[For Seniors] Enjoy the Hot Summer to the Fullest! A Collection of Easy Craft Ideas
Summer is the season when we start to sweat more and more.
Even indoors, you may sometimes feel the heat.
However, some older adults seem to have a harder time sensing heat.
This time, we’ll introduce some simple, recommended crafts you can do indoors during the hot season, when outdoor activities tend to decrease.
By creating summer-themed pieces, you can help people feel the season, even if it’s become harder to sense it.
After making them, you can take them home or display them at a facility, which can also give a sense of accomplishment!
Crafting involves fine motor movements of the fingertips and thinking through the steps in your head, stimulating the brain and serving as brain training.
Please enjoy making them at your own pace.
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[For Seniors] Make the Most of the Hot Summer! Easy Craft Ideas (61–70)
Stylish sunflower hat
We’d like to introduce an idea for making a “stylish sunflower hat” using a paper cup, three colors of construction paper, and paper tape.
Use the paper cup as the flower’s center, shape the petals with the colored paper, and add delicate accents with the paper tape.
The result is a refined, three-dimensional sunflower that is simple yet not over-decorated.
You can choose where to display it to add a summery brightness and glamour, and the easy steps make it approachable.
It’s a gentle recreational activity that lets you enjoy the season while working with your hands.
Shiny, glowing jellyfish
Here’s a summer craft idea you can make with everyday materials: a “Sparkling Jellyfish.” Cut transparent chiyogami paper in spirals to create the tentacle parts, and add sequin tape for extra sparkle.
Use fishing line (nylon thread) to secure the parts for a clean, unobtrusive look.
By stretching a mesh strainer bag over a cup, you’ll get a cute, rounded shape.
Place a push-button light inside, and the jellyfish will glow and shimmer with a magical effect.
Hang them on the wall or ceiling to instantly create a cool, summery atmosphere.
It’s easy to make, beautiful to look at, and a highly recommended wall decoration.
Yo-yo and Sunflower
“Yo-Yo and Sunflowers” is a wall art project for seniors that captures the brightness and fun of summer.
For the sunflowers, cut origami paper into flower shapes and layer two pieces slightly offset to create a 3D effect.
Use construction paper to represent the seed-filled center.
For the yo-yos, draw circles on construction paper; once you load a brush with plenty of paint, you’re ready to go.
Swing the brush boldly toward the paper to create patterns.
Using two to three colors makes it lively and distinctly summery.
However, since paint can easily splatter during the yo-yo portion and cause messes, it’s important to protect the workspace—for example, by laying down newspaper.
Despite using simple materials, this project offers vibrant color and movement, making it perfect for summer wall decor.
Summer festival decorations
The summer wall art project for seniors, “Summer Festival Decorations,” involves carefully crafting summer-themed motifs—such as fireworks, paper lanterns, shaved ice, watermelon, and mosquito coils—using origami and colored paper, then displaying them against a night-sky-inspired background to create a lively festival atmosphere.
The vivid colors stand out, and the finished wall display brightens the mood just by looking at it.
It’s an activity that allows seniors to focus while moving their hands and feet, making it approachable and enjoyable as a recreation that evokes the seasonal traditions of summer.
It’s a lovely piece that brings out summer memories and a strong sense of the season.
A sunflower whose bud is opening
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.
Crepe ice craft
“Crepe Ice Craft” is a recommended idea for summertime recreation for older adults.
Draw a waffle pattern on brown construction paper to represent the cone section.
By cutting copy paper into thin strips and wrapping them, you can create a soft, fluffy three-dimensional look like soft-serve ice cream.
Adding tube-shaped candy made from origami as toppings makes the piece look more realistic and cute.
The hands-on work encourages concentration, and once completed, it brings a cool, summery atmosphere.
It’s a simple yet satisfying wall decoration project.
Sea and palm trees
@craftishcorner Already missing summer vibes??🌞🏝️ This is a perfect beach scene craft before summer ends! This beachy paper scene brings all the sunny vibes. Palm trees, waves, and sunshine—perfect for squeezing in some last-minute summer feels. ☀️🕶️ Tag me if you create your own beachy scene @craftishcorner 💙💛🩷 #papercraft#beach#beachvibes#summer#summercrafts#diy#fyp
♬ Simple, light and bright song – Kohrogi
Palm trees are a perfect match for the summer seaside, aren’t they? If you add palm trees to the decorations on a facility’s wall, some older adults might be reminded of summer and the ocean.
So let’s try making palm trees out of construction paper.
Palm fronds are green and look like feathers, right? By making fine, narrow cuts in the paper, you can create palm leaf–like pieces.
Let’s also decorate with an ocean made by cutting the paper into gentle wave shapes.
For the sandy beach, you can tear construction paper to express the texture of sand.
These palm trees are great not only for wall decorations, but also for calendars and wreaths.