[For Seniors] Enjoy and Beat the Summer Heat! July Craft Ideas

soft serve ice cream

[Summer Origami] How to fold a soft-serve ice cream with voice narration ☆ Origami Ice Cream — Decorations for July and August

Perfect for summer, let’s fold a soft-serve ice cream with origami.

After folding the paper in half, fold the bottom right and bottom left corners inward to meet at the center.

Next, fold the bottom point up to align with the top point, then fold so that the center crease lines up with the right crease.

While looking at the center crease, shape the ice cream by forming creases that create the ice shape.

When shaping the ice cream, it works well to fold it as if making a spiral.

Finally, draw a pattern on the cone with a felt-tip pen to finish.

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firefly

Easy way to fold an origami insect series firefly! Recommended for July.

These days, we don’t get as many chances to see fireflies glowing over rice fields and waterways at night.

When today’s seniors were young, weren’t there many more fireflies flitting about? Let’s make a calendar using firefly origami that brings back those kinds of summer memories.

Since you’ll make the firefly’s body and its glowing part separately, there are fewer tricky steps.

For the glowing tail, try sticking on a yellow circle cut from origami paper or a round yellow sticker.

Besides calendars, this firefly origami is perfect for summer crafts like wreaths and wall decorations.

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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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Nakajima Junko

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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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A watermelon that pops open

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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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Sea-themed calendar collage

How about creating an exciting ocean scene using translucent origami you can find at 100-yen shops? In addition to origami themed around sea creatures, try combining blue, cellophane-type origami, as well as memos and stickers—have fun mixing and matching.

Arrange and paste them to fit the size of the calendar you want to make, and you’ll have a unique, original ocean.

You’ll be able to reminisce about nostalgic seaside memories and enjoy a delightful July.

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Milky Way star ornament

[Tanabata Festival] Milky Way Star Decorations

Decorate the ceiling and enjoy the atmosphere! Here are some ideas for Milky Way star decorations.

The Milky Way refers to a band of stars that emits a faint, milky light and looks like a river.

It’s also known as the Milky Way, derived from Greek mythology.

This time, let’s make Milky Way star decorations using origami.

You’ll need origami paper, a non-slip mat, string, and a sewing machine.

Choose any origami you like, such as patterned sheets or materials with a sparkly finish.