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[For Seniors] Crafts and Recreation Using Bag Closures

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Do you know what a bag closer is?

Even if you’ve never heard the term, you’ll probably recognize it as “the thing that closes the mouth of a bread bag.”

Bag closers can be used as name tags and are also handy for organizing strings and cords.

They can even be used as materials for crafts and as recreational items.

You can also use them to make straps and accessories.

In this article, we introduce craft ideas and recreation ideas for seniors using bag closers.

We hope you find them helpful.

[For Seniors] Crafts and Recreational Activities Using Bag Closures (1–10)

Disentanglement puzzle game

For seniors (home care): a brain-training 'Bag Closer Puzzle Game' using those plastic clips that close bread bags.

Disentanglement puzzle game

The greatest feature of a bag clip is its shape designed to grip the bag, right? How about using that to make a disentanglement puzzle? In other words, combining two bag clips.

Of course, you can probably undo it quickly, but if you have several, you can enjoy it for longer.

It could also be fun to try time attacks or races with multiple people.

Disentanglement puzzles are not only enjoyable; they also help improve concentration and thinking skills, and they provide good exercise for your fingers.

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Maze Game

[Senior Brain Training] [Supervised by Recreation Care Workers] Maze Game 2 using a whiteboard and bag clips (the plastic tabs that close bread bags) ⭐️

Maze Game

A fun brain-training activity I recommend is a maze game using bag closures.

You create a maze by sticking bag closures onto paper or a whiteboard.

This way, you can enjoy both making the maze and solving it.

And since you’re not drawing directly on paper, it’s easy to remake or expand the maze whenever you like.

You might also set up a large space and have multiple people build a maze together.

With more time, you could even use bag closures to create a three-dimensional maze.

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Fishing game

[Non-Crowded Rec] Senior recreation 'Fishing Game' using bag closures, rubber bands, egg cartons, and plastic bottle caps #shorts

Fishing game

A fishing game using bag closures is also great for finger exercises.

Let me explain how it works.

First, prepare a plastic egg carton and place plastic bottle caps in the indentations.

Cut small slits around the edges of the caps and loop rubber bands through the slits.

That’s all the prep.

Now hook a bag closure onto a rubber band and enjoy fishing.

Once you get the hang of it, adding a time limit makes it even more fun.

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[For Seniors] Crafts and Recreation Using Bag Closures (11–20)

Twisty Spin Stick

Do you know the twirling spin stick? Its name varies by country and region, but it’s a toy where you thread a piece onto a wooden stick and watch it spin round and round as it travels down a wire.

How about turning that falling piece into a bag closure? By the way, a round disposable chopstick works perfectly for the stick part.

Also, making several in different colors to categorize your bag closures could be fun.

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Accessories

When you’ve collected a lot of bag closures, try making accessories.

You can link multiple bag closures together, right? The idea is to create necklaces or rings with them.

You can change the shape depending on how you connect them, so it’s easy to add originality.

If you want to take it a step further, gather bag closures in several colors and arrange them into a gradient.

It’s sure to amaze anyone who sees it.

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rubber bracelet

How about making a rubber bracelet using a bag closure? This craft involves tying a rubber band to the bag closure, then tying another rubber band to that one, and repeating the process.

Once the rubber band reaches a sufficient length, fasten it with the bag closure.

This makes it easy to put on and take off.

By the way, you can also use thread instead of rubber bands to create a friendship bracelet style.

Adding accessory parts in between would also look lovely.

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cat

Easy craft for kids: that thing that clips bread bags—super easy!

cat

We see bag closures all the time, but if you change your perspective, they start to look like something else.

So, I’d like to introduce a craft project: making animals out of bag closures.

The method is very simple.

First, make a mountain fold along the center of the bag closure.

Then place it on a table.

Doesn’t it start to look like a four-legged animal—like a dog or a cat—walking? After that, just draw a face and patterns, and you’re done.

Feel free to add your own touches too, like recreating a collar with a small piece of string.

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