Easy origami that delights the elderly. Enjoy a heart-lifting time with seasonal origami.
Origami is a wonderful hobby that lets you enjoy the charm of the seasons.
Seasonal creations—like spring clovers, summer festival coats (happi), and autumn maple leaves—have a mysterious way of warming the heart.
Here, we introduce seasonal origami that can be enjoyed together with older adults.
Beyond their visual beauty, these activities can also help stimulate the brain through fingertip movements.
Most of the designs are simple and easy to fold, so seniors can join in comfortably.
They’re perfect for facility events or spending quality time with family.
We hope you enjoy a lovely moment through origami.
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Origami Flowers (11–20)
Real wisteria flowers
Wisteria, with its pale purple blossoms, soothes the heart just by looking at it.
Many older adults may have visited famous wisteria viewing spots.
Here’s a way to enjoy wisteria indoors.
Let’s make each wisteria bloom using small origami paper, 6-centimeter squares.
Because the pieces are tiny and the work is delicate, it’s perfect for people who enjoy origami or are good with their hands.
After crafting the flowers and leaves, attach them to wire, then assemble the pieces to finish.
It’s fun to make and calming to display—please consider adding this wisteria craft idea to your recreation activities!
Wisteria in papercutting
Wisteria trellises swaying in the breeze are so lovely—they truly capture people’s hearts.
Some of you may look forward to visiting wisteria trellises in spring, while others, especially seniors who now find outings difficult, may have fond memories of touring famous wisteria spots.
In this article, we’ll introduce paper-cut wisteria flowers you can enjoy indoors.
That’s the beauty of crafts—you can enjoy them regardless of the weather or your ability to go out! Using blue, purple, and light-purple origami paper, we’ll make small petals.
It helps to draw lines with a pencil before cutting.
Leave the petals unattached without glue on purpose, so they flutter lightly and create a soft, swaying look.
Work together to make plenty of petals and create a beautiful wisteria trellis!
Simple hydrangea
When you think of the rainy season, do hydrangea flowers come to mind? Let’s try making hydrangeas out of origami, blooming beautifully in a gentle, steady rain.
There are many ways to fold hydrangeas, but here we’ll introduce an easy method that combines multiple parts.
We’ll fold the cluster of flowers and the leaf pieces.
Since there aren’t many complicated folds, it may be easy for older adults to work on as well.
Once you glue the parts together, it’s complete.
You can hang it on the wall, stick it on a calendar, and more—the possibilities expand with your ideas.
Parallel arrangement of tulips
When it comes to spring flowers, many people probably think of tulips.
This time, we’re introducing a three-dimensional tulip craft.
Three-dimensional origami might sound difficult, but there aren’t many detailed steps, so it may be easy for many seniors to make.
Folding these cute tulips can also spark lively conversations among seniors and those around them.
By the way, a “parallel arrangement” is a style of flower arranging where the plants are placed parallel to each other, evoking the image of them standing in a row.
Hydrangea decoration
When you think of the rainy season, hydrangeas come to mind, don’t they? Many people find that simply looking at their colorful blooms is soothing.
This time, we’ll introduce a hydrangea decoration to brighten up the rainy season.
First, prepare your favorite origami paper and fold it in half.
Draw a circle with a pencil and tear along the line by hand to cut it out.
Paste two sheets of origami onto construction paper, then layer the torn origami pieces on top.
There are no difficult steps, so it’s a craft that seniors can enjoy easily—highly recommended.
Finally, sprinkle on some beads or stickers, and in no time you’ll have a lovely hydrangea decoration.
Colorful hydrangea flower wreath
Let me introduce a hydrangea flower wreath made from origami.
All you need is glue, so it’s easy to prepare.
Once you’ve picked your favorite origami paper, attach a marker piece and keep folding while flipping the paper front and back.
It involves fine work with your fingertips, but that helps stimulate your brain.
Attach the finished flowers to each other and shape them into a wreath.
Be careful not to let them shift until the glue dries.
You can enjoy making them in sizes from small to large, and layering them makes the result even more beautiful.
Give it a try!
Just cut and paste—three-dimensional hydrangeas
Hydrangeas are soothing flowers that we see during the rainy tsuyu season, aren’t they? Doesn’t your mood lift when you see hydrangeas blooming in vibrant colors in the rain? This time, let’s make a particularly eye-catching, three-dimensional hydrangea.
When you display it in your room, it’s so beautiful it could be mistaken for the real thing.
Prepare origami paper and cut it into small pieces.
Then cut some of them into flower shapes.
Crumple some flower paper into a ball and stick the flower pieces onto it.
Since it’s just cutting and pasting, it’s easy for anyone to try.