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

Finger-knitted acrylic scrubber

Easy even for beginners! You can make an eco-friendly scrubber with finger knitting.

Finger-knitted acrylic scrubbies are an easy craft idea that uses readily available acrylic yarn.

Their soft feel and colorful look make them appealing, and they’re also highly practical—they clean well and dry quickly.

Since the process involves hooking the yarn with your fingers as you knit, it’s perfect for finger exercises, and the fine motor movements can even provide brain-training benefits.

By experimenting with colors and shapes, you can create your own unique designs, and sharing the finished pieces with one another can turn the activity into a great opportunity for communication.

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Pinecone doll

[Simple Craft] Pine Cone Doll: Person Playing the Violin – School Curriculum-Compatible Craft #1

Pinecone dolls are a perfect craft for autumn.

They’re made using pinecones, acorns, twigs, and dried leaves.

Because they use natural materials, you can appreciate the unique character of each component.

All you need to do is attach the materials with a hot glue gun, so it’s an easy craft for older adults to try.

Touching natural materials allows you to experience the season, which can also help stimulate the minds and bodies of seniors.

By imagining a leaf as a violin, you can complete a doll that looks like it’s playing the violin.

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Momotaro

Recommended for senior recreation! The popular craft kit 'Momotaro'

The story of “Momotaro” has long been loved as a tale in which Momotaro sets out to defeat demons with millet dumplings made by his grandmother hanging at his waist, accompanied by a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant.

This time, let’s make the main character, Momotaro.

Cutting out small parts with scissors involves fine hand movements and thinking about “How should I cut this?”, which provides good stimulation for the brain and is expected to help prevent dementia.

If you’re doing this in a senior care facility, it’s safer to pre-cut the parts and have participants do the pasting.

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Hanging decoration of cherry blossoms and leaves

[Senior Recreation] [Crafts] Sakura Hanging Mobile Using Leftover Materials from a Wall Decoration Project

Here’s a lovely hanging decoration that pairs beautifully with cherry blossom petals, made with softly textured, colored washi paper.

You’ll create the cherry blossom petals from washi.

Because washi is soft and easy to handle, it may be especially accessible for older adults.

You can also make paper fans by accordion-folding and use them as parts for the hanging decoration.

If you make the hanging structure into a cherry tree and add a Japanese bush warbler, it will evoke an even stronger feeling of spring.

Seeing the finished piece can give older adults a sense of accomplishment and encourage them to share memories and stories about cherry blossoms from their past.

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Nakajima Junko

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Sakura haiku decoration

How to Make Cherry Blossom Petals #dayservice #daycare #daycareforolderadults #dayrehab #caregiving #seniors #easycraft #craftactivity #origami #cherryblossom

When you think of spring, cherry blossoms are surely one of the first things that come to mind.

Here’s a video that shows you how to make cherry blossoms easily.

It’s perfect for recreational activities at day-service centers and similar settings! Combining them with other flowers can create a more stylish atmosphere.

All you need are items like thick paper, craft bands, and colored paper.

Preparation is simple, so you can get started right away.

If everyone pitches in to make these cherry blossoms, you’ll be able to produce a lot in no time.

Give it a try!

Sakura Necklace

[Spring Craft] Easy Straw Sakura Necklace Tutorial [Ashitaba Channel]

Let’s make a cute cherry blossom necklace using straws and origami.

First, divide a sheet of origami paper into four equal squares, then fold each one into five sections to create cherry blossoms.

Once you learn this method, it’s handy for easily making stars and flowers too.

Next, add leaves made from origami, punch a hole in the center, prepare some thread, and string them in the order of a short piece of straw, a flower, a straw, and a flower.

Threading straws onto the string is also great for fine motor rehabilitation, so I highly recommend it.

It also makes a lovely room decoration.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Hanging ornaments of plum blossoms and Japanese bush warblers

[Easy Craft] [100-yen Store DIY] Plum Blossoms and Bush Warbler [Spring Craft] #diy #easycraft #daiso #dayservice #recreation #elderly #craft #kawaii #kids

Here’s a seasonal hanging decoration you can make with materials from a 100-yen shop.

First, make the base: cut paper straws into short pieces and thread a pipe cleaner through them to form a pentagon.

Next, the Japanese bush warbler.

Cut green origami paper and washi paper into circles, layer them, and glue them together.

Add a beak and tail from origami, and stick on eye stickers to finish the bird.

For the plum blossoms, cut pink origami into small circles, layer and glue them, and add a bead at the center.

Attach the decorations to the base, add a hanging string, and it’s complete.

The plum blossoms and bush warbler seem to herald the arrival of spring.

Please give it a try and display it!

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