[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 (101–110)
3D strawberry
Strawberries, with their sweet and refreshing tartness, are one of spring’s seasonal delights.
Their round, plump shape is adorable, too—let’s try expressing strawberries with origami.
Start by folding a triangle, then work through the finer steps to create a three-dimensional strawberry.
If you also make and attach the calyx with origami, it will look even more like a real strawberry.
Creating strawberry crafts can help older adults feel the season as well.
You can make lots and decorate a wall, or take them home to display.
Pop-up cherry blossoms
From cherry trees laden with blossoms, one can sometimes feel a sense of luxury and impact.
The more cherry trees there are, the stronger that feeling can be, right? Let’s help older adults pick up on that atmosphere from the walls of facilities decorated with cherry-themed works.
We’ll make cherry blossoms of different sizes and colors out of construction paper.
Attach the tips of the petals you’ve made with glue.
The key is to be thoughtful about the order in which you attach them.
With a bit of planning, several blossoms can come together to create a three-dimensional finish.
Display them on the wall, and add some petals alongside to enhance the overall look even more.
Even seniors who find it difficult to go out may be able to feel the spirit of hanami by looking at these three-dimensional cherry decorations.
Bamboo shoot magnet
Let me introduce a cute bamboo shoot magnet that brings a touch of spring.
You can get everything you need at a 100-yen shop, so it’s easy to prepare.
First, cut a circle out of thick paper, layer small pieces of felt on top, and make the face.
Imagine the bamboo shoot’s husk as a kimono and stick on four strips of tape to form the collar.
It stays in place better if you secure the back with tape.
Use eye stickers, yarn, and felt to add features to the face you made, giving it an adorable expression.
Attach thick paper and a magnet to the back, cover it with felt, and you’re done.
The steps are simple, making it perfect for recreational activities at senior care facilities, too.
Making a calendar by collecting April-themed posters
Here is an introduction to making a calendar using spring-themed illustrations.
When you think of spring, what comes to mind? Cherry blossoms, tulips, bees, and butterflies are all typical spring images.
Prepare sheets of paper with such illustrations.
From those sheets, older adults can choose their favorite illustrations and paste them onto the calendar.
Creating a spring-like calendar is a great way for seniors to feel the season.
They can make it while chatting with others—saying things like, “This design is nice,” or “It really feels like spring.” It can spark conversation with others and might even help relieve stress.
Calendar
Here’s a handmade calendar you can create using a corkboard and plastic bottle caps.
Prepare a corkboard and protect the wooden frame around it with masking tape.
Spray it with black paint, then remove the masking tape and push pins into the board at even intervals.
Gather 31 plastic bottle caps and write the numbers 1 through 31 on them.
Use a pen to label the month and days of the week on the corkboard, then hang the bottle caps on the pins.
By swapping the caps, you can use it as a monthly calendar, and it also serves as ongoing fine motor exercise.
Give it a try!
[Day Service] Spring take-home crafts: Introducing ideas to warmly brighten up your room (111–120)
yo-yo
Making a yo-yo with plastic bottle caps is a craft that older adults can easily enjoy.
Use an awl to make holes in the centers of two caps, then insert a screw and fasten them together.
Thread a string through the center and tie it securely, and pack clay into the empty space inside the caps to add weight.
Finish by wrapping the whole thing with colored tape for reinforcement, and it’s done.
Activities that use the fingertips help improve concentration and stimulate brain function.
Another appeal is that you can customize the look to create your own unique piece.
Since you can actually play with it after it’s finished, it’s an idea that remains fun even after the making is complete.
Real wisteria flowers
Wisteria, with its pale purple blossoms, soothes the heart just by looking at it.
Many seniors may have visited famous wisteria spots.
In this article, we’ll introduce wisteria you can enjoy indoors.
Let’s make each wisteria bloom using small 6-centimeter square origami paper.
Because the size is small and the work is intricate, it’s perfect for people who enjoy origami or are good with their hands.
After making the flowers and leaves, attach them to wire and assemble each piece to complete the arrangement.
It’s fun to make and calming to display—please consider incorporating this wisteria craft idea into your recreational activities!
