[For Seniors] Add Color to Your Room: A Collection of Flower Craft Ideas
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.
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poinsettia
Why not try making a poinsettia using felt, which you can easily find at 100-yen shops? Cut the pattern slightly larger, layer it over the felt, and cut the felt together with the pattern—this makes it easier to cut.
Then use wood glue to create fold lines.
Make two red pieces and one green piece, stack them, punch a hole in the center, and thread through a bundle of three cotton swabs wrapped together with floral tape to finish.
You can display it in your entryway, wear it as a corsage on your chest, or attach it to a bag for a cute touch.
A wreath of double-flowered cherry blossoms
Many seniors eagerly look forward to the cherry blossoms blooming, don’t they? Before the blossoms open outdoors, why not fold cherry blossoms indoors and feel the arrival of spring a little early? This delicate craft is completed by making several small cherry blossoms and layering them.
There are many fine steps, but you’ll feel a real sense of accomplishment when it’s finished.
Let’s make each petal one by one using small pink origami paper.
Glue the petals together, attach the leaves, and your cherry blossom is complete.
Make several blossoms to form a wreath, or decorate a garland or a wall—any of these would look lovely.
Enjoy trying different arrangements!
Collage of cherry blossoms
Why not feel the arrival of spring with a cherry blossom collage? Prepare a sheet of stiff black cardstock and cut it in half.
Use a cherry blossom craft punch to cut designs from patterned paper or origami, making lots of blossoms.
Draw the tree trunk on the black cardstock with a white colored pencil, then glue on the blossoms.
Layer them so they overlap and fill in the gaps.
When applying glue, don’t coat the entire piece—apply it only to part of each blossom and attach it lightly to create a three-dimensional effect.
The contrast of vivid blossoms against the black cardstock makes for a beautiful piece.
Because it uses fine finger movements, it’s great for finger dexterity training for seniors.
Consider incorporating it into craft recreation activities at senior care facilities.
Hanging ornaments made from felted wool balls
Don’t many Japanese people like cherry blossoms? Perhaps because they’re also a representative flower of Japan, cherry blossoms go well with Japanese-style crafts.
A hanging ornament made from yarn balls decorated with cherry blossoms also has a traditional Japanese feel.
Use a balled-up piece of aluminum foil as the core and wrap yarn around it and around it.
Attach strings to the top and bottom of the yarn ball.
Make cherry blossom flowers out of felt and glue them onto the yarn ball.
Adding cherry leaves will enhance the cherry-blossom look.
You can hang it indoors as is, or add hardware and use it as a keychain—both are recommended.
Three-dimensional cherry blossom paper flower
Using colored construction paper or TANT paper to make three-dimensional cherry blossoms can be tricky, right? For anyone who finds that difficult, try making cherry blossoms with a craft punch.
With a craft punch, you can create 3D blossoms very easily.
After punching out the cherry blossom shapes, start adding creases.
Making these creases is the key to creating dimensional flowers! Make small cuts between the petals, then use a stylus or a pencil to gently curl the petals.
Press down the center, attach beads, and your cherry blossom is complete.
They look lovely when added to message cards or colored paper.
Give it a try!
hydrangea
Here is a no-sew hydrangea made from felt.
Cut two petals of the same shape from felt in different colors.
Thread them onto a wire; use hot glue on one of the pieces to secure it in a three-dimensional form.
Once that’s done, thread the second piece from the back and layer it.
Attach a bead or similar item in the center to complete one flower.
Make about eight of these and combine them into one bloom.
Then make about two leaves per bloom.
They look cute displayed in a vase or made into a corsage.
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Dandelions and Horsetails
These wall decorations are recommended for care facilities and let you feel the arrival of spring indoors.
Crumple yellow origami paper to create a soft texture, then shape it into a circle.
By attaching small cut pieces of origami, you can express the fluffy, three-dimensional look of dandelion flowers.
For the leaves, cut green origami into rectangles, draw vein patterns, and make slits so they connect.
For the stems, roll thin, elongated strips of origami to give them a solid three-dimensional feel—this is key.
To depict grass, cut green origami into jagged shapes and place them randomly.
For horsetails, use brown origami, forming rounded shapes; arranging them at slightly different heights will create a more natural scene.
