[For Seniors] Perfect for winter events! Easy craft ideas

Fluffy snow rabbit wall decoration

[Winter Craft] Fluffy Snow Bunny Wall Decoration♪

When it snows, you can’t help wanting to make a snow rabbit.

A snow rabbit is also a great motif for winter crafts! Try creating a soft, three-dimensional snow rabbit using tissues.

Crumple a few tissues to form the base of the snow rabbit, then wrap it with one more sheet to give it a fluffy look.

Add red round stickers for the eyes, cut out ears from origami paper and attach them, and it’s done! When displaying it on a wall, you might combine it with construction paper cut into a tray-like shape for the background, or decorate it with plum or camellia flowers and snowflakes for a lovely finish.

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Fluffy chenille wish plaque (ema)

Gen Hoshino says “Let’s dance at home,” and we say “Let’s make it at home♪ Let’s make ema♪ Let’s make them as a family.” (This is a how-to video from Kanone Junior High on making handmade ema craft plaques.)

It’s an ema plaque with a three-dimensional feel, as if the area outside the written wishes is framed by a softly wrapped chenille stem (pipe cleaner).

Cut the panel into the shape of an ema, then make an inner cut and hollow it out.

Wrap the chenille around the outer frame, punch a hole at the top of the inner piece, cover the entire inner piece with construction paper, thread the chenille through the inner hole, tie it, and fit it in place to complete the whole piece.

Have everyone write their wishes on the inner construction paper.

With the frame thoroughly decorated, the wishes written on the inside are nicely emphasized.

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kappamaki

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balancing toy (Yajirobei)

Let's make a balancing toy!

A Yajirobee is a traditional Japanese toy.

It’s shaped like a person and balances with weights, so it’s also called a balancing doll.

Some seniors may remember playing with Yajirobee when they were children.

Let’s try making a nostalgic Yajirobee using a pine cone.

You’ll need items like bamboo skewers and glue.

Just cut and stick the pieces to fit the size.

It’s an easy craft for seniors to try, so it’s recommended.

Finally, if you make a face out of construction paper and add it to the pine cone, you’ll have a humorous Yajirobee ready to enjoy.

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Nanaka

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Advent calendar

Medical Corporation Misugi-kai, Misugi Geriatric Health Facility “Advent Calendar”

Let’s make an Advent calendar that counts down the days until Christmas using simple paper chains.

It will look like a string of linked rings hanging down, with the date written on each ring.

On the corresponding day, cut off that day’s ring with scissors.

Watching the chain get shorter day by day builds excitement for Christmas.

Encourage holding the end of the chain firmly and cutting carefully to help focus on fine motor skills and concentration.

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kappamaki

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candle

Yakult Candle

These are adorable candles that make the most of the Yakult bottle’s unique, softly glowing pastel color.

They use a candle lamp you can buy at a 100-yen shop, so there’s no real flame—great for safety.

Just decorate a bottle with the bottom cut off, attach the candle lamp, and you’re done.

The simplicity lets you enjoy all sorts of customizations.

If you use the bottle as-is, you can enjoy the light tinted by the candle’s color, and it could be fun to alter the light with added color, too.

It’s a craft that values creativity—coming up with your own decorations is key.

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Christmas ornament

Easy! Christmas ornament made from a toilet paper roll core — DIY Christmas Gift Box Ornament out of a Toilet Roll

This ornament is themed after a gift box that heightens the excitement of Christmas.

First, cut a toilet paper roll core and combine two pieces trimmed into rectangles to form a box shape.

Secure it with tape so it doesn’t lose its shape, wrap the outside with patterned origami paper, and attach a ribbon to finish.

If you pay attention to the wrapping method and the shape of the ribbon, it clearly conveys the gift motif.

It could also be fun to cut a slit in the inner box so it actually functions as a container for a real present.

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kappamaki

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Christmas ornament

[Christmas Decorations] Snowman, Reindeer, Santa Claus, Presents — Easy DIY, Cute Christmas Ornaments Made with Pom-Poms [Preschool Christmas]

Christmas ornaments that make you want to decorate your tree.

Stores sell all kinds of ornaments, but if you’d like an easy handmade option, try making them with yarn or felt.

Both can be picked up inexpensively at 100-yen shops and the like, and you can create cute ornaments at low cost.

The method introduced here forms the head and body the same way you make pom-poms, then decorates them with felt and ribbon.

You can make classic ornament characters like a snowman, reindeer, and Santa Claus.

They’re easy for seniors to make as well, so give it a try.

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