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] Welcome, Spring! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Day Service (41–50)
Hanging Hina ornament
These are hanging hina dolls you can enjoy as a tabletop display.
First, drill a hole in a wooden board to make the base, insert a rod, and cover it with fabric.
You can choose any hanging ornaments you like! Use craft bands to make round kusudama-style decorations, or glue chirimen crepe fabric onto thick paper cut into your favorite shapes to create custom charms.
Connect the finished ornaments with string and attach them to the umbrella-shaped base.
When threading the ornaments, it’s also recommended to add bells or beads.
Celebrate Girls’ Day with a lovely tabletop tsurushi-bina display!
[For Seniors] Spring, Come! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Day Services (51–60)
Hanging Hina decorations made of felt
Let us introduce a warm, felt-crafted piece.
The parts you’ll make are the Ohinasama (Empress), the Odairisama (Emperor), plum blossoms, and yarn balls.
First, cut the felt into a crescent shape to create the base.
Then decorate it with the felt flowers and the yarn balls.
It might be nice to make the balls in pink, white, and green to resemble hina-arare rice puffs.
On the back, attach the hina dolls so that their faces are visible through the base.
Attach a gold cord to the base so it can be hung, and you’re done!
Hanging ornaments made from cherished clothing
A hanging ornament filled with memories, made from your child’s outgrown clothes.
Use pinking shears to cut the clothes into small pieces and attach them to spherical Styrofoam forms.
Incorporating a variety of colors makes it more vibrant, so keep color balance in mind as you work.
Thread the finished pieces and some beads onto string to create the hanging decoration.
You can find Styrofoam spheres in various sizes at 100-yen shops, so have a look.
You can make this not only from your child’s clothes but also from fabric scraps, so please use this as a reference.
Hanging ornaments of oshie-style Hina dolls
This is a hanging ornament made using the oshie technique, which creates dimensional pictures by layering pieces of fabric.
You attach various decorations—such as the Empress and Emperor dolls and plum blossoms—to a core, separating them into parts and sticking them on in order.
Once the pieces are finished, connect them with strings and assemble them onto the base to complete it! Using chirimen crepe fabric adds a traditional Japanese feel.
Attach a string to the base and display it on a wall or door.
You can enjoy arranging the decorations and their placement as you like, resulting in a highly original piece.
Hanging ornaments of plum blossoms and Japanese bush warblers
As spring approaches, plum blossom and bush warbler hanging ornaments are lovely items that let you enjoy a spring atmosphere indoors.
Fold 7.5 cm square origami paper in half twice to make a triangle.
After folding so the triangle is divided into three equal parts, draw petal shapes and cut them out with scissors.
Open it up, attach patterns made with a hole punch, add slits, and you’ll have a three-dimensional plum blossom.
For the bush warbler, use four types of origami in different colors and sizes.
Draw and cut out the body, wings, and beak for each.
Once all the parts are assembled, attach them to a paper cord along with the plum blossoms, and you’re done! It’s very easy to make, so give it a try.
No-sew felt hanging decoration
The no-sew felt hanging ornaments are lovely pieces that give a warm, cozy feel.
Use 5.5 cm × 4 cm felt and chirimen fabric scraps to make small birds.
Adding metallic yarn creates a neat accent and makes them look festive.
For the eyes, simply paint rhinestones black for an easy solution.
Use small pieces of pink, white, and green felt to make hishi-mochi, and use small oval felt pieces and chirimen scraps to make zori sandals.
After crafting three-dimensional cherry blossoms, use a bamboo skewer and embroidery thread to assemble them into hanging ornaments.
Soft-colored felt and chirimen fabrics blend well with interior decor, so they’re recommended.
Give it a try!
Ohina-dama
How about some cute, plump hina ornaments? They’re easy to make without sewing, so they’re perfect for craft activities at senior care facilities.
You’ll need cardboard, origami paper, chirimen fabric scraps, cotton, and beads.
Place a small piece of cardboard in the center of a fabric scrap and layer cotton on top.
Wrap the cotton with the fabric and secure it with a rubber band.
Tuck in the rubber-banded section, and cover it by attaching a piece of construction paper with a face drawn on it.
Add a star-shaped bead to the hina doll’s head or a fan in its hand, and it’s complete.
These charming little hina balls are sure to soothe seniors’ hearts.
They’re small and don’t take up much space, too.
Give it a try!