[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)
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.
Orihime and Hikoboshi
Perfect for Tanabata! Here are some ideas themed around Orihime and Hikoboshi made with origami.
You can choose any colors you like for Orihime and Hikoboshi, so you can create your very own cute couple.
Use a calendar with a dark background—such as black or indigo—and add star stickers to craft a handmade Milky Way.
Once you place Orihime and Hikoboshi on either side of the Milky Way, it’s complete.
Why not decorate your room wall and enjoy the Tanabata atmosphere at home? The steps are simple, so this year, spend a special moment with handmade Orihime and Hikoboshi for Tanabata.
[For Seniors] Making a July Calendar: A Collection of Summer-Themed Motif Ideas (11–20)
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.
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.
yukata (summer cotton kimono)
Let’s make a yukata and an obi out of origami—perfect for July festivals.
Prepare one sheet of origami paper to make the yukata.
Make firm creases as you fold.
The key is to puff it out slightly as you fold so the top and bottom of the yukata connect smoothly.
Carefully make each crease one at a time.
For the obi, men should fold a long, narrow strip of origami paper as if tying it; women should fold it into a ribbon shape.
Adjust the proportions of the yukata and obi as you craft them.
Using patterned origami paper is recommended for a summery look.