[For Day Service Centers] February Craft Ideas: Decorations for Setsubun, Valentine’s Day, and the Feeling of Spring

Candy box

[Craft] Valentine’s Day Project – Candy Box

Would you like to enjoy making candy boxes together? Using origami paper, ribbons, scissors, and glue, let’s create lovely pieces with older adults.

Moving your hands is great stimulation, isn’t it? Adding a message to the finished box turns it into a heartfelt gift.

The time spent crafting together is a wonderful chance to deepen communication.

By showing each other your creations and sharing ideas, you can spend time in a warm, friendly atmosphere.

The rich experience and sensibilities of older adults will surely lead to wonderful works.

Heart Pochi-bukuro (small envelope for gifting money)

[Practical Origami] How to Make a Heart Pochi-Bukuro/Envelope with Voice Instructions ☆ Origami Heart Envelope Tutorial

Let’s make a cute envelope with a heart motif—perfect for Valentine’s Day and other events.

The design features a folded envelope with a three-dimensional heart accent, and the key point is that both the envelope and the heart are made from a single sheet of paper.

You leave the part that will become the heart unfolded, then fold the rest and shape the remaining area into a heart.

Because the heart and the envelope end up on opposite sides of the paper, the overall look changes greatly depending on the design of the origami you use.

If you prefer not to have a white heart, you might try adhering two sheets of origami together before folding.

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Heart-shaped bookmark

Heart Bookmark ★ Easy with One Sheet of Origami. Origami BookMark (#76)

Many of you probably love books so much that you could be called a “bookworm.” I imagine you’ve encountered many wonderful books so far.

People like that often have reading accessories—personal bookplates, book covers, and various bookmarks—that they cherish just as much as the books they’ve read.

Speaking of bookmarks, you can easily fold a heart-shaped one with origami.

It’s a well-known design, so some friends at your day service might already know it.

I think it would make a delightful little Valentine’s gift.

If you use sturdy chiyogami paper, it will last a long time!

Lidded cup wrapping

Lidded paper cup wrapping *•.❥ #shorts

Let’s enjoy making lovely gift wrapping using paper cups and origami! The way to make the lid is unique, and it seems like older adults can join in the challenge too.

It’s also fun to cut the origami along a template and decorate it with stickers and pens.

The finished piece can be used as a gift, so it would be great for older adults to give to their families.

Since the finer steps use the fingertips, it can also help stimulate the brain.

Let’s have fun together while creating wonderful pieces.

It might be nice to choose colors and patterns to match the preferences of the older adults as well.

Snowman in a plastic bottle

[Winter Craft] I tried making a cute snowman ornament out of a plastic bottle ⛄️

February is the coldest time of the year, so it’s the peak season for snowfall, right? When you see snow, don’t you just feel like making a snowman? It’s like going back to your childhood, and playing in the snow is so much fun.

You can even make a snowman using a plastic bottle.

All you need are a plastic bottle, yarn, beads, flower paper, cotton, tissues, and so on.

First, cut the plastic bottle.

Wrap red yarn around the bottle cap.

Then stuff cotton into the hollowed-out bottle, add beads for the eyes and nose, and you’re done.

If you display the snowman by the window, it will give your room a wintry feel.

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Ehomaki with a paper core

[February Craft] How to Make Ehomaki (Toilet Paper Roll, Origami) [Easy Handmade] Sushi Roll • Setsubun

The “toilet paper cores being bought and sold” that once caused a stir on the flea-market app Mercari.

Let’s use those toilet paper cores to make an Ehomaki roll.

Stick black construction paper onto a toilet paper core to create the outer seaweed layer.

For the filling, roll seven colors of construction paper into thin tubes, wrap them together with white paper to represent the rice, and then simply insert that roll into the toilet paper core covered with black paper.

It’s surprising how much it ends up looking like a real Ehomaki.

I’m sure it will delight people as well as surprise them!

Origami Ehomaki frame

Origami [Ehomaki Frame] Origami Sushi Roll Frame

In many senior care facilities, origami crafts are used as recreational activities for older adults.

The “Ehomaki Frame” is a project that many people can enjoy because it allows you to easily create a seasonally themed piece.

Hands-on tasks like folding paper and applying glue use the fingertips extensively and can also help stimulate the brain.

You can customize the project to your liking—for example, by gluing your favorite Setsubun-themed pieces onto a base folded into the shape of a glue stick.

Through making these crafts, we hope participants will feel closer to the traditions of Setsubun and experience the joy of handmade decorations they can display at home.

By working at each person’s own pace and sharing the finished pieces with one another, it’s sure to bring smiles to everyone.