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With the end of the rainy season, July brings the heat and the full feeling of summer.
It becomes difficult to do outdoor activities like taking walks.
This time, we’re introducing craft ideas perfect for summer that you can enjoy indoors.
We’ve gathered many projects that add vibrant summer colors or create a cool, refreshing atmosphere.
Craft activities are very popular among older adults, and using the fingers provides brain-training benefits.
Displaying the finished pieces at home or in a facility also gives a sense of accomplishment.
Let’s help older adults enjoy summer with wonderful creations.
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[For Seniors] Have Fun Getting Through the Hot Summer! July Craft Ideas (1–10)
Summer wall decoration
Wall decorations that capture the feeling of summer are appealing because you can arrange them with vibrant materials.
Attach paper straws to both ends of a sheet of origami paper to create a sturdy base.
Place another piece of origami paper in a small plastic bag, then freely add stickers and beads inside.
By combining colorful pieces, you can express a lively, festive sense of summer.
Once you’ve finished the decorative piece, attach it to the base and thread a string through to complete it.
Hang it on the wall to instantly brighten the room and enjoy the season’s atmosphere.
The simple steps make it easy for older adults to do without strain, so it’s also recommended for summer events.
Goldfish hanging ornaments
Goldfish hanging ornaments are a charming craft idea that evokes the coolness of summer.
Gently wrap a balled-up tissue with colored crepe paper and secure it firmly with a stapler.
Attach fins with rounded corners, and you’ll have a softly shaped goldfish.
For the background, prepare a round piece of paper to suggest an aquarium, and add cellophane tape to create a translucent effect that enhances the refreshing look.
Finally, attach a string to hang the goldfish, and it’s complete.
You can choose any color scheme you like, making it a unique summer decoration.
The steps are easy for older adults to try, allowing them to enjoy the season while crafting.
A hanging scroll style with three-dimensional morning glories
The hanging scroll-style 3D morning glories that gracefully evoke the feeling of summer are a craft that brings seasonal color to your space just by hanging them on the wall.
Fold a sheet of origami into quarters, open one quarter, and fold it again at a 30-degree angle.
Mark and cut the petal section in a gentle arc.
Cut another piece of origami into a small circle and attach it as the flower’s center to create a three-dimensional morning glory.
Add leaf and stem parts to complete the composition, then thread a string through a straw to finish it in a hanging scroll style.
Although there are many fine steps, it’s a task that engages concentration and creativity, making it ideal for stimulating seniors’ brains and exercising fine motor skills.
After finishing, display it in your room and enjoy the cool, summery atmosphere.
Goldfish wind chime
A wind chime that brings a cool breeze in the hot summer.
Let’s make one with a goldfish design! A recommended method uses a round cheese box and a clear plastic sheet.
Take just the rim of the cheese box and decorate it with colored washi paper or similar materials.
Cut a clear sheet to fit the rim and stick on goldfish stickers and other decorative stickers.
Once that’s done, combine it with the rim and attach a string and a paper strip (tanzaku) to finish! If you add a small bell to the tanzaku, you’ll have a wind chime that makes sound.
You can also try other methods, such as cutting a plastic bottle into small pieces or using a capsule from a gashapon machine and drawing goldfish on it.
Give it a try and make your favorite style!
Diorama
Hydrangeas and sunflowers, seaside scenery, summer festivals—just hearing the word “summer” brings a variety of scenes to mind.
This craft recreates those personal visions of summer inside an empty box, like a photograph.
From classic, quintessential summer scenes to nostalgic memories, there are many directions to explore and enjoy.
Preparing a variety of illustrations that symbolize summer and letting people freely combine them to express a summery feel is likely the clearest approach.
It’s also recommended to take advantage of the box’s depth to create a three-dimensional diorama.
Summer interior frame
Summer brings various events like Tanabata, trips to the beach, and summer festivals, and many people may want to capture those moments in photos.
If you put some thought into the frames you display them in, your memories might be beautifully enhanced.
By simply adding summer-themed decorations to a photo frame you can even find at a 100-yen shop, you can easily create a summery frame.
A frame painted entirely in blue and adorned with shells or sand motifs strongly evokes the ocean, making it perfect for displaying beach photos.
In this way, choosing a frame theme to match the photo seems like a fun idea.
You could even use frames as decorations on their own, not just for holding photos.
Tanabata decorations
July 7 is Tanabata.
Even as adults, many of us still get excited, don’t we? This time, let’s make Tanabata decorations using construction paper.
First, we’ll recreate the Milky Way.
Make slits with scissors in a sheet of blue construction paper, and the Milky Way is complete! You can also recreate a star-filled sky with origami—just cut yellow origami paper into star shapes.
Attach them to the Milky Way, and you’ll have a splendid celestial river.
Even if it’s rainy and you can’t see it outside, you can enjoy Tanabata at home by gazing at your own Milky Way.
