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] Spring, Come! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Day Services (51–60)
Cherry blossom wall decoration
When we think of spring, we think of cherry blossoms.
Let’s make a cherry blossom wall decoration so seniors can feel the arrival of spring.
Following the video, fold pink origami paper a few times, cut in two places, and unfold to reveal a cherry blossom shape.
Make smaller blossoms the same way with slightly smaller origami paper and layer them together.
Using different shades of pink—pale and deep—will look cute.
Create 3D leaves from green or light-green origami and attach them to the backing along with the blossoms.
For the centers of the cherry blossoms, use a craft punch or draw them with a pen.
Adding a few scattered petals will make it even more festive.
Why not make a cherry blossom wall decoration before the blossoms open and enjoy an early hanami indoors?
Dandelion wall decoration
Many people played by making dandelion flower crowns when they were children.
Here’s a craft project that uses familiar dandelions as a motif, perfect for older adults as well.
Although this piece looks three-dimensional and very realistic, it’s actually quite easy to make.
Prepare Tant paper or colored construction paper, and wooden stir sticks.
Use green paper to make the leaves, then draw in the stems with a white colored pencil.
Fold a long strip of yellow paper in half and make fine cuts with scissors.
If any older participants are uncomfortable using scissors, staff should assist them as they go.
Roll the yellow strip up, then gently flare it outward bit by bit to form the dandelion bloom.
Arrange the stir sticks in a lattice, attach the flowers and leaves, and you’ve got a lovely wall decoration.
Washi-Modern Hina Dolls with Lace PaperNEW!
This is a perfect idea for Hinamatsuri! First, cut a sheet of patterned origami paper and a doily in half, then fold both sides inward like a kimono.
Slip the folded doily inside the origami so the lace peeks out from the kimono for extra cuteness.
Once you decide on the placement, glue it down firmly and add the face parts and accessories.
Next, color the backing paper, and stamp around the border with a dauber or a balloon to make it festive.
Finally, attach the hina dolls, and your handmade, modern-Japanese Hinamatsuri decoration is complete.
Its vibrant colors will instantly bring a spring feel to your room, and the making process is fun, too.
Origami Hina DollsNEW!
Let’s make the parts for the kimono, face, hair, hair ornament, and fan, and complete the Hina doll.
Use Japanese-pattern origami paper for the kimono.
Cut out a triangle at the center, attach the collar on the back, then fold it into a triangle.
Fold up both corners, then fold them back parallel.
Open the origami once and refold so that the bottom corner splits into two layers.
Fold the top of these two layers upward toward the back and pass it through the triangular opening to form the neck.
Next, fold in the left and right sides to make the sleeves, and fold the remaining bottom corner up to the back to finish the kimono! Make the remaining parts and complete your Hina doll.
[For Seniors] Come, Spring! Recommended March Craft Ideas for Day Service (61–70)
Hanging ornaments of flowers and temari balls
These are hanging decorations of plum blossoms and temari balls that will make you look forward to spring.
Prepare both solid-color and patterned origami for the plum blossoms.
Use a round plate or a compass to draw circles on the origami, then cut them out.
Combine the solid and patterned pieces to form petal shapes, and staple five petals together.
Stapling where the petals meet will give a neat finish.
Attach the center piece and it’s done.
Using two colors of origami for the temari balls makes them colorful and cute.
Double-sided origami works well, too! Once the parts are complete, attach them to a thread and you’re finished.
Enjoy your crafting time with this project!
Art box
Depending on the region, by March you may start getting more warm sunlight streaming indoors.
Let me introduce an art box that makes use of that indoor sunlight.
Cut an empty milk carton into strips about 2 centimeters wide and turn them inside out.
On one side, attach tissue paper to fit the size.
Glue both ends of a thin, strip-shaped piece of origami paper, shape it as you like, and place it inside the milk carton ring.
Feel free to add lots of origami—this is a step where older adults’ individuality can really shine.
When you’ve finished filling it, cover it with tissue paper to make a lid, and you’re done.
If you place it where the sunlight comes in, like by a window, the contents will look beautifully translucent.
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!