[For Seniors] Fun Crafts Recommended for December

House of Chimneys

[1 Sheet Origami] Christmas Easy Cute Chimney House Folding Method (Slow/Step-by-Step Tutorial)

There’s also the story that Santa Claus comes down the chimney at Christmas, isn’t there? It’s exciting to imagine him arriving at night in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.

The chimney is what Santa uses to deliver presents to the children inside the house.

Let’s try making a house with a chimney out of origami and add it to a calendar.

You can make both the house and the chimney from a single sheet of origami paper.

The folding method is simple, so it may be easy for seniors to make, too.

By changing the folding steps, you can create versions with different chimney positions and house colors.

Try making a piece that suits the preferences of the seniors.

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Have you ever made a countdown calendar like “25 days until graduation” back in your school days? Since they’re often made by the whole class, each page tends to carry a certain passionate feeling that really captures the essence of youth.

So, why not make a page-a-day countdown calendar to Christmas to get into the holiday spirit? It would be fun to divide up the work with your family or make it together with friends.

Each page will show its own personality—you might even feel like making one for the entire year!

Christmas tree

Day Service Fukaya Magokoro no Kōbōan: We’re making the December calendar♪

When you think of the biggest event in December… yes, it’s Christmas.

These days, it feels like fewer people shy away from Christmas by saying their religion is different—how is it around you? It’s said that Christmas began to take root in Japan around 1900.

A calendar featuring a Christmas tree as the main motif feels perfectly December-like and lovely.

Folding stars out of origami for the tree and using beads for ornaments makes creating it even more fun.

Cotton is perfect for adding a three-dimensional snowy effect!

Santa Claus and Presents

With You Mizonokuchi: December Calendar Craft – Christmas

The gold coins that Saint Nicholas threw into poor households happened to land in stockings that were drying by the fireplace.

Thanks to those coins, everyone became happy.

From this anecdote came the custom of putting Christmas presents in stockings.

It’s a lovely story, isn’t it? Did you also receive presents in your stockings when you were children? Let’s use Santa and presents as decorations for the calendar.

Presents can be box-shaped, a big sack, or of course the stocking type—anything is OK! It would be great to create a colorful calendar!

Christmas tree made with origami

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Why are fir trees used for Christmas trees? It varies by country, but in Germany it’s believed that little spirits dwell in fir trees, and that decorating them with food and presents brings good luck.

In Japan, do many places substitute cedar trees? Let’s try folding a Christmas tree with origami and make a calendar that features it.

The folding method is surprisingly simple, so please share it with everyone.

You can also use pipe cleaners or beads to decorate the tree!

Christmas tree made with an eraser stamp

[Eraser stamps] I’m making a December calendar with Christmas stamps 🎄

Eraser stamps are a lot of fun, even if you feel a little sorry for the eraser itself.

A similar activity might be the rubber block prints we made in elementary school art class, right? I remember carving the zodiac animals to use on New Year’s cards.

If you’re good with your hands, making a calendar with eraser prints would be great, too.

Try carving Christmas-related motifs like fir trees, stars, presents, and snow.

Your sense of style will show in how you combine them and arrange the colors.

And please be very careful with the carving tools!

Simple Christmas decorations

[Christmas Origami] Easy! Cute Santa, Reindeer, Tree, and Snowman Folding Instructions / Christmas Decorations Ornaments – Origami Christmas Ornament

These days, supermarkets and convenience stores start putting up Christmas decorations even before December.

It’s exciting how the year-end mood suddenly ramps up, but there’s also something a bit lonely about the year coming to a close.

How about you all? I think a calendar featuring all the Christmas characters—Santa, reindeer, snowmen—would be a lot of fun.

You can make them all, including the Christmas tree, by arranging triangles.

If there’s a chance to make it together, you could even divide up the tasks—like having Yamada-san make the reindeer.