[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! Simple Recommended Crafts (91–100)
Toilet paper Christmas wreath
Cut toilet paper rolls into thin strips, shape them like leaves, and assemble them into a wreath.
In addition to painting the rolls green, you can also apply translucent origami paper to enhance the leafy look—this is highly recommended.
Incorporating various colors of origami adds accents to the arrangement of leaves, resulting in a more beautiful wreath.
Finally, attach small decorations to finish it off; since the overall color is green, adding red will further emphasize the Christmas vibe.
Toilet paper Santa Claus
A toilet paper roll transforms into an adorable Santa Claus doll! First, cover the toilet paper roll with felt in Santa colors like red and white.
For Santa’s fluffy beard and the fur-like parts on his hat, use cotton or fluffy yarn.
For the facial features like the eyes and nose, we recommend using small pieces of felt cut to shape, stick-on eyes, or felt balls.
You can also add decorations to the outfit if you like! Give it a try and make a warm, charming Santa doll.
Toilet-paper kadomatsu
Here’s a decorative kadomatsu you can make by reusing toilet paper rolls.
It’s perfect for a New Year’s craft activity, so consider trying it at a day service center or similar setting.
Cut the ends of toilet paper rolls diagonally and wrap them with green construction paper to represent bamboo.
Make three of these and glue them together.
Next, take a rectangular piece of construction paper, snip fine cuts along the top and bottom edges, and wrap it around the bamboo to finish.
For an even more festive look, wrap red construction paper or washi-patterned paper over it.
Dreamcatcher
A simple dreamcatcher you can make with a paper plate and yarn.
First, cut out the center of the paper plate.
Next, use a hole punch to make five evenly spaced holes.
Thread the yarn through the holes in the order you would draw a star.
This step seems like a good workout for the brain as well as the hands.
Then, wrap the yarn around and around the paper plate.
Once you’ve finished wrapping, tie a lark’s head knot at the bottom, then prepare another piece of yarn, tie a loop knot to make a handle, and you’re done.
Have fun chatting as you make it—something like, “You know, a dreamcatcher is a kind of protective charm.”
Cat accessories
When we think of cats in winter, many of us picture them curled up inside a heated kotatsu, spending time with people in a warm room.
Cats’ love of cozy spots makes them a perfect motif for winter crafts, especially during the cold season.
Also, February 22 is said to be “Cat Day” in Japan, based on a wordplay on the sound of a cat’s meow.
By using a cat as the motif and shaping it into a small container, you can imagine many uses—like holding beans for Setsubun or chocolates for Valentine’s Day.
Key points for achieving a cute look include carefully layering the creases so there’s a gap or a base to hold items, and using the reverse side of the paper as the ear color.
Heart coaster
How about an easy-to-make heart-shaped felt coaster? You don’t even need to sew—just use glue.
Round the edges and cut two pieces of felt into the same shape, then make vertical slits in both.
Interlace the slits one by one, folding them together like a weave.
Glue the last section to finish.
If you don’t round the edges or leave excess, you can weave with strip-shaped felt to make a square coaster.
Try different color combinations you like.
Heart Pom Pom
This is a heart-shaped pom-pom made by weaving yarn onto a fork.
It’s also a fun twist that everyday tableware can become a knitting tool.
Thread the yarn through the middle and one groove of the fork, wrap the yarn around the whole fork, then use the yarn threaded through the center to tie everything together and remove the fork.
Cut open the looped parts and trim to finish the pom-pom.
Combine three pom-poms to create a heart shape.
It’s important to use pom-poms of the same size, so pay close attention to the number of wraps and how widely the yarn spreads.