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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)

[No-Sew] Handmade Kadomatsu Decoration with Felt

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[No-Sew] Handmade Kadomatsu Decoration with Felt

Creations made from felt convey warmth through the nature of the material.

Even a New Year’s decoration like a kadomatsu, which is often associated with the chill of the season, can feel cozy when made from felt.

You might think felt crafts require sewing with needles or a sewing machine, but you can make them without sewing.

Instead of stitching, you attach the felt using a hot glue gun.

While handling a glue gun does require care, it seems accessible for many older adults to participate in making these.

The result is an adorable kadomatsu that would be perfect to display at home, and it would surely be appreciated as a gift for family as well.

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Cute kadomatsu made of paper

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Cute kadomatsu made of paper

These are kadomatsu made using paper cups that instantly create a bright, festive impression when displayed indoors.

Use construction paper and origami to make pine needles, bamboo, and plum blossoms.

Then place each piece you’ve made into the paper cup to finish it off.

If you also decorate the paper cup—the base of the kadomatsu—with washi-patterned origami or construction paper, the result will be even more delightful.

As you make them, conversations about the coming New Year—which older adults also look forward to—are sure to liven up.

The impressive quality of these kadomatsu, which you’d hardly believe are made of paper, is likely to satisfy older adults as well.

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

Summer wall decoration

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Summer wall decoration

Wall decorations that capture the feeling of summer are appealing because you can arrange them with vibrant materials.

Attach paper straws to both ends of a sheet of origami paper to create a sturdy base.

Place another piece of origami paper in a small plastic bag, then freely add stickers and beads inside.

By combining colorful pieces, you can express a lively, festive sense of summer.

Once you’ve finished the decorative piece, attach it to the base and thread a string through to complete it.

Hang it on the wall to instantly brighten the room and enjoy the season’s atmosphere.

The simple steps make it easy for older adults to do without strain, so it’s also recommended for summer events.

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Swaying Rocking Horse

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How about a hobby horse craft that makes clever use of paper tubes and twigs? Cut corrugated cardboard into the shape of a horse’s profile and make slits in both the cardboard and a paper tube, then secure them with a hot glue gun.

Attach four twigs to the body to serve as legs, and fix slightly curved twigs to each side.

Those curved twigs are the key to creating that gentle rocking motion! Once you make the mane and tail with string or yarn, your hobby horse is complete.

Put the twigs you collected on a walk or from your garden to good use and create a charming hobby horse.

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Tissue Paper Art: Horse

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We’d like to introduce a horse artwork in the style of torn-paper collage using tissue paper.

First, prepare a sketch of the horse’s outline.

Instead of coloring it in, tear tissue paper into small pieces and tint them with paint.

Once dry, lightly roll or stretch the pieces to shape them, then glue them onto the sketch.

You’ll end up with a softly textured, three-dimensional piece.

The fluffy feel evokes the horse’s coat and gives a warmth that’s different from ordinary coloring.

There are no difficult steps, and it doesn’t require much strength, making it perfect for older adults.

By changing the colors you use, you can create a white horse, a chestnut horse, and more—tailoring the expression to your liking.

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Awaji-knot horse made with mizuhiki

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This is a refined, gentle craft that depicts a horse’s face using mizuhiki cords.

All you need are mizuhiki, scissors, and glue, so it’s easy to start with familiar materials.

Using the Awaji knot as the base, change colors while imagining the face and mane, and you’ll create a clean, elegant horse’s profile.

Gold or white mizuhiki make it suitable for New Year’s decorations, while soft, pale tones work year-round.

Because it involves delicate handwork, it’s also great for finger rehabilitation and improving concentration.

You can feel the beauty of tradition as you make it, and the finished piece becomes a lovely ornament to brighten your room.

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Horse made with a paper plate

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A horse made from a paper plate that instantly brightens up a space is perfect as a wall decoration or an ornament.

After coloring a white paper plate with brown or black paint, attach a muzzle piece made from construction paper.

Draw the nose and mouth in any style you like to give your horse a unique personality.

Add a fine mane and ears, and finish by attaching the eyes.

You can make the eyes from construction paper, or use googly-eye stickers available at 100-yen shops.

This craft is ideal for seniors’ fine motor exercise, involving actions like gluing pieces together and applying paint with a brush.

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