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

Origami Desktop Calendar as Is

[Handmade Calendar] Easy with 100-yen shop items! Desktop calendar made directly from origami [Paper Craft Work Video]

There are many types of origami, such as patterned designs and skeleton materials.

Even at 100-yen shops, the origami section has a wide variety.

Try making a calendar using beautiful origami designs and materials.

The method is very simple: use the origami as is and attach the date sheets.

If you use skeleton-style origami, it’s also recommended to attach the date sheets underneath the origami.

Because the steps are easy, many older adults should be able to take part in making it.

Please give it a try!

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A calendar decorated with origami

[Komu-chan] Origami Calendar ♪ July

Let’s make a calendar using summer-themed origami.

When it comes to summer origami, perhaps watermelon, morning glories, and goldfish come to mind.

A calendar decorated with pieces you’ve folded yourself can give older adults a real sense of accomplishment.

Have them make about two types of origami pieces, then arrange and attach them to the calendar with a thoughtful layout.

Folding with their fingertips and planning the composition for attaching the pieces can also help stimulate the brain.

The activity can be done while seated, and older adults are likely to enjoy lively conversations with those around them, sharing summer stories as they create.

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Origami Calendar

How to Fold an Origami Calendar [July / Watermelon Edition]

A watermelon-shaped calendar would be fun and perfect for summer, wouldn’t it? Here’s a project where the folded origami itself becomes the calendar.

There are many projects where you make an origami piece and attach it to a calendar, right? If the dates are written directly on the folded origami, you can create a calendar with real character.

There are also handy kits for making origami calendars.

Alternatively, you could fold the origami and then attach a calendar sheet to the origami piece.

Try folding an origami design that suits July and give it a go!

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Making a calendar with pressed flowers

A simple way to make a pressed flower calendar! Great as a gift, too!!

Here’s a calendar featuring pressed flowers like morning glories and hydrangeas—flowers of July and summer.

First, temporarily attach the pressed flowers to the calendar backing with white glue.

The step of arranging the pressed flowers while thinking about the design seems like something seniors can enjoy and get excited about.

After that, apply laminating film and run it through a laminator, or finish it with self-adhesive laminating sheets.

Self-adhesive laminating film is sold at 100-yen shops, and it’s easy to use, so it’s recommended.

Creating a seasonal flower calendar is a project that can help seniors feel the season as they make it.

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Morning Glory Calendar

Day Service Gyoda Ainoshobouan: We tried making a morning glory calendar.

Morning glories are the quintessential flower of July, aren’t they? Seeing their vines climb high and bloom might evoke a sense of summer for many older adults.

Here’s a calendar inspired by morning glories.

Cut origami paper into morning glory shapes and paste them onto the calendar.

Encourage people to decide the placement of the flowers and leaves themselves.

It’s an activity that seems well-suited for helping older adults focus.

There are also many morning glory crafts made by folding origami.

If someone is skilled at origami, making the calendar with folded pieces would be great, too.

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Making a calendar with eraser stamps

[Eraser stamp] Making a July calendar with a goldfish stamp

Let’s try making a calendar using stamps carved from erasers.

You can create a charming, handmade-style calendar that’s unique to eraser stamps.

Since erasers are soft, they may be easy for older adults to work with as well.

Some of you may have made eraser stamps before.

While there are some detailed steps, those who enjoy crafts will likely have fun making them.

Using your fingers and hands can also provide a brain-training effect.

Try making stamps of sunflowers, goldfish, and other motifs that evoke July and summer.

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Tanabata-style calendar with a brush pen

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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!

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