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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 (1–10)
stand snow globe
Even in harsh cold, a gently falling snow scene can make you feel happy, right? This project expresses that sparkling, snowy view at a photo size.
Inspired by the classic winter ornament, the snow globe, it overlays moving snow onto framed photos or illustrations.
Put liquid laundry starch (or glue) into a zipper bag, add sequins or other decorations, and you’ll have a mechanism where the decorations move slowly when shaken.
Then layer it over a photo or illustration and place it in a photo frame to create an easy-to-display, flat snow globe where the snow moves when you move it.
It’s also great that you can easily customize it—choosing your base photo or illustration, and adjusting the colors and amount of decorations to your liking.
100-yen shop snowman and reindeer
It’s an adorable mascot where a reindeer is peeking out from behind a snowman.
Attach evenly spaced strips of paper, cut into long, thin pieces, around the base of a plastic cup to form the snowman’s round shape.
Then stack two circles and add facial features and other parts to complete the snowman.
The reindeer is a simple design made by cutting and layering parts from construction paper; use the layered paper to create a three-dimensional feel.
Leaving small gaps in the snowman is also an important point—the way light passes through conveys a soft, gentle look.
Daruma ornament
Because they get back up even after falling, daruma dolls are considered lucky ornaments.
How about boosting your New Year spirit by crafting something inspired by a good-luck motif? Cut a milk carton into thin strips, wrap them gently with layered tissue paper, attach a face, and add decorations to complete your daruma.
You can enjoy various arrangements, such as using a toilet paper roll as a stand or placing a folding screen behind the daruma.
Red-and-white daruma are classic, but making them in a variety of colors also sounds fun.
Setsubun hanging decoration
Setsubun, which invites good fortune and drives away evil, is an essential winter event that also carries a wish for a healthy year.
Let’s incorporate various motifs associated with Setsubun—such as oni (ogres), ehomaki sushi rolls, and holly-and-sardine talismans—into your decorations.
This project has you make each motif with origami, creating a cohesive look thanks to the unified material.
Since ehomaki and holly-sardine pieces end up with similar shapes, try varying the color and form of the oni to add originality.
Finger-knitted acrylic scrubber
These are handmade scrubbers made with yarn.
Their vibrant appearance makes daily dishwashing more enjoyable, and they seem suitable for decoration as well.
The process is simple—just crochet acrylic yarn—so you don’t need many tools, which is a plus.
If you use gradient-colored yarn, you’ll get a colorful finish.
When using them as scrubbers, bundling several finished pieces in different colors can further enhance their decorative appeal.
Since you knit using only small, precise hand movements, it also seems like a good exercise for improving concentration.
Christmas wreath
Winter is full of events, but Christmas is definitely the one you can’t skip.
How about making a Christmas wreath? You can use any materials, but using a paper plate as a base to create a ring is an easy option.
Try sticking on double-sided tape and wrapping yarn around it, attaching packing peanuts, or winding on some washi tape.
Then decorate by gluing beads and pom-poms on top.
You can also tie on a ribbon or add some sparkly pipe cleaners for extra flair.
Pinecone tree
Christmas is an essential event of the winter season.
The sight of towns adorned with a bright, festive atmosphere lifts people’s spirits regardless of age.
This piece is about making a Christmas tree using familiar pine cones to add glamour to the celebration.
Attach pine cones to a base and decorate them vividly.
By adding beads and other elements, you can create a beautiful Christmas tree that reflects light.
It might also be fun to express the season by adding decorations that look like piled snow, using chenille stems or a silver pen.