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[Day Service] Spring Take-Home Crafts: Ideas to Warmly Brighten Your Room
For crafts in day service programs, we recommend incorporating motifs that can only be enjoyed in that season.
Take-home projects using spring-specific motifs—such as cherry blossoms, tulips, carp streamers, and hina dolls—not only offer the fun of working with your hands, but also let people display the finished pieces at home to savor the season.
Even those who find it difficult to go out can feel the arrival of spring indoors.
We’ve included a wide range of items, from practical pieces like wall hangings, bouquets, and message stands to purely decorative creations.
Please make use of these ideas for spring-themed crafts.
[Day Service] Spring Take-Home Crafts: Ideas to Warmly Brighten Your Room (1–10)
carp-streamer ornamentNEW!
Use an MDF board covered with felt as the base, and insert bamboo skewers and toothpicks so they stand upright.
Roll craft bands into circles and glue them; attach carp streamers made from construction paper and origami inside.
Let’s also make pinwheels with craft bands.
Next, prepare double-sided origami paper to make iris flowers and helmets.
Finish by decorating the base: put the carp streamers and pinwheels on the bamboo skewers, and the irises and helmets on the toothpicks.
For the carp streamers’ eyes, using googly eye stickers adds movement and extra cuteness!
Easter decorationsNEW!
An Easter decoration featuring a basket you can make without weaving, filled with motifs made from tissue paper, origami, and yarn.
The soft texture of the tissue paper brings out a springlike feel and gives it a gentle look.
The steps are simple, making it easy to incorporate into activities for seniors or crafts for children.
The overall impression changes greatly depending on the color choices and combination of decorations, which is part of the charm as each person’s individuality shines through.
Once finished, it can be displayed as is, letting you enjoy the season with ease.
It felt like the perfect spring idea that’s enjoyable both to make and to display.
Pompon StrawberryNEW!
Here’s an idea for making pom-pom strawberries out of yarn.
Wrap red yarn around your fingers about 50 times, then tie it tightly in the center to bundle it.
Cut through the looped sides with scissors, and trim the excess yarn to shape it into a round ball.
Next, embed white yarn all over to look like strawberry seeds.
Apply glue to the white yarn, push it deep into the ball, and trim any excess.
Finally, attach a calyx cut from felt, and you’re done!
pressed-flower bookmarkNEW!
A pressed-flower bookmark that captures the warmth of spring is a craft that lets seniors enjoy the seasonal atmosphere.
Prepare flowers you like, place them between tissues on an ironing board, and dry them with an iron.
The key is to dry them slowly at a low temperature so they keep their shape and become neatly pressed flowers.
Arrange the pressed flowers on DIY laminating film, then laminate carefully to avoid trapping air.
Punch a hole, thread a ribbon through, and it’s complete.
It also makes a great gift with a message for your family.
Plum Blossoms and Bush Warbler Wall DecorationNEW!
Let’s make a plum blossoms and bush warbler wall decoration that will bring a full sense of spring to your room.
Paste washi-pattern origami on a circle-cut piece of thick paper, then attach a square piece of colored paper on top.
On the colored paper, arrange a branch made by rolling craft bands, plum blossoms, and a bush warbler to complete the design.
For the plum blossoms, attach craft ties to flower-shaped construction paper, bend the craft ties to add a three-dimensional effect, then make slits in a craft band, roll it to form the flower’s center, and attach it in the middle.
For the bush warbler, attach a paper-made tail feather to a balled-up tissue and wrap it with colored construction paper.
Samurai helmet decoration made from paper platesNEW!
A kabuto decoration made from everyday paper plates is a seasonal craft idea that combines simplicity with a sense of accomplishment.
The steps are straightforward and easy to tackle, making it perfect for recreational activities for seniors and for children’s craft projects.
Since it mainly involves basic actions like folding, gluing, and coloring, it can be enjoyed without strain.
Your individuality shines through depending on your choice of colors and decorative arrangements, and pairing it with carp streamers (koinobori) creates an even more festive atmosphere.
I felt it’s a highly practical craft that can also be used for Children’s Day events.
The fact that you can display and enjoy it is a major attraction as well.
Cup Ohina (Cup Hina Dolls)NEW!
Let’s make Hina dolls perfect for spring, a season that brightens up any room.
Wrap cotton with tissue paper, shape it as if wrapping with fabric, place it inside a cupcake liner, and create the doll’s body.
Then use glue to attach the layered collar, a round sticker for the face, black hair, eyes, and a hair ornament.
For the Emperor doll’s kimono, using a different fabric color from the Empress doll adds extra splendor.
Placing the finished piece under a clear container lid helps you store it safely and bring it home without getting it dirty—highly recommended.
It’s also great for fine motor practice, so give it a try!