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

Simple paper poinsettia decoration

[Christmas] Easy paper poinsettia decoration you can make right away (with voice commentary) – Easy paper Christmas Poinsettia decoration

Let’s make a poinsettia—the plant that adds festive flair to Christmas—using construction paper.

Pay attention to the size of each part and how you layer them; that’s the key to creating a three-dimensional look.

Cut the red paper into a leaf shape that spreads in four directions, then stack two identical pieces to create a shape that spreads in eight directions.

Next, cut the green paper into leaves larger than the red ones, and glue the red piece on top of the green to complete the poinsettia.

It has a three-dimensional feel, yet the paper base makes it easy to incorporate into all kinds of decorations.

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I’m going to make a countdown calendar to Christmas with origami! #origamiToy box#omotyabako#origami　#Christmas

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Have you ever made a countdown calendar like “25 days until graduation” back in your school days? Since they’re often made by the whole class, each page tends to carry a certain passionate feeling that really captures the essence of youth.

So, why not make a page-a-day countdown calendar to Christmas to get into the holiday spirit? It would be fun to divide up the work with your family or make it together with friends.

Each page will show its own personality—you might even feel like making one for the entire year!

Santa Claus and Presents

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The gold coins that Saint Nicholas threw into poor households happened to land in stockings that were drying by the fireplace.

Thanks to those coins, everyone became happy.

From this anecdote came the custom of putting Christmas presents in stockings.

It’s a lovely story, isn’t it? Did you also receive presents in your stockings when you were children? Let’s use Santa and presents as decorations for the calendar.

Presents can be box-shaped, a big sack, or of course the stocking type—anything is OK! It would be great to create a colorful calendar!

gingerbread man

[Christmas Origami] Easy, Cute Gingerbread Man Folding Method / Origami Gingerbread Man

Do you know the Gingerbread Man? It’s the brown, person-shaped figure you often see during the Christmas season.

That’s called a Gingerbread Man, and it’s a human figure made from gingerbread or ginger cookies.

These days, it appears not only at Christmas but also at Halloween and Easter in different shapes.

How about folding a gingerbread man with origami and making a calendar? Adding small accents like a ribbon or a hat is the key to making it extra cute!

Christmas tree made with origami

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Why are fir trees used for Christmas trees? It varies by country, but in Germany it’s believed that little spirits dwell in fir trees, and that decorating them with food and presents brings good luck.

In Japan, do many places substitute cedar trees? Let’s try folding a Christmas tree with origami and make a calendar that features it.

The folding method is surprisingly simple, so please share it with everyone.

You can also use pipe cleaners or beads to decorate the tree!

Christmas tree made with an eraser stamp

[Eraser stamps] I’m making a December calendar with Christmas stamps 🎄

Eraser stamps are a lot of fun, even if you feel a little sorry for the eraser itself.

A similar activity might be the rubber block prints we made in elementary school art class, right? I remember carving the zodiac animals to use on New Year’s cards.

If you’re good with your hands, making a calendar with eraser prints would be great, too.

Try carving Christmas-related motifs like fir trees, stars, presents, and snow.

Your sense of style will show in how you combine them and arrange the colors.

And please be very careful with the carving tools!

Simple Christmas decorations

[Christmas Origami] Easy! Cute Santa, Reindeer, Tree, and Snowman Folding Instructions / Christmas Decorations Ornaments – Origami Christmas Ornament

These days, supermarkets and convenience stores start putting up Christmas decorations even before December.

It’s exciting how the year-end mood suddenly ramps up, but there’s also something a bit lonely about the year coming to a close.

How about you all? I think a calendar featuring all the Christmas characters—Santa, reindeer, snowmen—would be a lot of fun.

You can make them all, including the Christmas tree, by arranging triangles.

If there’s a chance to make it together, you could even divide up the tasks—like having Yamada-san make the reindeer.