[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 Service! Easy and Cute Small Craft Ideas (51–60)
Omamori strap
Let’s make amulet-style straps to wish for our grandparents’ health and safety.
Receiving a gift like this might make them feel truly loved and very happy.
It’s easy, so give it a try.
First, cut a card case into an amulet shape and prepare a ribbon of the same width.
Add glitter to the ribbon and attach the card case with a glue gun.
Add ribbon and pearls, then attach a strap to finish.
You could also consider making an amulet with an AirTag attached to help keep track of their location and safety.
Totoro tear-off calendar
Totoro comes in various sizes and is fluffy.
The work featuring Totoro, My Neighbor Totoro, has been broadcast on TV many times, so even among older adults, there are likely people who know it.
With that in mind, we’d like to introduce a tear-off daily calendar themed around Totoro.
Make Totoro out of construction paper and attach it to the calendar.
For the date portion of the daily calendar, items associated with Totoro—like acorns—would be nice.
If there are older adults who aren’t familiar with Totoro, why not chat about Totoro with them while you make it together?
A fluffy, cozy pouch woven from cardboard
A fluffy, fuzzy pouch you can use for cosmetics or quick outings.
You’d never guess it was woven with cardboard.
Cut slits into both ends of a piece of cardboard and glue chopsticks to it.
Thread yarn through the slits and wrap it around the cardboard.
Using yarn attached to the chopsticks, weave over-under, over-under along the threaded yarn—similar to how you’d use a loom.
Once you’ve woven a sufficient length, cut it free from the cardboard.
Make two woven panels and tie the yarn at the ends to join them.
Turn it inside out, insert an inner pouch, add decorations, and you’re done.
Try making one with fluffy yarn!
A mat woven with anti-slip sheets
Many people use non-slip mats to prevent shifting at the entrance or in the bathroom.
If you use a non-slip sheet with small holes, you can make a knitted mat by taking advantage of those holes.
Thread yarn through the holes in the sheet and keep knitting.
Layer another non-slip sheet on top and crochet the edging around both sheets together.
Add a frill to complete a cute, furry-looking mat.
Since the steps aren’t too complicated, it seems like something you could make with your child.
The frilled design also gives it a princess-like feel, so children who love princesses are likely to enjoy it.
[For Seniors] Recommended for Day Services! Easy and Cute Small Craft Ideas (61–70)
book-style desk calendar
Practical and stylish item! Here are some ideas for a book-style desk calendar.
These ideas are recommended for those who want to give a calendar or a chic handmade present.
Just displaying it on a desk will brighten up and enliven the room, and since it can be used as a calendar too, it’s perfect as a gift for Respect-for-the-Aged Day.
This time, it seems to be made using design paper that can be purchased at 100-yen shops and the like.
One of its charms is that the materials are easy to prepare.
Keyed frame
This key-hanging frame is perfect for grandparents who are always searching all over for that key, wondering where they put it.
Its cute design makes it nice to keep by the front door, so they’ll likely enjoy using it.
First, prepare some chenille stems (pipe cleaners) and a photo frame from the 100-yen shop.
Roll the pipe cleaners into spirals to make a dog’s head, nose, and paws.
Once you’ve made them, attach them to the lower part of the photo frame.
Then stick some hooks—also from the 100-yen shop—in the empty space at the top, and you’re done.
Pen holder with large capacity
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A recommendation for those who keep diaries or love drawing! Here’s an idea for a pen holder that can store a lot.
Do you keep a daily journal or enjoy sketching as a hobby? This practical item is perfect for you.
Let’s make a pen holder out of drinking straws that can hold various types of pens.
You’ll need a paper cup, scissors, straws in your favorite colors, a hot glue gun, cardboard, and some decorative materials.
It looks like it’ll be useful not only for pens but also for storing small items!