[For Seniors] Summer Wall Decorations: A Collection of Fun, Eye-Catching Motifs

Fireworks on a scratchboard

[Craft Idea] Fireworks with Scratchboards (August, Summer) (Wall Decorations) (Elderly Recreation/OT/Daycare/Childcare) (Night View) (With Templates)

Scratchboards reveal the white base or various colors when you scrape away the black surface.

Let’s use a scratchboard to create fireworks, a classic symbol of summer.

If you use a scratchboard with a multicolored base, the result will be beautiful.

Each time you scrape, different colors appear, making the process enjoyable.

Because you scrape with tools like bamboo pens, there’s little risk of injury, so older adults can participate safely.

In addition to fireworks, try creating cityscapes with beautiful night views.

With a lovely wall display of fireworks, older adults are sure to feel the spirit of summer.

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A sunflower whose bud is opening

Sunflower with opening buds – summer wall decor ❤︎ paper craft / Sunflower with open buds ❤︎ #835

Isn’t the sunflower one of the flowers that best represents summer? When older adults see sunflower-themed artwork, some may feel, “Ah, it’s summer.” If large, sun-like sunflowers are displayed on the facility walls, they may even lift everyone’s spirits.

This time, we’re introducing a fun craft that lets you enjoy the process from bud to full bloom.

Take strips of construction paper cut into long, narrow pieces and paste them so they cover the sunflower base made from a paper plate.

It’s a clever mechanism: as you cut the strip-like construction paper, it looks as if the flower is blooming.

People can look forward to seeing the paper petals open little by little each day.

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goldfish bowl

[Origami Activity] How to Make a Fishbowl and Build Creative Arrangement Skills for Seniors

Let’s make a goldfish bowl using clear folders that are also sold at 100-yen shops.

Insert an illustration of a goldfish bowl into the clear folder and trace the bowl with a pen.

You can easily create the goldfish bowl illustration by downloading one from the internet.

Use tissue-paper aquarium plants, goldfish cut from origami, and colorful stickers of goldfish to build your goldfish bowl.

Because seniors can choose various materials to suit their preferences, it helps develop their ability to arrange and improvise.

They’ll be able to create pieces with individuality.

When a work they made with care is displayed on the wall, it will likely give them a sense of accomplishment and joy.

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Wind Chime Market: Wind Chimes and Morning Glories

[Craft Idea] Wind Chime Fair – Wind Chimes and Morning Glories – Wind-chime Festival (July–August, summer) (Wall Decorations, Senior Recreation, Occupational Therapy OT, Day Service, Childcare) (Swaying 3D Craft)

A summer tradition! Here are ideas for wind chimes and morning glories inspired by a Wind Chime Market.

When summer arrives, you can hear that gentle “chirin” sound from somewhere, can’t you? Many people find charm in wind chimes swaying in the breeze.

This time, just like the name “Wind Chime Market,” let’s make and display wind chimes and morning glories in various patterns and colors.

What you’ll need: origami paper, chiyogami (patterned paper), colored construction paper, paper tape, glue, a craft knife, bamboo skewers, a pencil, scissors, double-sided tape, and templates.

You can choose the difficulty level to suit your participants, so feel free to give it a try.

Beetles and stag beetles

Seasonal Wall Decorations with Colored Construction Paper - August: Stag Beetles and Rhinoceros Beetles

There are probably some seniors who went out with their children in the summer to catch rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles.

Some of you may have even kept them at home with your family.

Let’s try making rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles that bring back those summer memories.

If you craft them in three dimensions with construction paper, they’ll look quite realistic.

There are websites that offer templates for 3D builds, so why not give them a try? In addition to being a great idea for wall decorations, making them as gifts for your grandchildren would likely be a hit, too.

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Summer sea with a porcupinefish, jellyfish, and starfish

Easy August wall display with templates: make a summer sea of porcupinefish, jellyfish, and starfish using colored construction paper.

Let’s make a porcupinefish, jellyfish, and starfish for wall decorations to create an ocean ambiance in the facility.

The porcupinefish, known for the prickly spines on its body, can be made by cutting slits into construction paper at an angle.

Accordion-fold the construction paper to capture the jellyfish’s swaying movement.

You can create a three-dimensional look for the starfish by making creases from the center out to each point of the star.

With a few simple techniques, you can create pieces that highlight the characteristics of sea creatures.

The process should also be enjoyable for older adults, as they can watch the sea creatures gradually take shape.

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Glowing & Moving Firefly

[Craft Idea] Glowing & Moving Fireflies (June/Summer) (Activities for Older Adults) (Early Childhood/Educational) (Wall Decorations) (Arts & Crafts) (Glow-in-the-Dark Stickers) (Origami) (OT)

These days, we see fireflies in nature less and less.

There was a time when fireflies would fly near rice paddies and marshes, their tails glowing.

Some older folks may remember spending summers watching them.

So here’s a craft that uses glow-in-the-dark stickers to make fireflies that shine in the dark.

Attach a glowing section made from the stickers to the body of a firefly cut out of construction paper.

Then tie a thread to the body and hang it up.

It will sway gently and look like a real firefly flying through the air.

It’s a firefly craft that can bring back nostalgic memories of summer.

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