[For Seniors] Lovely Christmas Crafts: Easy Ideas Using Recycled Materials and 100-Yen Shop Supplies

Felt Christmas garland

Just cut and paste. Easy felt Christmas garland / How to make a felt Christmas garland / 100-yen shop DIY / Christmas ornaments / Christmas crafts / Christmas project

Why not brighten up your room by handmaking a garland with Christmas-colored felt? All it takes is cutting, rolling, and gluing felt, and you’ll end up with a stylish, cozy piece! First, cut felt into holly shapes in two sizes—large and small—and glue them together.

Next, cut the felt into circles, snip them into a spiral, and create flowers by rolling from the tip while gluing as you go.

The trick is to make flowers in different colors and various sizes! Finally, attach each piece to jute twine, and you’re done.

It’s a craft that uses fine motor skills, so be sure to include it in your day service’s winter craft activity!

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miyabi

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ball ornament

How to Make “Ball Ornaments”! Cute and Easy Decorations with Felt [Felt Crafts: Small Items & Christmas Decorations] | DIY Felt Ball Ornaments Tutorial

Here’s an introduction to making a cute spherical ornament out of felt.

First, create a circular template and use it to cut out circles from felt.

Cut five pieces each in two colors, such as red and green, then cut them in half and glue them together with a hot glue gun.

Be careful not to burn yourself, as the glue gun gets very hot.

After making two half-spheres, attach a bell with a thread to the bottom, and a ribbon with a pearl bead to the top.

That’s it! Simply by changing the colors, you can create ornaments with either a Western or Japanese feel—aren’t they lovely?

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Poinsettia wall decoration

[Christmas Decorations] Easy December Poinsettia Wall Decoration [Activities for Seniors] Poinsettia wall decoration

This decoration features a poinsettia—an essential motif for Christmas—made by layering leaf parts in red and green.

Fold origami and cut it to create six-directional leaf pieces, then make them in different sizes and stack them to add a three-dimensional feel.

Adding a small indentation in the center gives it a realistic look that seems to spread outward.

It’s also recommended to try variations such as using crepe paper to change the overall mood, or putting extra care into decorating the backing board to which it’s attached.

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Christmas wreath at the mall

[Easy] Sparkly Tinsel ✨ How to Make a Christmas Wreath 🎅 [All from the 100-yen shop 🌲] Just twist! DIY How to Make a Christmas Wreath.

Introducing an easy-to-make Christmas wreath that only requires twisting pipe cleaners from a 100-yen shop.

This craft uses your fingertips extensively, making it effective for fine-motor rehab for seniors! Why not include it in your preparations for Christmas events? To make it, overlap the ends of two pipe cleaners and twist them together, then clamp a pen, straw, or battery between the pipe cleaners and twist two or three times.

Repeat this process, and once you’ve wrapped to the end, form a circle and twist the two ends together to connect—done! Adding ribbon-shaped pipe cleaners or decorative stickers will make it even more festive.

Try making it with your favorite colors and get into the Christmas spirit.

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Christmas tree wall decoration made with origami

Easy Origami Christmas Tree Wall Decoration (with voice narration)

Let’s decorate your walls with a must-have Christmas item—a tree—to build excitement for the season.

The key is to layer pieces cut from three sheets of origami paper to clearly convey the tree’s three-dimensional feel.

Fold the origami into a triangular screen shape, trim the edges, and attach the pieces while keeping the stepped layers in mind.

Adding wooden pieces and ornaments helps make it unmistakably a Christmas tree.

You can use a single tree as a decorative accent, or line several up to create a large tree—there are many ways to use this idea.

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