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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)

Three-dimensional dandelion

Introducing how to make 3D dandelion flowers using origami! Perfect as spring decorations for March and April—why not make some and hang them on your wall? [Tsukuru-mon]

Three-dimensional dandelion

The dandelion, which blooms with vivid yellow flowers, is a familiar flower even to older adults.

Some people may have made flower crowns with dandelions.

In this article, we introduce dandelion-themed ideas that represent spring.

Cut yellow origami paper into one-quarter width strips lengthwise.

Fold it so it becomes long and narrow, then glue two pieces together and make many small slits.

Be careful not to cut all the way through! Roll it up tightly from one end and secure it with glue to complete the flower.

Make a stem and leaves, and decorate a frame to finish.

It’s a gentle craft that lets you feel the arrival of spring.

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Pressed Flower Calendar

A simple way to make a pressed flower calendar! Great as a gift, too!!

Pressed Flower Calendar

Introducing a pressed flower calendar that captures seasonal blossoms and plants, letting you enjoy the beauty of nature.

Pick flowers and foliage yourself, carefully dry and press them, and pair them with the monthly calendar to create a gently colored, richly expressive piece.

By changing the types of flowers and plants, you can reflect the seasonal feeling of each month.

Lamination turns it into a long-lasting interior decoration, and its natural, warm charm makes it a perfect gift.

Going for walks to find flowers for pressing, and the process of making the pressed flowers and calendar, also involve planning, physical activity, and fine motor practice—activities that may help prevent cognitive decline.

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Hydrangea kusudama

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Hydrangea kusudama

Hydrangeas, with their round, gentle shapes and calm colors, bring a sense of comfort and healing to the heart.

They have a soft, friendly impression that makes them well-liked by older adults, too.

This time, I’ll introduce a hydrangea kusudama.

Its volume gives it a strong presence.

Display it in your room to fully enjoy the rainy season.

All you need is origami paper, so it’s an easy craft to try.

There are many small steps, but since you repeat the same actions often, it becomes simple once you get used to it.

It will surely make a delightful gift for someone special!

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Hydrangea torn-paper collage

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Hydrangea torn-paper collage

Hydrangeas are one of the flowers that represent the rainy season.

This time, we’re introducing an idea for expressing them using chigiri-e, a collage technique where you paste finely torn pieces of paper.

There are many colors that can represent hydrangeas—blue, light blue, indigo, ultramarine, and purple.

Once you’ve prepared your preferred colors, tear them into pieces as small as possible.

If you paste them so they follow the outline and spread outward from the center, it’s easier to express the shape of the flower.

The hands contain many nerves and sensors and are often called a second brain.

The stimulation gained by using the fingers is sent to the brain and can be expected to help activate brain function.

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

Hydrangea decoration

[Origami] How to Make a Hydrangea Decoration

Hydrangea decoration

Here’s how to make a hydrangea decoration with origami.

First, prepare origami paper in the color you want for your hydrangeas.

Cut it into small squares, then fold it vertically, horizontally, and diagonally to make crease lines.

Fold it small, make a few cuts, and when you open it up, it will form the shape of a flower.

Attach eight flowers to a round piece of origami paper, and your hydrangea is complete.

Use green origami paper to make leaves, and create a frame in any color you like to decorate it.

It’s fun to think about where to place each flower, isn’t it? Adding little raindrops as accents really brings out the rainy season mood.

Give it a try!

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Hydrangea Snail

[Origami] Hydrangea Snail — cute, adorable, playful, easy, rainy season

Hydrangea Snail

Here’s a cute and playful hydrangea snail made with origami.

Both the hydrangea and the snail are easy to fold, and you can mix and match them however you like.

First, make the snail out of origami paper.

Cut out the eye parts to give it a sweet expression.

For the hydrangea, fold a small square of origami and round off the top and bottom edges with scissors.

When you open it up, you’ll have an adorable flower.

Attach the hydrangea flower to the snail’s back, and it’s done.

You can change the snail’s expression with the eyes and create your own unique hydrangea snail by varying how you place the flowers.

Since there are no difficult steps, it’s also recommended for activities in senior care facilities.

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Hydrangea decoration

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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.

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