[For Seniors] Recommended for day services! Simple and cute small craft ideas
Craft time at the day service is an important activity that enriches both mind and body.
Each piece—like adorable pipe-cleaner bouquets and handy little organizers—shines with its own personality.
They’re lovely to use yourself, and they’d surely delight someone special as a gift!
None of the projects are very complicated, so you can take your time and work at your own pace.
Making them while chatting with other participants also helps expand your circle of communication.
Why not choose your favorite materials and colors to create a one-of-a-kind handmade piece in the whole world?
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For Seniors: Recommended for Day Services! Simple and Cute Craft Ideas (91–100)
Owl made of horse chestnuts and pine cones
Here’s an idea for making an owl using a pine cone, horse chestnut shells, and tree branches.
Cut off the base of the pine cone and attach sticker eyes.
Use the split horse chestnut shells to add decorative feathers, a beak, side wings, and back feathers.
Make feet on a base using small twigs, then glue on the owl body you just made.
Your pine cone owl is complete.
You’ll be cutting the horse chestnut shells with scissors, so please be careful not to get hurt.
You can also use a colored ginkgo nut for the beak.
A beautiful owl made with yarn and pine cones
Perfect for winter decorations! Here’s a beautiful owl idea that can also be used as an ornament.
Glue a looped string to the bottom of a pine cone for hanging.
Wrap yarn around your fingers several times, tie the center with string to make a bow, then attach it at the base of the string you just glued.
Add a yarn ball for the beak and a tassel-shaped piece of yarn for the back wings.
For the side wings, make pom-poms and glue them on.
For the eyes, wrap yarn around your fingers like the bow to form rings, then stitch or weave more yarn around the rings and place a black bead in the center.
Attach the eyes to the front of the pine cone, and you’re done.
Owl decorations with a focus on feathers
Let’s make an owl you can hang on the wall as a decoration.
First, cut out the owl’s base from cardboard.
Take apart a pine cone into individual scales, and start gluing them onto the base along with a tree branch.
Glue the branch to the lower part of the base, and use the pine cone scales on the other areas to create the wings.
Make two round bases for the eyes out of cardboard, then glue jute twine onto them in a spiral.
Attach the black pupils cut from felt.
Glue on the beak, add a string for hanging, and you’re done.
Shaker-style goldfish from the 100-yen shop
This craft uses paper quilling parts shaped into goldfish and flowers, arranged so they can move inside a case.
By inserting a sheet of paper in the center of the case and attaching pillars to both the front and back, you can enjoy two different worlds—one on each side—which is a fun feature.
It’s important to decide how to spread and combine the coiled paper: make the elements you want to stand out, like goldfish or flowers, larger, and create the surrounding decorations smaller.
By changing the colors of the paper and how you coil it, you can design your own beautiful world inside the case.
minibasket
Why not try handmaking a natural mini basket with everyday materials? It’s easy enough even for beginners, so give it a go! All you need are paper cord and a paper cup.
Apply glue to the paper cup and wrap the paper cord around it.
Next, clip together three strands of paper cord and braid them to create the basket handle.
Finally, attach the handle to the basket and add some decorations, and you’re done! Have fun customizing it with your favorite embellishments like lace or floral motifs.
Tassel-style strap
Here’s an idea for a tassel-style strap you can make just by tying.
Prepare seven suede-like cords, and thread a strap part onto one of them.
Adjust the placement so the hardware sits in the middle, form a loop, and tie it.
Secure it with a split ring, then trim the ends of the cords to finish.
If the cords tend to fray while you tie them, wrap tape around both ends to make the process easier.
It’s simple yet stylish, making it perfect for a small gift.
Why not give it a try as a little finger exercise, too?
Petit Cigar Fleur
Let me introduce the sewn ribbon lei strap called Petit Cigar Fleur.
First, mark the thin ribbon, then sew it together with the wider ribbon.
Once you’ve stitched to the end, add a twist.
Thread on a jump ring and beads, then shape it into a bow.
Attach the strap hardware to finish.
You can create completely different color variations depending on the ribbons you use, so choose according to your taste.
Working with your hands and fingers stimulates the brain and may help prevent cognitive decline.