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

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Many people enjoy doing crafts at nursing homes and day service centers, don’t they?

This time, we’re introducing craft ideas for seniors to make in winter that they can take home from day service!

We’ve gathered easy-to-prepare projects, including those that use recycled materials and supplies from 100-yen shops.

When it comes to crafts, aside from large decorations to hang on the wall, most items can be taken home.

More intricate projects that require fine motor skills may take several days to complete, but the sense of accomplishment and joy when they’re finished is exceptional.

Of course, there are also cute crafts that can be made in a single day, so please use these ideas as a reference for craft activities at nursing homes and day service centers.

[For Seniors] Take-Home Craft Ideas for Day Services to Make in Winter (31–40)

Origami; first sunrise of the year; ema (wooden votive plaque)

In that first sunrise of the year, you can really feel its energy and power, can’t you? Some people may also imbue it with wishes like “I’ll do my best this year” or “May it be a good year.” A New Year’s ema plaque featuring such a divine first sunrise is perfect as a lucky charm.

If you attach an origami Mount Fuji alongside the origami first sunrise, it will look even more like a New Year’s ema.

Since Mount Fuji looks light blue or blue from a distance, choosing those colors of origami paper might be a good idea.

If you fold it using the white back side of the paper, you can also create the effect of snow piled on Mount Fuji.

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Simple Origami Ema (votive plaque)

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Many older adults enjoy or are skilled at origami, don’t they? If you make ema (votive plaques) out of folded paper, those seniors are likely to be satisfied as well.

Once you fold the ema shape, fold your preferred parts—such as the zodiac animal, Mount Fuji, or the first sunrise of the year—and attach them.

There are many New Year–themed projects with simple steps that are easy to make, so it could be fun to look for them together with seniors.

While making the ema, some people may also find themselves reminiscing about New Year’s episodes and memories they once shared with their families.

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Just stick-on felt ema (votive plaque)

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Felt creations have a warm, gentle atmosphere, don’t they? If you glue felt pieces onto an ema plaque with wood glue, you can make a lovely piece.

Try making parts like a daruma, Mount Fuji, or the zodiac animals.

It’s such a cute craft that older adults are likely to enjoy it, too.

An ema decorated by placing the pieces wherever you like will be a one-of-a-kind work in the world.

As you make it, you might even get excited reminiscing about New Year’s celebrations from the past.

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New Year’s day care: Ema (votive plaque) making

New Year's day service recreation: Ema (votive plaque) making

New Year’s day care: Ema (votive plaque) making

You can also feel a sense of cuteness from ema plaques decorated with the zodiac animals.

Let’s attach zodiac animals, pine needles, bamboo leaves, plum blossoms, and other pieces to the ema backing.

Place the zodiac animal wherever you like, and it’s done.

If you bundle the backing and the parts to be attached—such as the zodiac pieces—together in a bag and hand them to seniors, it might make the craft easier for them.

Making this set together during a year-end craft activity with seniors also sounds fun.

Add a New Year-style message, such as your resolutions or wishes for the year, and it’s complete.

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Mini ema plaques made from interlocking foam mats

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Let’s make an ema (votive plaque) by hand using interlocking foam mats you can buy at 100-yen shops.

First, cut the foam mat into the shape of an ema.

Next, wrap yarn around your fingers to make several loops, slide them off your fingers, and tie the center with another piece of yarn.

Use double-sided tape to attach the knot to the ema, then cut through the looped parts with scissors.

Trim the yarn to even out the length, then use felt pieces to add the face and patterns to create a daruma.

Punch a hole at the top of the ema, thread a twisted red-and-white chenille stem (pipe cleaner) through it, and you’re done.

Write your wish on the back and display it.

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[For Seniors] Winter Take-Home Craft Ideas for Day Service (41–50)

An ema of Mount Fuji made with drawing paper

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Let me introduce an idea for making an ema plaque out of construction paper.

First, cut out the parts from the paper: the ema plaque, Mt.

Fuji, the zodiac animal, and plum blossoms.

After you paste these together to complete the ema, write your wish on Mt.

Fuji to finish it off.

This idea works for any zodiac year, so it’s handy to remember.

You might also try using New Year–themed stickers instead of plum blossoms.

Draw the animal’s face and patterns with a pen.

If you make it a bit larger, it will be easier to write your wish.

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New Year’s arrangement with 100-yen shop artificial flowers

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New Year’s arrangement with 100-yen shop artificial flowers

It’s long been a tradition to tidy up and decorate with fresh flowers for New Year’s to welcome the Toshigami (New Year deity).

You can easily enjoy making a gorgeous New Year’s decoration using artificial flowers from the 100-yen shop.

Arrange your favorite artificial flowers on a base.

The key is to decide placement while considering the size, shape, and color of each flower, creating a balanced composition.

Incorporating red and white or gold may enhance the New Year’s feel.

Filling gaps with small artificial berries or leaves can add volume and make the arrangement look more festive.

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