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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: A Collection of Flower Craft Ideas (21–30)

Tulips at the mall

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Tulips at the mall

Here’s how to make an easy and cute tulip using chenille stems (pipe cleaners).

Prepare two chenille stems in your favorite color for the petals and two green ones for the leaves.

Fold each stem in half, stack the folded points together, twist them, then align the ends with the knot at the top.

Twist the aligned part to secure it—this completes the leaf.

For the flower, twist once at the center while the stems are still aligned, then fold up again and twist to secure.

Round the shapes, and curl the extended ends to form the petals.

Make three identical petal pieces and glue them together to complete the flower.

Attach the flower and leaves to a plastic stick to finish your chenille-stem tulip.

Wrapping it or bundling several together into a bouquet makes it even more decorative.

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Spring floral arrangement

[100-Yen Artificial Flowers / Seria] How to Make a Spring Frame Arrangement / Easy, Cute Handmade Home Decor / Great for Gifts

Spring floral arrangement

Here’s a frame arrangement using materials you can get at a 100-yen shop.

Display it by your front door or in a room to easily bring a sense of spring.

All you need is a frame and artificial flowers.

First, remove the back panel of the frame and check the size.

When attaching the artificial flowers to the back panel, be careful not to let them overlap the edges, or the frame won’t close.

Decide on a layout with a focal flower in the center and surrounding flowers, then trim the stems and attach them slightly inward so the back can close.

If you can close it without crushing the flowers, you’re done.

The steps are simple, making it a great activity for recreation in senior facilities as well.

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[For Seniors] Add color to your room: A collection of flower craft ideas (31–40)

Teddy Bear Carnation

For Mother's Day! I tried making a little bear with carnations ♡ #flowerpaper #tissuepaperflowers #preschoolcrafts #occupationaltherapy

Teddy Bear Carnation

Introducing an adorable bear-shaped carnation decoration.

Prepare tissue paper, a straw, masking tape, glue, and construction paper to get started.

Using red tissue paper, make two large carnations and three small carnations, then glue them together in the shape of a bear’s face.

Wrap green masking tape around the straw and attach two leaves made from construction paper.

Glue the bear face to the prepared straw.

Soak black tissue paper in water, roll it into small balls, and attach them with glue as the bear’s nose and eyes, adjusting for overall balance.

Let it dry, and you’re done.

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Tsumami-zaiku style corsage

[No-Sew] Works with both Japanese and Western styles! Felt tsumami-zaiku ideas / Graduation corsage / Hair accessory / Girls’ Day / First seasonal festival / Shichi-Go-San / Felt cherry blossoms / 100-yen shop DIY / DIY Felt Cherry Blossom

Tsumami-zaiku style corsage

Tsumami-zaiku flowers are adorable, but having to use thread and needles can be a hassle.

This version is made with felt and doesn’t require any thread or needles.

It’s easy because there’s no sewing involved, so please give it a try.

First, cut the felt into 4 cm squares, fold them, pinch into shape, and secure with small amounts of hot glue.

Finally, trim the tip to resemble the end of a cherry blossom petal.

Once you’ve made five petals, attach them to a felt base.

It’s easier to work on a silicone mat, so give that a try.

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Cherry blossom corsage

[No-Sew] Make a Cherry Blossom Corsage with Felt / Entrance Ceremony / How to Make a Felt Cherry Blossom Corsage

Cherry blossom corsage

Let’s make a small, cute cherry blossom corsage.

This one is made with felt, and since you can assemble it without sewing, it’s great for recreational activities for seniors.

Cut small pieces of felt and make slits to form the cherry blossom petals.

Attach wire to flower stamens (flower peps), then secure them to the petals.

Use a glue gun to shape the flower so it looks three-dimensional.

Make the calyx with green felt and wrap brown floral tape around the wire.

Bundle several cherry blossoms made in the same way to complete the piece.

It’s a perfect motif for the cherry blossom season, as well as entrance and graduation ceremonies.

It would also make a delightful gift for a grandchild.

Try making this piece and give it to someone special.

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Spring flower wreath

[Cut and paste only] Spring wreath made with felt / 100-yen shop DIY / How to make a felt wreath / cherry blossom wreath / spring wreath

Spring flower wreath

Introducing a spring-like floral wreath you can make with materials from a 100-yen shop.

Wrap yarn around the wreath base so there are no gaps, and attach a hanging string with glue.

For decorations, use yarn balls made by wrapping yarn around tissue paper, along with felt flowers.

To make the flowers, cut the felt into small triangles and glue them together.

When you open up the connected felt, the flower is complete.

It’s fun to add your favorite embellishments like ribbons to create a one-of-a-kind wreath.

Since the steps are simple, it’s also recommended as a recreational activity in senior facilities.

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flower decoration

We’ll make lovely floral decorations using fabric scraps. You can arrange them in various ways with these flower ornaments.

flower decoration

We all long for a life with flowers, don’t we? Buying seasonal flowers once a week and enjoying them as you go about your days—how elegant that sounds! For those who think, “But flowers are hard to care for,” I recommend these fabric-scrap flowers.

There are many steps involved, including fine hand-stitching, so this is best suited for people who are good with their hands.

You stuff a small piece of fabric—about the size of a tiny cookie—with cotton, stitch it closed, and then combine the parts to form a flower.

Just hearing that probably gives you a sense of how much work it takes, but the feeling when you finish will surely be immense.

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