[For Seniors] Enjoy June! Introducing Simple, Recommended Wall Decorations

Origami frog

[Rainy Season Origami] How to Fold Frog No. 2 with Audio Guide ☆ Origami Frog Tutorial – June Decorations

Origami frogs that look like they’re about to croak any moment.

If you decorate a facility wall with them, it will instantly bring a rainy-season, June atmosphere.

You make the face and body separately, so the result is a realistic yet cute frog.

It’s great for staff to make and display, but it’s also recommended as a craft activity for older adults.

Steps like aligning corners with your fingertips and gluing pieces provide good brain stimulation and help with cognitive prevention.

We used stickers for the eyes, but you can also cut them from origami or construction paper.

The pupils are hand-drawn, so you can create frogs with lots of different expressions!

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Just cut and paste: three-dimensional origami hydrangea

[Origami] Just cut and paste ✨ How to make hydrangeas

We’d like to introduce a three-dimensional craft idea that looks like softly blooming hydrangeas: “Cut-and-Paste 3D Origami Hydrangeas.” Using origami paper or flower-shaped punch-outs, you glue on each petal one by one, so you’ll really feel a sense of accomplishment when it’s finished.

The key is gently shaping the overall form, which naturally helps you focus as your hands are at work.

If you keep the colors subdued, your indoor space during the rainy season will quickly take on a softer feel.

Just placing it quietly in a corner of a room lets you sense the season and brings a calming mood.

It’s a craft that perfectly combines adorable looks with the pleasure of careful, deliberate making.

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Colorful umbrella

[Craft idea] Rainfall (June/Summer) (umbrella, clouds, raindrops) (wall decoration, poster-size) (senior recreation/OT/day service) (early childhood education) (3D craft) (DIY, papercraft, umbrella)

When we think of the rainy season, we think of rain, don’t we? Let’s help seniors feel the month of June with a wall display featuring rain, umbrellas, and raindrops! You can use materials sold at 100-yen shops.

Thanks to umbrellas made from cute origami like polka dots and gingham checks, the room is sure to brighten up.

There are only a few folding steps for the origami and construction paper, and the cutting with scissors isn’t complicated, so seniors can easily take part in making them.

When the facility they use is decorated with pieces they created themselves, they’ll feel attached to the space, which can become the motivation to enjoy each day.

Please use this as a reference for creating a lovely wall display.

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Dandelions and Horsetails

[Craft Idea] Dandelion Crafting (Spring: March–April) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood/Educational) (Wall Decorations) (Flower Crafts) (Creative) (3D) (Origami)

These wall decorations are recommended for care facilities and let you feel the arrival of spring indoors.

Crumple yellow origami paper to create a soft texture, then shape it into a circle.

By attaching small cut pieces of origami, you can express the fluffy, three-dimensional look of dandelion flowers.

For the leaves, cut green origami into rectangles, draw vein patterns, and make slits so they connect.

For the stems, roll thin, elongated strips of origami to give them a solid three-dimensional feel—this is key.

To depict grass, cut green origami into jagged shapes and place them randomly.

For horsetails, use brown origami, forming rounded shapes; arranging them at slightly different heights will create a more natural scene.

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Handmade rain mobile

[Rainy Season Decor] Handmade Rain Mobile [Easy] [DIY] [Stylish]

Crafts for seniors using construction paper are easy and a lot of fun.

In particular, the handmade “rain mobile” can be created quickly using only materials from a 100-yen shop, so seniors can work on it with confidence.

By using thicker construction paper, it becomes sturdier and more three-dimensional than regular paper, resulting in a very striking piece.

The stylish mobile represents raindrops with colored paper, and it’s complete.

It also looks lovely as an indoor wall decoration, making rainy days more enjoyable.

This is definitely one of the construction paper craft activities we recommend for seniors.

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A child wearing a raincoat

Origami [Child Wearing a Raincoat]

During the rainy season, we tend to stay indoors more and go out less.

But it all depends on how you look at it.

Instead of thinking you can’t go out, why not see it as a great chance to enjoy time at home? This time, we’re introducing an origami idea: a “child in a raincoat.” You’ll use two colors of origami paper, which means lots of finger movement.

Some steps are a bit complex, but that makes it a good stimulus for the brain, so you can expect brain-training benefits too.

Once finished, the piece can also be used as a finger puppet.

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Three-dimensional water lilies

Origami in June — Water Lilies

Water lilies blooming in ponds and marshes in parks and temples have a dreamy atmosphere.

During the flowering season, some older adults may go to view them as well.

Because they evoke an image of water, they’re a perfect flower for June origami projects.

Water lilies are known for their distinctive petals, which can be long and slender or rounded.

If you fold the origami first and then cut, you can create beautiful petals.

Layer the petal pieces to complete the water lily flower.

You can also make leaves out of origami and place them with the flower.

It’s also recommended to stick them on a June calendar.

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