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[For Seniors] Add Color to Your Room: A Collection of Flower Craft Ideas

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Here are some flower craft ideas for older adults.

Why not try making seasonal flowers—like tulips, hydrangeas, sunflowers, and cherry blossoms—using tissue paper, construction paper, or origami paper?

In addition to crafts that create the flowers themselves, there are plenty of cute and charming ideas for wall decorations and displays, as well as projects that you’ll want to give as gifts to family and friends once they’re finished.

These are recommended not only for those who love flowers and crafting, but also for anyone looking to exercise their fingers and hands.

Handmade paper flowers never wilt, so once you make them, you can enjoy your favorite blossoms for a long time.

[For Seniors] Add Color to Your Room: Flower Craft Ideas (121–130)

Koinobori and wisteria flowers

May decorations: carp streamers and wisteria 🎏

Koinobori and wisteria flowers

Wisteria blooms with beautiful flowers from mid-April to mid-May.

Let’s display it together with carp streamers, which are a perfect motif for May.

Cut a regular sheet of origami into quarter size, then cut each piece into four again.

Fold it twice into a small triangle, open it back into a square, and continue folding along the creases.

It’s the same method used to make a crane.

Open only the front side to the left and right, and the wisteria blossom is complete.

Make the leaves and carp streamers as well, attach everything to a paper plate, and you’re done.

Enjoy a fun craft that’s full of the seasonal feeling of May.

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Paper cutouts of osmanthus flowers

[Origami] Osmanthus/Flower Kirigami (55) 🌸 fragrant olive

Paper cutouts of osmanthus flowers

Kinmokusei (fragrant orange osmanthus) is a plant that blooms with orange flowers in autumn and is known as one of Japan’s three great fragrant trees—its scent is very popular.

This project shows how to create a pattern resembling a chain of tiny kinmokusei flowers by cutting folded origami.

Fold the origami into a triangle, mark flower shapes on it, then cut along the marks and unfold to reveal a connected row of kinmokusei.

Since it can look flat on its own, it’s also recommended to layer the pieces, glue them onto a backing sheet, or add decorations like stickers to give it a more three-dimensional look.

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chrysanthemum flower

Wall decoration: Two easy types of chrysanthemum flowers made with origami and colored paper (with voice-over). How to make easy chrysanthemum flowers from paper / 2 types.

chrysanthemum flower

There are many varieties of chrysanthemums, aren’t there? Because there are so many types, their peak viewing season lasts throughout most of the year, except during the cold winter months.

Chrysanthemums have long been familiar flowers in Japan, so many older adults likely feel a close connection to them.

Here, we’ll introduce a wall decoration made with origami chrysanthemums.

Fold the origami paper and cut it so that it forms petal shapes.

Open and refold the paper, tie a string at the center, and adjust the petals to finish.

The number of petals will change depending on how you fold the paper.

You can also make beautiful chrysanthemums by creating petals from strip-shaped construction paper and gluing them together.

Let’s decorate with various kinds of chrysanthemums to brighten up the facility.

Being in a room with chrysanthemums is sure to bring a sense of calm to older adults.

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balloon flower

How to make a balloon flower (the easiest rubber balloon version, with almost everything from the 100-yen shop)

balloon flower

It’s a fascinating decoration with a translucent look, as if flowers are blooming inside a balloon.

If you use real flowers, they tend to get damaged when inserting them, so artificial flowers that hold their shape are recommended.

First, set the balloon onto a part made by cutting the mouth of a plastic bottle, then use the gap to insert the flowers inside.

Next, check the position of the flowers and inflate the balloon to finish.

Choosing balloons and an inflation method that let the contents be visible is important.

Adding decorations on the balloon’s surface to make the inside look even more beautiful is also recommended.

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[For Seniors] Add Color to Your Room: Flower Craft Ideas (131–140)

Flower-knot beads made with craft bands

Great for elementary school crafts too. Easy and cute Flower Knot Beads: How to Make Them — Eco Craft/Craft Band for Beginners

Flower-knot beads made with craft bands

Have you ever seen bags made with craft bands or eco-craft bands? Many bags woven from flat bands have a handmade warmth to them.

Here, we’ll introduce flower-knot beads made with craft bands.

Prepare three long, thinly cut strips of craft band and start weaving.

The technique may look complicated, but once you learn it, it should be easy to make.

Because you use your fingertips a lot while weaving, it can also help stimulate the brain.

Once you’ve finished weaving, trim the ends and sprinkle with water.

When water is applied, the adhesive on the band dissolves and then sets.

You can also make beads in different sizes and colors; thread a cord through them to create charms.

They’re recommended for attaching to keys or bags, especially for older adults.

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Gerbera made of felt

What color will you make it? Gerbera made with felt [No-sew easy felt flowers] [100-yen shop DIY]

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.

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Carnation bouquet

Easy! Carnation #MothersDay #Carnation #Origami #MyuAka #Easy

Carnation bouquet

Mother’s Day is in May, isn’t it? Some senior homes and welfare facilities may also hold Mother’s Day events.

When it comes to Mother’s Day gifts, carnations are the classic choice.

Here, we’ll introduce an origami bouquet featuring carnations.

Fold origami paper and use scissors to cut and shape the carnations.

Make the stems and leaves as well, then attach the carnation flowers.

Create several carnations, place them in an origami bouquet sleeve, and you’re done.

The finished bouquets can be presented by staff to senior residents as Mother’s Day gifts.

Of course, this also makes a great craft project for May.

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