[For Seniors] Easy Craft Ideas to Make at Day Service in July

Flower kusudama with streamers decoration

Origami Tanabata Decorations: How to Make a Cute Flower Kusudama Streamer Decoration (niceno1)

Would you like to handcraft a “flower kusudama with streamers” out of origami—perfect for the Tanabata season? Make multiple flowers from colorful origami paper, assemble them into a sphere to create a kusudama, and then attach long, slender origami streamers to complete a vibrant decoration that sways in the breeze.

The delicate, finger-intensive work stimulates the brain simply by doing it, making it potentially effective as rehabilitation.

Once finished, you can enjoy it as a Tanabata ornament by displaying it on the wall at a facility or at home.

Spend a moment feeling the season through origami.

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fireworks

Origami [Fireworks] Origami fireworks

This firework is quite a piece that makes you think, “Is it really this easy to make with origami?” It’s not that difficult, but thanks to the trick with black paper and an optical illusion, it looks like a very complex origami work, which is fascinating.

You insert black origami inside petal-like parts made from colored origami.

I’m using about three colors of origami here.

Once it’s finished, mounting it on a black backing makes it look even more like fireworks spreading across the night sky.

Please give it a try.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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wind chime

[Easy Origami] How to Make a Wind Chime – Summer Vacation Craft, Wall Decoration, Great for Elementary School Kids, Preschoolers, and Senior Activities

Why not make a summer staple—the wind chime—out of origami and feel a touch of coolness with your eyes? Fold a round body and attach a dangling strip, and you’ll get a gentle look as if it’s swaying in the breeze.

Using translucent colors or patterned origami gives it a cool, seasonal appearance.

The simple steps are enjoyable even for seniors, and using the fingertips can naturally offer a rehabilitative effect.

Display them on a wall or by a window to create a space that quietly evokes the charm of summer.

It’s also appealing that you can get all the materials at a 100-yen shop.

Give it a try!

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A sunflower whose bud is opening

Sunflower with opening buds – summer wall decor ❤︎ paper craft / Sunflower with open buds ❤︎ #835

Isn’t the sunflower one of the flowers that best represents summer? When older adults see sunflower-themed artwork, some may feel, “Ah, it’s summer.” If large, sun-like sunflowers are displayed on the facility walls, they may even lift everyone’s spirits.

This time, we’re introducing a fun craft that lets you enjoy the process from bud to full bloom.

Take strips of construction paper cut into long, narrow pieces and paste them so they cover the sunflower base made from a paper plate.

It’s a clever mechanism: as you cut the strip-like construction paper, it looks as if the flower is blooming.

People can look forward to seeing the paper petals open little by little each day.

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Nakajima Junko

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Sunflower brooch made with tsumami-zaiku

[Daiso & Tsumami Zaiku] Doesn’t look like 100-yen materials! Summer flowers! Detailed tutorial on how to make four types of sunflower brooches and how to trim scraps [Handmade]

Introducing a sunflower brooch made with tsumami-zaiku using materials from a 100-yen shop.

The charm is that you can get everything you need—chirimen fabric, a pin-back button kit, glue, and more—at the 100-yen store.

After adhering the chirimen to the button kit, fold small pieces of fabric to create petals.

Attach the petals, then add “seeds” in the center by repurposing a mesh hairband, and in no time you’ll have a bright, summery brooch.

If you make the sunflower seeds with tsumami-zaiku as well, it gives a different look.

Enjoy making it in the style you prefer!

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Wreath of sunflowers and gerberas

[Craft Idea] Sunflower and Gerbera Wreaths (July–August Wall Decorations) (Summer Wreaths, Activities for Seniors, Day Service, Occupational Therapy, Crafting, Childcare, Origami, DIY, Easy 3D)

Here’s how to make a bright, summery, and festive interior item: a sunflower and gerbera wreath.

Shape yellow origami paper into flowers and glue the petals so they are slightly offset.

Cut brown origami into thin strips, glue them, snip fine fringes, and roll them up to create the sunflower seeds.

For the gerberas, make the flowers with white origami in the same way and use yellow origami for the centers.

Making small mini gerberas adds size variation and an even cuter finish.

Attach leaves to the wreath base, then decorate it with the flowers to complete.

It turns out beautifully even with materials from a 100-yen shop, so it’s highly recommended.

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Torn-paper collage of sunflowers

We made a torn-paper collage of sunflowers with the service users (a small-group day service in Yamato City).

A popular recreation activity in senior care facilities is “chigiri-e,” a craft where you paste torn pieces of colored paper onto a coloring sheet.

Although the steps are simple—tearing paper by hand and gluing it down—it helps exercise the fingers and stimulate the brain.

By using yellow and brown origami paper to create summery sunflowers, you can capture a strong sense of the season.

It’s flexible and appealing because you can have a large group create one piece together or have each person make their own unique work.

No special tools are required, making it perfect for activities in day service programs and other senior facilities.

It’s a safe and enjoyable craft we highly recommend.

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