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

Calendar coloring book

Yamanashi City Paid Nursing Home July Calendar Coloring (2) #shorts #SeniorRecreation #CareWorker #AssistedLiving #NowHiring

How about making your very own calendar using coloring pages? All you need are calendar coloring sheets and colored pencils.

Pick the designs you like and color them with your favorite hues.

Even though it’s coloring, it engages your brain’s orientation and executive functions—like keeping track of weekdays including weekends and holidays, deciding which colors to use, and staying within the lines—so it can be an effective brain-training activity.

You can also add important dates like birthdays and anniversaries to turn it into your personal planner.

Give it a try!

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Watermelon Tanabata decorations

[Tanabata Decorations] Easy Origami!! Watermelon Ornament [Preschool Craft] [July]

Let’s make a watermelon decoration that you can also use to adorn a Tanabata bamboo branch.

Combine a piece of red origami cut in half with a strip of green origami cut lengthwise, and draw several small black circles on the red part to look like watermelon seeds.

Then accordion-fold the paper and thread a string through it to finish.

You can also use yellow origami to make a yellow watermelon! Another idea is to make several accordion-folded strips using only green origami and combine them to create a decoration that looks like a whole, uncut watermelon.

Make it in any style you like and brighten up your Tanabata bamboo with festive decorations!

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Tanabata decorations made with straws

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For those who are unsure where to put a bamboo decoration, we recommend a straw-made bamboo display that can sit on a table.

Use a small paper cup as the base and insert green straws so they form a bamboo-grass shape.

Like grafting plants, attach small, finely cut pieces of straw here and there between the main straws, and it will start to resemble bamboo leaves.

Once the bamboo grass is done, use other straws to make decorations like tanzaku strips and combine them.

Since there are many small, detailed steps, it might be best for care facility staff to prepare the parts in advance and have older adults assemble the pieces.

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Let’s draw fireworks with straws

[Easy Craft 059] Fireworks — Beautiful drawings even without artistic skill

Do you know about etegami, which is popular among seniors? It’s a simple postcard art where you draw seasonal fruits or events on a postcard and add a short message.

The charm of etegami is that the drawings don’t need to be especially skillful—if anything, the roughness gives it a nice character.

One technique used in etegami is drawing fireworks with a straw.

Even if you can’t go to a fireworks festival, you can enjoy the summer atmosphere with these straw fireworks drawings! The method is very simple: cut the tip of a straw as if you were making octopus-shaped sausages and spread the slits out.

Then dip it in your favorite colors and stamp onto black paper.

If everyone works together to complete a big picture, you’re sure to have a great time!

Mini uchiwa with marble-painted patterns

[Super Easy] Mini Uchiwa Fan with Marble-Painted Patterns #DayService #DayCare #OutpatientRehab #ElderCare #Seniors #Crafts #Rec #Recreation

Would you like to try making a handmade uchiwa fan that captures the feeling of summer? This method uses marbles to create patterns on the fan, so it’s also great for craft activities in adult day services! Dissolve paint in a paper cup, add a marble, and coat it evenly with color.

Next, place drawing paper in a tray, then roll the paint-covered marble over the paper to add color.

You can layer two or three colors if you like! Prepare two sheets of the painted paper cut into the shape of a fan.

Finally, glue the two sheets together with a split craft band along the edge, and you’re done! The lines made by the rolling marble are unique and result in a stylish uchiwa.

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Tanabata

kimie gangi July wall decor: 'Tanabata decorations' #wallDecor #bambooDecorations #howTo #DIY #seasonalWallDecor #foamSheets

Many staff members are probably struggling to come up with craft ideas for July.

Decorations for Tanabata and the Milky Way are classics, but how about adding a displayed line from the children’s song “Tanabata-sama”? Also, it could be fun to make parts like bamboo decorations together with the elderly in a lively group.

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Tanabata mobile

Perfect for Tanabata decorations: how to make an easy mobile

Let’s try making a cute, gently swaying Tanabata mobile! Using origami or construction paper, create various shapes like stars and circles, then string them vertically with thread to complete the mobile.

You can fold decorations like origami, or combine identical cutouts to make three-dimensional ornaments.

It’s also recommended to mix in felt balls or drawings made on shrink plastic.

Have each older adult make one strand and combine everyone’s to display on the wall, or have each person make about three strands and display each set as an individual piece—use these ideas to create festive Tanabata decorations.

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