[For Seniors] Let’s Start a Fun Craft Activity

A basket made by braiding

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Recommended for those who like to focus on hands-on work! Here are some ideas for woven baskets you can make by braiding.

In recent years, stores have offered a wide variety of straw colors, making color selection part of the fun with these woven basket projects! The finished result looks so good you might not believe it’s made from straws—and you may even want to give it as a gift.

You’ll need supplies like two different colors of straws, tape, scissors, and so on.

You can also customize the basket size by changing the color combinations and the length of the straws!

omikuji (a Japanese fortune slip typically drawn at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples)

[How-To] I tried making an easy, endless omikuji (fortune slip)!

“Will it be great blessing or a small one?” Here’s a DIY omikuji (fortune draw) that might have seniors saying just that.

Use a cylindrical container like the kind that holds potato snacks for the fortunes.

If you wrap the cylinder with construction paper, it will look even more like a traditional omikuji container.

Make the fortune sticks—labeled with things like “Great Blessing” or “Blessing”—out of wooden chopsticks.

Write the fortunes on stickers, attach them to the chopsticks, put them in the container, and you’re done.

Try changing the sticker colors for each fortune type.

You can use the omikuji at events or recreational activities, and it would also be fun to take it home and draw fortunes with your grandchildren.

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Grape wreath made with chirimen fabric

Craft Art: Fragrance of Autumn Grape Wreath ~with how-to instructions

Here’s how to make a grape wreath using chirimen fabric and covered buttons.

Cut the chirimen fabric into circles.

Place the rounded side of a covered button in the center of a fabric circle and secure it with glue as if wrapping it.

Once wrapped, press in the remaining part of the covered button with the metal side facing up.

This completes a grape berry.

Attach the grape berries to a backing sheet to form a bunch of grapes.

Decorate the wreath base with paper grape leaves and the grape bunches.

The texture of chirimen fabric adds warmth to the piece.

It’s a craft that older adults are likely to enjoy as a lovely grape-themed project.

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Grape brooch made with tsumami-zaiku

⁂ Tsumami-zaiku ⁂ A cute, plump grape brooch 🍇

Tsumami-zaiku is made by folding small pieces of fabric.

Although it involves lots of delicate work, seniors who enjoy handicrafts or are good with their hands may find it fun to make.

Let’s try making a grape brooch, a great autumn craft using tsumami-zaiku.

Create the folded pieces and secure them with glue, then attach them to a base fabric in the shape of grapes.

Cut the base fabric into a grape shape, insert a piece of cardstock, and sew felt onto the back.

Add a brooch pin to complete the brooch.

The finished piece looks cute when attached to a bag or clothing.

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Grape wall hanging decoration

Let's make a wall hanging decoration of grapes.🍇

When there’s a grape craft displayed indoors, some older adults may think, “Ah, autumn has arrived.” Here’s an easy grape wall decoration you can make with familiar materials.

Take a small rectangular piece of tissue paper for flowers and wrap a small balled-up piece of tissue inside so it forms a round shape.

Use colors that evoke grapes, like blue or purple.

Connect the crumpled tissue pieces to create a grape cluster.

Assemble paper straws to make a hanging base and attach the grapes.

Make leaves and a stem as well, and stick them on to complete the piece.

You can make it using only items from a 100-yen shop, so please use this as a reference and give it a try.

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Grape picture postcard

I tried making a pop-style grape picture postcard using a stencil. ♪ Tasty grapes—one grape, two grapes? 🍇😋

We’re going to make a grape-themed craft using a stencil for stamping.

Cut construction paper into round shapes of different sizes.

Place the cut circles on the postcard backing and start stamping.

The key is to shift the circles as you stamp so they form the shape of a bunch of grapes.

You can use pieces of cut sponge as stamps, or purchase dedicated stamps from craft stores.

This stamping craft seems like something older adults would also enjoy.

Once it’s finished, you can have fun sending your grape art postcards to family and friends.

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Kalimba

[Warimba] I tried making a kalimba out of disposable chopsticks! #shorts

Are you familiar with an instrument called the kalimba? It’s an African instrument that you play by plucking thin metal tines with your fingers.

Other than the thin metal parts, the rest is made of wood.

Let’s try making the wooden part using disposable chopsticks.

Cut bamboo chopsticks to half their length and glue them together with wood glue.

Once the chopsticks are glued into a single board-like piece, attach chopsticks fitted with hairpins and secure them with rubber bands.

Adjust the position of the hairpins to tune the notes, and you’re done.

Once it’s finished, it can be fun for seniors to play together in a little concert along with music.

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