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[For Seniors] Recommended for Craft Activities! Handmade Name Tag Ideas
Many facilities place name tags on tables used by older adults or have them wear name tags during recreation and events.
Using name tags they’ve made themselves may help residents feel more attached to the facility.
Here, we’ll introduce name tags and ideas you can create in craft activities.
We’ve also collected ideas for clips and other accessories that pair well with name tags and could be adapted for them.
Some older adults, due to conditions like dementia, may find it difficult to remember other people’s names.
If they don’t know the names of those seated nearby, it can be harder to speak up, and opportunities for conversation may be lost.
Name tags can help spark communication.
[For Seniors] Recommended for Craft Activities! Handmade Name Tag Ideas (1–10)
Cute nameplate
Here’s a cute nameplate idea using felt, buttons, and lace.
Use a plastic nameplate as the base, and first cut felt in your favorite color to match its size.
Cut out the center, leaving about a 1 cm border, then attach it to the nameplate.
Add decorations like buttons, lace tape, or ribbons on top, and it’s done.
By decorating each one as you like, you can create a unique, personalized nameplate.
Origami name tag
Let’s make place card-style name plates using origami! All you need is one sheet of origami paper and a piece of white paper to write the name on.
The folding is simple overall, though there are a few slightly detailed steps—not exactly complicated, but a bit fiddly.
Once you get past those, you might find yourself wanting to make lots of them.
If you remember the steps, you can use them for family parties and other gatherings.
In the end, paste the paper with the name on top, and try decorating with cute flower stickers, lace stickers, or leftover origami scraps to give it a bright, festive look.
Medal name tag
How about making a cute nameplate like the medals you get at a sports day? All you need is one sheet of origami paper and another piece of paper to write the name and insert inside.
There are many steps, but the folding itself isn’t very difficult.
Take your time and fold carefully.
If you use double-sided origami paper with different colors on each side, it will turn out more colorful and cute.
You can attach it to your chest like a badge with double-sided tape, or add a ribbon and wear it around your neck like a medal.
Shrinky-dink name tag clip
Here’s an idea for making name tag clips using shrink plastic.
Crafts made with shrink plastic have been around for a long time, and you can now buy the sheets at 100-yen shops.
Recently, they’ve become popular as an easy item for crafts and DIY projects.
Although the plastic sheets are thin, they shrink and become sturdy and thick when baked in a toaster oven.
Trace and draw your favorite designs with permanent markers, color them with acrylic paint or pens, and then bake them.
Since the toaster oven gets hot and can be dangerous, please have a staff member handle the baking.
Once your pieces are finished, simply attach them to clips with glue to complete your name tag clips.
Origami stand-up name tag
Let’s try making a cute heart-shaped nameplate out of origami.
Origami is often used as a recreational activity, right? It’s fun to enjoy origami during a rec session, and this project is also recommended as a practical craft you can use afterward.
Plain origami paper works fine, but using patterned paper makes it even cuter.
The white area on the back is where you write the name.
The key feature of this nameplate is that it stands on its own.
It’s a nameplate you can casually place on the table during a tea party or a chat.
name tag rosette
Here’s an idea for a wearable name-tag rosette.
It consists of two main parts.
The first is the rosette body—decorate it with any design you like.
The second is the pin attachment.
Make this by sticking masking tape together in a Y shape.
Then combine the body with the pin attachment and add the pin to finish.
If you write your name on it, it could be very handy at events with lots of people.
Start by looking for masking tape with a cute pattern!
Stylish confetti name tags you can get at the 100-yen shop!
Let’s make stylish name tags using colorful confetti, the kind often used at weddings! Create a pouch-style tag from translucent materials like tracing paper or parchment/oven paper.
Because it’s see-through, it’s easy to trace names or any designs you want to add—another great perk.
Make firm creases, apply glue, and form a pouch; then fill it with confetti and seal the top to finish.
Adding glitter makes it look even prettier, and the shake-shake texture is fun too.