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

Flower memo stand

Also great as a gift 🥹🫶💕 #shorts

Here’s an introduction to a recreation craft using plastic bottle caps.

First, prepare two plastic bottles.

Put them together and wrap them all around with double-sided tape, except for the bottom.

Wrap brown paper cord around the outside.

At the top, wind a brown pipe cleaner around and stick it on.

If you add double-sided tape at the top and wrap a ribbon around it, it will look cute.

Poke a hole in the pipe cleaner and shape a pink pipe cleaner into a flower.

Attach it to the pipe cleaner that will serve as the stem, and insert it into the hole you made.

Your flower pot is complete! Have fun making it!

Flower message stand

[Super Easy] Anyone Can Make Felt Roses * #dayservice #daycare #outpatientrehab #eldercare #seniors #crafts

Let me introduce a flower message stand made with felt, cork, and wire.

Prepare felt in the colors you like for the flowers and leaves.

For the flower, cut a strip of felt and make three slits along it; thread the felt through the slits to create twists.

After threading through all three slits, apply glue and roll it up from one end.

For the leaves, cut the felt into leaf shapes.

Bend the wire into a circle, extend one end downward, and stick it into a cork.

Use two more corks and attach them so the wire stands firmly.

Once you decorate the cork area with the leaves and flower, it’s complete.

With a message stand like this, you’ll find yourself wanting to tuck little notes into it.

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Doll-style towel hanger

[Easy Craft] [100-Yen DIY] Hand Towel Hanger ☆ #100yen #DAISO #DIY #100yen #handmade #kawaii #recreation #craft #elderly

Here’s a project that turns a hand towel into a cute little doll.

If the hand towel you always use at home looked like a doll, it might lift the spirits of older adults, too.

Use a foam ball to make the doll’s face, then attach craft eyes and yarn for hair.

After fixing the facial parts to a wooden clip, decorate it with ribbons and beads.

Attach a towel folded into a triangle to the wooden clip, and your doll-style towel hanger is complete.

You can make one for yourself, and it would also make a delightful gift for families of older adults.

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Lampshade made of paper

[100-Yen Shop DIY] Paper Lamp Shade

Why not try making a lampshade inspired by seasonal flowers? A lampshade is a shade that covers a lamp or bulb, and the materials and designs you use can create many different kinds of light.

This time, let’s make one using shoji paper and washi.

Tear the shoji paper and washi, or fold them into flower shapes and cut them out in advance.

Dilute craft glue with water and brush it onto an inflated balloon.

The key is to apply the glue over an area that matches the size of the shoji paper you’ll attach.

Once you’ve covered the entire surface with shoji paper, add the flower pieces made from washi.

Finally, coat the entire surface with the diluted glue, let it dry, and then pop the balloon.

You’ll have a beautiful spherical lampshade.

It’s also nice to place a dollar-store LED light inside for display.

Seniors are likely to be very pleased with such a lovely creation.

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A small rack that can also hold the remote control.

Milk Carton Series 3: Small Rack

Let’s try making a small rack that’s handy for keeping a remote control or glasses.

We’ll use two milk cartons.

The inner divider will also serve as a handle, so cut one side to about 15 cm and the other three sides to 8 cm.

Make a hole for the handle, tape the long sides together with double-sided tape, and then apply fabric to the sides, bottom, and inside.

Leave about a 1.5 cm seam allowance for the fabric, and trim the corners so they adhere neatly.

If handling fabric is difficult, you can decorate it with origami or chiyogami paper instead.

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A bag made from a tenugui (Japanese hand towel)

No needles, no thread, no fuss! Super easy! A no-sew bag! Just cut and do ○○ ♡ I’ll share the pattern❣️ 20220707_bag

It’s convenient to have a bag you can take for short outings or shopping.

And wouldn’t it be great if it were easy to make? Here’s a bag you can make using a tenugui (Japanese hand towel).

You can use one you already have at home or one from a 100-yen shop.

You might wonder, “Isn’t a tenugui too thin to make a bag?” You’ll adhere the tenugui to something sturdy—like Kent paper or cardboard—cut to the size of your pattern.

Since you’re attaching the fabric to paper, you can make it without sewing.

With this method, you can create bags and small items in various sizes.

Give it a try and use this as a reference!

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vase mat

Vase mat and coasters made with string and paper plates (Monthly Day, August 2021) #craft #elderly #nursingCare #dayService #easy #handKnitting

After taping a string to the back of the plate, slot it into a slit and wrap the thread around the front and back alternately.

Once you’ve passed thread through all the slits, stitch along the center as if weaving into those threads.

Using a single color is fine, but you can also tie on a different color mid-way and weave it in to combine colors.

When it reaches a good size, remove all the strings from the paper plate and tie the extended strings at the base.

Trim any excess length and you’re done.

Choose your favorite colors and make a vase mat that’s uniquely yours.

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