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 Services (131–140)
Full-bloom cherry blossoms made with tissue paper
Here’s a craft made with tissue paper that looks like fully bloomed double-flowered cherry blossoms.
Accordion-fold the tissue paper and tie the center with a plastic string.
A key tip is to split the ends of the plastic string; the frayed ends will stand in for the stamens and pistils of the cherry blossom.
Cut the tips of the accordion fold as well, then fan it out and shape it.
This will let you express the many layered petals of a double cherry blossom.
The plump, rounded blossoms are likely to delight older adults, too.
If you also make a cherry tree and decorate it with the double blossoms, you can enjoy a hanami atmosphere indoors.
Dandelions and butterflies
When spring comes, you may have chances to see dandelions blooming in fields and along rivers.
Dandelions have long been familiar in Japan, so they’re likely a flower many older adults know well.
Let’s try making dandelions out of yarn and decorating the wall with them.
You can make pom-poms from yarn and add paper leaves to create dandelions.
It also looks nice to link together leaves with attached dandelions and hang them as a garland.
You can craft butterflies from construction paper, too, and either hang them as mobiles or put them directly on the wall—they’ll look lovely either way.
Another recommended idea is to attach your dandelion crafts to a calendar.
As they work on the project, some older adults may even recall personal stories related to dandelions.
tricolor dango
In spring, many people enjoy hanami, viewing the cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Since it’s also an easy season for older adults to go out, some may enjoy flower viewing as well.
Speaking of hanami, sanshoku dango (three-colored dumplings) are a must-have treat.
Let’s make spring-like sanshoku dango out of origami.
Use three colors of origami paper to make balloon shapes and skewer them with a bamboo stick.
That’s it—finished.
By the way, it’s said that the order of the dango colors corresponds to the order in which cherry blossoms bloom: from the top, pink for the buds, white for full bloom, and green for the leafing stage.
Sakura garland made with obi (kimono sash)
This is a garland made by linking cherry blossoms crafted from paper strips—its charm lies in the cute, three-dimensional look.
The key is that it’s not flat but 3D, giving it a popping sense of motion and strength.
First, fold two types of strips—one short and one long—into a zigzag shape, then bend the pointed tips and connect them into loops.
Finally, flip each piece over and neaten it to complete the cherry blossom shape, and then string them together to finish the whole garland.
Try varying the intensity of the pink strips and explore arrangements that make the colors look even more vibrant.
Hanging hina dolls made from origami and coloring pages
This time, let’s make a hanging Hina (tsurushi-bina) using origami and coloring pages.
Tsurushi-bina are an essential motif for the Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri) and evoke the coming of spring.
First, draw peach blossoms, then make cranes and balloons with origami.
The Hina dolls can be finished quickly by using coloring pages, so it’s easy to complete.
Finally, hang everything with strings and you can display it in your room—nice and simple.
It also adds a festive, elegant touch when decorating for Hinamatsuri events at senior facilities or day service centers.
Wreath of daffodils and roses
Daffodils bloom until early spring, and roses bloom around late spring, so even though their seasons are offset, both can be said to be representative spring flowers.
This is a simple yet dimensional wreath with a glamorous look that combines daffodils and roses.
Another key point is that the wreath base and stem parts are kept flat, which helps emphasize the three-dimensionality of the daffodil and rose blossoms.
For each flower, it’s important to deliberately add fine creases, cuts, and bends, and to shape them carefully so that a sense of depth and volume comes through.
Three-dimensional tulips
Tulips bloom with beautiful flowers as spring approaches.
Their colorful blossoms convey the excitement of warmer days.
This craft is like a three-dimensional picture inspired by a scene of blooming tulips, made by combining pieces of construction paper.
The key step is to cut petal shapes, curve them to add roundness, and assemble them—this layering of petals gives the tulips their 3D appearance.
After that, just attach the tulips to a backing sheet, and it’s complete.
Express your originality by deciding which colors of tulips to use and where to place them.