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

Morning glories made of felt

[No-Sew] Make Morning Glories with Felt / Summer Vacation Craft / DIY Felt Morning Glory

“Morning Glories Made with Felt” is a craft activity for older adults that lets them enjoy soft textures and vibrant colors.

You create petals and leaves from felt, add a white pattern in the center to give it that morning glory look, and assemble them.

A distinctive feature is building a trellis using bamboo skewers: line up several skewers and cross them vertically and horizontally to form a base, creating a three-dimensional trellis for the vines to wind around.

Arrange the flowers in a balanced way, and the piece will look like morning glories blooming by a garden gate.

The gentle materials and simple steps naturally engage the hands, fostering focus and imagination.

It’s a delightful piece to display—bright and festive—perfect for savoring the feel of summer.

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Simple summer craft: goldfish wind chime

[How-To Video] How to Make an Easy Summer Craft: “Goldfish Wind Chimes”

The summer-perfect craft “Goldfish Wind Chime” is a cool, refreshing activity that even seniors can enjoy.

Cut out the bottom of a round cheese box to make a frame, attach a card case from a 100-yen shop to the inside, and add clear stones or small artificial flowers to create a goldfish-bowl-like, translucent finish.

Adding goldfish decorative stickers instantly brings a summery vibe.

With many steps that use the hands and fingers, the fingertip stimulation can activate the brain and may help prevent cognitive decline.

It’s a highly seasonal piece, perfect for indoor summer recreation.

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Milky Way with streamers

Simple Tanabata Decorations: How to Make a Streamer Milky Way and Net Ornament [Origami] Origami DIY

Here’s how to make a recommended Tanabata streamer Milky Way.

Fold the origami and make slits with scissors.

Slowly open the origami and gently stretch it hole by hole.

Next, for the streamer part, cut vertical slits, then apply glue to the top section.

Once you attach the streamers to the Milky Way, it’s complete.

Try making your own original Milky Way by changing the colors of the origami and getting creative.

It’ll look even cuter if you add sparkly stickers or cut out star shapes and stick them on!

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Wind chime made with 100-yen shop origami

[Easy✨ 100-yen shop origami] How to make a wind chime 🎐 Summer wall decoration [Quick and easy] Instantly boosts a stylish, refreshing vibe!

Doesn’t making a wind chime by hand seem kind of difficult? For seniors who feel that way, we recommend wind chimes you can make with origami.

All you need to do is fold and cut the paper, and it’s done in no time.

There are many patterns of origami paper, so try making one with your favorite design.

From papers that give a refreshing feel to ones that add a touch of brilliance, the options are wide-ranging.

Create a wind chime that suits your taste and enjoy spending time at home in the summer.

Your usual summer days will become even more fun.

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Summer greetings with a uchiwa (hand fan)

It’s not too late! Sending midsummer greetings with a hand fan!

Here’s an idea for a “summer greeting fan” made with a unique technique using a plastic bag.

Turn a plastic bag inside out and inflate it, then apply paint or ink to its surface and press it onto a plain hand fan.

The wrinkles of the bag become patterns as they are, creating unexpected and beautiful designs.

You can freely express motifs like fireworks or flowers, and if you add a message to the finished fan, you’ll have a warm summer greeting.

The process is simple yet lets your sensibility shine, making for an enjoyable creative time.

It’s a gentle summer letter that sends both coolness and heart.

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Summer greetings with shaved ice

Let’s have fun and try writing a summer greeting with shaved ice. @riritube

Shaved ice topped with strawberry or melon syrup is especially delicious on a hot day, isn’t it? Some senior care facilities may also serve shaved ice as a snack.

So let’s try making a summer greeting card featuring shaved ice, one of the treats we crave in summer.

In addition to drawing shaved ice on a postcard, you can also create it using items like kitchen sponges or bubble wrap used for packing.

With a bit of creativity, you can make summer greeting cards adorned with all kinds of shaved ice designs.

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Watermelons and mosquito coils

Easy-to-draw summer greeting (2): Watermelon and mosquito coil

Speaking of summer foods, watermelon also comes to mind, right? How about adding a watermelon illustration to your summer greeting card? You can also draw other items you often see in summer, like mosquito coils.

Watercolors are fine to use, but here’s a neat idea.

Before painting with watercolors, sketch your underdrawing with a candle.

A “resist” technique means drawing or coating the areas you don’t want to paint with wax.

The wax repels moisture, so those parts won’t take on color.

For a watermelon, apply wax to the seeds; for a mosquito coil, to the spiral.

It will give you a clean finish.

Give it a try using this as a reference!

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