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

Just stick-on felt ema (votive plaque)

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Felt creations have a warm, gentle atmosphere, don’t they? If you glue felt pieces onto an ema plaque with wood glue, you can make a lovely piece.

Try making parts like a daruma, Mount Fuji, or the zodiac animals.

It’s such a cute craft that older adults are likely to enjoy it, too.

An ema decorated by placing the pieces wherever you like will be a one-of-a-kind work in the world.

As you make it, you might even get excited reminiscing about New Year’s celebrations from the past.

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New Year’s day care: Ema (votive plaque) making

New Year's day service recreation: Ema (votive plaque) making

You can also feel a sense of cuteness from ema plaques decorated with the zodiac animals.

Let’s attach zodiac animals, pine needles, bamboo leaves, plum blossoms, and other pieces to the ema backing.

Place the zodiac animal wherever you like, and it’s done.

If you bundle the backing and the parts to be attached—such as the zodiac pieces—together in a bag and hand them to seniors, it might make the craft easier for them.

Making this set together during a year-end craft activity with seniors also sounds fun.

Add a New Year-style message, such as your resolutions or wishes for the year, and it’s complete.

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How to make an easy origami ema (votive plaque)

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Origami involves extensive use of the fingertips and helps stimulate the brain, so I imagine many senior care facilities incorporate it.

It also trains fine motor skills and concentration.

Ema (votive plaques) made with origami are perfect for January, making them a great recommendation for origami activities with older adults.

Let’s fold while creasing carefully to create the piece.

If the steps are simple, many seniors will likely be able to participate.

Enjoy adding your own touches, such as writing messages or decorating with New Year-themed stickers.

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Ema-style message card

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Let’s make ema message plaques that can also be used as wall decorations.

Cut the base for the message card—or thick paper or drawing paper—into the shape of an ema.

Ask the seniors to draw illustrations of the zodiac animals or write messages on them.

It’s a great way for their individuality to shine through.

Some may even create them for their family members they live with or for their grandchildren.

The cute finished ema pieces are sure to bring smiles to the seniors’ faces.

Using colored paper to make the ema will give the work a different feel and atmosphere, too.

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Shimenawa with an ema (votive plaque) attached

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When New Year’s comes around, many households put up shimenawa decorations.

It would be lovely to display a handmade shimenawa along with ema plaques.

You can make them using craft paper or origami.

Using items from a 100-yen shop makes it easy to gather supplies.

Roll craft paper into a coil to form a ring and create the shimenawa.

Some older adults may have made shimenawa at home using straw and fruit.

Talking about shimenawa might spark conversation and help people connect.

Make plum blossoms, pine needles, and a folding fan to decorate the shimenawa.

Add a handmade ema, and it’s complete.

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Mini ema plaques made from interlocking foam mats

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Let’s make an ema (votive plaque) by hand using interlocking foam mats you can buy at 100-yen shops.

First, cut the foam mat into the shape of an ema.

Next, wrap yarn around your fingers to make several loops, slide them off your fingers, and tie the center with another piece of yarn.

Use double-sided tape to attach the knot to the ema, then cut through the looped parts with scissors.

Trim the yarn to even out the length, then use felt pieces to add the face and patterns to create a daruma.

Punch a hole at the top of the ema, thread a twisted red-and-white chenille stem (pipe cleaner) through it, and you’re done.

Write your wish on the back and display it.

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An ema of Mount Fuji made with drawing paper

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Let me introduce an idea for making an ema plaque out of construction paper.

First, cut out the parts from the paper: the ema plaque, Mt.

Fuji, the zodiac animal, and plum blossoms.

After you paste these together to complete the ema, write your wish on Mt.

Fuji to finish it off.

This idea works for any zodiac year, so it’s handy to remember.

You might also try using New Year–themed stickers instead of plum blossoms.

Draw the animal’s face and patterns with a pen.

If you make it a bit larger, it will be easier to write your wish.

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