[Day Service] Spring Take-Home Crafts: Ideas to Warmly Brighten Your Room

Mimosa corsage

No sewing required! Felt Mimosa Corsage / Entrance Ceremony / Mimosa Day / DIY Felt Mimosa Corsage

Introducing a mimosa corsage made from felt.

Cut yellow felt into long, narrow strips and wrap them around wire.

Trim any excess so they form a rounded shape.

Make several of these.

Next, create leaves from green felt.

Adding small cuts will give them a three-dimensional look.

Bundle flower stamens (flower pips) randomly and wrap them with wire.

Use this as the base, and, while adjusting the positions, wrap the mimosa and leaves onto it with floral tape.

Attach a corsage pin along the stem, then wrap a ribbon from the bottom upward.

The key is to secure it with glue as you go so it doesn’t come undone.

Finish with a bow under the flowers.

If you adjust the size, it can be made for children as well—perfect for events like your grandchild’s school entrance ceremony.

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Message Card

[Children’s Day] How to make a message card with Kintaro and carp streamers

Let’s try making a message card for Children’s Day.

We especially encourage older adults who have grandchildren to make a Children’s Day message card.

Create items that evoke Children’s Day or the Boys’ Festival using origami or construction paper, and attach them to the card.

For example, carp streamers (koinobori), iris flowers, or Kintaro are great motifs.

Besides crafting with paper, you can also write a message with a brush or draw a picture.

A heartfelt, handmade card is sure to delight the recipient.

If you like, please use this as inspiration to create a wonderful message card.

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Nakajima Junko

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yo-yo

Toy Crafts Kids Will Love: Easy DIY Yo-Yo Using Bottle Caps | Handmade Toy Tutorial [Voice Guide] – “Yo-Yo” Bottle Cap Toy for Kids, Easy Craft

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.

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Ribbon mini tray

[Chagurin Easy Crafts] Ribbon Mini Tray

It’s handy to have a small tray for things like candy or a seal stamp, isn’t it? This time, we’ll introduce a felt mini tray you can make without sewing.

You’ll make it by bonding a square piece of felt to a piece of cotton fabric of the same size.

Since you’ll use craft adhesive, there’s no need for a sewing machine or needles.

It seems accessible for seniors as well.

Insert a ribbon between the layers of fabric and glue it in place.

When the tray is finished, tying the ribbon will complete a cute mini tray.

Bringing their own finished piece home to use may also give seniors a sense of accomplishment.

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Gogatsu Ningyo (Boys’ Day dolls)

[Felt] How to Make Boys’ Festival Dolls [No Sewing Required] For Children’s Day 🎏 to go with carp streamers…

Let’s make a cute Boys’ Day doll out of felt without any sewing.

Use decorative balls—so-called pom-poms—from the 100-yen shop and stick on the armor and other parts.

Use a pom-pom for the face as well, and place a helmet on it.

If cutting small parts seems difficult, you can prepare just the parts in advance and simply have them assembled.

It’s fun because the finished dolls have a variety of expressions depending on the maker.

Please give it a try!

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A wreath of double-flowered cherry blossoms

Before the blooming declaration is announced, let’s get excited by folding cherry blossoms! An origami double-flowered cherry blossom wreath 🌸 Origami Cherry Blossoms Wreath #papercraftsounds #paperflowers #diycrafts

Many seniors eagerly look forward to the cherry blossoms blooming, don’t they? Before the blossoms open outdoors, why not fold cherry blossoms indoors and feel the arrival of spring a little early? This delicate craft is completed by making several small cherry blossoms and layering them.

There are many fine steps, but you’ll feel a real sense of accomplishment when it’s finished.

Let’s make each petal one by one using small pink origami paper.

Glue the petals together, attach the leaves, and your cherry blossom is complete.

Make several blossoms to form a wreath, or decorate a garland or a wall—any of these would look lovely.

Enjoy trying different arrangements!

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Making a calendar using your favorite flowers and plants

[Making the 2021 calendar] April

When spring arrives, older adults may have more opportunities to go outside for a walk, don’t you think? When you visit a park, try picking some flowers and leaves and turning them into a calendar.

Creating with seasonal plants might help older adults recall memories of spring days from the past.

It could also spark conversation and broaden social connections.

For those who have difficulty going out, using dried spring flowers is also recommended.

Calendars made with dried sweet peas or mimosa would be lovely, too.

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