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

treasure chest

A “treasure chest” made with popsicle sticks and interior adhesive sheets is an easy craft that even older adults can enjoy.

First, cut the sheet into your preferred shapes and attach the popsicle sticks.

If you stick them onto a wooden window frame from a 100-yen shop and paint it, it will have the look of a real wooden treasure chest.

Add stickers and decorative parts at the end, and you’ll have a one-of-a-kind, original treasure chest.

The process uses your fingertips, making it a good workout for the brain, and once it’s finished, you can enjoy using it as a small storage box or as a display piece.

Give it a try!

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Weaving a coaster with a paper plate

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Let’s make round yarn coasters that take advantage of a paper plate’s circular shape.

Cut slits around the rim of the paper plate.

The key is to make sure the number of slits is odd.

Thread yarn from the back of the plate through a slit, then across to the slit on the opposite side.

Continue threading the yarn through all the slits, and then start weaving from the center of the plate.

With this method, you can easily make a circular coaster.

Switching yarn colors partway through will create a cute design.

Both paper plates and yarn are sold at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy to gather the materials.

It also sounds fun to make matching coasters together with your child.

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A trivet woven from toilet paper rolls

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A simple-to-make trivet woven using toilet paper rolls has a warm, original feel.

Prepare the materials: disposable chopsticks, toilet paper rolls, cellophane tape, yarn, and a needle.

First, make the base for weaving the trivet using the toilet paper rolls.

Cut the chopsticks in half and tape them vertically around the toilet paper roll, spacing them evenly.

Once that’s ready, string the yarn in an alternating pattern to form the base.

Next, gently loop the yarn over the chopsticks so it sits on top; the key is to drape the yarn lightly and loosely.

Hook the yarn onto the needle and weave around in circles until it forms the shape of a trivet, and you’re done.

Using colorful yarn will give you a bright, cheerful trivet.

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A fluffy, cozy pouch woven from cardboard

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A fluffy, fuzzy pouch you can use for cosmetics or quick outings.

You’d never guess it was woven with cardboard.

Cut slits into both ends of a piece of cardboard and glue chopsticks to it.

Thread yarn through the slits and wrap it around the cardboard.

Using yarn attached to the chopsticks, weave over-under, over-under along the threaded yarn—similar to how you’d use a loom.

Once you’ve woven a sufficient length, cut it free from the cardboard.

Make two woven panels and tie the yarn at the ends to join them.

Turn it inside out, insert an inner pouch, add decorations, and you’re done.

Try making one with fluffy yarn!

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A placemat woven from cardboard

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Add color to your table with a placemat you make yourself.

Create an easy yarn placemat using a cardboard loom.

Tape the edges of the cardboard with duct tape, cut small slits along the edge, then thread yarn into the slits.

The duct tape reinforces the cardboard when you cut it and when you thread the yarn.

After threading the yarn through the slits and wrapping it around, begin weaving.

When weaving, pass the yarn through a dedicated shuttle or a piece of cardboard.

Try changing the yarn color partway through to give it a different look.

When you finish weaving, tie the yarn at both ends to complete your placemat.

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A scarf woven from milk cartons

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With an empty milk carton and some disposable chopsticks, you can make a knitted scarf.

Cut several chopsticks in half and attach them to the milk carton.

Now you’ve got a simple loom.

You can also use thin black bobby pins instead of chopsticks, but the chopsticks are easier to knit with.

By threading the yarn through the chopsticks in sequence, you can knit, so even young children can make a project.

As the knitting progresses and the scarf grows longer and longer, kids will probably get excited watching it.

When you’re finished, add yarn pom-poms to complete a cute scarf.

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straw basket

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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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