[For Seniors] Brighten up the rainy season! A collection of origami hydrangea ideas
Hydrangeas are popular flowers that add color to the rainy season.
This time, we’ll show you how to make hydrangeas with origami—a simple activity that even older adults can enjoy.
Using your hands is not only brain training for seniors, but it can also help maintain and improve concentration and memory.
Displaying the finished hydrangeas lets you savor the rainy season, too.
Since it can be hard to go outside during the rainy season, crafts are a great indoor recreation activity.
By all means, try it at adult day care centers and other senior facilities!
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[For Seniors] Brighten the Rainy Season! A Collection of Origami Hydrangea Ideas (21–30)
hydrangea
Let’s all try making hydrangeas with origami together.
The fun part is using colorful paper to create hydrangeas in your favorite shades.
As you carefully fold each piece, your hand movements become smoother.
Displaying the finished hydrangeas in your room will help you enjoy the rainy season.
Working together makes for lively conversation and an enjoyable time.
Through origami, why not spend a fulfilling moment feeling the season?
Three-dimensional hydrangea
Let’s use tissue paper for the base to make plump hydrangeas.
Adding a three-dimensional feel makes them look lovely when displayed.
Also, this hydrangea involves more cutting than folding, so it seems to require less working time, making it a good option when you need to finish within a set time.
When cutting, stacking the sheets helps save effort.
For the centers of the flowers, simply draw them with a paint marker.
The flowers here are made in a single color, but mixing and layering several colors could create an even more three-dimensional effect.
hydrangea
Here is an idea for making three-dimensional hydrangeas using origami.
By layering small petals made from origami and assembling them into a spherical shape, you can create a beautiful, dimensional piece that looks just like a real hydrangea.
It’s fun to experiment with color combinations, and the process lets you feel the season while also helping improve fine motor skills, imagination, and concentration.
The finished hydrangea is gorgeous as a decoration and gives a great sense of accomplishment.
Doing this in a group naturally sparks conversation and makes for an enjoyable time, so it’s also recommended as a recreational activity in senior care facilities.
Rainbow, umbrella, hydrangea, raindrops
Here are some wall decoration ideas that fully express the rainy season, featuring rainbows, umbrellas, hydrangeas, and raindrops.
All you need are origami paper, paper tape, and patterned paper.
You can create three-dimensional decorations for the rainbow and hydrangeas by simply repeating easy steps, and designing umbrellas lets you enjoy choosing your favorite colors and patterns.
Activities that use the fingers send stimulating signals to the brain, so they may help prevent cognitive decline.
In senior care facilities, these projects are also recommended as group activities that provide opportunities for deeper social interaction.
Hydrangeas and a snail made with origami
Hydrangeas and snails made from origami can become vibrant pieces using only paper.
It’s a craft activity that’s easy for seniors to try.
Since the finished work is three-dimensional, it’s also recommended as room decor.
Start by cutting the origami paper into petal shapes.
Then prepare a paper plate and stick them on.
You can also make a snail by cutting colored paper into thin strips and rolling them.
Because this craft matches the rainy season, it offers seniors a moment to enjoy a sense of the season.
Origami hydrangea
Let’s decorate the walls with hydrangeas—a classic seasonal motif for the rainy season—to brighten up the facility.
Hydrangeas are familiar plants to older adults, so they’re perfect for creating a sense of the season.
By the way, the parts that look like hydrangea flowers are actually sepals, which have leaf-like characteristics.
Tiny true flowers bloom in the center of the sepal clusters.
Sharing tidbits like this while folding together can make the activity even more enjoyable for older adults.
Origami engages the mind by planning each step, offering cognitive stimulation, and the finished piece provides a sense of accomplishment.
Have fun making colorful, beautiful hydrangeas!
Hydrangea made with two colors of origami
Hydrangea blossoms are so charming and appealing with lots of tiny flowers gathered together, aren’t they? In this version, the flowers are small, but since the folding method is almost the same as the traditional yakko-san fold, you can make them without worrying about complexity.
Working with small origami also helps with fine motor rehabilitation.
Once you’ve made the tiny flowers, glue them onto a larger sheet of origami paper as the base to finish.
Adding leaves makes it look even more realistic.
Try playing with color combinations or attaching a little snail to give it an upgraded look.