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[For Seniors] Simple and Fun: Craft Ideas You Can Make with Everyday Items

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What we introduce here are easy craft ideas for older adults.

They’re all easy to incorporate into recreational activities at senior facilities such as day service centers.

Using familiar, everyday materials, these crafts are simple to make, making it easy for seniors to give them a try.

We hope you’ll use craft-making to help stimulate both mind and body.

Since it involves using the hands, it also serves as brain training and can help prevent dementia.

Be sure to read this article and use it as a reference for craft activities.

[For Seniors] Easy and Fun: Craft Ideas You Can Make with Everyday Items (241–250)

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Origami star folding method Origami star tutorial

As a method to foster creativity in recreational activities at senior care facilities, making origami stars is recommended.

Here’s a star you can make from a single sheet of origami paper without using glue.

First, fold the paper and make a cut with scissors to create a pentagon.

From there, add crease lines, fold along those lines to bring it together, and finish by shaping it—done! Some steps may be a bit challenging at first, but you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment when you finish.

It’s also effective for finger rehabilitation, so give it a try.

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Spring floral arrangement

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Spring floral arrangement

Here’s a frame arrangement using materials you can get at a 100-yen shop.

Display it by your front door or in a room to easily bring a sense of spring.

All you need is a frame and artificial flowers.

First, remove the back panel of the frame and check the size.

When attaching the artificial flowers to the back panel, be careful not to let them overlap the edges, or the frame won’t close.

Decide on a layout with a focal flower in the center and surrounding flowers, then trim the stems and attach them slightly inward so the back can close.

If you can close it without crushing the flowers, you’re done.

The steps are simple, making it a great activity for recreation in senior facilities as well.

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Three-dimensional hanging scroll of morning glories

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Three-dimensional hanging scroll of morning glories

We’d like to introduce a morning glory hanging scroll that’s perfect for the season when the rainy season ends and the heat sets in.

Make the morning glories by folding and cutting origami, then attach paper straws to them.

Cut a base into a long rectangular shape like a hanging scroll and punch holes for the straws.

Insert the morning glories with the attached straws into the holes in the base.

If you thread a string through the straws, you can hang it up as a decoration.

Curving the base will give the morning glories a three-dimensional look.

Many older adults associate morning glories with summer, so creating this piece can also help them feel the season.

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A mobile made of pine cones and nuts

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A mobile made of pine cones and nuts

A mobile made of pine cones and nuts is perfect for autumn.

Hang it in your room and you’ll instantly feel the fall atmosphere.

The materials you choose to hang can completely change the vibe of the room, which is why it’s a popular decor item.

It sways with the airflow, so it’s fun to watch and never gets boring.

With just a few items—tree branches, pine cones, nuts, jute twine, scissors, and hanging hardware—you can make one easily.

All you do is attach them to the branch, so the process is smooth.

Be sure to try making one together with everyone!

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Sheep made from a pine cone and natural materials

[Craft] Let's Make Cute Sheep with Acorns and Pine Cones [Takashi Honda]

Sheep made from a pine cone and natural materials

Sheep are adorable animals covered in fluffy white wool, aren’t they? Their charming, sweet expressions make them popular with everyone.

This time, let’s make a sheep using a pine cone.

Prepare an acorn, a sawtooth oak cap, and tendrils from porcelain berry.

Since everything is made from natural materials, it’s exciting to think how rich in character the finished piece will be.

All you do is glue the materials on, so it’s easy for seniors to try as well.

The pine cone represents the sheep’s wool, giving it an irresistibly simple, rustic appeal.

It would also make a delightful gift for someone special.

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Pinecone doll

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Pinecone doll

Pinecone dolls are a perfect craft for autumn.

They’re made using pinecones, acorns, twigs, and dried leaves.

Because they use natural materials, you can appreciate the unique character of each component.

All you need to do is attach the materials with a hot glue gun, so it’s an easy craft for older adults to try.

Touching natural materials allows you to experience the season, which can also help stimulate the minds and bodies of seniors.

By imagining a leaf as a violin, you can complete a doll that looks like it’s playing the violin.

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[For Seniors] Easy and Fun: Craft Ideas You Can Make with Everyday Items (251–260)

Peach Blossom Wreath

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Peach Blossom Wreath

Here’s an introduction to a cute peach blossom wreath made with origami.

Both the wreath base and the peach blossoms are created by combining individual parts.

Since many of the steps are simple, it should be suitable for a large number of older adults to try.

Origami involves thinking ahead to the next steps and the finished piece, so it’s said to have brain-training benefits.

What’s more, the fingers are so closely connected to the brain that they’re often called the “second brain.” Using your fingertips is said to stimulate and activate the brain.

Please consider using this peach blossom wreath activity for recreation.

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