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[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations for December: Ideas Collection

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December is a busy season with events like Christmas and New Year’s.

Let’s help older adults feel the spirit of December—the month that wraps up the year—through recreation! This time, we’re introducing a recommended wall-decoration craft activity for December.

Creating wall decorations not only brings out the seasonal atmosphere, but can also have brain-training benefits.

It’s wonderful to brighten Christmas or welcome the New Year with pieces you’ve made yourself.

You can enjoy it by chatting and crafting in a big group, or by focusing quietly on your own.

Be sure to try making some lovely creations!

[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations for December: Idea Collection (81–90)

Simple Santa Claus

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Simple Santa Claus

This is a cute Santa Claus you can make with a single sheet of origami paper.

First, with the white side facing up, fold it into a triangle vertically and horizontally, then unfold.

Fold the top corner toward the center, then fold the tip upward.

Next, fold the bottom corner up toward the top crease, and fold it halfway back down.

Turn it over, fold back the top right and top left corners by about 1 cm, then fold the top right and top left down toward the center.

Adjust and fold the right and left sides once more, and your Santa Claus is complete.

The final adjustment step involves a bit of fine work, but carefully folding together makes for good exercise for your hands and fingers!

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Paper poinsettia

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Paper poinsettia

When it comes to Christmas flowers, poinsettias come to mind.

Their bright red leaves are beautiful, and you see them everywhere during the Christmas season.

So why not try making a paper poinsettia as a Christmas decoration? It’s easy for anyone to make: fold a square sheet of colored construction paper or origami paper in half twice to make a smaller square, then use scissors to make cuts and trim along the pattern.

If you glue two red leaf layers in a crisscross, it will look even more like a poinsettia.

If you want to get more elaborate, make slightly larger green leaves using the same method and attach them at the very bottom.

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Holly wreath made from a paper plate

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Holly wreath made from a paper plate

This is an easy Christmas wreath made by using a ring cut from a paper plate as the base and decorating it with construction paper cut into holly leaves and other shapes.

If cutting the jagged edges of the holly is difficult, you can prepare all the parts—including the leaves—in advance and let everyone enjoy the decorating.

Arranging holly leaves in different colors and other pieces that evoke winter and Christmas helps develop creativity as you design your own wreath.

A key point for a more festive look is to carefully layer the pieces so that the base is fully covered.

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wreath

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wreath

The paper chain decoration that almost everyone has made at least once! Fold origami paper, cut it into thin strips, roll each strip into a loop and glue the ends together.

From the second loop onward, thread the strip through the previous loop before gluing.

Repeat this process until it reaches your desired length, and in no time your paper chain is complete! It’s very simple, but seeing a paper chain often brings to mind exciting events like birthdays or parties for many people.

To get ready for a fun Christmas, try making a little at a time during craft time.

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Snowflake garland

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Snowflake garland

A snowflake garland made from origami or patterned paper—perfect for winter.

Paper cutting is also effective for training seniors’ finger dexterity and helping to prevent dementia, so it could be ideal for craft activities at day service centers.

First, fold your favorite origami paper into a triangle three times, draw a snowflake design, and cut it out with scissors.

Carefully open it, place it face up, align the second piece at the center and glue it, then make four mountain folds to give it a three-dimensional shape.

Next, make one more identical piece and attach them together to create a very festive snowflake! Try using various patterned papers and enjoy making winter crafts.

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Japanese-style hanging decoration for New Year

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Japanese-style hanging decoration for New Year

As a slightly more intricate craft idea, here’s a New Year’s Japanese-style hanging decoration.

This one uses origami to make yakko-dako kites and cranes.

A yakko-dako is a kite shaped like a person in a kimono with arms outstretched—you often see them around New Year’s.

You can also try making other Japanese motifs in origami, such as plum blossoms and folding fans.

If the fine work involved in making the yakko-dako is difficult, prepare the parts in advance and provide support as needed.

Create the pieces with origami, cut small parts with a craft knife, arrange them, and you’re done.

Hang it in your room to enjoy the look of them flying.

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[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations for December: Idea Roundup (91–100)

Fluffy tissue-paper poinsettia wall decoration

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Fluffy tissue-paper poinsettia wall decoration

Let’s softly craft a quintessential Christmas poinsettia using tissue paper.

Accordion-fold the tissue paper, fold it in half, secure the center, then cut it.

While gently opening it, add wrinkles and shape it into leaves.

Make these with red and green tissue paper, layer the two and glue them together, then place yellow in the center to finish.

The angle of each leaf is an important point: because they spread softly in various directions, the three-dimensional effect is well expressed.

It’s beautiful not only as a wall decoration but also as a tabletop ornament.

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