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

Mini uchiwa with marble-painted patterns

[Super Easy] Mini Uchiwa Fan with Marble-Painted Patterns #DayService #DayCare #OutpatientRehab #ElderCare #Seniors #Crafts #Rec #Recreation

Would you like to try making a handmade uchiwa fan that captures the feeling of summer? This method uses marbles to create patterns on the fan, so it’s also great for craft activities in adult day services! Dissolve paint in a paper cup, add a marble, and coat it evenly with color.

Next, place drawing paper in a tray, then roll the paint-covered marble over the paper to add color.

You can layer two or three colors if you like! Prepare two sheets of the painted paper cut into the shape of a fan.

Finally, glue the two sheets together with a split craft band along the edge, and you’re done! The lines made by the rolling marble are unique and result in a stylish uchiwa.

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miyabi

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Tanabata

kimie gangi July wall decor: 'Tanabata decorations' #wallDecor #bambooDecorations #howTo #DIY #seasonalWallDecor #foamSheets

Some elderly care facilities might hold a Tanabata event every year.

Since it comes around annually, many staff members probably struggle to come up with new ideas for wall decorations.

While traditional Tanabata ornaments and the Milky Way are classics, how about adding a displayed line from the children’s song “Tanabata-sama”? It could also be fun to make parts like bamboo decorations together with the residents in a lively group activity.

They’d make perfect take-home crafts to commemorate Tanabata.

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Summer interior frame

[Summer Vacation Free Research / Craft] 100-yen DIY: I made a summer interior frame

Summer brings various events like Tanabata, trips to the beach, and summer festivals, and many people may want to capture those moments in photos.

If you put some thought into the frames you display them in, your memories might be beautifully enhanced.

By simply adding summer-themed decorations to a photo frame you can even find at a 100-yen shop, you can easily create a summery frame.

A frame painted entirely in blue and adorned with shells or sand motifs strongly evokes the ocean, making it perfect for displaying beach photos.

In this way, choosing a frame theme to match the photo seems like a fun idea.

You could even use frames as decorations on their own, not just for holding photos.

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Easy crepes with paper plates

[Craft Play] Kids will be amazed by how delicious it looks! Let’s make an easy crepe with a paper plate

Here’s a cute crepe craft idea using a paper plate.

First, take a paper plate that’s been colored yellow on the back side, roll it up with the white side inside so it looks like crepe batter, and glue it in place.

Then attach a circular piece of origami paper cut to about half the plate’s size on top to create the wrapper/holder section.

After that, decorate it with cotton, felt balls, and paper fruits made from construction paper, and your delicious-looking crepe is ready.

You can’t eat this one, but that’s exactly why you can go all out on appearances and pile on as many toppings as you like.

Try decorating with summer fruits and have fun!

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Jabara watermelon

August (summer) craft for seniors: A 'folded (accordion) watermelon' made with chopsticks and paper

Here’s a fun accordion-style watermelon craft you can display or play with.

First, prepare a half-circle sheet of paper and draw a watermelon illustration on it.

Next, fold the paper into an accordion and attach the left and right ends to two chopsticks.

At first glance it looks like ordinary chopsticks, but when you open them, the watermelon illustration appears.

You can enjoy the act of opening it, or display it in the open position.

You can also adapt this idea by drawing things other than watermelons.

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