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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 Recreation Using Bag Closures (11–20)

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Bag closures, being flat and thin, are often used for flat crafts.

But in fact, they’re also well-suited for making three-dimensional items.

For example, you can glue bag closures together on all sides—top, bottom, left, and right—to make a tissue case.

Since it’s quite difficult to assemble them in midair with no support, it’s best to have a tissue box ready and glue the pieces to match its shape.

Using the same method, you can also make a pen case or a small container.

It might be fun to find something box-shaped and try recreating it with bag closures.

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Insert the back closure into the hole.

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Insert the back closure into the hole.

If your training tools are simple and portable, it’s easy to do the exercises anytime.

Also, the key to training is to keep at it every day.

Being able to do it casually makes it easier to keep going.

This time, I’ll introduce tools that use a bag closure clip and an empty instant noodle cup.

A bag closure clip is the light blue or white plastic piece that comes on a loaf of bread.

Make a hole in the bottom of the instant noodle cup and put the bag closure clips inside.

Pinching the small, thin clips can be expected to help train the fingertips.

Competing for time or turning it into a team match could make it enjoyable for older adults as well.

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In conclusion

How did you like the craft and recreation ideas using bag closures? When you look at them this way, it’s surprising how many different ways you can use them.

They’re all fun ideas, so if you have lots of bag closures, be sure to enjoy making them!