[For Seniors] June Craft Ideas: A Collection of Ideas to Brighten and Enjoy the Rainy Season

Origami Hydrangea

How to make an origami hydrangea / Origami ajisai / June origami / Paper flower / origami hydrangea / paper hydrangea / paper flower

Hydrangeas come in a rich array of colors, making them a delight to look at.

Even on the same plant, the color can vary from year to year, offering a once-in-a-lifetime kind of beauty.

They look gorgeous when wet with rain and pair perfectly with Japan’s gently rainy monsoon season.

Even on gloomy, rainy days, their charm makes you want to go outside for a walk just to see them.

Let’s make such hydrangeas with origami! It’s highly recommended because you can finish in no time by folding a few pieces of origami and layering them together.

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Nanaka

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Morning glory in origami kirie (paper-cut art)

[Origami] Morning Glory: How to Fold with a Single Sheet 🌿 Morning Glory! Origami Morning Glory Flower Tutorial | Summer Decoration | Origami Morning Glory | Paper Folding, Kirigami

This is a simple craft where you fold an origami sheet into a small shape, cut along a curved line, and then unfold it to reveal a morning glory shape.

For morning glories, the star-like form at the center is important, so the folding steps are key to making it appear well.

The fine reverse folds may seem tricky, but it’s just a repetition of straight folds—proceed by checking which line to align with each time.

Since the finished piece has a star-shaped hole, you might place white paper behind it to make the pattern stand out.

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kappamaki

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potted morning glory

(Paper Flower) Cute! How to make a morning glory flower with origami [DIY]

Here’s an introduction to making a realistic potted morning glory using origami and craft wire.

The finished piece can be displayed in a facility or in a senior’s room! When seniors see a piece they worked hard on displayed in their room, they may grow more attached to the facility.

Through this morning glory craft, we hope they’ll feel lively and positive each day.

Of course, gifting the finished piece is wonderful as well.

There are a few fine details involved, but with staff support, please have fun making it together.

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Nakajima Junko

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After the rain

[Craft Idea] After the Rain (June Wall Decorations: Senior Recreation, Day Service, Occupational Therapy OT, Childcare) (Umbrellas, Teru Teru Bozu, Hydrangeas) (Origami DIY, Easy Crafts)

When the gentle rains of the rainy season stop, it lifts your spirits.

Of course, it’s also a life-giving rain, and the rainy season is an important time, so there are people who welcome it too.

How about expressing a little scene unique to June’s stretch of rainy days with origami? Here’s an origami craft inspired by the clearing after rain.

Try making a closed umbrella, hydrangeas, and teru-teru bozu.

The finished pieces will look lovely as wall decorations or mounted on a backing sheet.

Older adults can also feel the season through making these crafts, and their rainy-season stories might make for lively conversation.

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Nakajima Junko

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June bride

[Craft Idea] Roses (June, June bride) (Senior recreation / occupational therapy / day service) (Early childhood education) (Wall decorations) (DIY paper craft, June bride) (Origami) (Flower crafts)

Introducing a wall decoration with a June bride theme, surrounded by beautiful roses.

Prepare tissue paper in your favorite colors; crumple it, then shape it to create rose blossoms.

Make the leaves in the same way.

The more varieties of flower colors you use, the more vibrant it will look.

Cut out silhouettes of a man and a woman from black construction paper, then paste them onto a pale-colored background along with the flowers and leaves.

You’ll have a lovely couple encircled by flowers.

Since the process isn’t complicated, it’s easy to use as occupational therapy in senior facilities, and it might even spark lively conversations like, “Back when I was young…”

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kojifumi

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Authentic morning glory made with five sheets of origami

[Origami] How to make a morning glory / How to make origami 'Morning Glory'.

Let’s make a beautiful three-dimensional morning glory! You’ll use five sheets of origami to create one bloom, so the difficulty may be a bit high.

Make five parts, then assemble and glue them together.

To prevent the glue from coming off, it’s a good idea to hold the pieces in place with clips or clothespins as you work.

For the finishing touch, slightly fold the rim to give the morning glory a 3D look.

You can also change the size of the sheets to make morning glories in different sizes—give it a try!

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miyabi

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Gift box with hydrangeas

June Origami | How to Make a Hydrangea Gift Box. Also works as a handmade trinket box. Easy Origami #box #trinketBox #hydrangea #ajisai

Let us introduce a gift box adorned with hydrangeas—visually striking and exciting to open.

You’ll fold the box by marking guide lines on origami paper as you go.

There are some fine steps, but by imagining the finished form while you work, you’ll engage your planning skills—your executive function—which can help stimulate the brain.

After making a hydrangea using origami in the same color as the box and gluing it on, the project is complete.

Adding decorations like pearls will make it look even more elegant.

Put a small gift inside and present it—your recipient is sure to be delighted.

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kojifumi

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