[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] Making July Calendars: A Collection of Summer-Themed Motif Ideas (21–30)
Calendar with straws and paint
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Here’s a simple fireworks calendar you can make using a straw.
Cut several small slits into the tip of the straw.
Dip the slit end in paint, then dab it onto the calendar’s backing sheet.
This creates a burst like a firework.
Because the steps are simple, many older adults may find it easy to try.
You can change the color of the straw’s center and the tips of the slits, or make fireworks in multiple colors—there are lots of ways to arrange it to create different colorful fireworks.
Fireworks calendar with cotton swabs
Fireworks that beautifully color the night sky are also a hallmark of summer.
Are there facilities that host fireworks viewing events? I imagine some older adults once went to see fireworks displays as well.
Let’s make a calendar that expresses fireworks—perfect for the summer mood—using cotton swabs.
Put paint on the tips of the cotton swabs and prepare pieces with only the very ends cut off.
On a circular sheet of drawing paper or origami paper, arrange the painted tips so they look like fireworks.
This fun method should be enjoyable for older adults to try, too.
Besides cotton-swab fireworks, we also recommend adding origami items like fans or shaved ice to the calendar.
Making a calendar using origami morning glories
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There seem to be many types of origami morning glory creations.
Some have a white center like real morning glories, and some can be folded in a three-dimensional form.
Let’s try making a calendar using lovely morning glory origami pieces.
After folding the morning glory, attach it to the calendar backing.
If you also make leaves and vines out of origami and display them together with the flower, it will enhance the overall feel even more.
Because origami uses fine finger movements, it can also be expected to help stimulate the brain.
If you like, please use this as a reference for creating your own beautiful pieces.
A calendar made with stamps
These days, it’s easy to get all kinds of things.
Supplies for craft activities with seniors are also easy to gather.
So, let’s make a calendar using stamps you can find at 100-yen shops or online.
Prepare seasonal stamps or ones that evoke summer or July.
Press the stamps onto the calendar base.
It’s simple to make, so many seniors will likely find it approachable.
You could also add a short message to the calendar.
Calendar bases are available at 100-yen shops and online as well, so give it a try!
Calendar coloring book
How about making your very own calendar using coloring pages? All you need are calendar coloring sheets and colored pencils.
Pick the designs you like and color them with your favorite hues.
Even though it’s coloring, it engages your brain’s orientation and executive functions—like keeping track of weekdays including weekends and holidays, deciding which colors to use, and staying within the lines—so it can be an effective brain-training activity.
You can also add important dates like birthdays and anniversaries to turn it into your personal planner.
Give it a try!
Origami Desktop Calendar as Is
There are many types of origami, such as patterned designs and skeleton materials.
Even at 100-yen shops, the origami section has a wide variety.
Try making a calendar using beautiful origami designs and materials.
The method is very simple: use the origami as is and attach the date sheets.
If you use skeleton-style origami, it’s also recommended to attach the date sheets underneath the origami.
Because the steps are easy, many older adults should be able to take part in making it.
Please give it a try!
Origami Calendar
A watermelon-shaped calendar would be fun and perfect for summer, wouldn’t it? Here’s a project where the folded origami itself becomes the calendar.
There are many projects where you make an origami piece and attach it to a calendar, right? If the dates are written directly on the folded origami, you can create a calendar with real character.
There are also handy kits for making origami calendars.
Alternatively, you could fold the origami and then attach a calendar sheet to the origami piece.
Try folding an origami design that suits July and give it a go!