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

Origami Calendar: First Sunrise of the Year

[New Year Origami] How to fold the first sunrise (Mt. Fuji, sun, clouds) with audio commentary ☆ Origami Mt. Fuji, sun, clouds tutorial / Tatsukuri

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◇

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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Fluffy snowman made with tissue paper

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Here’s a craft idea for a snowman that could also become a wall decoration if you hang it with a string.

First, cut out the inside of a paper plate so only the rim remains, then glue on crumpled tissue paper.

Next, cut out a circular piece from construction paper for the head and a rectangular piece for the bucket hat.

Draw the face with a pen, attach the bucket, then glue it to the paper plate to finish.

It’s handy to pre-cut the tissue paper into sizes that are easy to crumple, but having the person making it tear the paper themselves can also be good finger exercise.

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Three-dimensional kagami mochi

How to make a 3D Kagami Mochi with origami! Perfect as a New Year’s decoration or a small display for January and winter—great for facilities or a little spot in your room. Why not give it a try? [Tsukuru-mon]

This three-dimensional kagami mochi is perfect for decorating small spaces in care facilities or rooms.

It’s also a great option for a winter craft activity at day-service centers, so why not give it a try? The main tasks are cutting and gluing origami, making it ideal for fine motor training for seniors.

The two-tiered mochi and the daidai (bitter orange) create a three-dimensional look.

Also, since the decorations for kagami mochi vary by region, be sure to decorate it in a way that suits your local area!

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Kadomatsu

January wall display decorated with a handmade paper craft “kadomatsu” for a New Year theme

How about a craft project making kadomatsu out of origami? The moment when each sheet of paper comes together to form a splendid kadomatsu is truly moving.

Using colorful origami will result in a vibrant, festive decoration.

Displaying the kadomatsu everyone made will really boost the New Year’s atmosphere.

It would also be lovely to share New Year’s resolutions while making them.

It’s sure to be an enjoyable craft that showcases the dexterity of older adults.

Why not prepare to welcome the New Year with a kadomatsu full of New Year spirit?

January coloring pages

Speaking of January, although it’s not seen much these days, there used to be a custom of displaying decorative hagoita paddles, such as ones featuring the Fuji Musume.

Let’s try making such decorative hagoita as a coloring activity.

The act of coloring and choosing which colors to use has a very positive effect on the hands and the brain.

You might even discover an unexpected side of older adults through their use of color and the finished result.

A neatly colored piece also looks lovely displayed on the wall.

Let’s awaken the creativity we don’t often use in everyday life.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Felt Fukuwarai

If you make fukuwarai using felt, you can enjoy its soft texture.

Cut out the face base and the facial parts like eyes and mouth, and add expression by layering different pieces of felt on the eyes and mouth or by embroidering them.

You can also draw directly with a marker.

The fine handiwork will help train dexterity in your fingers.

Once it’s finished, everyone can of course play with the fukuwarai together, and above all, the soft look is just so cute!

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Hane Keisuke

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