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For Seniors: Simple and Lovely Crafts – A Collection of Take-Home Project Ideas for Day Service

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If you can take home the pieces made at day service centers and other senior facilities, you can display or use them at home, adding a little extra enjoyment to everyday life.

Many older adults also enjoy focusing on the act of making things.

So this time, we’ve gathered ideas for projects you can take home.

We’ve included practical items you can use at home, like small organizers and photo frames, as well as pieces you can simply display and enjoy!

The materials are easy to prepare, and we also make use of recyclables like empty jars.

Crafting involves using your fingertips, which can stimulate the brain and help prevent cognitive decline, while also providing a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment from creating something.

Please have fun making these projects!

[For Seniors] Simple and Lovely Crafts: Day-Service Take-Home Project Ideas (91–100)

Woven basket with a cobblestone pattern

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Woven basket with a cobblestone pattern

Let’s try making a basket using the stone-paving weave by combining small cut pieces of advertisements! When you hear “stone-paving weave,” you might picture baskets made with craft bands.

In this video, we’ll take on the stone-paving weave using familiar ad flyers instead.

Fold the small cut flyers, and combine four pieces while they’re folded in half.

From there, keep adding more pieces to build the basket.

Even though the material is just paper flyers, the multiple interlocking parts create a sturdy basket.

Try making one together with everyone!

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Grape wreath made with chirimen fabric

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Grape wreath made with chirimen fabric

Here’s how to make a grape wreath using chirimen fabric and covered buttons.

Cut the chirimen fabric into circles.

Place the rounded side of a covered button in the center of a fabric circle and secure it with glue as if wrapping it.

Once wrapped, press in the remaining part of the covered button with the metal side facing up.

This completes a grape berry.

Attach the grape berries to a backing sheet to form a bunch of grapes.

Decorate the wreath base with paper grape leaves and the grape bunches.

The texture of chirimen fabric adds warmth to the piece.

It’s a craft that older adults are likely to enjoy as a lovely grape-themed project.

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For Seniors: Simple and Lovely Crafts. Day Service Take-Home Project Ideas (101–110)

Pumpkins made of yarn

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Pumpkins made of yarn

This is a yarn pumpkin craft that’s perfect for October Halloween decorations.

Wrap yarn round and round a toilet paper roll.

The wrapped yarn will become the pumpkin, so adjust the number of wraps to match the size of pumpkin you want to make.

The wrapping step also gives older adults a chance to move their fingers a lot.

Tie around the middle of the wrapped yarn with a single piece of yarn to form a round shape.

Attach a green pipe cleaner on top of the circular yarn to finish.

Make lots of them to use as parts for a garland or hanging decorations.

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Shaker bookmark

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Shaker bookmark

Shaker bookmarks that are fun to tuck into a book make reading time even more enjoyable.

They’re great for yourself, and would surely delight a grandchild as a gift.

Decorate a piece of cardstock in your preferred size with stickers.

Place the cardstock into an OPP (cellophane) bag that’s larger than the cardstock, then cut it down leaving a margin.

Fold the excess flap over and neatly hide it with washi tape; add sequins inside, and you’ve got a shakety-shake bookmark that’s a joy to use.

If you prepare a selection so people can freely choose which stickers and which sequins to combine, they’ll have even more fun!

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Flower message stand

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Flower message stand

Let me introduce a flower message stand made with felt, cork, and wire.

Prepare felt in the colors you like for the flowers and leaves.

For the flower, cut a strip of felt and make three slits along it; thread the felt through the slits to create twists.

After threading through all three slits, apply glue and roll it up from one end.

For the leaves, cut the felt into leaf shapes.

Bend the wire into a circle, extend one end downward, and stick it into a cork.

Use two more corks and attach them so the wire stands firmly.

Once you decorate the cork area with the leaves and flower, it’s complete.

With a message stand like this, you’ll find yourself wanting to tuck little notes into it.

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Cute! A stick-and-make basket

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Cute! A stick-and-make basket

When you hear the word “basket,” some seniors may recall the picnics of their youth, packing lunches into woven baskets and heading out.

With that memory in mind, let’s make a charming mini basket using a paper cup.

You’ll need a paper cup, colored paper, a flower-shaped paper punch, and beads.

Cut off about 1 cm from the top of the paper cup.

Use this strip to create the handle.

Punch flower shapes from the colored paper.

Glue a bead to the center of each flower, then attach the flowers to the paper cup, and you’re done.

The handle is optional.

It would also be fun to gather a variety of colored papers and make them together with a group.

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Origami coaster

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Origami coaster

A hexagonal coaster made with origami is appealing not only because you can enjoy the crafting process, but also because it’s convenient to use right away.

By repeatedly forming triangles along the creases and tucking the folds, you create a sturdy coaster.

A single-color sheet gives a simple finish, but using printed origami paper makes for a more vibrant result, which is also recommended.

Also, choosing a rough-textured paper should help keep items from slipping, making it a practical coaster.

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