[For Seniors] Enjoy the Cold Winter! Simple, Recommended Crafts

Origami Ehomaki frame

Origami [Ehomaki Frame] Origami Sushi Roll Frame

Making an Ehomaki frame with origami sounds like a lot of fun.

Since it uses fine motor skills, it’s also a good exercise for your fingers.

You can choose and paste your favorite Setsubun parts, so you can create something that’s uniquely yours.

It’s fun to make them together, and it’s wonderful to show off your finished creations to each other.

It might even spark some lively conversations about past Setsubun memories.

You can display the completed Ehomaki frame in your room and enjoy it.

Let’s all enjoy crafting together while feeling the season.

first calligraphy of the year

[Handmade Shishimai (Lion Dance)] New Year’s Calligraphy Recreation at a Nursing Home [Asahikawa]

Kakizome is a wonderful activity where you can express your New Year’s wishes and resolutions in beautiful writing.

Try writing your favorite words or messages together with older adults.

It’s also nice to write based on a model.

Using a pen or brush can help promote fine motor movement, and it is said to have a calming effect.

It also seems to have positive effects on both mental and physical health.

On a cold winter day, it becomes a time to relax comfortably indoors.

Why not capture the thoughts of older adults in beautiful characters? It’s sure to become a lovely piece of work.

Camellia wall hanging

[Elderly Recreation] Easy January Camellia Flower Wall Decoration [Craft/Handicraft]

Let’s try making a camellia wall decoration! Camellias are brilliant flowers that herald the end of winter.

Cutting out camellia petals from paper or rolling origami should be enjoyable for older adults as well.

By getting creative with the color and shape of the petals, why not make a one-of-a-kind camellia? It’s said that activities using your fingertips are also good for stimulating the brain.

When you see the finished camellia wall decoration, you’ll surely feel that spring is on its way.

Let’s spend a lovely time together with older adults, enjoying the changing seasons.

A spinning top made from a milk carton

"牛乳パックでこまをつくろう" → "Let's make spinning tops from milk cartons!"

A spinning top made from a milk carton is a winter craft idea that seniors can enjoy.

It’s easy to make: just poke a hole in the bottom and use a toothpick as the axle.

You can decorate the surface freely by drawing with pens or adding masking tape.

Since it uses fine motor skills, it may also have brain-training benefits.

The finished tops are easy to take home, and if everyone holds a spinning-top contest, it’s sure to be lively and fun.

It seems like a wonderful winter craft activity that can draw out seniors’ creativity.

Setsubun wreath

[Demon Slayer] Setsubun Wreath (Oni Wall Decoration)

Making Setsubun wreaths is a lovely craft that seniors can enjoy together.

You create the wreath base with origami, and since the steps aren’t difficult, it’s easy to try.

Once the base is finished, decorate it with Setsubun-themed pieces like oni (demons), Otafuku masks, and holly.

You can make the pieces together with the seniors or use items purchased from a 100-yen shop—either is fine.

You’ll end up with uniquely personal wreaths.

Even seniors who find it hard to sense the seasons can enjoy the Setsubun atmosphere through the activity.

Hang the finished wreaths on the wall to brighten up the facility.

Simple Temari

Make it by wrapping yarn! Adorably round “Easy Temari” / [OT’s Let’s Make It! Vol. 9] (Recreation/Crafts)

This piece explains how to make cute, round temari using yarn.

First, crumple newspaper or other paper into a ball.

Layer more paper around it to form a neat, sturdy sphere, and secure it with cellophane tape so it won’t come apart.

Next, wrap rubber bands around the sphere, fix one end of the yarn under a rubber band, and begin winding the yarn around the ball.

Once you’ve wrapped the entire ball with one type of yarn, the temari is essentially complete, but here’s the important part: using only one color can look a bit plain, so add decoration by winding yarn of other colors to create a brighter, more vivid finish.

Try different arrangements by choosing which colors to use and how to wrap them.

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Oni and Setsubun decorations made with paper bowls

[Craft Idea] Setsubun Crafts: Otafuku Mask, Oni (Demon), Kanabō (Spiked Club), Plum Blossoms – Japanese Event Crafting (February) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood/Educational) (Wall Decorations) (Creative) (Paper Bowls) (3D) (Origami)

Create three-dimensional Oni and Otafuku figures using paper bowls.

Paper bowls sold at 100-yen shops work perfectly.

Cut the bowls for the Oni and Otafuku, and use crumpled origami paper to form their faces and hair.

You can also make the Oni’s distinctive, permed-looking rounded hair by crumpling origami paper.

Yarn or thinly cut strips of origami paper can also be glued on as hair.

Because this craft involves crumpling and squeezing paper, it uses the hands a lot.

It’s said that “the hands are a second brain,” with many nerves connecting the fingertips to the brain.

Using the hands and fingers helps activate the brain and can aid in dementia prevention.

Enjoy this brain-training craft activity and create wonderful pieces!

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