[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)
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.
Hydrangeas in torn-paper collage
When it comes to hydrangea flowers, they can seem time-consuming to make, but this version is very easy because you just use a paper plate as the base and glue on lots of small, roughly torn squares of paper.
Try using a few different types of paper or ones with a gradient to give it a more three-dimensional look.
As you glue, make sure to stick the pieces down firmly all the way to the edges—that’s the key.
For the leaves, it’s easier if you fold the paper first and then cut out a leaf shape.
Make a variety of hydrangeas and try decorating doors or walls with them.
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.