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For Seniors: Making a September Calendar — Recommended Motif Ideas

Social worker / Care workermoko
My name is Moko, a mother of three who admired my mother and worked in the care industry as a care worker and as a medical social worker (MSW) in a hospital. I will be drawing on my previous experience to write mainly about caregiving. Thank you in advance.

In many older adults with dementia, disorientation often appears, making it difficult for them to recognize the season or the date.

Creating calendars that incorporate seasonal elements is recommended as a recreational activity for seniors, as it allows them to feel the seasons while doing hand and finger rehabilitation.

When it comes to September, many people might think of moon-viewing, dragonflies, or cosmos flowers.

It could be lively to have participants share other things that come to mind as well.

Please create a lovely calendar with motifs themed around September.

[For Seniors] Making a September Calendar: Recommended Motifs Summary (11–20)

Moon-viewing dumplings

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Moon-viewing dumplings

During the moon-viewing season in September, some households knead dango flour and offer rice dumplings.

Since ready-made ones are widely available these days, perhaps making them at home has become less common.

Older adults may also have made dumplings and celebrated the Harvest Moon with their families.

Let’s try making rice dumplings out of origami that you can display on a September calendar.

We’ll fold the dumplings, a sheet of hanshi (thin paper), and a sanpō (offering stand).

By placing the dumplings on the sanpō, the piece will look even more realistic.

Through creating this craft, older adults might share stories about moon-viewing festivals they spent with their families.

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Bagworm Origami

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Bagworm Origami

Let us introduce an autumn-themed “bagworm origami.” Use brown, orange, and yellow origami paper to make three parts and assemble them.

Patterned paper also creates a unique and cute finish.

The fine folds help promote finger dexterity and concentration.

Stick round stickers on at the end to make eyes, and you’ll have a bagworm with a rich expression.

Display several in a row to add a warm autumn accent to a calendar.

It’s a craft that lets you feel the season indoors.

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In conclusion

Rabbits with moon-viewing dumplings, pampas grass, and cosmos flowers—there were many motifs related to September.

Since many calendars are made with origami pieces or torn-paper collages, you can enjoy creating them while exercising your fingers for rehabilitation.

How about working on the calendar while talking about what day it is today and what events are happening this month?