Take-Home Craft Ideas for Winter: Perfect for Day Services for Seniors

Camellia wall hanging

[Elderly Recreation] Easy January Camellia Flower Wall Decoration [Craft/Handicraft]

How about making camellia wall decorations during these cold days? You can create them with simple steps like cutting paper into camellia petal shapes or rolling tissue paper.

They’re easy for older adults to try as well, so everyone can enjoy making them together.

The process of bringing flowers to life in your hands can also stimulate creativity.

If you take your time and work at a relaxed pace, the joy and sense of accomplishment when you see the finished camellia wall decoration will be all the greater.

Let’s spend a lovely time with camellia flowers while feeling the changing of the seasons.

Yarn Pom-Pom Wreath

Easy and cute with newspaper and yarn! “Christmas Wreath” / [OT’s Let’s Make It! Vol. 10] (Recreation/Crafts)

Let’s make a cozy wreath decorated with yarn pom-poms.

You can easily craft it using old newspapers! In addition to newspapers, you’ll use yarn and felt.

First, crumple the newspaper and twist it into a ring.

Wrap yarn around the ring.

When you’ve wrapped it to the end, connect the ends with clear tape.

Wrap yarn over the seam as well.

Finally, attach yarn pom-poms and felt flower decorations with double-sided tape or similar adhesive, and you’re done!

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Yoimachi Jēn

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Daruma made from a milk carton

[Elderly Recreation] Easy New Year’s Craft: Daruma Decoration [Making/Handicraft]

Why not try making a cute daruma using a milk carton and paper cores? With brightly colored tissue paper, you can create a unique daruma.

It’s also fun to adapt it into a zodiac-themed daruma.

Since the materials are easy to find, preparation is simple.

Three-dimensional crafts help develop dexterity and concentration, and choosing favorite colors encourages creativity.

To make it easier for older adults, consider preparing tissue paper in short strip shapes and other such adjustments.

The process uses the fingers a lot and requires planning the steps, which can also help stimulate the brain.

Please make use of this activity to create a wonderful time for older adults.

A spinning top made from a milk carton

"牛乳パックでこまをつくろう" → "Let's make spinning tops from milk cartons!"

It seems that many older adults enjoy craft activities at care facilities while keeping their hands active.

Making spinning tops from milk cartons is simple yet allows for creativity.

With safety in mind, make a hole in the bottom of the carton and use a toothpick as the axle.

For the top’s surface, you can draw patterns freely with pens or decorate it with masking tape and stickers to create an original design.

The finished tops are easy to take home, and if everyone holds a spinning-top contest, it’s sure to be a hit.

Stand it up and display it! Santa Claus

[Craft Idea] Standing Santa Claus (December) (Christmas Decorations) (Senior Recreation) (Arts & Crafts) (Early Childhood Education) (Wall Decorations)

Christmas decorations look lovely as wallpaper, but standing them up makes them a joy to look at.

This time, we’ll show you how to make a stand-up Santa Claus decoration! The key point is using straws for the legs.

Wrap copy paper around them to add weight and make it more stable.

The triangle hat with cotton is adorable, too.

The decorative parts involve fine work, so if it’s difficult, provide assistance as you complete it.

The angle at which you attach the head and arms brings out each piece’s personality, making for delightful creations.

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Setsubun wreath

[Demon Slayer] Setsubun Wreath (Oni Wall Decoration)

Would you like to make a Setsubun wreath together? We’ll fold oni (ogres), Otafuku masks, beans, and more with origami and attach them to a wreath base.

To make it easier for older adults, let’s avoid complicated steps and choose simple folding methods.

For the wreath base, you’ll make several identical parts, so once you get the hang of it, the process becomes fun.

When finished, you can hang the wreath on the wall as a lovely piece that captures the season.

Origami uses your fingertips, so it’s great brain training, and it’s also appealing that everyone can create uniquely personal pieces.

How about spending time with older adults enjoying this activity and feeling the arrival of spring together?

Oni and Setsubun decorations made with paper bowls

[Craft Idea] Setsubun Crafts: Otafuku Mask, Oni (Demon), Kanabō (Spiked Club), Plum Blossoms – Japanese Event Crafting (February) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood/Educational) (Wall Decorations) (Creative) (Paper Bowls) (3D) (Origami)

Create three-dimensional Oni and Otafuku figures using paper bowls.

Paper bowls sold at 100-yen shops work perfectly.

Cut the bowls for the Oni and Otafuku, and use crumpled origami paper to form their faces and hair.

You can also make the Oni’s distinctive, permed-looking rounded hair by crumpling origami paper.

Yarn or thinly cut strips of origami paper can also be glued on as hair.

Because this craft involves crumpling and squeezing paper, it uses the hands a lot.

It’s said that “the hands are a second brain,” with many nerves connecting the fingertips to the brain.

Using the hands and fingers helps activate the brain and can aid in dementia prevention.

Enjoy this brain-training craft activity and create wonderful pieces!

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Nakajima Junko

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