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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 (31–40)

Oni roly-poly doll

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Oni roly-poly doll

Here’s an idea for making a papier-mâché roly-poly oni (Japanese ogre).

It’s a recommended project that’s fun both as a decoration and as a toy.

First, inflate a small balloon and brush on glue diluted with water.

Then stick small torn pieces of tissue/flower paper all over to create the oni’s skin and pants.

Once dry, pop the balloon and remove it, then use glue to fix a marble to the bottom.

Seal the opening with a circle of construction paper, and finish by attaching yarn hair, paper horns, and the facial features.

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Fireworks with a straw

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Fireworks with a straw

Fireworks art using straws is a fun craft that lets you create simple yet dazzling pieces.

Prepare several straws and snip one end into thin strips, then flare it out.

This will form the fireworks shape.

Set out paints in multiple colors on a palette and dip the cut end of the straw into the paint.

Lightly press it onto black construction paper to create bursts of colorful fireworks.

Layering colors makes the fireworks look more dimensional and vivid.

Using thinner straws produces delicate fireworks, while thicker straws give you bold designs.

It’s a perfect idea for creative activities in day service programs, allowing older adults to enjoy a taste of summer indoors.

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Oni made with Yakult containers

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Tasks like winding yarn and attaching small parts are perfect finger exercises for older adults.

This project reuses a Yakult bottle to make a small oni (demon) ornament.

It’s a great idea for those who enjoy detailed handiwork.

Wrap felt around the mouth of the Yakult bottle and yarn around the body.

For the oni’s pants, wind two strands of yellow and black yarn together.

Add yarn hair and felt horns, attach the face, and it’s complete.

Because it’s a meticulous craft, the joy of finishing it is all the greater.

Give it a try!

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Tsumami-zaiku: little oni and holly sardines

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Tsumami-zaiku: little oni and holly sardines

Speaking of Setsubun, we think of demons (oni) and holly sardines, right? Holly sardines have traditionally been displayed as talismans on Setsubun to keep evil spirits out of the home.

Bean-throwing is performed to drive away oni and pray for good health.

How about making oni and holly sardines perfect for Setsubun decorations using tsumami zaiku (pinching craft)? The process of cutting and gluing chirimen fabric and decorating the tiny faces exercises the fingers and stimulates the brain.

What kind of face should we make? What should they hold? Conversations with those around you are sure to liven up.

It’s a project that lets you enjoy the seasonal feeling of Setsubun while also giving you the sense of accomplishment when it’s finished.

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Small accessory case made from fabric scraps

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Small accessory case made from fabric scraps

Here’s an easy-to-make accessory tray that uses fabric scraps you have at home.

Prepare twenty pieces of fabric measuring 5 cm by 50 cm.

Fold each piece in half with right sides together, press the seam allowance open, and use an iron to shape it.

Once you’ve turned the fabric right side out, lay the strips alternately and fold them together.

You’ll end up with a sturdy, three-dimensional accessory holder.

Simply changing the colors and arrangement of the fabric gives a different look, even with the same method.

It’s exciting and enjoyable to watch forgotten fabric scraps transform into a cute item, and you’ll feel a real sense of accomplishment when it’s done.

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For Seniors: Simple and Lovely Crafts. Day Service Take-Home Project Ideas (41–50)

Milk carton setsubun bean-throwing case

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When you do mamemaki (bean throwing), it’s handy to have a container for the beans, right? In that case, let’s make one by hand from a milk carton! Cut the carton to the depth you want, leaving one side longer to use as a lid.

After covering the outside with origami paper, punch two holes on the sides for a string, and attach Velcro to the front side and the lid.

Thread a strap so you can hang it around your neck, then draw an ogre’s face or add horn and hair pieces, and you’re done.

Fill it with beans and enjoy Setsubun!

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Red and Blue Oni made from wine corks

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Red and Blue Oni made from wine corks

Even the oni from Setsubun, which can seem a bit scary, can be transformed into something very cute by using a wine cork.

First, paint the cork white with paint.

After that, paint it your preferred oni color.

It’s also nice to paint the oni’s pants using yellow and black paint.

Next, glue some curled yarn onto the cork as the oni’s hair.

Make the oni’s horns out of felt and stick them between the strands of hair.

Then draw the face with a pen, add any decorations you like, and it’s finished.

You can display it anywhere, so give it a try!

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