[For Seniors] Easy Felt Craft: Warm and Cozy Projects
Felt is a recommended material for handmade crafts because it allows you to create pieces that feel soft and warm to the touch.
It also comes in a wide range of colors, making it fun to enjoy vibrant, colorful combinations.
In this article, we introduce craft projects using felt that are suitable for older adults.
We’ve gathered a variety of ideas, from decorative items to practical ones like small containers and coasters.
You’re sure to find something you like.
Felt crafts require fine finger movements, making them great for finger dexterity training for seniors.
They can also stimulate the brain and may help prevent cognitive decline.
Give it a try!
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[For Seniors] Easy Felt Crafts: Warm and Cozy Projects (21–30)
Hydrangeas made of felt
Let me introduce felt hydrangeas that you can display in a small bud vase on the table.
Fold small square pieces of felt and trim the corners to make them rounded.
Using felt in colors like light blue, pink, or purple will give it the look of real hydrangeas.
Sew the centers of the felt hydrangea pieces and thread a craft wire through the middle.
Add leaves and bundle several stems together.
The key is to shape them like a rounded bouquet.
These small, charming hydrangeas are likely to bring a sense of calm even to older adults.
Gerbera made of felt
Gerberas bloom in vibrant colors like orange, red, and yellow.
Just seeing their fully spread petals can lift your spirits.
Let’s try making gerberas out of felt.
For the brown or black center of the flower, wrap thinly cut strips of felt around a wire to form the pistil.
Then cut felt into petal shapes, wrap them, and attach them as well.
The finished gerberas are nice because older adults can display them at home.
Making several and arranging them into a bouquet to give to a senior celebrating a birthday would likely be very well received.
[For Seniors] Easy Felt Crafts: Warm and Cozy Projects (31–40)
No-sew cherry blossom corsage
Introducing a cherry blossom corsage that’s perfect for ceremonies like entrance ceremonies.
Although it looks glamorous, you can make it without using a needle and thread.
What you’ll need: pink and light green felt, flower stamens, wire, brown floral tape, a corsage pin, and ribbon.
For the flower, cut the felt into a circle and make five slits to divide it into equal parts.
Round the corners and cut the tips into a jagged shape.
Wrap the stamens onto the wire, thread the felt on, and secure it with glue.
Use the light green felt to make the calyx, then wrap and secure everything with tape along the wire.
Make several of the same flower and bundle them together with tape.
Attach a corsage pin to the stem, secure it again with tape, and finish by wrapping a ribbon.
There are no complicated steps, so you can proceed with confidence.
Give it a try as a bit of finger exercise, too.
Fukumamori
Let’s give a no-sew owl charm! Here are some ideas for a “Fukumamori.” Combining the owl motif—said to bring good fortune—with a protective amulet wishing for the recipient’s health, a Fukumamori is a gift that conveys how much you care.
You’ll need felt, fabric, buttons, bead stickers, string, beads, scissors, double-sided tape, and glue.
You can customize the design and colors, so try making one to match the recipient’s tastes and image.
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!
Flower basket
Here’s an introduction to a flower basket craft that makes use of plastic bottle caps.
After you finish drinking juice or tea from a plastic bottle, keep the cap.
Wrap and glue paper cord around the small cap to make a basket.
Cut slits into a long strip of felt so it forms petal shapes.
Sew the felt with a needle to create a single flower.
Attach a craft pearl to the center of the flower, decorate the basket, and it’s complete.
It takes a bit of sewing with a needle, but that extra step lets you make very cute flowers.
It’s a project that older adults can likely do while seated, chatting with those around them.
Ribbon mini tray
It’s handy to have a small tray for things like candy or a seal stamp, isn’t it? This time, we’ll introduce a felt mini tray you can make without sewing.
You’ll make it by bonding a square piece of felt to a piece of cotton fabric of the same size.
Since you’ll use craft adhesive, there’s no need for a sewing machine or needles.
It seems accessible for seniors as well.
Insert a ribbon between the layers of fabric and glue it in place.
When the tray is finished, tying the ribbon will complete a cute mini tray.
Bringing their own finished piece home to use may also give seniors a sense of accomplishment.