Craft ideas with a maple-leaf theme. Fun craft activities for seniors.

How to neatly preserve the maple leaves you picked up

Crafting with fallen leaves: Easily process beautifully colored autumn leaves to create crafts.

Autumn, with its pleasantly cool breeze, is the perfect season for a stroll, isn’t it? When you go out for a walk or to view the fall foliage, it’s hard to resist picking up those beautifully colored fallen leaves.

But once you bring them home, do you find yourself wondering how to store them? To prevent the leaves from discoloring, apply wood glue to both the front and back surfaces of each leaf.

With this treatment, crafts using fallen leaves will turn out great! You could even try this method together with older adults during a day-service craft activity.

Let’s enjoy chatting with everyone as we imagine what to create with the treated leaves!

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origami maple leaf

Here’s an idea for making “fallen leaf origami” from a single sheet of paper.

By changing the size of the paper, you can create leaves in various sizes, giving a natural sense of depth and dimension.

Use colors like red, brown, and yellow, and layer multiple leaves to enhance the three-dimensional look and make them appear more realistic.

If you cover an entire calendar page with them, a vivid autumn scene will unfold, gently brightening your room.

It’s also good exercise for the fingers, making it an enjoyable project for older adults.

Give it a try!

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Brush pen drawing: Autumn leaves

[Brush Pen Drawing] Easy-to-Draw Autumn Leaves: Heartwarming One-Stroke Painting — Draw a Maple

Here’s a maple-leaf illustration perfect for autumn foliage, drawn with a brush pen.

It’s best to prepare several colors of brush pens rather than just one.

When drawing the leaves, keep an eye on the shape so the size is balanced left and right.

Adding motion in the direction of the leaves’ strokes gives the picture depth, which can make it even more enjoyable if you turn it into a calendar to display.

It’s also a great idea to draw autumn fruits alongside the leaves.

Try making your very own original calendar!

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Cute! A three-dimensional maple leaf

(Construction Paper) Autumn Decorations – Easy and Cute! How to Make a Japanese Maple [DIY]

This is a three-dimensional autumn leaf decoration made by creatively adding folds and cuts to construction paper.

Since it’s a single maple leaf, you can use it on its own or incorporate it into larger decorations.

The key is to carefully measure the length of each cut as you go; the more attention you give to the finer details, the sturdier and more three-dimensional the leaf will be.

Be mindful of the amount of glue you use so the color of the construction paper stands out.

It could be fun to make leaves in various colors and assemble them into a large, three-dimensional autumn tree.

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Cute maple leaf thank-you card

Cute maple leaf thank-you card, perfect for the season / Origami autumn leaves #origami momiji #3D thank-you card #maple leaf card #autumn leaves

How about making a cute thank-you card packed with colorful maple leaves? Draw a maple-leaf shape on a piece of origami paper folded in half, cut it out, and open it up to reveal a maple leaf! Prepare several smaller ones and stick them on the card’s cover.

Adding veins with colored pencils can give it a lovely finish.

Try various touches, like a pop-up element that appears when the card is opened or a tuck-in slot to hide a mini card.

It’s the kind of card that makes you want to give it to someone.

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Maple leaf paper cutout

Autumn origami kirie [Origami]: Quickly make a maple leaf in just 1 minute! Great for beginners at paper cutting. Create it while watching the video.

Papercutting that makes your heart race when it’s finished, and the moment you open it is fun.

How about trying a papercut in the shape of a maple leaf? You can make it with any way of folding and cutting, so with a little creativity you can enjoy many different designs.

Fold it firmly with the colored side facing inward, and draw lines on the white side to match the image you want to cut out.

Be careful—it’s delicate work—so watch your fingers with the scissors, and make sure not to cut through the connecting parts.

Paste your papercut on construction paper or hang it on the wall and enjoy.

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maple and lantern

Now, let’s light up the long autumn nights. Momiji Lanterns.

Let’s make a maple-leaf lantern, a perfect item for long autumn nights! You’ll need a milk carton, wax paper, and origami paper.

Cut off the top and bottom of the milk carton and open it up, then cut out the four panels, leaving a 1–2 cm border around each side.

From the inside, attach the wax paper.

On the outside, stick on maple leaves made from origami paper.

Tape the corners of the milk carton together with cellophane tape, and you’re done.

Place an LED light, such as one from a 100-yen shop, inside.

The softly flickering light and the maple leaves projected onto it look beautiful, don’t they?

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