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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 (51–60)

butterfly

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You can make a cute butterfly using a Yakult container.

For the wings, layer a circle cut from colored paper with a slightly smaller circle of colored paper on top.

Fold the stack in half, then fold it in half again parallel to the first fold, and continue folding like that; when you open it up, it will be an accordion.

After making the accordion, fold it in half and spread out the outer sides.

Make two of these so they face each other.

Wrap strips of colored paper around the bottom and the body of the container, matching their widths to those parts of the container.

Attach curled paper for the antennae, add the wings you made, draw the face, and you’re done.

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lamp

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Here’s an idea for making a lamp that uses Yakult containers as a support column.

First, prepare two containers and glue them together at the drinking openings.

Next, cut out two 10 cm diameter cardboard circles, glue them together, and attach the previously joined containers at the center.

This will form the base and the column of the lamp.

Then, prepare a paper bowl, cut out the bottom, and decorate it with a decorative sheet.

After that, cut some disposable chopsticks and glue them in a cross shape across the rim of the paper bowl.

Place this on top of the column and glue it in place to finish.

If you put an LED inside, it can be used as a stylish lamp.

Since there are many steps involving cutting and gluing various materials, it’s a great idea for when you want to take your time and enjoy a craft project.

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Moving fish

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Why not try making a moving fish using empty Yakult containers? The main materials you’ll need are empty containers and a pair of chopsticks or a stick.

You’ll need three mouth sections and one body section from the containers.

Use two mouth sections and the body section to create the fish’s body, and make the tail fin by cutting slits into the remaining mouth section.

Connect all the parts with a stapler or similar tool so that the fish wobbles when shaken.

Insert the stick, then add color.

Dabbing paint with a sponge will give it a scaly fish-like texture.

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A snake that wriggles and stretches

Just connect empty containers♪ and the stretchable toy is complete

A snake that wriggles and stretches

Here’s an idea for a snake toy you can make with simple steps.

There are three main steps.

First, prepare four containers and use an awl to make a hole in the bottom of each.

Next, thread an elastic cord through the holes and tie a knot at each end so it doesn’t slip out of the containers.

That completes the snake’s body; finally, decorate the containers, then cut and color the elastic cord on the mouth side to look like a tongue, and you’re done.

The process itself is simple, but it turns into a realistic toy that wiggles and moves.

Even though the steps are simple, there are some fine tasks like threading the elastic through small holes, so it’s a craft that lets you focus your hands and enjoy the detailed work.

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For Seniors: Simple and Lovely Crafts. Day Service Take-Home Project Idea Collection (61–70)

Hina dolls

How to make Hina dolls using lactic acid bacteria drink containers

Hina dolls

Yakult containers are small and very well suited for making doll-shaped crafts.

Making Hina dolls with them turns out very cute and gives a sense of the season, so I recommend it.

First, apply glue to the lower part of the container and wind chunky yarn around and around.

It’s fun to mix two colors.

Make the imperial prince’s crown and the princess’s hair and crown out of felt, and fit them into the narrow part at the top of the container.

Make the scepter and fan from felt as well and attach them with glue.

And with that, your slightly artistic Hina dolls are complete.

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Totem pole

Craft time: Easy! Play with Yakult building blocks and make a totem pole! [Poi Art]

Totem pole

A totem pole refers to a columnar wooden sculpture erected by Indigenous peoples of North America.

They are characterized by colorful decoration and faces painted on them.

This time, let’s make a totem pole by decorating a Yakult container.

The method is up to you, but decorate the container with colored paper and, at the end, draw patterns and faces with a pen and color them to finish.

If everyone makes multiple totem poles and stacks them, it will look just like a real totem pole.

The detailed decorating involves using your fingertips, and thinking about what design to create as you go should be an enjoyable process.

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Perfect Fit Shinkansen

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Perfect Fit Shinkansen

The Yakult R-1 container has a distinctive streamlined shape, and you can actually use that shape to make a Shinkansen that can be coupled together.

You’ll need R-1 containers, masking tape, vinyl tape, strong magnets, and beads.

First, embed a strong magnet in the cap section, put beads into the body, and close the cap.

Cover the body with white masking tape, add windows and patterns with vinyl tape, and you’re done.

It’s really fun that the caps snap together so the trains can couple.

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