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[Christmas & New Year] Craft Ideas for Day Services in December

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December is a month when you can feel the Christmas atmosphere, including through decorations at day-service centers.

Christmas, New Year’s, and other major events come one after another.

In Japan, December is written as “Shiwasu,” reflecting how bustling this time of year can be.

Older adults may also be sensing the arrival of December.

So this time, we’re introducing craft ideas for day-service centers that are perfect for December.

We’ve assembled a wide variety of projects—decorations to brighten up Christmas, pieces that boost the festive mood, and New Year’s items, too!

They’re great to make and display in your own room, and would surely delight family members as gifts.

Enjoy a wonderful December with heartfelt, handmade items!

[Christmas, New Year] Craft Ideas for Day Service in December (21–30)

[No-Sew] Handmade Kadomatsu Decoration with Felt

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[No-Sew] Handmade Kadomatsu Decoration with Felt

Creations made from felt convey warmth through the nature of the material.

Even a New Year’s decoration like a kadomatsu, which is often associated with the chill of the season, can feel cozy when made from felt.

You might think felt crafts require sewing with needles or a sewing machine, but you can make them without sewing.

Instead of stitching, you attach the felt using a hot glue gun.

While handling a glue gun does require care, it seems accessible for many older adults to participate in making these.

The result is an adorable kadomatsu that would be perfect to display at home, and it would surely be appreciated as a gift for family as well.

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Snowman made with rings

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Snowman made with rings

A classic for birthday decorations! This is a snowman craft made with paper chains.

Make a loop by gluing a strip of construction paper into a ring, thread another strip through it, then glue it into another ring to create a chain.

Use colored paper for the top ring, as it will be the bucket hat.

The second ring is the face, and the ones below form the body—decorate them with stickers and ribbons.

Attach arms made from brown construction paper and a hanging ribbon to the head, and it’s complete.

Hang it on the wall or ceiling to bring a wintry vibe.

You can use this idea to make Santa Claus, too.

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Christmas tree made with a wooden box

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Christmas tree made with a wooden box

A Christmas tree made with a wooden box is a fun project for everyone from small children to adults.

Drizzle glue onto the wooden box in the shape of a tree to draw the outline.

Then add beads on top.

It’s recommended to mix larger and smaller beads as you go.

Prepare bead colors to suit your taste—either a single color or multiple colors.

Decorating with small accessories around it can add a personal touch and make it even cuter.

Give it a try and make it for a fun Christmas!

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Easy Christmas wreath with tissue paper

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Crafting with tissue paper doesn’t require much strength, so it might be easy for older adults to make as well.

Crumple the tissue paper in your hand and stick it onto a wreath made from a paper plate with the center cut out.

It’s also recommended to make gifts, canes, or candles out of construction paper.

You can enjoy decorating by placing the ornaments wherever you like.

Of course, green tissue paper works nicely, but using red or white can create a chic-looking wreath.

Take it home and display it to bring the Christmas spirit into your own room.

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A new kind of Christmas wreath made with clay

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Christmas wreath / Crafting with clay! A new kind of wreath 🎄
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A Christmas wreath that looks like a flower arrangement is a fresh idea, isn’t it? The key is to use lightweight clay from a 100-yen shop as the base for the wreath.

If you use paper clay, it might be too heavy to hang on the wall.

Shape the lightweight clay into a wreath, then use a chopstick to insert small pieces of tissue paper that you’ve cut up.

Green tissue paper works well, but making it in colors preferred by older adults would also turn out beautifully.

Attach a ribbon or items with Christmas illustrations to finish.

The method is a bit different and feels fresh, so the making process should be fun too.

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Christmas mobile made from paper cups

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Brighten your walls with an easy-to-make Christmas mobile.

The materials are paper cups, straws, jute twine, construction paper, round stickers, and present-shaped parts.

Use the paper cups, construction paper, and round stickers to make Santa Claus and a reindeer.

Create the base of the mobile with the straws and jute twine, then hang Santa, the reindeer, and the present parts to finish.

Use thick, sturdy straws designed for tapioca/boba.

Decorating with tape or origami paper will make it even more festive.

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Paper Plate Santa

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Santa Claus Craft 🎄Materials- Paper plate- Construction paper- Crayons- Pom-poms (decorative parts)- Cotton- Glue (liquid) - Glue stickHow to make it- Cut the paper plate in half.- Snip little cuts along the rim of the paper plate with scissors.- Cut the construction paper into a triangle.- Apply glue and stick on the paper plate.- Attach a pom-pom with liquid glue to the tip of the hat. (It’s fine to fold the tip of the hat or leave it as is.)- Color the face area with crayons.- Glue cotton along the seam where the paper plate and construction paper meet.- Finally, draw the nose and mouth with crayons, add eye stickers, and you’re done! (It’s cute even without eye stickers ♡)Thank you always for looking! 🌟 To revisit this post later, “Save” is recommended!Teacher Mayu 🧸 @peta_peta_anyo[Ideas for easy crafts you can do tomorrow!]- Recording real kids’ voices and reactions from the field- Active nursery teacher | Fun childcare for both kids and teachers ☺︎ˎˊ˗I’d love your follows and likes 🤍Nursery teacher / Childcare worker Childcare Production Winter Craft Christmas crafts #Christmas #ChristmasTree Made in December December Crafts Santa Claus #Santa #Santa craft Infant Craft Toddler Crafts Easy to make
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Cut a paper plate in half to make the base for the face.

Snip small cuts along the rim with scissors to create the beard.

Cut a red piece of construction paper into a triangle, add a pom-pom to make a hat, and glue it onto the plate.

Color the center of the plate with crayon to match a skin tone, then draw the nose and mouth.

Finally, make hair with cotton and attach eye parts to complete your Santa Claus.

Feel free to enjoy it by sticking it on the wall or hanging it as a decoration.

It would also look nice attached to a cone-shaped body as a standing ornament.

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