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[For Seniors] Sunflower Crafts: A Collection of Ideas to Brighten Up Your Indoor Space

When you think of summer flowers, many people probably picture sunflowers.

Their brightly colored yellow petals give off an energetic vibe.

This time, we’re introducing sunflower-themed crafts designed for older adults.

Even if you’re not very skilled at crafting, these are all simple ideas that are easy to make.

In addition to origami and felt, they use materials like newspapers and paper cups that are easy to find at 100-yen shops, making them simple to try.

Please use this article as a reference and enjoy working on fun summer crafts!

[For Seniors] Sunflower Crafts: A Collection of Ideas to Brighten Up Indoor Spaces (31–40)

Three-dimensional sunflower

Origami is also recommended as fingertip training for seniors.

Here’s a 3D sunflower you can make with origami.

There are quite a few steps, so the difficulty may be a bit high, but if you like origami, give it a try! You’ll paste a piece of origami paper cut to one-quarter size in the center of a full sheet, then start folding.

The method is similar to folding a crane, so if you’ve made a crane before, you should be able to proceed smoothly.

Finally, gently spread out the petals little by little to finish! By adjusting how much you open them, you can express different stages, like just beginning to bloom.

Sunflower easily made with paper cups

Summer decorations: Introducing an easy sunflower craft made with paper cups! Why not try a small DIY project using leftover materials? [Tsukuru-mon]
Sunflower easily made with paper cups

Here’s how to make a sunflower using everyday materials like paper cups.

The best part is you can make it anytime if you have spare paper cups! It’s also great to include in activities at home or in day service recreation.

Cut around the rim of the paper cup and make several slits.

Open up the cup and cut it into petal shapes.

When adding color to the flower, you can stick on origami paper or washi tape.

If you prepare about three sets of petals made from paper cups, you’ll get a nice, full sunflower! Finally, glue everything together and attach a circular piece of construction paper in the center to finish.

Add a string and it becomes a hanging decoration—give it a try!

Sunflowers made with beads

How to make a sunflower out of beads 🌻
Sunflowers made with beads

These are delicate beaded sunflowers that are perfect as summer accessories.

Arrange them into a necklace, earrings, a ring, or a brooch to add a stylish accent to your outfit! They also make great gifts for friends or grandchildren, so give them a try.

You’ll start by making the center, then move on to the petals.

It involves threading beads onto fishing line in small, detailed steps, but once you get the hang of it, it’s mostly repetition, so I think you’ll find it easy to make.

In conclusion

We introduced some sunflower craft ideas for seniors—what did you think? Sunflower crafts may look difficult, but there are actually many that are easy to make.

Displaying sunflower crafts, a quintessential summer flower, brightens up a room, so they’re perfect for summer projects.

Be sure to read this article and create something wonderful!