[For Seniors] Easy Craft Ideas to Make at Day Service in July
In July, the heat really starts to set in.
Older adults may also spend more time indoors as a way to cope with the heat.
To enjoy the hot days of summer, we recommend indoor craft activities.
If you’re unsure what to make, try choosing crafts that match July’s events.
July features a variety of occasions, such as Tanabata and Marine Day.
For Tanabata, there are traditional decorations you can make to fully enjoy the season.
Be sure to read this article and use it to help plan July crafts for older adults.
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[For Seniors] Make it at day service in July. Introducing easy craft ideas (141–150)
origami wind chime
A classic symbol of summer, wind chimes bring a pleasantly cool sound.
Try making your own easily with origami paper and a small bell.
Using cool-toned colors like blue or traditional washi paper enhances the summery, charming feel.
Hang it by the window and enjoy a refreshing sound throughout the summer.
Morning-after frame
We all want seniors who find it difficult to go out to be able to enjoy beautiful flowers, don’t we? This time, we’re introducing a frame decorated with origami morning glories.
It’s a simple craft: just attach origami morning glories to an origami frame.
We hope this lovely piece will give viewers the feeling of having admired real flowers! Morning glories are often associated with “summer,” but they bloom from the rainy season through around November.
Through this activity, even seniors who find it hard to sense the changing seasons may be able to feel them—and the conversation about their blooming period is sure to be lively.
Morning Glory Calendar
Morning glories are the quintessential flowers of July, aren’t they? Seeing vines climb high and bloom may evoke a sense of summer for many seniors.
Here’s a calendar featuring a morning glory motif.
Cut origami paper into morning glory shapes and paste them onto the calendar.
Encourage participants to decide the placement of the flowers and leaves themselves.
It’s an activity that can help seniors focus and engage.
There are also many morning glory crafts made by folding origami.
If a senior is skilled at origami, they can create a calendar using folded pieces as well.
shooting star decoration
Let’s make shooting star decorations and have everyone make wishes for Tanabata! Cut star shapes out of construction paper and attach several colors of raffia ribbon to create a shooting star.
If you stick small star-shaped pieces onto the raffia ribbon, it will sparkle even more—highly recommended.
On the paper star itself, write your wishes or draw and paste pictures of Orihime and Hikoboshi to decorate.
You can use the finished piece as a wall decoration, or attach a string and hang it on bamboo.
milk carton lantern
Why not try making a lantern by reusing milk cartons, a familiar material for crafts? It’s a simple project, so it’s also recommended as a craft activity for day service programs leading up to summer festivals! Cut the milk carton and draw any patterns you like with pens or markers.
Next, make lots of slits, roll it into a cylinder, and staple the top and bottom in two places—and you’re done! Punch a hole at the top and thread a string through it to enjoy it as a hanging decoration.
You can even place an LED light inside the lantern! It’s the perfect craft to get everyone into the festival spirit.
3D star wall decoration
Decorate with three-dimensional stars and brighten up Tanabata! Use origami or construction paper to make 3D stars.
Thread string through the stars to create a garland that can be used as a wall decoration.
You can also hang them from the ceiling like sports day flags—highly recommended.
Make lots in various colors and you’ll have a galaxy of stars just like the Milky Way.
It might be nice to create them in different sizes, too.
Make them while sending your wishes to the stars.
Tanabata-style calendar with a brush pen
Why not try capturing the special feeling of Tanabata on your calendar to set the mood? Using a brush pen, draw Orihime and Hikoboshi in the calendar space.
Varying their hairstyles and colors makes it easier to distinguish them.
Between them, sketch a starry sky to represent the Milky Way that separates the two.
In reality, it might rain or be too cloudy to see, but it’s nice to draw a starry sky with the wish that they’ll meet on the day.
With a touch of playfulness, you might find yourself looking forward to checking the calendar every day.
Give it a try!
