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

Wreath of sunflowers and gerberas

[Craft Idea] Sunflower and Gerbera Wreaths (July–August Wall Decorations) (Summer Wreaths, Activities for Seniors, Day Service, Occupational Therapy, Crafting, Childcare, Origami, DIY, Easy 3D)

Here’s how to make a bright, summery, and festive interior item: a sunflower and gerbera wreath.

Shape yellow origami paper into flowers and glue the petals so they are slightly offset.

Cut brown origami into thin strips, glue them, snip fine fringes, and roll them up to create the sunflower seeds.

For the gerberas, make the flowers with white origami in the same way and use yellow origami for the centers.

Making small mini gerberas adds size variation and an even cuter finish.

Attach leaves to the wreath base, then decorate it with the flowers to complete.

It turns out beautifully even with materials from a 100-yen shop, so it’s highly recommended.

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Sunflowers at the mallNEW!

Simple Pipe Cleaner Art: Handmade Sunflower - How to Make a Sunflower with Pipe Cleaners

Let’s make sunflowers that give you energy with their sun-like vibrance and brighten up your room! First, fold yellow pipe cleaners into petal shapes about 4 cm long.

Make 10 of these with yellow pipe cleaners and 10 with green ones.

Also, using green pipe cleaners, make 8 more of the same shape, slightly smaller.

Fold a brown pipe cleaner into a small accordion, then wrap it tightly around a wire, and start assembling by attaching each part to form a sunflower.

Finally, spread the petals outward firmly to finish!

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Mall’s Mr. Bear SunflowerNEW!

Make it with pipe cleaners! Cute handmade art of a bear sunflower How to Make a Pipe Cleaner Bear Sunflower – DIY Craft

When you think of flowers that represent summer, many people probably answer “sunflowers,” right? Here’s a perfect summer craft: a chenille-stem creation that combines a sunflower and a bear.

Sunflowers have a brown center, don’t they? The fun twist in this piece is turning that brown sunflower center into a bear.

You attach sunflower petals around the bear’s face.

Its unique style is likely to bring smiles to older adults as they make it.

It’s the kind of finished piece that would delight family members or grandchildren if you give it as a present.

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[100-yen DIY] Sunflowers made with tissue paper 🌻

Let’s make interior decor items that let you feel the seasons even inside your home.

Here are some sunflower ideas.

Speaking of sunflowers, they’re flowers that are at their best in the summer, when the sun blazes down.

This is a great idea for those who find it difficult to spend long hours outdoors in the hot summer.

This time, let’s make beautifully blooming sunflowers out of tissue paper.

You’ll need six sheets of yellow tissue paper, string, a ruler, scissors, glue, brown yarn, thick paper (cardboard), craft adhesive, and masking tape.

The steps are simple, so give it a try!

A lifelike sunflower made with origami

A realistic sunflower made from origami. Budget-friendly handmade craft. Use-what-you-have crafting [paper flower] [sunflower] [origami] [DIY]

Why not try making a sunflower out of origami that looks just like the real thing? All you need are yellow and brown origami paper, wire, tissue paper, and green floral tape.

First, cut the yellow origami into four equal squares and shape them into petals.

Next, cut the brown origami into thin strips and make fine slits along them.

Roll up the brown strips to create the sunflower’s center, then glue the petals onto a backing and attach the center to form the flower head.

Wrap tissue paper and green tape around the wire to make the stem, attach the flower, and you’ll have a sunflower that looks just like the real thing.

It’s full of summer charm, making it perfect as a gift or for room decor.

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Torn-paper collage of sunflowers

We made a torn-paper collage of sunflowers with the service users (a small-group day service in Yamato City).

A popular recreation activity in senior care facilities is “chigiri-e,” a craft where you paste torn pieces of colored paper onto a coloring sheet.

Although the steps are simple—tearing paper by hand and gluing it down—it helps exercise the fingers and stimulate the brain.

By using yellow and brown origami paper to create summery sunflowers, you can capture a strong sense of the season.

It’s flexible and appealing because you can have a large group create one piece together or have each person make their own unique work.

No special tools are required, making it perfect for activities in day service programs and other senior facilities.

It’s a safe and enjoyable craft we highly recommend.

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Sunflower brooch made with tsumami-zaiku

[Daiso & Tsumami Zaiku] Doesn’t look like 100-yen materials! Summer flowers! Detailed tutorial on how to make four types of sunflower brooches and how to trim scraps [Handmade]

Introducing a sunflower brooch made with tsumami-zaiku using materials from a 100-yen shop.

The charm is that you can get everything you need—chirimen fabric, a pin-back button kit, glue, and more—at the 100-yen store.

After adhering the chirimen to the button kit, fold small pieces of fabric to create petals.

Attach the petals, then add “seeds” in the center by repurposing a mesh hairband, and in no time you’ll have a bright, summery brooch.

If you make the sunflower seeds with tsumami-zaiku as well, it gives a different look.

Enjoy making it in the style you prefer!

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