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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: A Collection of Take-Home Project Ideas for Day Service (211–220)

Pressed Flower Chopstick Rest

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Pressed Flower Chopstick Rest

Chopstick rests with pressed flowers that capture the beauty of blossoms are practical gifts you can enjoy both as decor and in everyday use.

Pour resin into a clear mold and arrange your favorite pressed flowers and foliage.

Use a toothpick to fine-tune their placement, and add glitter or holographic flakes for extra sparkle.

Then simply cure it under a UV light to finish.

From choosing the materials to the final result, every step is enjoyable, and you’ll create a one-of-a-kind piece.

When gifting to older recipients, incorporating seasonal flowers or plants tied to personal memories can make it even more meaningful.

These handmade pieces will brighten the dining table as chopstick rests and also delight as interior accents.

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Goldfish made with craft bands

A slow, step-by-step guide to making a goldfish (angelfish). An easy craft that even elementary school kids can make—perfect for first-time eco-craft/craft band projects, and doable with PP bands too.

Goldfish made with craft bands

Here’s an idea for making a goldfish out of craft bands.

Prepare two craft bands that are 35 cm long and 6 strips wide.

The length and width will vary depending on the size of the goldfish.

First, fold each craft band in half, layer them, and weave using the box (four-strap) weave.

Flip it over, fold the craft band, and pass it through the next gap.

Repeat folding and threading; once the head and body of the goldfish are formed, leave the fin sections and cut the craft bands.

Tuck in the cut ends to create the tail fin, and you’re done.

Add eyes to finish it off cutely.

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Goldfish made with paper quilling

How to Make a Paper Goldfish – DIY

Goldfish made with paper quilling

Let’s try making a goldfish with paper quilling, a craft where you roll narrow strips of paper to create various shapes.

Basically, you wind the paper around a thin stick like a toothpick to make coils, then loosen, pinch, and shape them into parts.

You’ll need six parts for the goldfish: one for the head and body together, three for the tail fin, and one each for the dorsal and pectoral fins.

Once the parts are ready, assemble and glue them together, then add beads for the eyes.

Create a base by gluing paper cord into a spiral, attach the goldfish to it, and you’ll have a summery wall decoration.

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Goldfish at the summer festival

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Goldfish at the summer festival

Here’s a goldfish craft idea that will be a big hit at summer festivals in your facility.

Make the goldfish by covering a balled-up tissue with flower paper, shaping it, stapling it in place, and adding eyes—that’s it! It’s cute as is, but add one more touch to give it a summer festival vibe.

Put sparkly packing material or colored cellophane into a wrapping bag to represent water.

Place the goldfish—attached to fishing line—inside, then close the wrapping bag so it forms a triangle.

This way, you can recreate the feeling of goldfish scooping at a festival!

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Simple Fishing Rod and Goldfish

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Simple Fishing Rod and Goldfish

Why not make a fishing rod and goldfish to enjoy a summer-themed game? For the goldfish, crumple tissue paper into a ball, then wrap it with more tissue paper and shape it like a goldfish.

Add eyes, insert a clip at the mouth, and glue it in place to finish.

For the fishing rod, bundle four tightly rolled paper sticks together, and attach a short piece of thin straw to one of them.

Thread a string with a hook (the clip’s prong) through the straw and cut it to your preferred length.

Add a stopper by threading on beads, and it’s done.

Let the line hang, hook the clip on the goldfish, and pull the string to reel it in.

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A box of swimming goldfish made of paper

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A box of swimming goldfish made of paper

Let’s make a paper box with a swimming goldfish.

There’s a template for the goldfish, so even if you’re not good at drawing, you’ll be fine.

The box itself isn’t too difficult either—you just combine the circular parts with the side parts to complete it.

Once the box is finished, attach pillar parts made with paper quilling to the edge of the bottom.

After adding height this way, place the small parts inside and layer a circular plastic sheet on top.

Attach the pillar parts again, then add the goldfish and beads, and seal it with another plastic sheet.

This creates a double-layered bottom, allowing the goldfish to slide and move.

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Goldfish fan, pastel art

Cool and breezy fanning: “Goldfish Uchiwa” pastel art — easy, beginner-friendly

Goldfish fan, pastel art

Pastel art lets you create pieces with soft colors and gentle touches.

Shave stick pastels into powder and use your fingers to draw.

This time, let’s draw on a summer item: a hand fan (uchiwa).

You can also find uchiwa suitable for pastel art at 100-yen shops, so give them a try.

How about coloring the entire fan a light blue or blue and drawing goldfish? The combination of an uchiwa and goldfish gives a cool, refreshing feel to the piece.

Older adults may also find finger-drawing art novel and enjoyable to create.

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