[For Seniors] Early-summer-themed wall decorations: Recommended ideas for 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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Orihime and Hikoboshi

Perfect for Tanabata! Here are some ideas themed around Orihime and Hikoboshi made with origami.

You can choose any colors you like for Orihime and Hikoboshi, so you can create your very own cute couple.

Use a calendar with a dark background—such as black or indigo—and add star stickers to craft a handmade Milky Way.

Once you place Orihime and Hikoboshi on either side of the Milky Way, it’s complete.

Why not decorate your room wall and enjoy the Tanabata atmosphere at home? The steps are simple, so this year, spend a special moment with handmade Orihime and Hikoboshi for Tanabata.

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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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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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Strip with mesh

[Craft Idea] Tanzaku with Net – a strip of paper ~Tanabata~ (July) (Tanabata tanzaku) (Senior recreation) (Easy craft) (Craft activity) (Early childhood education) (Daycare/Hospital) (Psychiatric OT)

Tanabata, one of the major events in July.

In senior care homes and welfare facilities, many hold Tanabata events or decorate the interiors, don’t they? Tanabata is also a day when people attach wish slips to bamboo.

Let’s add a creative touch to those tanzaku by making slits that form a mesh pattern.

There is originally a net-shaped decoration for Tanabata, and as the name suggests, it carries the wish for an abundant catch of fish.

Fold down the top of the tanzaku paper, then make many cuts.

When you unfold it, you’ll have a mesh-like pattern.

If you like, you can also make Hikoboshi and Orihime and place them alongside the mesh of the tanzaku.

As they make these, some older adults may recall past Tanabata memories.

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cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)

[Craft Idea] Cherries – Cherry Crafts (June/Summer) (Wall Decorations) (Senior Activities) (Early Childhood Education) (Origami) (Fruit) (Creative) (OT)

Cherries are in season from the rainy season through mid-July.

Why not make a wall decoration with a wish that delicious cherries will grow again this year—and that we’ll get to eat them? It’s easy to make.

Roll red origami paper into balls for the fruit, roll green origami paper into thin strips for the vines, and cut out leaves with scissors.

Finally, glue everything together and you’re done.

If you also make a tree out of construction paper and attach the cherries and leaves, you’ll have an impressive wall decoration.

After enjoying it as a decoration, you can also use it for a cherry-picking game, so it’s highly recommended.

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Marigold

[Craft Idea] Marigold (June–July, Summer) (Wall Decorations, Senior Recreation, Occupational Therapy OT, Day Service) (Origami, Origami DIY) (3D, Flower Crafts)

Even in the rainy season, marigolds bloom in bright yellow and orange, producing beautiful flowers from early summer through autumn.

Let’s make marigold flowers.

By folding and cutting origami paper, you can create marigold petals.

First, roll the origami into a ball and crumple it to give the petals more texture.

Make several petals and layer them.

This will capture the marigold’s characteristic multiple layers of petals.

Make some leaves as well and display them together with the marigold flowers.

A room with marigolds feels brighter, creating a cheerful piece that can lift the spirits of older adults.

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