[For Seniors] Small craft ideas: for yourself and as gifts!

minibasket

[Papercraft] Easy! Make a Basket with a Paper Cup and Paper String / At-Home Time / Quilling / Basket

A big appeal of handmade crafts is that you can easily enjoy them with familiar materials, right? Here’s a paper craft that will make people think, “I might be able to do this!” How about a mini basket made with paper cord and a paper cup, both available at 100-yen shops? Use the paper cup as a base and wrap the paper cord around and around, securing it with glue or double-sided tape.

Next, braid some paper cord separately to make the basket handle.

Attach the handle to the base, add any decorations you like, and you’re done! It’s also great for finger exercises, so give it a try.

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miyabi

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Vase mat & coasters

Vase mat and coasters made with string and paper plates (Monthly Day, August 2021) #craft #elderly #nursingCare #dayService #easy #handKnitting

Colorful and cute coasters woven from string.

You might think they’re difficult to make, but actually, if you use a paper plate as the base and weave onto it, you can create simple, customizable coasters with repetitive steps.

Cut evenly spaced slits, 2 cm apart, around the rim of the paper plate.

Tape the end of the string to the back of the plate, thread it through a slit, and then continue threading the string so it radiates outward like spokes.

Next, starting from the center, weave another string over and under the spokes alternately, continuing until you reach your desired size.

It’s also cute to change colors partway through or add beads to the fringe!

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Pen holder with large capacity

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A recommendation for those who keep diaries or love drawing! Here’s an idea for a pen holder that can store a lot.

Do you keep a daily journal or enjoy sketching as a hobby? This practical item is perfect for you.

Let’s make a pen holder out of drinking straws that can hold various types of pens.

You’ll need a paper cup, scissors, straws in your favorite colors, a hot glue gun, cardboard, and some decorative materials.

It looks like it’ll be useful not only for pens but also for storing small items!

A basket made by braiding

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Recommended for those who like to focus on hands-on work! Here are some ideas for woven baskets you can make by braiding.

In recent years, stores have offered a wide variety of straw colors, making color selection part of the fun with these woven basket projects! The finished result looks so good you might not believe it’s made from straws—and you may even want to give it as a gift.

You’ll need supplies like two different colors of straws, tape, scissors, and so on.

You can also customize the basket size by changing the color combinations and the length of the straws!

Kalimba

[Warimba] I tried making a kalimba out of disposable chopsticks! #shorts

Are you familiar with an instrument called the kalimba? It’s an African instrument that you play by plucking thin metal tines with your fingers.

Other than the thin metal parts, the rest is made of wood.

Let’s try making the wooden part using disposable chopsticks.

Cut bamboo chopsticks to half their length and glue them together with wood glue.

Once the chopsticks are glued into a single board-like piece, attach chopsticks fitted with hairpins and secure them with rubber bands.

Adjust the position of the hairpins to tune the notes, and you’re done.

Once it’s finished, it can be fun for seniors to play together in a little concert along with music.

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Nakajima Junko

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Christmas ornament

[Daycare/Kindergarten] Christmas crafts with popsicle sticks! Let’s make ornaments♪

Here are some ideas for making Christmas ornaments using popsicle sticks, an everyday material.

Line up the sticks on a sheet of paper, glue them down, and paint them to create a cute snowman.

A hat made from the sticks adds a fun accent and gives the piece character.

Change the lengths of the sticks and it transforms into a tree.

Decorate it with stickers and ribbons for a festive touch.

You can also fix the sticks together at their tips to form a star shape—the possibilities are endless.

Since you’re upcycling materials, it’s eco-friendly, and it stimulates fine motor skills and creativity while giving you the joy of displaying your finished work at home.

Making them with family or friends will make the Christmas atmosphere even more exciting.

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Christmas ornament

[Daycare/Kindergarten] Christmas crafts with popsicle sticks! Let’s make ornaments♪

Here are some ideas for making Christmas ornaments using popsicle sticks, an everyday material.

Line up the sticks on a sheet of paper, glue them down, and paint them to create a cute snowman.

A hat made from the sticks adds a fun accent and gives the piece character.

Change the lengths of the sticks and it transforms into a tree.

Decorate it with stickers and ribbons for a festive touch.

You can also fix the sticks together at their tips to form a star shape—the possibilities are endless.

Since you’re upcycling materials, it’s eco-friendly, and it stimulates fine motor skills and creativity while giving you the joy of displaying your finished work at home.

Making them with family or friends will make the Christmas atmosphere even more exciting.

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kojifumi

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