For Seniors: Come, Spring! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Daycare Services

Shrink plastic initial key holder

Revolutionarily clean baking! How to make a fail-proof flower initial keychain using 100-yen store stickers on shrink plastic [DIY fan merch] – How to make shrink plastic

Let’s try making an initial keychain using a plastic sheet, commonly known as a shrink plastic (Plaban).

Cut the sheet into the shape of an initial and heat it in a toaster oven.

It will shrink to about a quarter of its original size.

With the right baking technique, you can prevent the plastic from burning.

Before heating, sketch your design and color it with an oil-based marker or Posca pens, or try adding stickers after baking.

Older adults can enjoy making these too.

A one-of-a-kind initial keychain made from shrink plastic—once it’s finished, attach it to your house keys or bag.

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Hanging ornaments made from felted wool balls

[Hinamatsuri DIY] Easy with felt and yarn! How to make a hanging cherry blossom ornament / Dollar store DIY / How to make a cherry blossom ball ornament.

Don’t many Japanese people like cherry blossoms? Perhaps because they’re also a representative flower of Japan, cherry blossoms go well with Japanese-style crafts.

A hanging ornament made from yarn balls decorated with cherry blossoms also has a traditional Japanese feel.

Use a balled-up piece of aluminum foil as the core and wrap yarn around it and around it.

Attach strings to the top and bottom of the yarn ball.

Make cherry blossom flowers out of felt and glue them onto the yarn ball.

Adding cherry leaves will enhance the cherry-blossom look.

You can hang it indoors as is, or add hardware and use it as a keychain—both are recommended.

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A clover flower crown

Amazing idea! Super easy round design ♪ Adorably fluffy clover flower crown ♡ #short

An irresistibly cute finish that’s sure to make your heart flutter! Here are some ideas for a white clover flower crown.

Many of you may have made flower crowns with white clover or clovers when you were little, right? This fun craft will bring back those memories.

You’ll need a stapler, white and pale light-green tissue paper, scissors, green pipe cleaners, and green duct tape.

After making white clover blossoms and clover leaves out of tissue paper or paper tape, twist and wrap them together just like you would when making a real white clover crown to complete it!

Let’s draw cherry blossoms with a straw

[Using only a straw] Let’s draw cherry blossoms♪ Just stamp them—simple and cute

Starting around late March, there are regions where cherry blossoms begin to bloom, right? Many older adults may also associate cherry blossoms with spring.

Let’s make an easy cherry blossom craft using straws.

Cut slits into the tip of a straw to divide it into five sections.

The five split tips will look like cherry blossom petals.

Apply pink paint to the five-sectioned tip.

If you dab the straw onto a backing sheet, it will look like cherry blossoms are blooming.

If you use colored paper as the backing, it becomes a lovely wall decoration.

Or you could press the straw like a cherry blossom stamp onto a postcard to create your own card.

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Sakura Kusudama

How to make an origami sakura (cherry blossom) kusudama / How to make Origami [Sakura Ball]

Here’s a sakura kusudama that’s also great for a spring craft activity.

Cherry blossoms are at their best from March to April.

Seasonal flower crafts can help older adults feel the changing seasons.

There are various ways to make a sakura kusudama with origami.

It might be fun to look for a design you’d like to make together with older adults.

Many origami petals are quite delicate in their construction.

For older adults who enjoy origami, this could be a project they can create while having fun.

Once it’s finished, adding a pearl to the center of the cherry blossoms or attaching streamers will make it look even more beautiful.

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Rabbit’s Easter egg

[Origami] Easy with just one sheet! Cute Easter Bunny Egg Folding Method / Bunny Egg, Easter Bunny, Spring Origami Easter Egg

Easter is a festival that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and it is set on a Sunday between late March and April each year.

Eggs and rabbits, regarded as symbols of rebirth and prosperity, are known as Easter symbols.

This time, we’ll introduce an origami Easter bunny.

After folding an Easter bunny with your favorite color or pattern of origami paper, use a pen or colored pencils to draw the eyes and mouth.

You can give it personality depending on the kind of face you choose.

By the way, each egg color has its own meaning, so how about turning it into a quiz as you work?

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Tulip bouquet

[Easy ✨ Felt] How to Make a Tulip 🌷 Bouquet [Just Cut and Stick] DIY How to Make a Felt Tulip Flower Bouquet

Tulips are an essential flower of spring, and landscapes where they bloom beautifully in a variety of colors evoke the excitement of warmer days.

This craft recreates tulip flowers using felt and bundles them together like a bouquet.

Cut felt into shapes that look like open petals, place a strip of felt—cut thin and rolled tightly—at the center, then close the petals around it to form the whole tulip.

Next, arrange the flowers on a Styrofoam ball, attach leaf pieces, and fill in any gaps.

Once everything is snugly packed, your bouquet is complete.

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