[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!
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[For Seniors] Hydrangeas to brighten up your room: A collection of simple and lovely craft ideas (1–10)
Rain Boots and Hydrangeas
Is the rainy season the same time as the peak season for hydrangeas? For many older adults, the word “rainy season” might bring hydrangea flowers to mind.
Here’s a recommended craft for the rainy season: a project featuring rain boots and hydrangeas.
Make the rain boots using origami paper or construction paper.
Create the hydrangeas with craft supplies like felt fabric, cloth, lace, and pearls.
Attach the boots and hydrangeas to a backing board, thread a string for hanging, and it’s complete.
To enhance the rainy-season feel, you can also add raindrops made from construction paper.
Just cut and paste: three-dimensional origami hydrangea
We’d like to introduce a three-dimensional craft idea that looks like softly blooming hydrangeas: “Cut-and-Paste 3D Origami Hydrangeas.” Using origami paper or flower-shaped punch-outs, you glue on each petal one by one, so you’ll really feel a sense of accomplishment when it’s finished.
The key is gently shaping the overall form, which naturally helps you focus as your hands are at work.
If you keep the colors subdued, your indoor space during the rainy season will quickly take on a softer feel.
Just placing it quietly in a corner of a room lets you sense the season and brings a calming mood.
It’s a craft that perfectly combines adorable looks with the pleasure of careful, deliberate making.
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.
[For Seniors] Hydrangeas to Brighten Up Your Room: A Collection of Simple and Lovely Craft Ideas (11–20)
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.
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.
Papercut Hydrangea
Let’s try making a hydrangea artwork using the kirie (paper-cutting) technique, in which you cut out shapes from a single sheet of paper.
We’ll fold origami, cut it out, and create hydrangeas.
You’ll skillfully use your hands, moving the scissors while holding the origami, which also helps stimulate the brain.
Kirie is also said to boost concentration and imagination as you focus on creating.
You’ll likely feel a sense of accomplishment from making a beautiful hydrangea piece yourself.
One of kirie’s charms is that the design changes depending on how you cut and fold.
Besides hydrangeas, enjoy making a variety of designs and have a wonderful time.
Easy craft: Hydrangea decorations
At 100-yen shops and in craft sections, you can find all kinds of origami paper—some with patterns, some translucent, and even lace-like varieties.
Let’s use different types of origami to make a hydrangea wall decoration.
Feel free to use any origami you like for the backing paper, the hydrangea blossoms, and the leaves.
Since we’re using origami, you can either fold the hydrangeas or simply cut squares and arrange them as hydrangea petals.
Older adults can also enjoy choosing their favorite papers.
Use your creativity to make a lovely hydrangea piece.