[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)
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.
Easy hydrangea with origami
Adorably fluffy shapes! Here’s a simple origami idea for hydrangeas.
It’s a unique way to create the hydrangea’s soft, rounded look using tissue paper.
Perfect for those who want an easy process.
You’ll need tissue paper, origami paper, scissors, glue, and a stapler or tape.
Make small hydrangea blossoms with origami paper, then attach them to a base made from tissue paper.
Despite its simplicity, the result is beautiful and striking, and playing with color variations is part of the fun.
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?
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.
Paper-cut hydrangea
Many people may find hydrangea origami challenging because it requires making lots of small pieces.
In that case, how about trying a hydrangea as a papercut instead? In addition to cutting with scissors, cleverly using a hole punch makes it easy to create intricate patterns and is highly recommended.
For the paper, using ones with gradients rather than solid colors will give a more beautiful finish.
You fold the paper and cut out patterns, and when you unfold it, you may end up with unexpectedly unique designs—that element of surprise is part of the charm, too.