[For Seniors] Recommended for December Wall Decorations! Santa Craft Ideas
Christmas is one of the hallmark events of December, isn’t it?
Many nursing homes and day service centers also hold Christmas parties, don’t they?
In this article, we’ll introduce indoor decorations that will enhance the fun, festive Christmas atmosphere.
Since it’s Christmas, we’ve gathered plenty of Santa Claus wall decorations and craft ideas.
You’ll find lots of ideas, including projects with simple steps and ones you can make using items from 100-yen shops or materials you already have on hand.
Please use this article as a December craft activity to enjoy together with older adults.
We hope you spend a wonderful time with seniors in the warmth of an indoor setting.
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[For Seniors] Recommended for December Wall Decorations! Santa Craft Ideas (21–30)
Paper Plate Santa
@peta_peta_anyo 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 workerChildcareProductionWinter CraftChristmas crafts#Christmas#ChristmasTreeMade in DecemberDecember CraftsSanta Claus#Santa#Santa craftInfant CraftToddler CraftsEasy 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.
Santa made of felt

Here’s a handmade idea for a cone-shaped Santa Claus.
First, cut a piece of cardstock into a semicircle and roll it into a cone.
Cover it with felt in your favorite color, then glue a long, thin strip of white felt slightly above the center to represent the hat.
Cut out the face base and clothing pieces from felt and attach them as well.
For the beard, use yarn and a pen, creating it with a method similar to casting on stitches in knitting.
Once you’ve glued the beard around the face base, add eyes using rhinestones painted black and attach a larger bead for the nose.
Finally, add a star-shaped accent to the chest, and you’re done.
Star-shaped Santa Claus

Both stars and Santa Claus are essential for Christmas—let’s brighten the season with an adorable mascot that combines the two.
The idea is to use red origami to evoke Santa’s outfit and shape it into a star to create the mascot.
Another key point is forming it into a three-dimensional shape using the creases as guides; the rounded volume enhances its cuteness.
How you draw the face is also an important point where you can add your own originality.
Mickey Santa

Let’s have fun decorating for Christmas with a Mickey Mouse mascot dressed like Santa Claus.
The base is made from red origami paper, folded into a triangle to create the hat and outfit.
You’ll then decorate the folded sections and edges to complete the Mickey Mouse look.
Adding the scarf piece is also an important step, as it enhances the overall softness and three-dimensional feel.
Since the overall color is red, it’s recommended to use accent colors that make the red stand out even more in your decorations.
Santa Claus tear-off calendar
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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!
Santa Claus and Presents

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!
Simple Christmas decorations

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.


