[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 Idea Collection (201–210)
morning glory
Many of you have probably grown morning glories for your summer vacation research project! Let’s make lots of these summery flowers to brighten up the walls.
Create the morning glories with origami, and use construction paper for the leaves and vines.
The more you make, the livelier the display will be, so it’s perfect for a large-group craft activity! It’s also lovely to arrange the flowers, leaves, and vines along strips of construction paper and enjoy them like a curtain.
By changing the width and length of the paper strips and the spacing between the pieces, you can decorate a variety of locations—give it a try!
wooden box
Let’s try making a wooden box that can hold small items like snacks or trinkets.
We’ll combine popsicle sticks to create the bottom and sides of the box.
You can use the sticks as they are, or, if you want a smaller box, cut the sticks into shorter pieces.
Popsicle sticks can be glued together with wood glue, so use the glue to assemble and shape the box.
You can use the finished box as is, or paint it with paints for a colorful finish.
wooden clip
Let’s try making something useful for daily life with popsicle sticks.
It’s very easy and practical, so give it a try.
All you need is one wooden clothespin and two popsicle sticks.
Place the two sticks together and apply glue to the middle area.
Clip the glued part with the clothespin, and you’re done.
It’s handy for sealing wider items like snack bags, so be sure to make one.
Water bottle/PET bottle holder
May is getting warmer and even brings some sweaty days.
It’s a great season for a walk while enjoying the fresh breeze! Because it’s easy to sweat in May, staying hydrated on your walks is important.
So why not try making a holder to carry a water bottle or plastic bottle? With just a tenugui (Japanese hand towel) and some adhesive, it’s a simple craft that even seniors can enjoy.
Simply fold the tenugui in half and secure it with adhesive to fit the size of your bottle.
If you make a few using your favorite patterns, you can choose one to match your mood each day, which will make your walks even more enjoyable.
shooting star decoration
Let’s make shooting star decorations and have everyone make wishes for Tanabata! Cut star shapes out of construction paper and attach several colors of raffia ribbon to create a shooting star.
If you stick small star-shaped pieces onto the raffia ribbon, it will sparkle even more—highly recommended.
On the paper star itself, write your wishes or draw and paste pictures of Orihime and Hikoboshi to decorate.
You can use the finished piece as a wall decoration, or attach a string and hang it on bamboo.
A simple seagull mobile made from construction paper
Why not make a seagull mobile inspired by the summer sky? Because it gently sways, it gives the feel of real seagulls flying in the air! For the seagull’s body, fold a sheet of construction paper in half and cut out the shape.
Create the wings and body separately and then assemble them together.
Next, attach the hanging string.
In addition to the seagulls, you can add clouds or a rainbow, or even thread beads onto the string! Finally, make the hanging rod by combining three wires, and once you hang the mobile, it’s complete.
It would look lovely not only on a wall, but also hanging from the ceiling or displayed in an entryway.
3D star wall decoration
Decorate with three-dimensional stars and brighten up Tanabata! Use origami or construction paper to make 3D stars.
Thread string through the stars to create a garland that can be used as a wall decoration.
You can also hang them from the ceiling like sports day flags—highly recommended.
Make lots in various colors and you’ll have a galaxy of stars just like the Milky Way.
It might be nice to create them in different sizes, too.
Make them while sending your wishes to the stars.