[For Seniors] Enjoy the Cold Winter! Simple, Recommended Crafts
Here are some recommended winter craft ideas that are perfect for seniors!
Winter brings lots of fun events and occasions, such as Christmas and New Year’s.
You might also think of seasonal foods, games, weather, and the cold.
So this time, we’ve gathered many craft ideas that help seniors feel the winter season.
Why not enjoy some craft activities in a warm indoor setting?
Using your fingers and brain can also provide cognitive training benefits.
If the crafts are practical, you can take them home to use or display and enjoy.
Please make use of these ideas in your daily recreation activities.
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[For Seniors] Enjoy the Cold Winter! Easy Recommended Crafts (81–90)
Christmas garland
A simple and charming Christmas garland featuring a row of trees made from plastic ribbon (suzuran tape).
The trees are easy to make: wrap the suzuran tape around a backing sheet, cut open one side, and shape it so it flares downward—then it’s done.
Tie the uncut side firmly to keep the shape from loosening, attach a star motif, and use it to hide the knot.
While green is the classic color for trees, we recommend also incorporating red and other colors to decorate them in a festive, eye-catching way.
Christmas garland
Here’s an idea for a Christmas garland using raffia tape.
Wrap the tape around a piece of cardboard of a handy size several times, then cut along the edge with scissors and slide it off the cardboard.
Use another piece of raffia tape to tie the bundle near the top, then snip the bottom loops to open them up.
Attach a star to the tied part, and your tree is complete.
Make several of these, thread them onto a string, and hang them up to finish your Christmas garland! For extra holiday sparkle, bundle in some shiny, glossy tape along with the raffia tape—highly recommended.
Christmas tree mobile
This is a cute hanging tree ornament that looks adorable from every angle! Stack two sheets of origami paper in your favorite colors and fold them together, then draw a tree outline and cut it out.
Once you have four trees of the same shape, crease each one so that the center line forms a valley fold when viewed from the front, and glue them together while folded vertically.
Before attaching the last piece, tape a string in place for hanging, then glue the remaining origami on top to hide the tape, and your tree ornament is complete.
It looks charming as it spins in the breeze, so using reflective origami paper is also recommended!
Coffee filter idea ema (votive plaque)
When it comes to ema (votive plaques), the five-sided shape is the most familiar, but there are also versions inspired by auspicious motifs like fans.
Here’s an idea for an ema that evokes a fan shape, using a coffee filter.
The base is made with a simple step—cutting off the edge of a coffee filter—and then adding decorations such as the zodiac animal.
Since the base is thin, even if it’s somewhat soft, layering the decorations well is key to achieving a beautiful finish.
Think about balance as you place the decorations, including where to write your wish.
Santa and the Reindeer
When you think of Christmas, Santa Claus and reindeer are the stars, right? There are lots of songs about Santa, and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is the most famous reindeer song in the world.
It would be fun to fill an entire wall with these popular characters.
For Santa, it’s best to keep a good balance of red and white.
Make sure the white parts of his hat and costume don’t overlap with the white of his beard.
If you make the beard with cotton, you’ll get a three-dimensional Santa.
Give him big eyes for a cute, childlike Santa.
To make them look like good friends, put the same kind of hat on the reindeer as Santa’s.
Santa hat-style kusudama
Santa hats turned into a kusudama ornament!? This time, we’re introducing a fun decoration with a big impact.
First, make Santa hats out of origami.
Since there are some intricate parts, take your time.
We recommend using larger origami paper.
After making a total of 30 hats, glue them together.
The key is to assemble slowly, letting the glue dry as you go.
The finished piece looks like Santa hats arranged around a star, creating a festive touch for Christmas.
[For Seniors] Enjoy the Cold Winter! Simple Recommended Crafts (91–100)
Santa Claus
This is a Santa Claus mascot made by using the distinctive shape of a lactic acid drink container, which narrows slightly toward the top.
Attach double-sided tape to the container and wrap felt around it.
Once you’ve created the clothing and face areas with felt, simply add parts like the face, hair, and beard to finish.
Because it involves assembling small parts, it exercises your creativity while also developing fine motor skills.
Besides Santa Claus, it’s also fun to try making various mascots that take advantage of the container’s shape.