[For Seniors] Perfect Finger Exercises! Seasonal Flower Origami
We’d like to introduce various flower origami projects especially for seniors.
In Japan, beautiful flowers bloom with each of the four seasons.
In spring, there are cherry blossoms; during the rainy season, hydrangeas; in summer, sunflowers; in autumn, cosmos; and in winter, Christmas roses.
Why not try making seasonal flowers with origami?
We’ve gathered many easy projects so that even beginners can enjoy them.
If you love flowers—or if you’re looking for a fine-motor rehab activity—please join us in creating lovely origami flowers together.
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[For Seniors] Perfect Finger Exercises! Seasonal Flower Origami (61–70)
Hydrangea decoration
When we think of the rainy season, hydrangeas come to mind, don’t they? Many people find their hearts soothed just by gazing at their colorful blooms.
This time, we’ll introduce a hydrangea decoration that brightens up the rainy season.
First, prepare your favorite origami paper and fold it in half.
Draw a circle with a pencil, then tear along the line by hand to cut it out.
Paste two sheets of origami onto construction paper, then layer the torn pieces of origami on top.
There are no difficult steps, so it’s a craft that seniors can enjoy with ease—highly recommended.
Finally, sprinkle on beads or stickers, and in no time you’ll have a lovely hydrangea decoration finished.
Colorful hydrangea flower wreath
Let me introduce a hydrangea flower wreath made from origami.
All you need is glue, so it’s easy to prepare.
Once you’ve picked your favorite origami paper, attach a marker piece and keep folding while flipping the paper front and back.
It involves fine work with your fingertips, but that helps stimulate your brain.
Attach the finished flowers to each other and shape them into a wreath.
Be careful not to let them shift until the glue dries.
You can enjoy making them in sizes from small to large, and layering them makes the result even more beautiful.
Give it a try!
Popup card
Let me introduce a hydrangea popup card with a beautifully unfolding flower when you open it.
Prepare seven sheets of origami paper, trim them into small squares, and fold each one into a triangle three times.
Gently round the top edge with your scissors as you cut.
When you open it, it will form a flower shape; cut off just one petal, apply glue, and overlap the edges to adhere it into a cone-like flower.
Fold the finished flowers flat and glue them back-to-back to create the popup mechanism.
Attach them to construction paper along with some leaves, and you’ll have a lovely hydrangea popup card that opens softly.
It makes a delightful message card or birthday card that recipients are sure to enjoy.
Just cut and paste—three-dimensional hydrangeas
Hydrangeas are soothing flowers that we often see during the rainy season, when there’s lots of rain.
Don’t you feel a little uplifted when you see hydrangeas blooming in vibrant colors in the rain? This time, let’s make a particularly eye-catching, three-dimensional hydrangea.
When you display it in your room, it’s so beautiful you might mistake it for the real thing.
Prepare some origami paper and cut it into small pieces.
Then cut several of them into flower shapes.
Roll up some flower paper and attach the flowers to it.
Since it’s just cutting and pasting, it’s easy for anyone to try.
Origami Hydrangea
Hydrangeas come in a rich array of colors, making them a delight to look at.
Even on the same plant, the color can vary from year to year, offering a once-in-a-lifetime kind of beauty.
They look gorgeous when wet with rain and pair perfectly with Japan’s gently rainy monsoon season.
Even on gloomy, rainy days, their charm makes you want to go outside for a walk just to see them.
Let’s make such hydrangeas with origami! It’s highly recommended because you can finish in no time by folding a few pieces of origami and layering them together.
A hydrangea ball bouquet made with origami and tissue paper
Hydrangeas made from tissue paper look very glamorous and really stand out.
Just displaying them in a room instantly brightens the space and brings a soothing presence.
First, prepare tissue paper, accordion-fold it, and secure it with a rubber band.
Then gently fluff open the tissue paper.
Even at this stage it looks like a beautiful hydrangea, but if you make small flowers from origami and attach them, it will look even prettier.
Next, prepare a clear file and cut it into raindrop shapes.
Combine everything together and you’ll have a stylish hydrangea ball bouquet.
Simple hydrangea
When you think of the rainy season, do hydrangea flowers come to mind? Let’s try making hydrangeas out of origami, blooming beautifully in a gentle, steady rain.
There are many ways to fold hydrangeas, but here we’ll introduce an easy method that combines multiple parts.
We’ll fold the cluster of flowers and the leaf pieces.
Since there aren’t many complicated folds, it may be easy for older adults to work on as well.
Once you glue the parts together, it’s complete.
You can hang it on the wall, stick it on a calendar, and more—the possibilities expand with your ideas.
