[For Seniors] Craft Ideas Recommended for New Year’s and the New Year

Origami kadomatsu you can display standing up

[New Year Origami] How to Fold a Kadomatsu with Voice Commentary ☆ Japanese New Year Decoration Kadomatsu

The balance between ease of decorating and ease of making is really appealing.

It features the gentle texture unique to origami and a design that can stand up as a 3D decoration, making it perfect for tables, entryways, or desks.

Simply changing the color combinations or patterns gives you a kadomatsu full of originality.

The handmade process brings the joy of the season and a sense of accomplishment, and displaying the finished kadomatsu instantly elevates the New Year’s mood.

Why not incorporate it casually as a heartwarming item to brighten the New Year?

Original kadomatsu from the 100-yen shop

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These days, 100-yen shops all seem to have an abundant selection.

In addition to New Year’s decorations, they sell items and decorations for seasonal events throughout the year.

Many also carry DIY and crafting supplies to support those who want to make things themselves.

Make good use of these and try customizing a ready-made kadomatsu to your taste.

If you paint the green bamboo white and choose a white base, you’ll end up with a kadomatsu that has a different vibe from the usual.

A kadomatsu that stands out indoors like an interior accent may feel fresh even to older adults.

Try enjoying the process of arranging a store-bought kadomatsu to make it even more luxurious or lively in style.

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Japanese-style ema plaque with 100-yen origami

[Easy] How to Make a Japanese-Style Ema Plaque [100-Yen Origami] New Year’s Decoration, Wall Decor — with Voice Commentary!

Let’s make an ema (a wooden plaque used to write wishes for the gods) using patterned origami paper and colored construction paper.

First, fold the origami paper in half by matching the top and bottom edges, then place it back down with the crease at the top.

Next, fold the bottom-right corner up into a triangle so that it meets the center of the top edge.

Then fold that triangle again so its base aligns with the vertical center line of the origami.

Unfold the paper back to the half-folded state, and cut along the leftmost diagonal crease with scissors—the left side of the origami will now be in the shape of an ema.

Glue this onto the colored construction paper and cut around it, leaving a 5 mm border.

After that, attach a white piece of paper for writing your wish, and glue on a string and knot made from the leftover origami.

Add decorations, and it’s complete.

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Origami kadomatsu (New Year’s pine decoration)

[Origami New Year] How to Fold a Kadomatsu / How To Make an Origami Kadomatsu

Kadomatsu made by folding origami can be used in various ways, such as attaching them to wreaths or calendars you’ve crafted.

Let’s use our fingers and hands a lot as we make them.

Not only does it help train fine motor skills, but it can also be expected to have brain-training benefits.

Many people probably create kadomatsu pieces toward the end of the year.

If you make them while chatting with older adults about how they used to spend New Year’s, the conversation will likely liven up.

Seniors may enjoy reminiscing and share many stories.

It’s also recommended to mount them on backing paper to make cards or to display them on the wall.

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Handmade kadomatsu made from paper products and felt

[New Year Decorations] How to Make a Mini Kadomatsu

Many handmade creations convey the warmth and feelings of their makers.

A kadomatsu crafted with construction paper, tissue paper flowers, or felt might be one of those, too.

You can create a beautifully detailed kadomatsu that exudes handcrafted warmth using materials sold at 100-yen shops and the like.

Using toilet paper rolls as the base of the kadomatsu is also recommended.

By combining recycled materials, it can be effective both in terms of cost and for the environment, don’t you think? Adding tissue-paper flower decorations to the kadomatsu gives it a soft, gentle finish.

It’s said that older adults, too, can feel a sense of accomplishment from creating their own pieces using recycled and familiar materials.

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New Year’s decoration with a crane and a folding fan

[Paper Craft] New Year’s Decorations at the Day Service

Here are some New Year’s decoration ideas using cranes and fans.

Make the crane by folding origami.

For the fan, accordion-fold a sheet of origami paper, bring the two ends together, fold it in half, and glue the inside to hold its shape.

For the ornament with the characters “Geshun” (Welcoming Spring), fold a strip of construction paper in half, then fold both ends slightly, overlap those folded sections, and glue them together.

Once it forms a signboard shape, attach a piece of paper with “Geshun” written on it to the front.

After you’ve attached the crane, fan, and “Geshun” ornament to the base, punch out some small round pieces and scatter them around to finish with a festive touch.

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Tabletop kadomatsu

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Let’s make a tabletop kadomatsu (traditional New Year’s pine decoration) using a milk carton.

We’ll place decorative elements that form the kadomatsu inside pieces cut from the carton.

There are detailed steps such as folding origami or construction paper and cutting short lengths of plastic ribbon.

Because it uses fine motor skills extensively, it can stimulate the brain and may offer brain-training benefits.

It’s also a project that can help improve concentration.

Starting from a simple milk carton and building it up into a splendid kadomatsu is likely to delight older adults as well.

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