For Seniors: Come, Spring! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Daycare Services
In this article, we introduce March craft ideas recommended for seniors!
When it comes to March events, there are many with a cute image, like Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) and White Day.
Using lots of soft colors like pink and white in your crafts can put you in a gentle mood.
It’s the season when spring flowers begin to bloom, so let’s create a bright, festive atmosphere through crafting!
There are plenty of ideas you can use in senior day services and other elder care facilities, so please use them as a reference when making crafts together.
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For Seniors: Come, Spring! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Day Service (91–100)
bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoots, which you often see around springtime.
It’s the season when they’re sold not only in bamboo groves but also at supermarkets and greengrocers.
Bamboo shoots are one of spring’s seasonal flavors.
Some older adults may look forward to freshly harvested bamboo shoots in spring.
Let’s make a calendar that perfectly matches the spring image using bamboo shoots.
Make bamboo shoots out of origami or construction paper and stick them onto a calendar.
You’ll create a calendar with a spring feel.
You can also use the bamboo-shoot pieces made from origami or construction paper to make wreaths and other various crafts.
Rabbit’s 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?
Butterfly
One motif that evokes spring is the butterfly—how about making one with origami? Take a sheet of origami paper in your favorite color, cut it in half vertically, and start folding.
You can use the same color for both parts, or create an original look by combining different colors for the top and bottom to make a variety of colorful butterflies.
The accordion folds and the fine step of tying the two parts together with string are great for hand rehabilitation.
Since there are many nerves in the fingertips, moving them also stimulates the brain and can help prevent dementia.
Why not make lots together and brighten up the facility’s walls?
Hanging ornaments made from felted wool balls
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.
cherry blossoms in full bloom
The sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom heralds the arrival of spring, doesn’t it? Here’s how to make items that let you enjoy hanami indoors.
Stack five sheets of tissue paper, accordion-fold them, staple the center, then round off the edges with scissors.
Carefully fan out each layer one by one, and you’ll have soft, three-dimensional cherry blossoms.
Using pale pink or white paper as a background creates a gentle, springlike atmosphere.
You can also fold origami paper into a triangle and cut out petal shapes; once you glue the pieces together, your wall decoration is complete.
strawberry
Here’s how to make a three-dimensional strawberry using quilling techniques that older adults can enjoy as a fine motor activity.
Cut red origami paper into rectangles and make fine slits along the edge.
Wrap the paper around a bamboo skewer, twirling it as you shape it.
Once you finish wrapping, secure it with glue, then gently loosen it to create a soft, dimensional strawberry form.
For the leaves, cut green origami paper, add a jagged pattern, and fold it to give it depth.
The appeal lies not only in the joy of making but also in the pleasure of decorating walls with the finished pieces.
When displayed together, the work creates a bright, spring-like atmosphere.
Cherry blossom wall hanging
Let us introduce a cherry blossom wall decoration that brings a touch of spring into your room.
Flatten a toilet paper roll and cut it in half; decorate one half with washi paper or colored paper to make the base.
Cut the other half into long, thin strips and shape them into cherry blossom petals.
Create a petal-shaped template from construction paper, then cut pink origami to match.
Sandwich and glue the toilet paper roll petals between the origami petals—the roll’s natural curve adds a nice accent to each petal.
Attach the petals to the decorated base, add any embellishments you like, and it’s done.
You can stick it directly on the wall or punch a hole and thread a string to hang it.
Try decorating your room in spring colors!
