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

summer vegetables

[Easy Origami] Summer Vegetable Folding Guide – Make While You Watch! (Tomato, Corn, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Cucumber) Origami Easy Vegetables Paper Craft DIY 종이접기 야채

When you think of vegetables that evoke summer, what comes to mind? Many vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn are in season.

Let’s make a calendar with origami summer vegetables together with seniors.

With simple folding methods, you can create lovely summer vegetables out of origami.

It could also be fun to start by asking the seniors to name vegetables harvested in summer before beginning the craft.

Through making origami summer vegetables, they may get a sense of the season.

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A watermelon that pops open

@ringoshien

We made a fun craft where you can flip it open to see the inside of a watermelon. If you haven’t tried it before, would you like to give it a go? It’s really fun!

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Speaking of July, the heat really starts to kick in and summer truly begins, doesn’t it? And summer means watermelon.

This is a fun, pop-up-style craft that shows a whole watermelon, and when you flip it open, you can see the inside.

First, cut green construction paper into a circle and a semicircle of the same size, then cut a slightly smaller circle from red construction paper.

After drawing the pattern on the outside of the watermelon, glue the red circle onto it.

For the seeds, use black round stickers, and for the vine, colorful pipe cleaners make it quick, easy, and great-looking—highly recommended!

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Pastel Art: Water Balloons

[Template 03] Let's Draw Water Balloons – Pastel Art | Seniors & Care Facilities | Recreation

In July, as summer gradually hits its stride, you can’t help but crave something cool to take the edge off the heat.

This piece suggests drawing water balloons with pastels—something that feels refreshing while still capturing quintessential summer scenes like festivals.

Cut paper into the shapes you want, layer them over a backing sheet, and apply shaved pastel over the cutouts to create a soft, gentle-colored illustration.

The key is to use bright colors for the water balloons and cool, blue-based tones for the background to evoke a sense of coolness.

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Goldfish wind chime

@mamekibi07

[How to make it] This is a super easy summer craft! A cool-looking but silent ‘Goldfish Wind Chime.’ You can make it really easily—just gather materials from the 100-yen shop and the supermarket. Try making it when you’re bored at the end of summer vacation. It can even count as a homework craft project!#100-yen shop DIYHow-to videoWith childrenSummer Vacation CraftGoldfish BowlWind chime

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Goldfish are deeply associated with festival stalls, summer festivals, and nostalgic memories of summers in the countryside.

For older adults, they evoke a strong sense of nostalgia.

Adding goldfish motifs to wind chimes can bring back fond memories and warm the heart.

You can easily make these goldfish wind chimes at home with items from a 100-yen shop.

Creating the goldfish is super simple—just stick on the decals.

Add cute stickers or beads as you like to make it even more charming.

The goldfish design has a refreshing feel, making it a must-have item for the hot summer.

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Nanaka

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sunflower wall decoration

[Elderly Recreation] Sunflower Wall Decoration [Easy]

Sunflowers are one of the flowers that symbolize summer, aren’t they? Seeing sunflowers blooming on a hot day can make you feel energized.

Let’s make a wall decoration with a sunflower motif.

Using crinkled crepe sheets to create the sunflowers gives the piece a nice textured look.

Fold and cut the crepe sheets to make the sunflower petals.

We’ll form the center by crumpling tissue paper, and here’s a fun method: put the crumpled tissue paper into a plastic bottle cap for the center, or press the tissue crumpled with the cap.

This leaves a round imprint on the tissue, adding a nice accent to the sunflower’s center.

Glue the sunflower onto a backing sheet, place it on a stand made from a disposable chopstick, and it’s complete.

It’s a lovely piece that seniors can take home and display in their homes.

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Wind chime decorations made with thread

How to make a wind chime decoration with thread: a simple summer vacation craft for elementary school students and senior recreation

Wind chimes are a uniquely Japanese symbol of summer, aren’t they? Just gazing at them makes you feel the season’s arrival.

How about making your own wind chime by hand? This time, I’ll introduce a very simple handmade wind chime you can create.

First, inflate a balloon and wrap thread around it.

Then harden it with glue and let it dry.

Add decorations as you like, and in no time it’s finished.

You’ll have a one-of-a-kind wind chime that exists nowhere else in the world! Hang it by the window, and you’ll feel the essence of summer.

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Nanaka

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Fireworks Milk Carton Fan

Let’s have fun making it with the scratch technique: A milk carton fan

On hot summer days, many older adults have probably fanned themselves with a hand fan.

Here’s a perfect summer craft idea: a handmade uchiwa (Japanese fan).

Using an empty milk carton, you can make a sturdy fan.

Cut the milk carton into a circle and tape a chopstick to the outer (printed) side to serve as the handle.

Then cut another circular piece from a milk carton and attach it on top with the white side facing outward.

Draw fireworks on a round piece of construction paper, stick it onto the fan, and you’re done.

The fireworks motif enhances the summery feel and will help older adults enjoy the sense of the season.

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