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[For Seniors] January Craft Ideas for Day Service Activities

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In January, we have the longstanding Japanese traditional event, the New Year’s celebration.

Many day service centers and welfare facilities likely put a lot of effort into decorations themed around January, the start of a new year.

So this time, we’ll introduce January crafts recommended for day service programs.

It’s still quite chilly, so let’s enjoy craft activities you can do indoors!

Even after the New Year’s holidays, winter-themed decorations like snow motifs and plum blossoms can stay up and be enjoyed as they are.

In addition to decorations, we’ve assembled many works that are perfect for January.

There are lots of ideas, including auspicious items, practical pieces, and projects that incorporate creative twists in the materials.

By all means, use these January craft ideas as a reference.

[For Seniors] January Craft Ideas to Make at Day-Service Centers (71–80)

Coloring calendar – Daruma Otoshi

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The classic New Year’s game, Daruma-otoshi, is a perfect motif for a January calendar! In this idea, you can enjoy coloring using black-and-white illustrations.

You can find free coloring pages if you search, and simple illustrations can probably be hand-drawn as well.

Enjoy coloring in your favorite colors, then paste it onto a backing sheet to finish your calendar.

As you make the calendar, memories of New Year’s games may come flooding back.

If you’re making it with family or friends, be sure to chat and have fun while you work together!

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Mount Fuji and Kite Flying Calendar

Attach a calendar to the lower part of a rectangular backing sheet, and use the remaining upper area to depict a kite-flying scene.

In a New Year’s style, the kites are flying with Mount Fuji in the background.

Make the kites and Mount Fuji using origami or construction paper.

Once finished, paste them onto the backing, then use yarn to represent the kite strings on top.

Glue cotton around Mount Fuji to suggest clouds.

It’s recommended to make the kites with your favorite traditional Japanese patterned origami.

You can also add color to the date section to match the origami’s colors.

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Origami Calendar – January

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Origami Calendar – January

While enjoying origami, why not try making a January calendar? You’ll create three items: ornamental cabbage, a celebratory crane, and a New Year’s pine decoration (kadomatsu).

You’ll make several ornamental cabbages and cranes in different sizes.

Once everything is finished, arrange them on a backing sheet in any balance you like.

Attach the calendar section in the blank space, and you’re done.

There are many other origami projects you can make, so look for various New Year–themed ideas.

For the calendar portion, using free downloadable materials makes it easy.

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[For Seniors] January Craft Ideas to Make at Day Service (81–90)

Origami Calendar: Daruma

[New Year’s Origami] How to Fold a Daruma with Voice Commentary ☆ Origami Daruma Tutorial / Tatsukuri

Origami Calendar: Daruma

The daruma, a popular New Year’s decoration symbolizing good luck, is a perfect motif for a January calendar as well.

You can make this idea with a single sheet of origami: leave space for the face, then simply fold the corners and edges inward.

There are no complicated folds or steps, so give it a try.

For the expression and patterns on the daruma, use round stickers or draw them with a pen.

While daruma are traditionally red, the charm of handmade crafts is in the ability to customize—so feel free to make it in any color you like.

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Origami Calendar: First Sunrise of the Year

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Origami Calendar: First Sunrise of the Year

Let me show you a New Year’s first sunrise scene expressed with origami.

You’ll make three parts: Mount Fuji, the sun, and clouds.

For Mount Fuji, fold the origami into a triangle to make a crease, open it, then make a step fold on the top corner to represent snow.

Fold the remaining edges and corners inward to shape it like Mount Fuji.

For the sun, start with a cushion fold (zabutons), then fold the corners into triangles to round it off.

For the clouds, fold into a triangle to make a crease, then fold the two left edges in along the crease, fold the left corner into a triangle, and form an isosceles triangle.

From there, offset the fold slightly from the crease and fold in half, then fold the corners twice to refine the cloud shape.

If you make them with origami sized to fit your backing paper, you can also use the design for a calendar.

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Origami Calendar: Maneki-neko (Beckoning Cat)

[Made with a single sheet of origami] Easy and cute Maneki-neko (beckoning cat) folding instructions ◇Origami beckoning cat, cat, animal, good-luck charm, decoration◇

Origami Calendar: Maneki-neko (Beckoning Cat)

How about incorporating the maneki-neko, a classic good-luck charm, into your calendar design? In this idea, you’ll use two rectangular sheets of origami paper cut in half to make the cat’s head and body.

Once you’ve made the head and body, glue them together, then use a pen to add the body’s patterns and the facial expression to finish.

It’s said that a maneki-neko raises its right paw to invite wealth and its left paw to invite people, so make yours with whichever paw you prefer.

It’s also recommended to design it together with other New Year’s motifs like kadomatsu or plum blossoms.

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Origami Calendar: Shishimai (Lion Dance)

[New Year Origami] Easy and Cute Lion Dance Origami / Winter Origami – Origami Lion Dance

Origami Calendar: Shishimai (Lion Dance)

Let’s try making a shishimai (lion dance lion) using three sheets of origami paper in red, green, and gold.

Use red for the head, green for the body, and gold for the lion’s mouth.

The process features classic folding techniques like the roll fold and the zabuton (cushion) fold.

The head is the most difficult part, but if you make firm creases, it will come out neatly—so give it a try.

The body is easy: do a zabuton fold, then fold it in half into a triangle, tuck in the corners, and shape it.

Once you’ve drawn the face and patterns with a pen, glue it onto a backing sheet to complete your calendar.

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