[For Seniors] Stylish and Cute! Handmade Christmas Card Ideas
How about making handmade Christmas cards to give as gifts this Christmas?
Come December, many senior care facilities host Christmas parties.
One of the highlights of these parties is the gift exchange.
Why not create a heartwarming handmade Christmas card as a gift for seniors?
A handmade present is sure to bring more smiles to their faces.
We’ve gathered many ideas with simple steps and materials that are easy to prepare.
Seniors can also make them during craft activities and give them as gifts to their grandchildren.
Please use these ideas to help with your handmade Christmas card making.
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[For Seniors] Stylish and Adorable! Handmade Christmas Card Ideas (1–10)
Cute Christmas tree made of origami
There are lots of patterns for origami paper, like stripes and polka dots.
Some papers are made with shiny materials, too.
This project makes the most of those patterns and textures.
Prepare a Christmas tree template that shows the order for pasting the origami pieces, along with some construction paper.
Place the template on the construction paper and start pasting on strips of origami paper that you’ve cut into short, narrow pieces.
If you have several kinds of origami ready to choose from, older adults can also enjoy the time spent selecting patterns and textures.
After you’ve pasted the origami, decorate with stickers or ribbons to make it look even more beautiful.
Christmas card with yarn
Here’s an introduction to a Christmas card that lets you feel the warmth of yarn.
When we think of yarn crafts, we often imagine knitting, but this project requires no knitting.
Punch holes in construction paper in the shape of a Christmas tree, then thread yarn through the holes.
Adding ribbons, pearls, or beads as you thread will make it even more charming.
If that’s difficult, try using glue to attach the decorations.
Even if you’re not good at knitting, you can make a cute piece with simple steps.
It’s also recommended as a craft for older adults.
Three-dimensional Christmas tree
Are you familiar with pop-up cards? A pop-up card is a card that, when opened, reveals paper elements that pop out in three dimensions.
While some are sold commercially as birthday cards, you can also make them by hand.
Let’s try making a pop-up card that takes advantage of the tiered structure of a Christmas tree.
For the popping elements, attach accordion-folded construction paper to the base so that it forms stepped tiers.
The popping mechanism may look complex, but with a bit of ingenuity, it’s easy to make.
Because it’s a dynamic and luxurious card, it’s perfect not only for craft activities and recreation but also as a gift for your family.
[For Seniors] Stylish and Cute! Handmade Christmas Card Ideas (11–20)
Pop-up Santa Claus
Wouldn’t older adults who receive an interactive card be pleasantly surprised and delighted? Cards with moving mechanisms may seem complicated to make, but you can create them with simple steps.
First, paste templates for parts like Santa Claus and a chimney onto construction paper.
It’s convenient and easy to use pop-up card templates available online.
Cut the construction paper according to the templates, glue the pieces together, and you’re done.
Adding a warm message from the staff will likely make the older adults even happier.
Cards made with bento cup liners
Let’s make a Christmas card using disposable paper cups—an essential for packing bentos! If you fold the cups and layer several of them step by step, they’ll look just like a Christmas tree.
You can find paper cups with all kinds of patterns at 100-yen shops, so you might have a hard time choosing the color scheme! Since all you do is fold and glue, even if you’re not confident in your crafting skills, you can still give it a try.
Using cups in the same color palette creates a sense of unity, so the person who receives the card might compliment your taste!
Shaker card
Here’s a unique Christmas card idea that moves and makes sound when you shake it! Cut out two circular pieces from a clear plastic bag, stack them, and staple around the edge.
Before sealing it completely, pour beads in through the opening! Once you finish sealing it, the shaker part is complete.
Make a few of these and combine them with a pre-prepared backing to create a shaker card! With a bit of creativity, you can achieve a variety of designs and end up with a truly distinctive card.
Try brainstorming different variations together with older adults!
Card made with lace paper
You might want to make a Christmas card, but some people aren’t good at crafts.
For those people, I recommend using lace paper.
Lace paper is paper with cut-out patterns that looks like lace.
You can even find it at 100-yen shops.
Just cut it and stick it onto your Christmas card to give it a much more polished look.
If you’re not confident with cutting, you can buy smaller ones and stick them on as they are.
