[For Seniors] Brimming with June’s seasonal charm: A roundup of fun craft ideas
June means rain—the start of the rainy season.
People tend to go out less, and in senior care facilities you may wonder what kind of indoor recreation to plan.
In times like these, we recommend crafts themed around June.
You might think crafts require a lot of prep and are hard to make, but this time we’ve gathered only easy projects.
They also make great gifts for your loved ones.
Crafts use fine motor skills and stimulate the brain, making them ideal for dementia prevention among seniors.
Enjoy doing craft activities together while having fun.
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[For Seniors] Full of June Seasonality: A Roundup of Fun Craft Ideas (11–20)
Art box
Here’s an art box you can enjoy with colorful patterns when placed by a window or in sunlight.
Slice an empty milk carton into rings about 2 centimeters thick and turn them inside out.
Attach tissue paper to one cut edge on one side.
Cut several strips of origami paper, fold or bend them into shapes you like, and glue the tips in place.
Fill the milk carton box with lots of the shaped origami pieces.
Finish by attaching tissue paper to the milk carton’s cut edge.
The fine work of folding origami uses your fingers a lot, so it may also be effective as brain training.
Please place it near a window at the homes of older adults and use it as a decoration.
Rose message stand
Many types of roses bloom from mid-May to early June, and they’re often strongly associated with a sense of glamour.
This craft project lets you capture that glamour by making a rose out of felt and turning it into a message stand.
Cut a slit in the center of a long, narrow piece of felt, tuck one end into the slit to create overall wrinkles, and then roll it up to form the shape of a rose.
Finally, attach the flower and leaf pieces to a stand made by combining a part that holds a message with a cork, and you’re done.
You can create originality by varying the number of roses you attach and the color combinations.
Rain Droplet Hanging Ornaments
This is a charming hanging decoration that represents raindrops.
Fold double-sided pastel paper in half twice into a triangle, then open the pocket to make a square.
Fold along the crease, and cut it into a droplet shape so that the tips of the droplet meet.
After gluing part of the opening, make a slit slightly inside the outline, and unfold it.
Attach it to a string with double-sided tape, and your hanging decoration is complete! During the rainy season, when constant rain can dampen your mood, we hope that looking at these cute decorations will help you feel a little calmer.
June calendar collage
This is a collage calendar that makes it easy to add originality.
In this idea, you’ll attach various items to the calendar—for example, washi tape to decorate the borders, or seasonal touches like hydrangeas and origami snails.
Think about where to place what as you have fun arranging it.
It’s great that you can easily create a calendar that’s uniquely yours.
If you use a calendar with plenty of blank space, you’ll have more room for collaging.
A snail calendar at the mall
This is a snail calendar that’s perfect for the rainy season.
First, prepare two pipe cleaners.
Curl the tips of each one, then twist them together.
You’ll start to see what looks like the snail’s eyes.
Next, roll one end of a pipe cleaner into a spiral to create the shell.
After that, add more pipe cleaners to give the body some thickness, and you’re done.
If you stick it onto a calendar, you can enjoy the rainy-season atmosphere.
It’s also nice to draw illustrations like hydrangeas and place the snail on top of them.
Origami Calendar
Do you know Akira Yoshizawa? He’s famous as Japan’s leading creative origami artist and is also a global figure who truly evolved “origami” into “origami” as an art form.
His works—like his rooster and leopard—are so masterful you’ll find yourself asking, “Is this really origami?” There are many examples online, so I hope you’ll take a look.
Inspired by Yoshizawa—well, not exactly—but how about making a rainy-season themed calendar out of origami? There are easy pieces to fold, like hydrangeas, snails, raindrops, and frogs.
It would be great to make them together while having fun!
[For Seniors] Packed with June Seasonal Feel. Fun Craft Ideas Compilation (21–30)
Rose Gemstone Soap
Like jewels! These rose gemstone soaps are easy to make by melting and setting.
Put glycerin soap and colored soap for tinting into paper cups and heat them in the microwave to melt.
Add a few drops of aroma oil to each to give them fragrance and color, then drip the mixtures onto parchment paper to create petal pieces.
When they’re beginning to set, roll them up to form a rose shape, and apply a suitable amount of glitter along the edges of the petals.
Finally, coat the rose with melted glycerin soap, and you’re done! Please be very careful to avoid burns.