[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 (131–140)
Koinobori garland
When it comes to Children’s Day decorations, koinobori carp streamers are a classic—their colorful look really highlights the fun.
This piece is about making a koinobori-inspired garland using felt.
First, cut the base felt into the shape of a carp streamer, then combine it with colored felt and decorative parts.
After that, just connect the koinobori pieces and you’re done, but it’s also recommended to pair them with decorations like pinwheels to express the feel of wind.
Focusing on aligning and sticking the felt pieces neatly together is a good way to boost fingertip concentration.
Iris made with tsumami-zaiku
Let me introduce a tsumami-zaiku iris that beautifully highlights the fabric’s texture.
Cut your chosen fabric into squares and fold each piece three times with tweezers.
Apply adhesive and open it to form a petal.
Make several of these.
Next, fold smaller pieces to create the inner petals as well.
For the leaves, fold the fabric three times, then cut it into a long, narrow shape.
Slowly open it while securing the edges with glue, shaping it into a leaf.
Attach a round paper base to a wire, and then glue the parts you made onto the base in order to complete the iris.
Since this involves fine, delicate work, it’s best to proceed slowly, one step at a time.
Colorful windmill
Let me introduce a spinning pinwheel that’s perfect for the refreshing winds of May.
We’ll make the pinwheel’s blades using two sheets of origami paper.
It’s recommended that one sheet have a pattern or design.
Glue the two sheets together at the center, draw lines between opposite corners, and make small cuts along those lines.
Place a square piece of origami at the center, then glue down the cut corner sections to form the blades.
Wrap a bamboo skewer with washi-pattern origami to make the stick, and attach the pinwheel.
Some older adults may remember making pinwheels when they were children.
Talking about memories of playing with pinwheels as kids might spark a lively conversation.
Mini carnation arrangement
Here’s a mini carnation arrangement you can make with construction paper.
First, cut small squares from the paper and fold each one into a triangle three times.
Trim the edges to neaten it, then unfold to reveal a flower shape.
Use a bamboo skewer or toothpick to gently curl the petals for a more natural look.
Thread craft wire through the center and secure it with a pearl bead.
Gather the petals toward the center and glue them in place.
Layer a few flowers to add more dimension.
Decorate with a ribbon, and place the stem into a paper-cup vase for a perfect Mother’s Day gift.
Why not make one to show your appreciation?
Paper tag for carnations
Recommended for Mother’s Day gifts! Here’s how to make a carnation paper tag.
Cut red construction paper into a flower shape.
A craft punch is handy for this.
Cut the flower in half and refine the shape.
Use a toothpick to add curvature.
Make four of the same piece.
Apply glue to the center of the flower and layer the pieces, offset so the petals are visible.
To give the flower a rounded look, as you build upward, glue while gently bending the pieces.
Attach the flower to a paper tag along with leaves and a calyx made from green construction paper and a wire stem.
Thread a string through the tag, and it’s done.
Try making it with heartfelt gratitude.
a bouquet of tulips
In spring, you sometimes see tulips blooming in park flowerbeds or along the roadside.
Older adults who go out for a walk may feel the arrival of spring when they see the blooming tulips.
So for a May craft, let’s make tulips, the flowers that herald spring.
We’ll fold them with origami so they have a three-dimensional finish.
Using patterned or transparent origami paper gives them an even lovelier look.
Attach wire for the stem and add leaves to complete the flower.
Bundle several tulips together to make a bouquet.
Having a beautiful bouquet of tulips you made yourself can give you a real sense of accomplishment.
Carnations made from tissues
Here’s how to make three-dimensional carnations out of tissue paper.
Prepare two tissues and fold them in half.
Lay a plastic bag underneath and color the folded (looped) edge with a pen.
Mist with water, place another plastic bag on top, then press the colored area with your finger to spread the color.
Let it dry once, and make a second one the same way.
Cut the folded (looped) side into a zigzag, then separate the tissues sheet by sheet.
Accordion-fold the tissue around the middle, bring the ends together, and twist.
Make six of these.
Align their heights and bundle them together, secure with wire, then trim any excess.
Fluff and shape the petals to finish.
You’ll be surprised at how intricate it looks—hard to believe it’s made from tissue.
It’s also great for finger dexterity training, so it’s recommended as a recreational activity in senior care facilities.