[For Senior Daycare Centers] Ideas for Summer Take-Home Crafts

Goldfish postcard made of fabric

[For Someone Special] Let's Make a Postcard Using Fabric [Handmade Gift] #shorts

The “fabric goldfish postcard,” which captures the feeling of summer, is a gentle craft idea that’s also recommended for older adults.

By cutting red or orange fabric into small pieces and layering them, you can create the shape of the goldfish and the pattern of its scales.

Using chirimen crepe or yukata fabric gives it a cool, elegant look.

The detailed work of cutting and pasting fabric engages finger movements and can help stimulate cognitive function.

You can display the finished piece, send it as a postcard to someone, and enjoy the interaction it inspires—making this a highly recommended craft.

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Goldfish made with origami

Cute goldfish made with origami — perfect for summer decorations ☆ #origami #summer #cute #goldfish

Here’s an idea for making a goldfish using two sheets of origami paper.

If you use 15 cm paper, the goldfish will turn out quite large, so if you want to make a smaller one, cut the paper into quarters and use that.

With the first sheet, make the goldfish’s head and body, as well as the dorsal and pectoral fins.

With the second sheet, make the decorative tail fin.

Basically, you’ll create creases and fold along them, but for the tail fin you’ll need to open up the pockets to squash them and fold the edges narrowly, so proceed carefully.

Once both parts are finished, attach them together, add the eyes, and you’re done.

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Morning glories and goldfish ornaments

Morning glories and goldfish ornaments

Let’s try making a three-dimensional display of morning glories and goldfish.

The base aquarium is made by lining the bottom of an empty 6-piece cheese box with blue washi paper and attaching craft bands to the inner and outer sides.

Stand a straw on the base to serve as a support, then attach morning glories made from coffee filters colored with paint.

Make the leaves by cutting green wrapping paper.

Attach goldfish made from construction paper and straws to the base, and use garden vinyl ties to represent aquatic plants.

Finally, tie the center of the straw support with a black cord, and you’re done!

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Simple Fishing Rod and Goldfish

Kimie Gangi: How to Make an Easy-to-Store Fishing Rod & Goldfish with Clip

Why not make a fishing rod and goldfish to enjoy a summer-themed game? For the goldfish, crumple tissue paper into a ball, then wrap it with more tissue paper and shape it like a goldfish.

Add eyes, insert a clip at the mouth, and glue it in place to finish.

For the fishing rod, bundle four tightly rolled paper sticks together, and attach a short piece of thin straw to one of them.

Thread a string with a hook (the clip’s prong) through the straw and cut it to your preferred length.

Add a stopper by threading on beads, and it’s done.

Let the line hang, hook the clip on the goldfish, and pull the string to reel it in.

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Goldfish fan, pastel art

Cool and breezy fanning: “Goldfish Uchiwa” pastel art — easy, beginner-friendly

Pastel art lets you create pieces with soft colors and gentle touches.

Shave stick pastels into powder and use your fingers to draw.

This time, let’s draw on a summer item: a hand fan (uchiwa).

You can also find uchiwa suitable for pastel art at 100-yen shops, so give them a try.

How about coloring the entire fan a light blue or blue and drawing goldfish? The combination of an uchiwa and goldfish gives a cool, refreshing feel to the piece.

Older adults may also find finger-drawing art novel and enjoyable to create.

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A folding screen ornament with goldfish motifs

Goldfish Folding Screen Decoration [Origami Craft] [100-Yen DIY] [Summer Craft] #100yen #daiso #diy #recreation #easycraft #dayservice #craft #senior #summer #goldfish

Here’s an introduction to a goldfish folding screen decoration that you can display in your room once it’s finished.

We’ll make goldfish out of origami.

You can fold the goldfish, or simply cut them out in a goldfish shape—either works.

Using origami paper with traditional Japanese patterns or other designs will make it look even nicer.

If you make slits and creases in the construction paper that will become the folding screen, you can create a more design-forward piece.

Attach the goldfish to the screen and it’s complete.

Just placing it in your room will let you feel a refreshing coolness from the goldfish.

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goldfish wind chime

[Origami] How to Make a Goldfish Wind Chime

On hot summer days, hearing the tinkling sound of wind chimes—“chirin, chirin”—can make the heat feel more bearable.

Many older adults may also associate wind chimes with the image of summer.

With that in mind, here’s a perfect summer craft: a goldfish wind chime.

The goldfish will be made with origami.

Because the goldfish has a three-dimensional finish, attach it to the bell portion of the wind chime and add a tanzaku (paper strip).

If you also attach a small bell, you’ll hear a gentle sound every time the wind blows.

Older adults may find it novel that you can make a wind chime out of origami.

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