[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! A Collection of Easy Craft Ideas (21–30)
coaster
Original coasters for placing cups and more are perfect for summer recreation, when frequent hydration is recommended.
You simply wrap cord around shapes like paper plates and mold it to your preferred size, making them easy to create.
Using a single color of cord is just as practical, but if you can picture the finished design, combining multiple types of cord lets you craft a unique, personal piece.
With few tools required and high practicality, this craft is also recommended for recreational activities for seniors.
suncatcher
A sun catcher is an interior decoration that takes advantage of the refraction of light as sunlight passes through it.
While real ones are typically made with glass, you can easily enjoy making one as a recreational craft by using a paper plate as the base and transparent paper.
If you want something closer to a real sun catcher, using highly transparent materials like cellophane will also look beautiful.
Sun catchers are also considered lucky feng shui items known as “interiors that invite happiness,” so they can be enjoyed as charm-like crafts as well.
[For Seniors] Make the Most of the Hot Summer! Easy Craft Ideas (31–40)
watermelon
When it comes to summer foods, watermelon is definitely a must! Eating it is great, of course, but how about making a delicious-looking watermelon out of construction paper or origami? Use green paper for the rind, red or yellow paper for the flesh, and black paper for the stripes on the rind and the seeds—simple! Then just glue the pieces together and you’re done.
If you want to make it three-dimensional, trace a circular object to shape the watermelon, or model it as a watermelon cut into fractional wedges so you can create not only the outside but also the inside in 3D.
If you place it on the table where you’re eating watermelon, it’ll make the scene even more fun to look at!
Fireworks mobile
A type of “moving sculpture,” mobiles can be easily made using paper or plastic.
The process is simple, but because it uses fine motor skills, it may also work well as a recreational activity for older adults.
If you use paper to create flower shapes, they can decorate your room like fireworks, and especially in summer, the air conditioner’s breeze lets you enjoy the mobile’s dreamy swaying.
It’s a summery craft that’s fun both while making it and after it’s done, and recommended for everyone from children to seniors.
uchiwa (Japanese hand fan)
Uchiwa fans, long used as an easy way to keep cool, have simple designs that invite all kinds of original customization.
You can have fun making them by attaching origami flowers and other objects, or by decorating with stickers if you’re not so handy.
It’s enjoyable to cool yourself with a fan you designed, and simply looking at the finished piece can be delightful too.
As a way to get through the hot summer while having fun, this craft is especially recommended for seniors.
Sparkling snow globe
Snow globes are often associated with winter, but their cool, refreshing look might be just what you want to see during the hot summer.
They’re easy to make using a plastic bottle, so it’s a recreational activity that seniors can enjoy as well.
By using the contents of a cold pack, you can recreate the unique, dreamlike motion of a snow globe—guaranteed to lift your spirits while you’re making it.
With the attachment that comes from having made it yourself, it becomes a craft you’ll want to keep gazing at as a piece of interior decor.
Summer greetings with shaved ice
Shaved ice topped with strawberry or melon syrup is especially delicious on a hot day, isn’t it? Some senior care facilities may also serve shaved ice as a snack.
So let’s try making a summer greeting card featuring shaved ice, one of the treats we crave in summer.
In addition to drawing shaved ice on a postcard, you can also create it using items like kitchen sponges or bubble wrap used for packing.
With a bit of creativity, you can make summer greeting cards adorned with all kinds of shaved ice designs.
