[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 (141–150)
Kintaro
On Children’s Day in May, many households display Kintaro dolls.
They are put up with the wish that children will grow up kind and lively like Kintaro.
So for a May origami craft, let’s try folding Kintaro.
If you fold the face, hair, and body with separate sheets of origami paper, you can create a piece that looks just like the real Kintaro.
The folds aren’t very complicated and are simple enough that older adults may also find this project easy to do.
Adding an origami carp streamer to the finished piece or mounting it on a backing board for display will make it look wonderful.
Ohajiki Stained Glass
Stained glass made with ohajiki (traditional glass game pieces) that are usually used as toys is a fun recreational activity because it’s easy to make and results in colorful pieces.
Simply place the ohajiki between two clear plastic file sheets to create your desired shape, then secure the edges with black duct tape to finish—making it safe and manageable for older adults as well.
These days you can even buy ohajiki at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy and inexpensive to get started.
It’s a springlike craft that you can either make at a day service and take home, or display on the facility’s walls to brighten up the space.
Simple koi-shaped streamer
Koinobori (carp streamers) are an iconic item for Children’s Day.
In the past, it was common to display large koinobori in the yard, but recently compact versions have become popular.
They embody parents’ hopes that their children will overcome difficulties and grow into strong adults.
This time, we’re introducing an easy koinobori craft that’s recommended as a gift from seniors to their grandchildren.
Prepare origami paper, a craft knife, and glue; since you only need to cut and paste the paper, the process is simple.
It’s also a nice idea to design the koinobori to reflect your family members.
Pressed flowers in a microwave
When you think of pressed flowers, you probably imagine that making them the usual way takes days to complete.
However, if you use a microwave, you can make them in just a few minutes, so it’s a great spring craft.
Simply sandwich the flowers you picked between cardboard and paper towels, secure them with rubber bands, and heat in the microwave for several tens of seconds—that’s it.
It’s easy enough to work well as a recreational activity for seniors, too.
You can enjoy a touch of spring indoors by using the finished pressed flowers to make items like bookmarks.
Four kinds of spring origami
As spring-themed origami that are friendly and approachable for seniors, we’d like to introduce four types: clover, strawberry, tulip, and butterfly.
Each features a spring-like motif with bright colors and charming shapes that will warm the heart.
They’re all easy to fold, and simply changing the color of the paper can give each piece a different expression.
Moving the fingers naturally provides a bit of rehabilitation, and once finished, you can attach them to wall decorations or message cards to create seasonal pieces.
Enjoy a fun crafting time that lets you feel the spring while keeping your hands active.
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.
Strap made with beads
Perhaps some older adults among you have experience making bead crafts.
One of the charms of beadwork is that there are beads in many shapes and sizes, allowing for a wide variety of creations.
This time, we’ll introduce a simple strap made by threading beads onto a cord.
Let’s try making it with several types of beads that older adults prefer.
You can secure the cord, such as nylon thread or fishing line, to the table with tape, but it seems easier to work if you prepare a board and clips to hold it in place.
Once it’s finished, adding a ribbon will make it even cuter.
