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

Sunflower wall-hanging arrangement

[IGTV] Wall-hanging sunflower arrangement made with artificial flowers

This is a wall-hanging arrangement made with artificial sunflowers.

Besides hanging it on a room wall, it’s also great for decorating your front door! Using tree branches as the base, arrange sunflowers and green-toned materials.

You can find the materials at 100-yen shops, so it’s a good idea to check the stores regularly.

First, bundle the green materials and secure them with a cable tie, then bundle the sunflowers while checking the balance.

You can add other materials afterward to increase volume.

Finally, tie two spots with a wide ribbon and you’re done! It also makes a perfect gift, so give it a try.

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Sunflower magnet

Summer vacation craft: Sunflower magnets with origami and plastic bottle caps 🌻 #SummerVacationCraft #Origami #Craft

Let me introduce a sunflower magnet you can make with origami paper and a plastic bottle cap.

First, prepare yellow, green, and brown origami paper.

Fold the yellow and green paper while marking guidelines, then cut them into flower and leaf shapes with scissors and shape them neatly.

When assembling the flower, layer the petals slightly offset so they don’t overlap directly—that makes it look nicer.

Cut the brown paper into a circle, then glue it on while checking the placement with the leaves to form the sunflower.

Glue a magnet to a plastic bottle cap, then attach it to the back of the sunflower to finish.

If you make a bunch and display them, they’ll transform the feel of your room.

Give it a try!

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grapes

#8 Masking Tape Torn-Art | Grapes

Grapes, an autumn delicacy, have a particularly striking appearance among fruits, don’t they? Grapes are also a classic subject for torn-paper collage, so why not give it a try? You create each grape by tearing pieces of washi paper, ads, or other paper, but it’s okay if they don’t tear into perfect circles.

A variety of large and small grapes is great, and using just one color is fine too.

Grapes probably don’t even need an initial sketch, so they make a casual, easy motif for activities like day-service recreational programs.

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balancing toy (Yajirobei)

Let's make a balancing toy!

A Yajirobee is a traditional Japanese toy.

It’s shaped like a person and balances with weights, so it’s also called a balancing doll.

Some seniors may remember playing with Yajirobee when they were children.

Let’s try making a nostalgic Yajirobee using a pine cone.

You’ll need items like bamboo skewers and glue.

Just cut and stick the pieces to fit the size.

It’s an easy craft for seniors to try, so it’s recommended.

Finally, if you make a face out of construction paper and add it to the pine cone, you’ll have a humorous Yajirobee ready to enjoy.

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Nanaka

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Perler beads

With things you have at home! Handmade Perler beads

Let’s make iron beads by processing straws and use them to complete handmade accessories.

Cut the straws to a uniform width and arrange them according to a design sketch.

Cover them with parchment paper and apply an iron; the pieces will fuse together and complete the design.

Attach a strap or chain to the finished piece, and it becomes easy to incorporate into everyday decoration.

Another noteworthy point is that the repetitive motion of mass-producing small parts can also serve as finger exercise.

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Art box

How to Make an Art Box (Monthly Day, January 2022 issue) #dayservice #daycare #outpatientrehab #nursingcare #seniors #crafts #recycledmaterials

Here’s an art box you can enjoy with colorful patterns when placed by a window or in sunlight.

Slice an empty milk carton into rings about 2 centimeters thick and turn them inside out.

Attach tissue paper to one cut edge on one side.

Cut several strips of origami paper, fold or bend them into shapes you like, and glue the tips in place.

Fill the milk carton box with lots of the shaped origami pieces.

Finish by attaching tissue paper to the milk carton’s cut edge.

The fine work of folding origami uses your fingers a lot, so it may also be effective as brain training.

Please place it near a window at the homes of older adults and use it as a decoration.

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Great for events! Rosette-style name badges from the 100-yen shop

[Wedding DIY] All from the 100-yen shop! Live demo: How to make guest name rosettes☆

Why not make a name badge that looks like a rosette brooch—cute and eye-catching? You might imagine making a rosette by pleating ribbon and sewing it together with a needle and thread, but here’s a no-sew method.

Stick double-sided tape on a round piece of thick paper that will serve as the base for the rosette, then attach the ribbon all the way around while forming pleats as you go.

Finish by sticking a name label made from a covered button, felt, or similar in the center.

Add a safety pin or clip to the back so it can be attached to clothing, and you’ve got a name badge that will come in handy in all sorts of situations!

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