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 (11–20)
Easy Hina decorations with 100-yen shop materialsNEW!
You can make cute Hina decorations using familiar items.
For example, a round box that holds cheese.
If you remove the bottom part, you’ll get a ring.
You can use that to make a Hina display.
Attach pink masking tape to the ring and make holes with an awl.
Thread yarn alone, or yarn with beads, through the ring using a yarn darning needle.
Make the dolls with round stickers, and you’re done.
Using transparent origami paper also looks cute.
How about making them while chatting with seniors about memories of Hina Matsuri?
Tulip wreathNEW!
This wreath, which arranges tulips into a circle while highlighting their shape, is an origami piece whose impression changes depending on how the flowers are placed.
Whether you align the direction of the flowers and stems or vary their angles slightly will affect how cohesive the design feels.
By considering color combinations, you can tighten the overall look or steer it toward a softer mood.
Introducing variations in the flowers’ heights helps prevent a flat appearance.
Finally, surveying the whole and adjusting the placement stabilizes the shape and improves how it looks when displayed.
The bright colors of the finished wreath gently stand out in a space and evoke the arrival of spring.
Yarn Winding Hina DollsNEW!
Let’s try making hina dolls by winding yarn around cardboard.
This craft also seems suitable for hand and fingertip training for older adults.
Take cardboard cut into the shape of a hina doll and wind yarn around it from top to bottom.
It will end up looking like the layered robes (junihitoe) that hina dolls wear.
Because it’s yarn, the more you wind, the more plump and three-dimensional it becomes, enhancing the doll’s cuteness.
Attach yarn for the hair, draw the face, and it’s complete.
It’s a versatile craft: you can mount it on a backing sheet or use it as a part for hanging decorations.
Clover and a VaseNEW!
These cute creations are perfect for the colorful spring season.
Prepare origami in your favorite colors and make a four-leaf clover and a vase.
The four-leaf clover is made from a single sheet of origami paper.
If you make several in different sizes and colors, they’ll give a bright, festive impression.
The leaves have a three-dimensional finish, so they look striking.
For the clover’s stem, roll a strip of origami paper thinly, flatten it, and attach it.
Place the clovers in an origami vase shaped with a bit of volume, and display them at home.
If you like, using puffy stickers to create little insects and sticking them on is also recommended.
Hanging Hina Dolls Made with Jam LidsNEW!
@an_hoiku_seisaku I made a hanging Hina decoration using jam jar lids 🎎 Check my previous post for the origami Hina dolls! They’re super easy ✨#HinamatsuriCraft#Childcare Crafting#Production VideoMarchHina DollsProduction#Nursery school
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Let’s make an original hanging decoration using jam jar lids, origami paper, construction paper, tissue paper, and kite string.
The origami part will be Hina dolls.
First, fold up two adjacent edges.
Fold so that the folded section and the remaining section are the same width.
Draw faces on the remaining white area, and fold up the bottom corner to finish.
With construction paper, we’ll make a spherical ornament: cut it into circles, fold them in half, then stack and glue them together.
Attach the Hina dolls and ornaments to the kite string, tie them to a lid frame (with only the rim remaining), and finish by gluing rolled-up tissue paper to the side.
Hanging ornament made with felt ballsNEW!
@yukapi_memory_room All materials are from Daiso ✨ Handmade hanging ornaments for Hinamatsuri 🎎 Make them by clipping felt balls onto hair clips—the round, cute flowers are the highlight ♡ The artificial flowers have wire inside, so you can bend them slightly to turn them into hooks, making them easy to hang 🌸 ▼ How to make ① Use a glue gun to stick three felt balls together ② Bend the tip of the artificial flower ③ Open a hair clip and attach it to the three branches that split from the center, then also clip on the felt balls you made in step ①. Add one part per branch for balance ④ Use a glue gun to attach felt balls to the parts added in step ③ I’m sharing the materials I used on Instagram I’ve also got lots of other Hinamatsuri ideas 🎎HinamatsuriThe Doll FestivalHanging hina dollsHanging ornament#100-yen shop DIY
♬ Happy Doll Festival 72 Valve Music Box(783793) – OtoLogic
You can make this hanging decoration using only items from a 100-yen shop! Here are some ideas.
All you need are artificial flowers, felt balls, and clips.
The steps are simple: clip three felt balls onto your favorite parts of the artificial flowers, then use a glue gun to attach two more felt balls to hide the clips.
If you choose flower-shaped clips, the result will look like peach blossoms.
Pick soft colors like pink or white for the cotton (felt) balls to create a cute look.
Display them on a wall or in a vase to enjoy the Hinamatsuri atmosphere.
For Seniors: Come, Spring! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Day Service (21–30)
Hanging Hina Dolls Made with Paper PlatesNEW!
@chii_1514m Hinamatsuri craft [Hanging Hina made with a paper plate]This time we made Hina dolls you can hang as decorations 🎎🌸When you look up from below, the paper plate’s pattern adds a nice accent and looks cute 💕There are many steps, so it may go more smoothly if you divide roles between the teacher and the children ✂️If there’s anything unclear or anything you’re curious about during the process, please leave a comment 😌🩵I’d be happy if you follow me ☺️#HinamatsuriCraftHina Doll MakingProduction#HinamatsuriHanging ornament
♬ New Sun – Chihei Hatakeyama
This is a paper-plate hanging decoration you’ll want to display in your room.
First, glue torn pieces of pink and white tissue paper onto a paper plate.
Then make a hole in the center of the plate and thread yarn tied to a straw through it.
On the opposite side, add a bead as a stopper and glue it in place.
Thread twine through the straw and attach paper hina dolls made from construction paper to the end.
Punch four holes at the bottom of the paper plate, thread yarn decorated with paper peach blossoms and circular ornaments through them, and tie to finish.
Simply changing the colors of the tissue paper and construction paper will give it a different feel.