[For Seniors] Enjoy Something New Every Day! Today’s Origami

tapioca juice

Origami [Tapioca Juice] How to fold: an easy and cute way to make a tapioca drink ♪ ◇ Origami paper “bubble tea” easy tutorial

Tapioca drinks that sparked a huge boom might feel unfamiliar to some seniors, but they turn out super cute—why not give them a try? You could even make them with your grandkids and give them as gifts! Use a single sheet of origami paper to make the drink cup, and create the tapioca pearls by punching circles out of black origami with a hole punch.

If you don’t have a hole punch or find it troublesome, you can simply use black round stickers instead.

A red straw adds a nice accent, so make that last to finish it off! Changing the color of the origami will change the vibe, so be sure to experiment.

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Tulips and butterflies

[Easy] How to make spring-colored tulips and butterflies 💐 Spring wall decorations [3D origami] Also great for graduation and school entrance ceremonies 🌸 DIY How to make paper tulips. Origami. Paper flower

Tulips in full, colorful bloom are one of the quintessential flowers of spring, and they powerfully signal that warmer days have arrived.

This is a three-dimensional decoration inspired by those springtime tulips and the butterflies fluttering around them.

First, prepare four rectangular sheets of paper, fold each in half, then cut and combine the pieces to form the tulip blossoms.

Paying close attention to how you cut the shapes and where you layer them is key to conveying the tulips’ vigor.

Finally, assemble these with stem and leaf parts for the display, add butterfly pieces around them, and you’re done.

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a bouquet of tulips

[Easy Origami] How to Make a Tulip Bouquet for Graduation and School Entrance ♡ With Ribbon, Message Card, and Wrapping

Did you know that tulips, which bloom in vibrant colors from late March to mid-April, come in a wide variety of hues? In addition to classic red, yellow, and white, there are even black and purple tulips! Let’s try folding tulips with origami in your favorite colors.

Use quarter-size pieces of origami paper to make the flowers, and combine two pieces to form the stem.

Attach the flowers to wrapping paper with a ribbon, and you’re done.

They make a lovely gift for family and friends on special occasions.

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Halloween monster balloon

Halloween Monster Balloon 🎃 #origami #shorts #Halloween

Halloween, a major event in autumn, features a variety of characters centered around ghosts.

Let’s create those Halloween characters by adding designs to origami balloons.

Since all the origami pieces share the same cube shape, your choice of colors and how you draw the designs are key.

While including classic motifs like jack-o’-lanterns and mummies, try coming up with your own monsters as well.

It could also be fun to incorporate not only monsters from overseas but Japanese yokai, too.

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Pochi-bukuro (small decorative envelope for gifting money)

[DIY Work Video] [100-yen Shop Budget-Friendly] Easy! How to Make a Koinobori Gift Envelope – Golden Week & Children’s Day – Left-Handed Tutorial

Let’s try making a small money envelope (pochibukuro) shaped like a carp streamer (koinobori).

In many older adults’ households, people still raise koinobori or display samurai helmets (kabuto) for the Boys’ Festival in May, don’t they? Since the Boys’ Festival and Children’s Day fall during Golden Week, it’s also a time when grandchildren or relatives’ children might gather.

In such situations, it would be nice to give them a gift tucked into a handmade koinobori pochibukuro.

The steps to make the envelopes aren’t complicated, so they should be easy for older adults to create as well.

Plus, handmade pochibukuro can be threaded onto a string to make a garland, so they can also be used as indoor decorations.

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Mount Fuji

[Origami] A 3D Mount Fuji folding method every Japanese person should know ♪ How to make a Mount Fuji box [Practical Origami]

Let’s make a three-dimensional box inspired by Mount Fuji, a symbol of Japan.

Although it tapers toward the top, it still has a solid box structure, making it practical as a small container.

Fold by carefully layering triangles, paying attention to the base and the opening as you go.

This care helps achieve a beautiful, three-dimensional finish, so a key point is to fold neatly to avoid creases.

While Mount Fuji typically evokes overlapping blue and white, it could be fun to experiment with other colors to enjoy different impressions.

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Wisteria flowers made with origami

[Origami Spring Flowers] How to Fold a Wisteria Flower | Origami Wisteria

Here’s an idea for wisteria flowers that will instantly brighten up a room when hung from walls or the ceiling.

Prepare origami paper in purple, light purple, yellow-green, and green, then fold the flowers and leaves.

Make the flowers using origami cut in half.

Fold the paper in half lengthwise, unfold it, and then fold both edges inward along the center crease.

Some of the steps are a bit detailed, but using your hands skillfully can help prevent cognitive decline.

The more wisteria flowers you make, the fuller and more beautiful the result will be, so please have the seniors divide the work and create them together.

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