[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations for December: Ideas Collection
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!
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[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations for December: Idea Roundup (91–100)
hot pot
Winter offers plenty of delicious foods, but when the weather turns cold, nothing beats hot pot.
Regardless of age, the time spent gathered around a hot pot brings a wonderful sense of happiness.
A wall decoration themed around hot pot—such a delightfully unique idea—would likely be welcomed by older adults as well.
In the video introduced in this article, illustrations of the pot and ingredients are prepared in advance and then turned into a wall decoration by cutting them out with colored paper.
It’s simple and easy, and you can also have participants who are good at drawing handle the illustrations.
Try it in whatever way everyone can enjoy.
gloves
Gloves that come in handy during the cold month of December are something many people—older women, of course, but also men with nimble fingers—have experience making by hand to give as gifts to their children or grandchildren.
They look charming, and we’d love for you to try making mitten decorations that you can enjoy not just in December but all winter long as wall ornaments! If you’re confident in your skills, it’s wonderful to sew a pair of usable gloves yourself and hang them on the wall, but here we’re introducing a craft that uses colored construction paper and yarn.
If the steps of looping the yarn through slits, cutting it with scissors, and tying it are difficult, facility staff or family members should lend a hand.
Christmas cake
Christmas cakes are the kind of treat that make you happy no matter how old you are.
They’re not just ordinary cakes—those special Christmas decorations make you feel joyful just by looking at them.
Let’s try crafting a Christmas cake as a wall decoration to brighten up the holiday season! As shown in the reference video, you can use websites that offer free templates to make it easily, or you can create a three-dimensional version using origami and other materials.
Make small motifs like Santa Clauses and stars, and decorate it like a real Christmas cake for a fun and festive look.
Santa ornament
This is a charming Santa Claus ornament with a pointy hat.
Place the compass point at the corner of the red origami paper, draw a fan-shaped arc, and cut it out using pinking shears or similar scissors.
Prepare white origami for the beard and beige origami for the face by cutting each into its respective parts, then attach them to the red origami base.
Stick a thread onto the red origami for hanging, roll it into a cone shape, and glue it together to complete your Santa.
If you add cotton to the beard area, it will have a three-dimensional look and turn out even more delightful!
Christmas tree made from a toilet paper roll
How about making a Christmas tree using toilet paper rolls? It’s an easy process: just cut the rolls, wrap them with construction paper, and glue them.
Decorate with colorful origami paper and stickers to create an eye-catching wall display.
Why not enjoy a warm, cozy crafting time together so that older adults can have fun while adding their own creative touches? Working together to complete the project also encourages interaction.
Once finished, everyone can admire the creations and share a wonderful moment celebrating the arrival of winter.
reindeer
Looking at the wall, now much more festive with Santa Claus, Christmas trees, stars, and Christmas bells, do you feel like something’s missing? That’s right—you mustn’t forget Santa’s important partner, the reindeer.
For those who think animals have complex shapes and seem difficult to craft as wall decorations, we’re introducing a video that generously provides free templates.
Once you have the basic template, you only need to attach facial parts and the like, so you can enjoy a simple craft.
Of course, it’s also recommended to try making even the template parts together with older adults!
Poinsettia Christmas tree
Here’s an idea for making a Christmas tree with poinsettias.
Crumple, open, and fold origami or tissue paper, draw a template, and cut it out with scissors.
Then fold in vein lines to complete the leaves.
Layer and glue green and red leaves onto a base to create the poinsettias! You’ll need a lot of leaves, but stacking several sheets of paper and cutting them all at once will save time.
Finally, create a tree frame on the wall and attach the poinsettias you made to complete the tree! Its festive look is sure to delight older adults as well.
