[For Seniors] Recommended for day services! Simple and cute small craft ideas

Rabbit ema (a wooden Shinto votive tablet featuring a rabbit)

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Let’s try making an ema plaque featuring the zodiac using a kit.

Many facilities probably create New Year’s crafts around the year-end and New Year holidays.

Using a kit makes preparation easy and allows you to create lovely pieces.

Cut out the parts with scissors and attach them to the ema plaque that serves as the base.

The process of applying glue to the small parts and sticking them onto the plaque seems like something you can really focus on.

There are reports suggesting that, for dementia prevention, concentrating on new tasks is more beneficial than doing familiar ones.

By using a kit to create a beautiful piece, you can also expect brain-training benefits.

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kimekomi patchwork

How to Make Kimekomi Patchwork [Common ~Short Version~]

Using a kit makes it easy to create patchwork projects.

Insert fabric pieces cut to shape into a die-cut foam board.

You can achieve a patchwork-like look without sewing the fabric.

It’s a project that even older adults with little sewing experience may find approachable.

The finished piece can be hung on a wall, so it’s nice to take it home and display it.

There are many types of kits available, and creating seasonally themed pieces can also help older adults feel the seasons through the crafting process.

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Daruma Fukuwarai

Recommended for senior recreation! Popular craft kit “Daruma Fukuwarai”

Some seniors may remember playing fukuwarai with their families during New Year’s.

Here’s a craft kit that will bring back those fun times.

Using fabric, you can make a daruma-themed fukuwarai decoration.

Attach fabric pieces, cut into each facial part, onto a felt base.

Since it only involves cutting and pasting, it’s also recommended for older men who have never tried sewing.

The best part of this kit is placing the facial features.

You can start with the eyes or the nose—whichever you like.

Let seniors arrange the pieces however they prefer.

It’s a fukuwarai kit that makes the process itself a joyful time.

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Long-tailed tit wreath

[Using a Sakura Horikiri kit] Make a shimafenaga (long-tailed tit) oshie decorative wreath

The long-tailed tit, with its white body and tiny black eyes, is adorable.

They say that in the whole world, the long-tailed tit lives only in Hokkaido.

There’s even a morning news program where they do exercises together with a long-tailed tit plush toy, right? Thanks to TV, many seniors may also be familiar with the long-tailed tit.

Let’s use a kit to make a cute long-tailed tit wreath.

Wrap the fabric around boards cut according to the template.

Use glue to attach the parts together into a wreath shape.

You can make the wreath without needles or a sewing machine.

The finished piece would look great as a wall decoration in a facility or in a senior’s own room.

It’s a recommended kit even for seniors who aren’t confident with sewing.

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paper stained glass

3-Minute Guide to Activity Care Vol. [Handicrafts]: Stimulate Brain Activation and Add Color to Daily Life with Rose Paper Stained Glass

Let’s try making a stained-glass-style artwork using tissue paper.

You sometimes see stained glass in churches and public buildings, right? Stained glass features brightly colored glass framed in black, creating vibrant patterns, and when sunlight shines through it, it creates a lovely atmosphere indoors.

For this project, we’ll make the frame with black construction paper and attach tissue paper cut to match the template.

This helps improve fine motor skills and can stimulate brain activity.

When you stick the finished piece on a window, the tissue paper sections become translucent.

It looks just like real stained glass.

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mascot

Make a mascot with a sewing kit

Let’s use a sewing kit to make a mascot.

You’ll sew the fabric pieces together, but the included needle is a thick plastic one.

The fabric also has pre-made holes, so it should be easy to give sewing a try.

It’s recommended even for those who feel they’re not good at using needles or sewing machines.

The needle is thick, making it less likely to prick your finger.

After sewing, stuff it with cotton, then stitch up the opening where you inserted the stuffing to finish.

It seems like a fun, cute project that could spark conversation among seniors as they make it.

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lily

Recommended for senior recreation! Popular craft kit “Yuri” (Lily)

Lilies come into full bloom from early summer through mid-summer.

Some older adults may also be fond of lilies.

Here is a kit for making a lily-themed piece.

You can create a patchwork-like craft without any sewing.

Cut the included fabric to make parts, apply adhesive, and stick them onto the felt base.

The felt base is designed with a raised center, so the finished piece looks nice and plump.

It’s a work that conveys both the noble beauty of lilies and the gentle feel of felt.

This lovely lily craft is sure to delight older adults as well.

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