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

Morning-glory swaying wall decoration

[Easy ✨ Origami] How to Make a Morning Glory 🌺 Summer Wall Decoration [3D] Refreshing Feel 🌈 DIY Paper Craft. Paper Flower. Origami

The “Swaying Morning Glory Wall Decoration” is a summer craft for older adults that brings both coolness and color.

Cut round shapes from morning glory-colored origami to make the flowers, then cut white origami into star shapes and layer them in the center as a pattern.

Prepare a construction paper base for hanging, attach the flowers and leaves, and finish by suspending it with string.

The gently swaying morning glories look refreshingly cool and bring a summery scene indoors.

It’s a craft that’s enjoyable both to make and to display, refreshing both mind and mood while feeling the season.

Give it a try!

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Morning-glory summer greeting

[Explanation] Summer Picture Letter: Morning Glory Summer Greeting Card – Beginner-Friendly Flower Drawing Method

There are probably some older people who, upon seeing morning glories, think, “Summer has arrived.” Morning glories are a flower that represents summer.

Try adding them to your summer greeting cards.

Draw morning glories with a brush pen and then color them with watercolors.

If you add light and dark shading to the petals, the expression of the painting will deepen considerably.

Morning glories are vivid in color yet also have a delicate, softly nuanced feel.

A summer greeting card featuring morning glories that captures those qualities is sure to delight the recipient.

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Summer greeting cards made with eraser stamps

Let's make an eraser stamp and create an original summer greeting card.

Let’s try making summer greeting cards using stamps carved from erasers.

The erasers you find in the stationery section are soft and perfect for older adults to make stamps with.

Of course, they’re easy to carve with a utility knife or carving tools, but you can also use safer substitutes.

It seems you can make eraser stamps using a clay spatula and toothpicks as well.

Try creating eraser stamps with summery motifs like watermelon, shaved ice, or sunflowers.

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Simple and stylish summer greeting

[Summer and Late-Summer Greetings] Two easy and stylish ways to draw summer greeting postcards | Hand-drawn with Mildliners | summer greeting card ideas easy and cute

Let me introduce some stylish and easy-to-make summer greeting cards using highlighters.

There are tips for things like how to apply color with highlighters and how to draw clean circles.

That said, there aren’t many complicated steps, so if you enjoy coloring, you’ll likely have fun making them.

Highlighters are also available at 100-yen shops, so they should be easy to prepare.

What’s more, highlighter projects are easy for older adults too—just remove the cap and you can start drawing right away.

The mood of your summer greeting card changes depending on how you arrange the illustrations and which pen colors you choose.

Please use this as a reference for creating unique, stylish, and lovely works by older adults.

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Simple summer greeting with watermelon

Simple: Summer Greetings

We’d like to share an idea for a “Simple Watermelon Summer Greeting” that lets you feel the season by making the most of traditional Japanese materials.

Paste a thin sheet of washi onto a postcard, then use red and green paints on top to express the colors of a watermelon.

The natural bleeding and unevenness become part of the charm, creating a refreshingly handmade look.

Add a short note of concern for the recipient’s well-being on a separate small piece of washi, and layer it over the painting to finish.

This piece gently updates the custom of midsummer greetings, which has continued since the Edo period, into a form suited to modern times.

Along with the quintessential taste of summer—watermelon—a heartfelt card delivers both seasonal greetings and warmth.

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Simple paper-cutting: Morning glory

[Simple Kirigami] Morning Glory [kirigami] How to make Morning Glory Origami Trumpet Flower, Morning Glory, Flower, Star, Folding Paper #shorts

We’d like to introduce a seasonal craft for seniors that can be enjoyed with origami and scissors: Easy Morning Glory Kirigami.

Fold the origami paper and cut it into petal shapes.

By also cutting out a small hole in the center, you’ll create the airy look characteristic of morning glories, resulting in a cool, refreshing appearance.

The sequence of folding, cutting, and unfolding naturally encourages fine motor movements of the fingers and also stimulates the brain.

Make several in different colors, add leaves and vines, and paste them onto construction paper to create a summery wall decoration.

It’s a simple yet satisfying activity that lets you enjoy the season at a comfortable pace.

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Summer greeting with fireworks

Easy-to-draw summer greeting (fireworks)

When we hear “fireworks,” we tend to imagine the kind that shoot up into the sky with a boom, but what’s being introduced here is how to draw sparklers (senko hanabi).

First, draw the sparkler itself, then add red and yellow sparks around it.

As a creative touch, try using the rim of a wax crayon—not just paint—to depict the sparks.

Because the wax is white, it’s hard to see while you’re drawing, but at the end, when you lightly wash the whole piece with blue paint, it creates a resist effect, making the white areas stand out beautifully.

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