[For Seniors] January Craft Ideas: Boost Your Luck with New Year Decorations and Good-Luck Charms

Various Daruma decorations

[Origami Winter] New Year’s origami decorations: various “Daruma” ornaments. Easy craft and wall decorations (for childcare workers and caregivers). Papercraft Daruma / DIY.

Why not try making New Year decorations featuring the lucky Daruma motif? It’s easy to get started with familiar materials like origami and construction paper, making it a great option for day-service recreation activities as well! You can paint the Daruma’s face with a brush like a first-calligraphy exercise, create pieces inspired by the traditional Daruma-otoshi game, or make a three-dimensional Daruma with just a few simple cuts—there are countless ways to enjoy Daruma-themed New Year decorations depending on your creativity.

Use them as wall hangings or tabletop ornaments to brighten up your space and welcome the New Year in style.

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New Year decorations made with origami and paper flowers

New Year decorations made with easy origami and tissue paper (with audio commentary) – Origami Japanese New Year decoration

We’d like to introduce a New Year’s decoration you can make with origami and tissue paper—perfect for cozy winter days at home or for recreation at day service centers! It’s appealing because you can make it with familiar materials like origami and tissue paper.

Arrange a tissue paper flower, a fan made by accordion-folding origami, and mizuhiki cords in a well-balanced way.

The key is to attach the mizuhiki to the fan and then secure the paper flower last! Changing the color or pattern of the origami for the fan and the color of the mizuhiki will dramatically change the overall look, so give it a try.

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Lucky Cat New Year Wreath

[Origami] How to make a New Year’s wreath — Origami New Year’s Wreath

New Year decorations that wish for the health and happiness of your family—how about making them with origami? This time, we’re introducing a particularly cute one: a “Maneki-neko New Year wreath.” First, combine four sheets of origami to create the wreath portion.

Using patterned origami gives it a pop and lively look.

Once the wreath is complete, fold a Maneki-neko and attach it to the wreath.

Feel free to change the cat’s expression to your liking.

This way, a New Year decoration that is already auspicious will feel even more lucky.

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celebratory crane

[Origami] How to Fold a Celebration Crane, New Year’s Crane, and Peacock with Voice Guidance ☆ Origami Celebration Crane Peacock Instructions

How about celebratory cranes as a fun craft to ring in the New Year? Origami cranes have long been considered symbols of longevity, and they’re familiar and meaningful for older adults as well.

Choose colorful origami paper to create unique, festive cranes.

Once you master the basic folds, anyone can make them with ease.

Add a congratulatory message on the wings to make them even more special.

It’s also lovely to fold together while chatting about New Year’s resolutions.

Display the finished cranes in your room, and they’re sure to bring good luck.

Let’s brighten the New Year with this heartwarming craft.

Fukuwarai (a traditional Japanese “lucky laugh” face-making game)

[Elementary School Entrance Exam Prep #127] Let’s Make a Fukuwarai — What Kind of Face Can We Create?

How about making your own version of Fukuwarai, a traditional Japanese game that people of all ages—from small children to the elderly—can enjoy? Drawing the eyes, nose, and mouth of Okame, the classic beauty from olden times, while imagining what they might have looked like is a fun, brain-training activity.

Fukuwarai is a simple game, but it’s funny how, even when you’re sure you’ve placed everything correctly while blindfolded, you end up being way off.

When you open your eyes and take a look, everyone—young and old alike—bursts into laughter.

Let’s spend New Year’s with smiles all around and invite good fortune in!

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spinning top

[Easy Craft] How to Make a Spinning Top from a Flyer / DIY / EASY CRAFT / Paper Craft /

Here’s a simple spinning top you can make using advertising flyers.

All you need are ten flyers, some cellophane tape, scissors, and a few everyday items—so you can get started right away.

You’ll make three parts: a stick for the shaft, a base, and the wrapping components.

The key is to roll everything tightly and firmly.

It’s quite innovative that by just folding, rolling, and cutting the flyers, you can create a top that spins smoothly.

You can also enjoy the colorful patterns from the flyers when it’s finished.

This flyer top is perfect for everyone to make and spin together—it’s sure to be a hit.

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torii gate

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Torii gates are a popular feature of New Year’s celebrations in Japan, and can be a stunning backdrop for a variety of activities. Torii gates are large entrances to Shinto shrines that mark the transition from the everyday world to the sacred. It’s considered respectful to bow before passing through a torii gate.ToriiHappy New Year

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Many people go to hatsumode (the first shrine visit of the New Year), but it can be difficult for older adults to go out and pray in the cold.

So how about making a torii gate as part of the New Year’s party decorations to liven things up? Create a base from cardboard and simply cover it with black and red construction paper to make an impressive-looking torii.

Make a offertory box and a large suzu bell as well, and invite the seniors to offer their prayers.

Just having a torii gate should make the New Year’s party feel like a festive outing!

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