[For Seniors] Crafts to Enjoy with Yakult Containers: Ideas for Ornaments and Toys

blowpipe (glassblowing); bubble blower

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Let’s make a blow ball, a simple toy that floats a ball with your breath, using a Yakult bottle.

Cut off the bottom of the container, and set a piece of thick paper with a hole over the drinking opening.

Insert a bendy straw into the hole in the thick paper, decorate the whole thing, and place a polystyrene ball on top to finish.

Depending on how you cut the container, the ball may not float well, so aim for a structure where the ball sits securely and the air is distributed evenly.

It’s a surprisingly deep game, as the results also vary with the angle you hold it and how you blow.

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sumo

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Here’s a large-scale project that uses lots of Yakult bottles.

We’re going to make a “tap-tap sumo” game with Yakult containers.

You’ll need at least 53 empty Yakult bottles, one piece of thick paper or cardboard for the ring, wooden chopsticks, paper for the figures, tape, and so on.

First, glue the containers together in a 7-by-7 grid.

Place the thick paper on top to make the sumo ring.

Make the sumo wrestlers by using the bottles upside down, with the drinking opening at the bottom—the slight wobbliness is part of the fun.

Then make the tapping sticks by inserting chopsticks into bottles.

Once it’s finished, it’s great fun to play with friends and family.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Fishing game

A fishing game that can be easily made with empty containers and the like

A craft project where you can enjoy a fishing game sounds wonderful.

It’s great that it can be made with simple materials.

It seems like something you could enjoy making together with older adults.

There’s plenty of room for creativity, like experimenting with the shapes and colors of the fish or making the fishing rods.

Once it’s finished, let’s start the game right away.

Since it uses the fingertips, it could also serve as rehabilitation.

Some people may get serious and aim for high scores, while others may enjoy chatting and playing in a friendly atmosphere—everyone can have fun in their own way.

The time spent enjoying it together will surely become a lovely memory.