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[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?

For Seniors: Recommended for Day Service! Easy and Cute Small Craft Ideas (41–50)

A placemat woven from cardboard

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A placemat woven from cardboard

Add color to your table with a placemat you make yourself.

Create an easy yarn placemat using a cardboard loom.

Tape the edges of the cardboard with duct tape, cut small slits along the edge, then thread yarn into the slits.

The duct tape reinforces the cardboard when you cut it and when you thread the yarn.

After threading the yarn through the slits and wrapping it around, begin weaving.

When weaving, pass the yarn through a dedicated shuttle or a piece of cardboard.

Try changing the yarn color partway through to give it a different look.

When you finish weaving, tie the yarn at both ends to complete your placemat.

For Seniors: Recommended for Day Service! Easy and Cute Small Craft Ideas (51–60)

Accessories

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Eggs are an everyday food, and wouldn’t it be lovely if you could make accessories from their cartons? In this article, egg cartons that would normally be thrown away are transformed into chic, grown-up-cute accessories.

It’s very simple, so why not give it a try? Cut the egg carton into individual sections, then use a candle flame to shape them.

Add your own touch with beads or dried flowers, attach the findings, and you’re done.

Be careful when handling fire and scissors, and enjoy creating your own one-of-a-kind accessories.

pom-pom rug

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pom-pom rug

Pom-pom rugs made with yarn are recommended for those who love a warm and cute vibe.

The process involves some fine, repetitive steps, so it’s a great project to dive into when you want to focus or boost your motivation.

Use a cardboard base to wrap the yarn and make pom-poms.

Then thread the pom-pom ties through a non-slip mat and knot them.

A mat with larger holes makes threading easier.

Repeat this to fill the surface and complete the rug.

Since each step has a clear role, dividing tasks according to strengths and working together can be a fun way to communicate, too!

A trivet woven from toilet paper rolls

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A trivet woven from toilet paper rolls

A simple-to-make trivet woven using toilet paper rolls has a warm, original feel.

Prepare the materials: disposable chopsticks, toilet paper rolls, cellophane tape, yarn, and a needle.

First, make the base for weaving the trivet using the toilet paper rolls.

Cut the chopsticks in half and tape them vertically around the toilet paper roll, spacing them evenly.

Once that’s ready, string the yarn in an alternating pattern to form the base.

Next, gently loop the yarn over the chopsticks so it sits on top; the key is to drape the yarn lightly and loosely.

Hook the yarn onto the needle and weave around in circles until it forms the shape of a trivet, and you’re done.

Using colorful yarn will give you a bright, cheerful trivet.

Woven ring bag made from cardboard

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Woven ring bag made from cardboard

You can make a genuine hemp bag using a simple homemade loom.

Cut slits into both ends of a piece of cardboard and thread the hemp twine through.

Pass a stick wound with hemp through both the front and back sides, weaving as if using a loom.

This way, you can create a seamless, tubular piece.

Once you finish weaving, cut it free from the cardboard and tie the yarn.

Attach your preferred handles and a base for the bag, and your lovely hemp bag is complete.

It’s an easy method, but the natural finish will elevate your style when you carry this bag.

A scarf woven from milk cartons

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A scarf woven from milk cartons

With an empty milk carton and some disposable chopsticks, you can make a knitted scarf.

Cut several chopsticks in half and attach them to the milk carton.

Now you’ve got a simple loom.

You can also use thin black bobby pins instead of chopsticks, but the chopsticks are easier to knit with.

By threading the yarn through the chopsticks in sequence, you can knit, so even young children can make a project.

As the knitting progresses and the scarf grows longer and longer, kids will probably get excited watching it.

When you’re finished, add yarn pom-poms to complete a cute scarf.

Weaving a coaster with a paper plate

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Weaving a coaster with a paper plate

Let’s make round yarn coasters that take advantage of a paper plate’s circular shape.

Cut slits around the rim of the paper plate.

The key is to make sure the number of slits is odd.

Thread yarn from the back of the plate through a slit, then across to the slit on the opposite side.

Continue threading the yarn through all the slits, and then start weaving from the center of the plate.

With this method, you can easily make a circular coaster.

Switching yarn colors partway through will create a cute design.

Both paper plates and yarn are sold at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy to gather the materials.

It also sounds fun to make matching coasters together with your child.