Easy origami that delights the elderly. Enjoy a heart-lifting time with seasonal origami.

Parallel arrangement of tulips

[Origami] How to make a parallel tulip arrangement / 【折り紙】チューリップのパラレルアレンジメントの作り方

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.

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Real wisteria flowers

[Origami] Make Wisteria Flowers / DIY Origami #TableDecor #Handmade

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!

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Wisteria in papercutting

Paper-cut wisteria

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!

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rapeseed blossoms

Origami [Nanohana]: How to make origami rape blossoms (canola flower).

Bring the cheerful yellow of rapeseed blossoms into your calendar design, and every day will start with a smile! A distinctive feature of rapeseed flowers is that they have many small blossoms.

In this idea, you’ll use 7.5 cm origami paper to make each flower and then use seven of them to create a single rapeseed stem.

First, fold the four corners of the origami toward the center.

Then flip the paper over and fold it the same way.

Flip it over again, make slits along the cross-shaped lines, and fold the four outer corners and the eight corners created by the slits into small triangles.

Finally, fold the corners gathered in the center slightly outward to complete one flower! Make six more just like it, then combine them with a stem and leaves to finish.

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Four-leaf clover bookmark

1 Sheet of Origami: Easy Heart with Four-Leaf Clover Bookmark (niceno1) – Origami Heart with Four-Leaf Clover (Lucky Clover) Bookmark Tutorial

As March arrives, there are more warm days, and it’s a time when you often see clovers in parks and plazas.

Making clovers with origami can help older adults feel the spring season, too.

A four-leaf clover made from a single sheet of origami paper can also be used as a bookmark.

You can slip it into a book you’re reading or hook it on a page.

Some steps are a bit complex, so please support older adults as needed while making it together.

The overall shape is a heart, which is another cute point.

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Easy! Cosmos Origami

[Origami] Easy way to fold a cosmos flower: autumn origami, a not-difficult method that even kids can make [origami]

Here’s something you can make by folding, cutting, and gluing.

First, make three vertical crease lines, then add seven more vertical creases from the opposite direction.

Open it up, and along the first three creases you made, fold so that both ends are folded inward, leaving the center open.

Following the seven creases you made, cut the sheet into four equal strips.

Fold each strip lengthwise into a narrow piece, then glue them together in a radial pattern to form the petals.

Attach a green strip of origami paper folded lengthwise for the stem, and you’re done! Try making lots, bundling them into a bouquet, or decorating a wall with just the petals.

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Cosmos like a medal

[Slow Origami] How to Make a Cosmos Flower / [Origami] How to Make a Cosmos

Origami cosmos that resemble a medal are perfect as a gift for celebrations! First, fold a 3.75 cm × 3.75 cm yellow sheet of origami into a small octagon to make the pistil.

Next, for the petals, prepare a 15 cm × 15 cm sheet and fold with the side you want as the petal color facing inward.

Fold vertically to create a crease, then fold both edges toward that crease and flip it over.

Fold all four corners into triangles, unfold everything, then fold the same shapes in the opposite direction.

Using the creases, form shapes like two boats, then make four squares, and from each square create two diamond-like shapes.

Finally, fold the corners, make a slit in the center of each diamond and open it up, then attach the pistil in the center, and you’re done! Using tweezers to lift the petals will add a three-dimensional look.

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