[For Seniors] Making a July Calendar: A Collection of Summer-Themed Motif Ideas
July is full of seasonal motifs like Tanabata, summer festivals, the sea, and sunflowers! Why not enjoy the July atmosphere by making a handmade calendar? By decorating it with your favorite colors and materials, you can create a piece full of originality.
Moving your hands also helps stimulate the brain, and displaying the finished calendar is sure to make every day more fun! This time, we’re sharing ideas that are easy even for seniors to try.
Let’s welcome July in a bright and cheerful way while enjoying the warmth of something handmade!
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[For Seniors] July Calendar Craft: A Collection of Summer-Themed Motif Ideas (1–10)
firefly
These days, we don’t get as many chances to see fireflies glowing over rice fields and waterways at night.
When today’s seniors were young, weren’t there many more fireflies flitting about? Let’s make a calendar using firefly origami that brings back those kinds of summer memories.
Since you’ll make the firefly’s body and its glowing part separately, there are fewer tricky steps.
For the glowing tail, try sticking on a yellow circle cut from origami paper or a round yellow sticker.
Besides calendars, this firefly origami is perfect for summer crafts like wreaths and wall decorations.
summer vegetables
When you think of vegetables that evoke summer, what comes to mind? Many vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn are in season.
Let’s make a calendar with origami summer vegetables together with seniors.
With simple folding methods, you can create lovely summer vegetables out of origami.
It could also be fun to start by asking the seniors to name vegetables harvested in summer before beginning the craft.
Through making origami summer vegetables, they may get a sense of the season.
Sea creatures
How about making water creatures out of origami—dolphins, penguins, fish, tropical fish, starfish, crabs, and more—that are fun to look at all by themselves? Each project uses just a single sheet of origami paper, so pick your favorite and give it a try.
Starting with a simple fish is recommended.
Once you get the hang of it, challenge yourself with aquarium favorites like dolphins and penguins.
If you make them in both large and small sizes, they’ll look like parent and child and be extra charming.
Stick your finished motifs onto a page and create your own original calendar.
[For Seniors] Making a July Calendar: A Collection of Summer-Themed Motif Ideas (11–20)
ground cherry (Japanese lantern plant)
The summer symbol, the Chinese lantern plant (hoozuki), looks so beautiful with its vivid orange blossoms.
Before folding, crumple the origami paper into a ball to add a three-dimensional feel, then start making it.
As you create the creases, shape it into a hoozuki.
Even out the corners so the left and right sides are balanced.
Once you’ve made the leaf and stem, glue them together to finish.
There’s a lot of folding involved, so take breaks as needed and proceed at a comfortable pace.
When you’re done, stick it on a calendar and display it.
Making a calendar with pressed flowers
Here’s a calendar featuring pressed flowers of July and summer, such as morning glories and hydrangeas.
Start by temporarily fixing the pressed flowers onto the calendar backing with glue.
The process of planning the design and arranging the flowers is something older adults can enjoy with excitement.
After that, apply a laminating film and run it through a laminator, or use self-adhesive laminating sheets to finish.
Self-adhesive laminating sheets are available at 100-yen shops, and they make it easy to create, so they’re recommended.
Making a seasonal flower calendar is a great way for older adults to craft while feeling the changing seasons.
July-themed coloring calendar
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A July-themed coloring calendar can create a cool, refreshing feel by being mindful of your color choices.
Since it’s made by coloring, it’s easy to make together with participants, which is another appealing point.
Prepare illustrations that evoke summer—like yukata, morning glories, and watermelons—and build your calendar around them.
Because some areas are detailed, concentration becomes important.
Coloring also provides a natural opportunity for communication with others, so enjoy making a calendar that captures the season’s atmosphere.
sunflower
Let’s make a sunflower—famous as a seasonal summer flower—using origami.
We’ll create the sunflower petals by folding yellow origami paper.
When you make the puffed sections, the key is to fold them evenly while keeping the overall balance in mind.
For the seed section, fold the paper into a square by aligning the corners toward the center.
Finally, insert the square-folded seed piece into the petal base to complete it.
Stick it on a calendar to enjoy the summer vibe.
It’s also great for brain exercise since it uses fine motor skills, so I recommend it.