[For Seniors] Practical Crafts to Make in Day-Service Recreation: Idea Roundup

Daily tear-off calendar made with a planner

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Let’s make a lovely calendar by making good use of a planner.

There are even products that let you customize and create your own planner to your liking.

Prepare paper that can serve as planner pages so you can make a tear-off daily calendar.

Using planner paper—whether with illustrations or completely blank—write in the dates and add stickers.

Of course, it also works with non-removable planners without binders.

Creating a calendar with originality for each day should make for a fun project.

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Origami Block Calendar

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There are many different kinds of tear-off calendars, aren’t there? This time, we’ll introduce a project where turning the blocks changes the month and date.

We’ll fold origami to make the blocks.

First, crease the origami paper, then fold it into a box shape.

Because origami uses your fingertips a lot, it can help activate the brain and serve as good finger training.

You’ll combine two box shapes; the trick is to slightly flatten the one that goes inside to make it easier to insert.

Write the days of the week and numbers on them and line them up, and your block calendar is complete.

If you make a stand for the blocks, it will look even nicer.

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A daily tear-off calendar that focuses on the typography

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Let me introduce a project that focuses on calendar dates.

Every day, we flip a card with the date written on it, right? We turn that date into a coloring activity.

Coloring uses the fingertips a lot, which is said to help activate the brain.

Many nerves that connect to the brain are concentrated in the hands and fingers.

By moving your fingertips while coloring, the stimulation is transmitted to the brain, which helps boost brain activity.

Let’s color the date numbers from 0 to 9 for the cards.

Try designing it to suit older adults—for example, by dividing the areas to color for each calendar date into finer sections.

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Setsubun tear-off calendar

Daily tear-off calendar production (Setsubun version)

When it comes to events in February, many people probably think of Setsubun.

Setsubun brings to mind things like oni (demons), bean-throwing, and ehomaki sushi rolls.

Let’s try making a calendar suited to each season by crafting these associated items out of construction paper or cardstock.

For example, New Year’s for January, Hina dolls for March, and cherry-blossom viewing for April.

It could also be fun to have seniors imagine the season and create items based on their answers.

Recalling seasonal themes each month can serve as brain training, too.

By changing the motifs, you can make a calendar that works all year round.

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Medicine calendar made of paper

Medication calendar made of paper, plastic-free

This is an idea for managing daily medications by placing them in calendar-style pockets.

A key point is to create the calendar according to how many times a day you need to take your medicine.

If you make a one-week version, you can conveniently organize each day’s doses by time of intake.

Use construction paper or thick cardstock to cut slits and form the medicine pockets.

Making the pockets three-dimensional will make it easier to put medicines in and take them out.

Attach the pocket sheet to a backing that’s about the same size as the construction paper or cardstock you used.

If you add a string to the top of the calendar, you can hang it on the wall so it’s easy to notice.

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A medicine box to prevent missed doses and overuse

An example of using a medication box (calendar-style) that helps prevent missed doses and overdosing. It features sliding doors for安心 use by seniors and people with dementia. Designed and manufactured by Mannenao (萬年青).

These days, the number of elderly people living alone is on the rise.

Issues such as the progression of dementia and social isolation are being highlighted.

One of the challenges is forgetting to take prescribed medication or taking too much.

To address this, here’s a pill box designed so that only the medication for the current day is visible.

By making only the day’s medication visible, it becomes easier for both the elderly person taking the medicine and their family to manage it.

Try making one by making good use of items from 100-yen shops or home improvement stores.

If working with wood is difficult, you could try using an empty candy box instead.

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Medicine storage box

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Even with the date written on it, it's hard to see when taking it out of the bag and I felt like I might make a mistake, so I tried making my own pill box! I'll test how practical it is from here, but I feel like the date has become easier to check too!CaregivingSapporo Nishi-kuSmall-scale multifunctionalSmall-scale multifunctional in-home care officeMedicine#asmr

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For those who want to remember to take their medication at the same time every day, using a pill storage box is recommended.

You can repurpose an empty box to make one, and the key is to design it so you can take out each dose individually.

Adding dividers inside the box to separate morning, noon, and night is also helpful.

If you attach small tags with the medication names and the times to take them, it becomes easier to follow.

With a thoughtful design, the box can blend into your room as part of the decor.

The handmade warmth can also reduce resistance to taking medication, making it easier to maintain as a daily habit.

The idea of creating tools that fit your lifestyle supports both independence and peace of mind for older adults.

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