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[For Seniors] Hydrangeas to brighten up your room: A collection of simple and lovely craft ideas
Hydrangeas that bloom in shades of red, blue, and purple are popular flowers that brightly color the rainy season through early summer.
Some older adults may have memories of visiting famous hydrangea spots around the country or of growing them in their own gardens.
Why not make these vibrant hydrangeas the theme for a craft recreation activity? Simply displaying them in a facility or room will create a bright and cheerful atmosphere.
We’ve gathered a variety of projects, including hanging decorations, wall art, and tabletop hydrangea displays.
There’s also a rich range of techniques, such as paper quilling, kirigami (papercutting), and chigiri-e (torn-paper collage).
Give hydrangea crafts a try!
[For Seniors] Hydrangeas to brighten up your room: A collection of simple and lovely craft ideas (1–10)
Hydrangeas made of felt
Let me introduce felt hydrangeas that you can display in a small bud vase on the table.
Fold small square pieces of felt and trim the corners to make them rounded.
Using felt in colors like light blue, pink, or purple will give it the look of real hydrangeas.
Sew the centers of the felt hydrangea pieces and thread a craft wire through the middle.
Add leaves and bundle several stems together.
The key is to shape them like a rounded bouquet.
These small, charming hydrangeas are likely to bring a sense of calm even to older adults.
Pompon Hydrangea
Here’s a pom-pom hydrangea craft made with yarn.
Wrap yarn around your fingers several times, slide it off, and tie the center with twine.
Then secure the center with glue and craft wire, and trim the ends of the yarn.
If you trim it into a round shape, the yarn pom-pom will look like a hydrangea in full bloom.
Turn a small paper cup into a flowerpot and display the yarn hydrangea in it.
You’ll have a lovely potted hydrangea.
It would make a delightful gift, and the handmade warmth really comes through in this yarn craft.
Torn Newspaper Collage: Hydrangeas
Let’s make torn-paper hydrangea art using color photos from newspapers or other colored images.
This craft involves tearing newspaper with your fingertips and pasting the pieces to create a picture.
Because it uses a lot of finger movement, it can stimulate the brain and may help keep it active for older adults.
It’s also nice that preparation is easy since you only need newspaper.
Place newspaper pieces in the colors you like over a hydrangea outline.
Seated in chairs, participants can chat as they work—saying things like, “How about this color?” or “Maybe that one would be better.” It seems like a great activity for conversation, and it may even help deepen interaction with those around you.
Hydrangeas made with paper strips
Here’s an introduction to making hydrangeas by flipping a paper strip with a quick twist.
Hydrangeas, which are at their best during the rainy season, show us beautiful forms.
Let’s try to express that using paper strips.
Cut long, narrow paper strips and fold them accordion-style with a width of 3.5 centimeters.
Staple the tip, then flip it over with a quick twist.
You’ll have a hydrangea flower piece.
Make several of these and connect them to complete the hydrangea.
Using purple, blue, or light blue paper will make it look more realistic.
Older adults should also be able to enjoy making hydrangeas with this unique method.
Hydrangeas and snails made with origami
Let’s make a three-dimensional hydrangea decoration with origami.
Hydrangeas at their peak show off their magnificent blooms while conveying a gentle feel, don’t they? Here’s a project that pairs hydrangeas, which are at their best around June, with a little snail.
Because the hydrangea model involves relatively few complex steps, it may be easier for older adults to create.
Let’s get those fingers moving with plenty of folding.
Once you’ve folded the hydrangea and the snail, glue them onto an origami backing to finish.
Besides using it as a wall decoration, you can also attach a string—or add raindrop pieces—to enjoy it as a hanging ornament.
Hydrangea ball bouquet
Here’s a project that uses fluffy tissue paper to bring out the gentle charm of hydrangeas.
Stack several sheets of tissue paper, crease them, fold them into a band shape, and secure the center with a rubber band.
Trim the ends and fan it out to create a rounded hydrangea base.
Then attach the flower portion of an origami hydrangea onto the tissue paper base.
The origami hydrangea uses a simple folding method, so it may be easy for older adults to try.
You can display the finished bouquet in a care facility or in the rooms of older adults.
Hydrangea wall decoration
Hydrangeas reach their best viewing season around June.
Their blossoms, standing quietly in the rain, convey a dignified beauty.
It’s said that hydrangeas originated in Japan.
With that in mind, here’s a wall decoration featuring hydrangeas in a style that evokes traditional Japanese aesthetics.
Attach hydrangea parts made from construction paper to a backing sheet.
The hydrangea parts are created by folding small square pieces of construction paper and trimming the corners.
Since the method isn’t complicated, it should be easy for older adults to make as well.
The backing can be any shape you like, such as circular or square.
Add a border to the backing using paper bands.
To finish, attach a lattice made from paper bands over the backing sheet with the hydrangeas.