Simple Crafts for the Elderly Recommended for Tanabata

Four types of Tanabata decorations

[Craft] Simple and cute! Four types of Tanabata decorations 🎋✨

Tanabata, also affectionately known among young people as Summer Valentine’s Day.

No matter how old you are, it’s always delightful to write your wishes on tanzaku paper strips.

How about making a large Tanabata bamboo decoration together this year? The streamers topped with cute pom-poms are easier to make than you might think.

For the pom-pom parts, make tissue-paper flowers; for the tentacle-like streamers, accordion-fold paper and snip it with scissors.

Then just fluff everything up and assemble.

For the flying-saucer-shaped ornament, use a toilet paper roll as the core.

Using glittery colored paper will give it a more glamorous look.

It would be wonderful if everyone at the facility or day service could create a big bamboo decoration together.

Tanabata decoration streamers garland

[Elderly Recreation] Easy Tanabata Streamer Garland Decoration

This tanzaku streamer garland is perfect for Tanabata decorations on July 7.

Let’s adapt the streamer, one of the traditional Tanabata ornaments, into a room decoration! Make the streamers by cutting slits into tissue paper.

For the stars, fold washi-patterned origami, cut out star shapes, and crease them to give a three-dimensional finish.

Combine these two parts to create multiple streamers.

You can also switch up the chiyogami patterns and streamer colors for a colorful look! It will work not only as interior decor but also as decorations for Tanabata events.

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Watermelon Tanabata decorations

[Tanabata Decorations] Easy Origami!! Watermelon Ornament [Preschool Craft] [July]

Let’s make a watermelon decoration that you can also use to adorn a Tanabata bamboo branch.

Combine a piece of red origami cut in half with a strip of green origami cut lengthwise, and draw several small black circles on the red part to look like watermelon seeds.

Then accordion-fold the paper and thread a string through it to finish.

You can also use yellow origami to make a yellow watermelon! Another idea is to make several accordion-folded strips using only green origami and combine them to create a decoration that looks like a whole, uncut watermelon.

Make it in any style you like and brighten up your Tanabata bamboo with festive decorations!

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Tanabata decorations made with straws

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For those who are unsure where to put a bamboo decoration, we recommend a straw-made bamboo display that can sit on a table.

Use a small paper cup as the base and insert green straws so they form a bamboo-grass shape.

Like grafting plants, attach small, finely cut pieces of straw here and there between the main straws, and it will start to resemble bamboo leaves.

Once the bamboo grass is done, use other straws to make decorations like tanzaku strips and combine them.

Since there are many small, detailed steps, it might be best for care facility staff to prepare the parts in advance and have older adults assemble the pieces.

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Tanabata mobile

Perfect for Tanabata decorations: how to make an easy mobile

Let’s try making a cute, gently swaying Tanabata mobile! Using origami or construction paper, create various shapes like stars and circles, then string them vertically with thread to complete the mobile.

You can fold decorations like origami, or combine identical cutouts to make three-dimensional ornaments.

It’s also recommended to mix in felt balls or drawings made on shrink plastic.

Have each older adult make one strand and combine everyone’s to display on the wall, or have each person make about three strands and display each set as an individual piece—use these ideas to create festive Tanabata decorations.

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Tanabata Decorations – Double Heart

[Origami] Tanabata Decorations ♡ Double Heart Chain ♡

Let’s make a heart-shaped decoration that looks like a Tanabata casting net! Prepare several strips of origami paper cut into long, thin pieces in a few different colors.

Use each strip to form a heart shape, then link the hearts together so they connect like a net.

A stapler is handy for attaching one heart to the next.

Rather than using a single color, combining about two colors is recommended.

Linking around six hearts is enough.

Try hanging it as a wall decoration or as one of the ornaments on bamboo for Tanabata!

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Star and Watermelon Decorations

Here’s an idea for a wall decoration that lets you enjoy both the Tanabata and summertime vibe: “Star and Watermelon Ornaments.” The watermelons are accordion-folded to create a three-dimensional look, while the stars are made from origami in coordinated colors and shapes.

Thread them and hang them from bamboo leaves for the finishing touch—the way they sway in the breeze feels refreshingly cool and makes for a visually delightful display.

The impression changes with different color combinations and arrangements, so there’s fun in experimenting, too.

Once you’ve finished decorating, the whole space is wrapped in the colors of summer, creating a bright, seasonal atmosphere.

It’s an easy yet festive wall art project that’s perfect for summer.

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