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For Seniors: Easy, No-Sew! Felt Craft Ideas

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Felt crafts have a warm, charming feel, don’t they?

In this article, we introduce ideas for felt crafts you can make without sewing.

Since the steps involve cutting and gluing rather than sewing, they’re easy and safe for older adults to enjoy—that’s the appeal!

Craft activities are effective for fine motor exercise and dementia prevention.

They also work well as a communication tool with other seniors.

We’ve gathered items you can display for fun as well as practical pieces, so please use them as a reference.

For Seniors: Simple, No-Sew! Felt Craft Ideas (11–20)

three-dimensional oni ornament

[No-sew] Handmade Setsubun Oni Decorations with Felt / No Pattern Needed / 100-yen Shop DIY / felt / handmade / craft

three-dimensional oni ornament

Here’s an introduction to making a cute oni (demon) out of felt.

Of course it’s perfect for Setsubun season, but it’s so adorable that it also makes a cheerful decorative piece for your room.

Once you’ve prepared the felt, use a compass to cut out circles.

Cut the circles in half and start creating each part.

Combine the finished parts, and you’ll have a three-dimensional, round body.

Next, make the oni’s face and attach it to the body to complete your cute oni! In addition to red and blue, using colors like yellow and green will make it even more vibrant.

Craft activities using felt are perfect for fine motor exercise.

They help build concentration and include brain-training elements, which can also aid in dementia prevention.

Give it a try with older adults!

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Cut-and-paste hydrangea

Just cut and paste ✨ Hydrangeas made with felt #shorts

Cut-and-paste hydrangea

When you think of vibrant flowers that brighten up the damp, muggy rainy season, hydrangeas come to mind, right? Here’s a simple craft that lets you make hydrangeas with ease! Create fluffy pom-poms from yarn, then attach felt pieces cut into flower shapes.

If cutting is difficult for some, staff can assist as needed while you proceed.

For the center of each flower, use pearl-style stickers available at 100-yen shops.

Just by adding these stickers, the flowers look even cuter.

Be sure to include this in your crafting activities to bring a splash of color to your room!

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osmanthus (fragrant orange osmanthus; sweet olive)

[No-sew, Easy] Make Golden Osmanthus with Felt / 100-yen Shop DIY / How to Make Felt Golden Osmanthus

osmanthus (fragrant orange osmanthus; sweet olive)

Speaking of fragrant olive (osmanthus), it’s a popular flower known for its bright yellow blossoms and sweet scent.

How about making one with felt? All you need are small square pieces of yellow felt, flower stamens, and floral tape.

You can buy everything at a 100-yen shop! Cut slits into the yellow felt to form petal shapes and make a hole in the center.

Wrap wire around the flower stamens and attach them to the center of the flower.

Wrap with floral tape, add leaves, and you’re done! It turns out very cute, so it would make a lovely small bouquet gift.

Many older adults will surely find its charming look soothing.

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Just stick-on felt ema (votive plaque)

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Felt creations have a warm, gentle atmosphere, don’t they? If you glue felt pieces onto an ema plaque with wood glue, you can make a lovely piece.

Try making parts like a daruma, Mount Fuji, or the zodiac animals.

It’s such a cute craft that older adults are likely to enjoy it, too.

An ema decorated by placing the pieces wherever you like will be a one-of-a-kind work in the world.

As you make it, you might even get excited reminiscing about New Year’s celebrations from the past.

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[No-Sew] Handmade Kadomatsu Decoration with Felt

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[No-Sew] Handmade Kadomatsu Decoration with Felt

Creations made from felt convey warmth through the nature of the material.

Even a New Year’s decoration like a kadomatsu, which is often associated with the chill of the season, can feel cozy when made from felt.

You might think felt crafts require sewing with needles or a sewing machine, but you can make them without sewing.

Instead of stitching, you attach the felt using a hot glue gun.

While handling a glue gun does require care, it seems accessible for many older adults to participate in making these.

The result is an adorable kadomatsu that would be perfect to display at home, and it would surely be appreciated as a gift for family as well.

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Easy, no sewing needed! Fukumamori

[Simple Craft] [100-Yen Store DIY] Easy and no sewing! Fukumamori (Good Luck Charm) [Summer–Autumn Craft] — Perfect for Respect for the Aged Day 🍀

Easy, no sewing needed! Fukumamori

The “Fukumamori” charm, which can be made without needles or thread, is a project that seniors can work on with confidence.

Cut felt into a 4×12 cm piece, make slits about 8 mm from the top and bottom, then use double-sided tape to sandwich a pom-pom and a string inside.

Decorate by attaching fabric and buttons, and tie the string to complete the owl shape.

By choosing different eye buttons and color combinations, each piece gains a unique expression, resulting in a simple yet polished protective charm.

It’s an inviting and auspicious idea, perfect for displaying in an entryway or on a wall.

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For Seniors: Easy, No-Sew! Felt Craft Ideas (21–30)

Animal Magnets

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Animal Magnets

Let me introduce some cute animal magnets you can make using plastic bottle caps.

Wrap twine around the bottle cap and secure it with glue.

Next, place some stuffing in the center of a round piece of fabric and wrap it up.

Attach the wrapped fabric to the bottle cap so the stuffing doesn’t show, then add felt ears, a face, and hands.

Finally, place a magnet between the twine you wrapped earlier and the bottle cap, secure it, and you’re done.

You can make all kinds of animals, so it would be fun to create them with friends and show them to each other.

Give it a try!

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