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

Keyed frame

For Father’s Day or your dad’s birthday / Handmade gift / You can make a toy poodle key-hanger frame using dollar-store pipe cleaners and a photo frame #shorts

This key-hanging frame is perfect for grandparents who are always searching all over for that key, wondering where they put it.

Its cute design makes it nice to keep by the front door, so they’ll likely enjoy using it.

First, prepare some chenille stems (pipe cleaners) and a photo frame from the 100-yen shop.

Roll the pipe cleaners into spirals to make a dog’s head, nose, and paws.

Once you’ve made them, attach them to the lower part of the photo frame.

Then stick some hooks—also from the 100-yen shop—in the empty space at the top, and you’re done.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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A small bag made from scrap materials

[Mother’s Day / Father’s Day] Upcycle scrap materials × dollar-store items for a cute mini gift! #shorts

Let’s make use of milk cartons! Here are some ideas for small bags made from scrap materials.

Many people probably throw milk cartons away after using them, right? This time, why not try making a bag using that kind of waste material? You’ll need scissors, tape, fabric scraps, and double-sided fabric tape, among other things.

The look changes depending on the fabric’s design and texture, which is really fun.

The time you spend making it to suit the recipient’s taste could become a memory in itself.

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

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

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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straw basket

Let's Make and Play Channel (9): Straw Basket

Here’s an introduction to a basket made with drinking straws that also works well as a room decoration.

Cut the straws and tie them with twine to make a cross shape.

Add more straws to extend the length, then weave them.

Keep folding and adding straws repeatedly as you go.

Fold the bottom section and secure it with cellophane tape, then trim off any excess straws.

By changing the angle of the overlapping folds, you can also change the size of the basket.

Try getting creative with the design and make baskets in shapes that older adults will enjoy.

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Nakajima Junko

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Watermelon fan

In summer, I used popsicle sticks to make a watermelon folding fan, handmade DIY, parent-child h

Here’s how to make a watermelon fan using popsicle sticks.

Gather popsicle sticks, wire, colored construction paper, and glue.

Prepare five popsicle sticks and drill a hole at the bottom of each stick.

Thread the wire through the holes to bind them together.

Cut the construction paper into a fan-shaped watermelon slice, and use colored paper to create the rind and seeds to form the watermelon design.

Open and close the fan as you assemble it so the shape and movement work smoothly, then finish it up.

Add your name or decorations to create your own original fan.

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