[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.
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[Day Service] Spring Take-Home Crafts: Ideas to Warmly Brighten Your Room (91–100)
Japanese bush warbler
When you hear the call “hoo-hokekyo,” it makes you think, “Spring is here,” doesn’t it? The Japanese bush warbler (uguisu) is familiar to many people, including seniors, as a bird that heralds spring.
So let’s try making a calendar with an uguisu motif.
You could use origami or a coloring-page design—either works nicely.
It’s also a great idea to add plum or peach blossoms.
There’s even a traditional auspicious expression, ‘ume ni uguisu’ (plum blossoms with a bush warbler).
Plum blossoms and the bush warbler are a well-matched pair, and because the two together symbolize harmony, the phrase is used to represent good fortune.
Incorporating this combination into your calendar’s layout would likely result in a lovely piece.
paper flower
These paper flowers, inspired by lavender with its striking vivid purple, are made using construction paper.
Fold a sheet of construction paper into a rectangle and make fine cuts along the folded edge.
Then, with the slits facing outward, wrap the paper around a piece of wire.
The key is to wrap it gently so the flower fans out, keeping real lavender in mind as you work.
Once you finish wrapping, attach the leaf pieces and it’s done.
You can display it as a single lavender stem, or use it as part of other decorations.
[Day Service] Spring Take-Home Crafts: Ideas to Warmly Brighten Your Room (101–110)
carnation
Let’s try recreating those distinctive petals using tissue paper! Here’s a carnation craft idea.
When you think of carnations, their charming, layered frilly petals come to mind.
Fresh flowers eventually wilt, but tissue paper carnations won’t, so they’re a great option.
You’ll need green construction paper, tissue paper, floral wire, a toothpick, scissors, a stapler, glue, a ruler, a pencil, and floral tape.
You can find the materials at a 100-yen shop! There are some detailed steps, but the finished carnation looks just like a real flower.
Give it a try!
Plum wreath
Here is an idea for making a plum blossom wreath with felt that lets you enjoy a traditional Japanese atmosphere.
Cut slits into a rectangular piece of felt, then round off the ends to create petal shapes.
Thread a string through the slits and gather the felt; after trimming the string, tie it off and shape it into a flower.
Secure it firmly with glue, and decorate with metallic beads or other embellishments to complete each flower component.
Finally, arrange the flowers evenly on a wooden ring and glue them in place to finish a beautiful plum blossom wreath.
Enjoy the soft feel of felt while moving your fingers—it can also help stimulate the brain.
It’s a heartwarming craft that brings a sense of Japanese elegance to your room just by displaying it.
pansy
This is a pansy wall decoration that creates a lively spring atmosphere while letting you enjoy colorful flowers.
Cut two kinds of origami paper—such as blue and light blue, or purple and pink—into rectangles, then divide them into eight equal parts to make the petals.
To refine the petal shape, round the edges and add a natural curve.
Using paper divided into six parts, make a heart shape, then curve the petals and glue the two types of origami together.
By attaching paper of varying heights to the back of the petals, you can create depth and a three-dimensional effect.
Cut green origami into a jagged shape to make leaves, and add creases to give them a realistic texture.
Arrange the flowers and leaves in a balanced way to complete the gorgeous spring pansies.
Choosing favorite colors and crafting together also makes this a great idea for fostering interaction among older adults.
Rose Gemstone Soap
Like jewels! These rose gemstone soaps are easy to make by melting and setting.
Put glycerin soap and colored soap for tinting into paper cups and heat them in the microwave to melt.
Add a few drops of aroma oil to each to give them fragrance and color, then drip the mixtures onto parchment paper to create petal pieces.
When they’re beginning to set, roll them up to form a rose shape, and apply a suitable amount of glitter along the edges of the petals.
Finally, coat the rose with melted glycerin soap, and you’re done! Please be very careful to avoid burns.
Cherry Blossom Fan
Motifs like cherry blossoms and fans are classic symbols that evoke Japanese scenery and tradition.
This piece aims to create a springtime-in-Japan decoration by attaching a cherry blossom pattern to the shape of a fan.
The procedure is simple: first add patterns to the paper, then fold the whole sheet like a screen to shape it into a fan.
The visual impact, however, comes from the decoration techniques used here.
For example, arrange small paper components and spray over the entire surface so their shapes remain, or add gold accents to highlight the blossoms.
Let’s think of ways to make the finish more vibrant.
Express originality through the shapes of the motifs and the overall gradation.