[For Seniors] Gift It to Someone Special: A Collection of Handmade Birthday Card Ideas

Paper flower shikishi decoration

@tomecomono.craftnngt

I tried decorating a message board with paper flowers. I’d be happy if it gives you some ideas for arranging message boards ☺️✨ This clip is at 5x speed, so please check out the slightly slower 3x version on YouTube♪Shikishipaper flower#Paper Flower ArtTranslationHand-drawn

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If you have paper flowers on hand, this is a shikishi board I’d love for you to make.

By attaching paper flowers as decorations, you can create a lovely shikishi.

Depending on the style of the paper flowers, the board can look cute or take on a more chic impression.

You might sometimes give a bouquet for a birthday, and flowers are essential for celebratory occasions.

Adding flowers to the shikishi as well is likely to delight older adults even more.

If you use paper flowers that match the birthday season, they can also help seniors feel the change of seasons.

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Nakajima Junko

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Round sticker and masking tape design

@chataro_art

Today I tried making a softly colorful birthday card using 100-yen shop round stickers and washi tape 🎉 Balloons and cakes can be finished just by sticking on the stickers—so easy! You might think, “That looks hard…,” but it’s actually super simple 😊 Add it to a birthday or baby gift, or give it as a little surprise for a friend, and it’ll convey your feelings even more and make them happy 💌 Ready-made cards are lovely, but the warmth of something handmade is truly special ✨ Just by changing the color combinations, you can make it pop or chic, so you can enjoy that original touch too 🎨 If you’re thinking, “I want to try making this!” save this and give it a go ♪ I’m also posting lots of other ideas you can make with 100-yen stickers, so take a look if you like ♪ Let’s have fun together 🎂🎈Circle sticker artSticker craft#HandmadeCardBirthday cardBirthday presentHandmade giftSimple craftBirthday card100-yen shop stickersmasking tapeWith childrenCrafting with parents and childrenSimple craft#StayHomeTime#Handmade IdeasDrawing with stickers#BabyGiftGift

♬ Pop and melodic birthday song(840657) – Sara Aris

You’ll find all kinds of items in the sticker section and the masking tape aisle.

With simple colored round stickers and your favorite masking tape, you can make a very cute style of message board.

If you stick a few round stickers as they are, you can make balloons, and with a bit of creative cutting, you can make candles too.

Masking tape can also be cut into triangles and stuck on the paper to make a garland.

Add a heartfelt birthday message, and it’s complete.

It’s a fun way to craft, so it’s also recommended as a recreational activity for older adults.

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Nakajima Junko

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Photo and group message

@sc.sakaishirasagi

The cute message board for June’s birthday party is finished (*´∇｀)Super CourtSuper Court Sakai ShirasagiNursing care facilityJuneBirthday

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Here’s an idea for a birthday message board for seniors that uses a lovely headshot.

Prepare a photo featuring the senior, and cut it so it can be pasted onto the board.

Decorate around the photo with origami flowers, stickers, and other embellishments.

It’s also nice to add several short messages, like a group note.

A heartfelt, handmade birthday message board like this is sure to delight the senior.

A birthday party with a handmade board like this is bound to be filled with smiles.

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Nakajima Junko

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Pop-up birthday card

[Viral on TikTok] How to make a pop-up birthday card 🎂 #birthday #cards #diy

A handmade pop-up birthday card will surprise the person you give it to.

Fold a sheet of paper into a square, then cut it following the video and start creating the mechanism.

It may look difficult, but it’s actually very easy to make.

Attach the cross-shaped mechanism to the base card.

Fold a long, narrow strip of paper into four sections, attach it to the mechanism, and decorate it with your favorite stickers.

Write your message in the open spaces, decorate the cover, and you’re done.

It’s such a simple method that older adults can enjoy making it with ease!

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moko

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Bouquet pop-up

How to make a bouquet pop-up card / How to make Bouquet pop-up card

Why not try making a pop-up bouquet? It’s a birthday card that literally pops out with a bouquet.

You’ve probably received a card with a pop-up bouquet yourself, haven’t you? People often give store-bought ones, but a handmade card will convey your feelings even more.

If you cut a slit in the center of the birthday card and add a ribbon, you can make it look like the bouquet is tucked inside.

Be careful not to make the pop-up too large, or you’ll run out of space to write your message.

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Candle popup

[Birthday] How to make a candle birthday card (pop-up card)

There’s also the idea of making the birthday cake candles pop-up.

With a vertically opening structure—which is rare for birthday cards—you can make the candles as tall as the card itself.

Just candles might feel a bit plain, so try adding elements like gift boxes or a garland.

You can easily recreate a garland by wrapping triangle-cut paper onto short pieces of jute twine.

By the way, if you change the construction, you can make it open horizontally as well, so look into that if needed.

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Endless possibilities with a twist! A card made by folding A4 paper

Origami message card with a hidden pocket (made from a single A4 sheet, can also be used as a small money envelope)

This is a birthday card you can easily make by hand as long as you have A4 paper, like regular copier paper.

Fold an A4 sheet as you would with origami.

There aren’t any particularly difficult folds, so it’s easy for seniors to make and also works as finger dexterity training—two birds with one stone.

It finishes with a mini-book look that’s very stylish! You can even make a secret pocket, so it’s perfect not only as a birthday card for your grandchild but also as a cute envelope for New Year’s gift money.

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miyabi

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