifully · Wall decoration · Cosmos ❤︎ DIY/tutorial/How to make cosmos/paper tape ❤︎ #680

What often concerns people when making cosmos flowers is that there are so many intricate steps: finely cutting the petal shapes, and dealing with leaves and stems that have lots of thin lines—very detailed work.

But this method for making cosmos is very simple! For the petals, use paper tape and just cut the tips all at once with pinking shears.

For the stems and leaves, simply cut and twist green pipe cleaners, so even those who aren’t good at delicate tasks can give it a try.

With this method, you can make lots of them—an entire wall covered in cosmos isn’t just a dream!

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Papercut flowers

[Origami] Paper-Cut Flowers (11) Cosmos 🌸

Here’s an idea for making a cosmos flower with paper cutting.

Fold the origami into the specified shape, sketch the petals, and cut along the lines to create a large, single cosmos when you open it.

First, fold the origami in half into a square twice, then fold it once more into a triangle.

Lift half of the stacked layers and fold them so the bottom edge aligns with the left side.

On the other side, fold so the bottom edge aligns with the right side.

That’s the end of the folding steps.

Draw the petal pattern and cut along the lines with scissors.

If you place a yellow round sticker in the center, it will look even more like a cosmos.

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Cutout artwork of autumn leaves made with fallen leaves

Easy With Fallen Leaves! Cutout Painting / [OT Let’s Try Making It! Vol. 30] (Recreation & Crafts)

Here’s an introduction to a maple-leaf cutout artwork.

First, draw a maple leaf on construction paper and cut out the leaf shape.

It’s easier if you start cutting from the center of the drawing.

Next, take a separate sheet of construction paper and glue on a variety of colorful, pre-collected fallen leaves.

Finally, place the maple-leaf cutout sheet on top and glue it down—the maple-leaf made of autumn leaves is complete! It’s a lovely idea that could even become a stylish wall decoration if you frame it.

The steps are simple, but the look of the piece changes dramatically depending on the leaves you use, which makes it a lot of fun!

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Fallen Leaves Bookmark

[Craft Play] Felt Fall-Leaf Bookmarks that Make Reading in Autumn More Fun

These bookmarks, inspired by fallen leaves, will make you look forward to autumn reading! Using felt gives them a warm, cozy feel, and they’d make wonderful gifts.

Simply cut two leaf shapes—such as maple or ginkgo—from felt, apply glue to one piece, place a string in between, and fix the second piece on top.

It’s also lovely to design leaves on both ends of the string.

Felt doesn’t require finishing thread ends and is easy to work with, so why not incorporate this project into a craft activity at your day service?

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