[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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[For Seniors] Add Color to Your Room: Flower Craft Ideas (11–20)
Pop-up rose card
Here’s a birthday card that reveals a large rose when you open it.
We’ll make the rose using three circles cut from construction paper.
Cut the paper into petal shapes, and use a stick to curl the tips.
Glue the three petal pieces to the card base with craft glue.
A lovely rose card like this is sure to delight older adults.
What’s more, a realistic rose card can be an enjoyable craft project for seniors as well.
It also makes a great gift for family members.
Mini carnation arrangement
Here’s a mini carnation arrangement you can make with construction paper.
First, cut small squares from the paper and fold each one into a triangle three times.
Trim the edges to neaten it, then unfold to reveal a flower shape.
Use a bamboo skewer or toothpick to gently curl the petals for a more natural look.
Thread craft wire through the center and secure it with a pearl bead.
Gather the petals toward the center and glue them in place.
Layer a few flowers to add more dimension.
Decorate with a ribbon, and place the stem into a paper-cup vase for a perfect Mother’s Day gift.
Why not make one to show your appreciation?
Cherry blossom wall decoration
Let’s make a cherry-blossom wall decoration that lets you feel the arrival of spring even indoors.
You’ll need origami paper, a craft punch, scissors, and similar supplies.
The appeal is that you can make it with materials you have on hand.
Prepare dark pink origami paper and fold it twice to form a triangle.
After folding along the creases several times, mark it with a pen and cut with scissors.
When you unfold it, you’ll have a cherry blossom with beautifully symmetrical petals.
Make another blossom the same way using light pink origami in a slightly smaller size, and create leaves from green origami.
Accordion-fold the leaves to add veins for a realistic look.
Use a craft punch to make the center parts of the blossoms and attach them, and your cherry blossoms are ready.
Mount them on a backing sheet, and your lovely cherry-blossom wall decoration is complete.
Plum wreath
Here is an idea for making a plum blossom wreath with felt that lets you enjoy a traditional Japanese atmosphere.
Cut slits into a rectangular piece of felt, then round off the ends to create petal shapes.
Thread a string through the slits and gather the felt; after trimming the string, tie it off and shape it into a flower.
Secure it firmly with glue, and decorate with metallic beads or other embellishments to complete each flower component.
Finally, arrange the flowers evenly on a wooden ring and glue them in place to finish a beautiful plum blossom wreath.
Enjoy the soft feel of felt while moving your fingers—it can also help stimulate the brain.
It’s a heartwarming craft that brings a sense of Japanese elegance to your room just by displaying it.
A simple rose
Here’s a felt rose you can make in just five minutes.
Cut a piece of felt into a 10 cm diameter circle, then cut it into a spiral and roll it from the outside in to form the flower.
Make a hole to thread the stem through.
Curl the tip of a green chenille stem (pipe cleaner), apply glue, pass it through the bottom of the flower, and secure it—that’s it, you’re done in no time.
You can also cut the edges of the flower portion into a scalloped shape for a different look.
There are many ways to use it: skip the stem and attach it to a wreath or flower crown, or make many to create a bouquet of roses.
It’s safe and easy, making it a great recommendation for preventing cognitive decline and as an occupational therapy activity in eldercare facilities.
Lily of the valley corsage
I made a lily-of-the-valley corsage, which is in season from April to June.
Thread beads onto wire to form the core.
Cut white felt into a circle, make six slits, round the corners, and trim the tips.
Cut a slit in the center, thread the wire through, and then attach the felt to the beads.
Adjust the size as you glue to create bud and flower pieces.
Bundle them so they don’t overlap and secure with tape.
It looks neat if you arrange them like a triangle with the top as the apex.
Tape on a corsage pin, attach felt leaves, wrap with ribbon, and you’re done.
It also creates a spring-like atmosphere as interior decor or a wall ornament.
Give it a try!
[For Seniors] Add Color to Your Room: A Collection of Flower Craft Ideas (21–30)
Bouquet of carnations
The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day.
On Mother’s Day, we give carnations to express our everyday gratitude.
Many seniors have probably received or given carnations on Mother’s Day.
Here’s a craft idea that may bring back memories while you make it.
Crumple origami paper to create carnations.
Doing this expresses the frilly petals of a carnation.
For seniors, gripping the origami also provides a bit of hand exercise.
Make the stem and leaves from construction paper, and attach the carnation flower.
Making several carnations into a bouquet to give as a gift to the seniors’ families would be lovely, too.