[For Seniors] Crafts to Make in March! Recommended Project Ideas
March is full of delightful motifs like peach and cherry blossoms, as well as fun events such as Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day).
In this article, we’ll introduce craft ideas recommended for seniors to enjoy in March! By mainly using soft colors like pink, white, and pale green for origami and construction paper, you can create bright, cheerful pieces—making both the crafting process and the finished display exciting.
When making origami crafts, adding patterned paper can change the atmosphere and give your work a unique touch! Feel free to use these ideas as references in care facilities such as day service centers.
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For seniors: Crafts you’ll want to make in March! Recommended project ideas (131–140)
Origami Peach Blossom Wreath
Here’s an origami “peach blossom wreath” that’s perfect for a March wall decoration.
It’s a festive wreath to celebrate the Doll’s Festival (Hinamatsuri), so it may inspire older adults to want to make one as well.
You’ll also fold the base parts of the wreath from origami paper.
Make seven simple base pieces and connect them to form a wreath shape.
For the peach blossoms, crease the origami paper and fold it into shape, then assemble them.
Adding a center to each blossom will make them look even more like real peach flowers.
Attach the finished flowers to the wreath to complete it.
Origami is a seated activity that allows for conversation with those around you, making it a great recreational craft.
Please enjoy the process as you create!
Spring floral arrangement
Here’s a frame arrangement using materials you can get at a 100-yen shop.
Display it by your front door or in a room to easily bring a sense of spring.
All you need is a frame and artificial flowers.
First, remove the back panel of the frame and check the size.
When attaching the artificial flowers to the back panel, be careful not to let them overlap the edges, or the frame won’t close.
Decide on a layout with a focal flower in the center and surrounding flowers, then trim the stems and attach them slightly inward so the back can close.
If you can close it without crushing the flowers, you’re done.
The steps are simple, making it a great activity for recreation in senior facilities as well.
Sakura haiku decoration
When you think of spring, cherry blossoms are surely one of the first things that come to mind.
Here’s a video that shows you how to make cherry blossoms easily.
It’s perfect for recreational activities at day-service centers and similar settings! Combining them with other flowers can create a more stylish atmosphere.
All you need are items like thick paper, craft bands, and colored paper.
Preparation is simple, so you can get started right away.
If everyone pitches in to make these cherry blossoms, you’ll be able to produce a lot in no time.
Give it a try!
Plum blossom wreath
The blooming of plum blossoms makes you feel the end of the cold winter and the arrival of spring, doesn’t it? Today, we’re introducing a “plum blossom wreath” that’s perfect for bringing that hint of spring.
Both the wreath base and the plum blossoms can be made with origami.
Since origami can be done while seated, it’s a great activity for seniors.
Plum blossoms are also familiar to many older adults, so it should be easy to try.
It’s also a nice way to spark conversation and interaction while crafting together.
You can enjoy arranging it by changing the colors of the origami paper.
By the way, when red and white plum blossoms bloom together on a single tree, it’s called “Genpei-zaki.” The name is said to come from the colors of the banners used by the Genji and Heike clans during the Heian period.
Easy hanging Hina dolls made from cardboard
Using everyday materials like cardboard, you can easily make hanging Hina dolls.
The steps are simple: cut the cardboard into an egg shape, draw the face, and attach a kimono made from origami paper.
With these straightforward steps, you’ll create very cute Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama.
You can also make small items that evoke the Peach Festival, such as peach blossoms and hishi-mochi, and hang everything on a string to finish.
If you use the same method to make the three court ladies (Sannin Kanjo), it will create a lively atmosphere.
Since there are many steps that use your fingertips, you can also expect brain-training benefits.
They say the fingertips and the brain are connected by many nerves—so much so that the hands are called the “second brain.”
vase mat
After taping a string to the back of the plate, slot it into a slit and wrap the thread around the front and back alternately.
Once you’ve passed thread through all the slits, stitch along the center as if weaving into those threads.
Using a single color is fine, but you can also tie on a different color mid-way and weave it in to combine colors.
When it reaches a good size, remove all the strings from the paper plate and tie the extended strings at the base.
Trim any excess length and you’re done.
Choose your favorite colors and make a vase mat that’s uniquely yours.
Mimosa corsage
Introducing a mimosa corsage made from felt.
Cut yellow felt into long, narrow strips and wrap them around wire.
Trim any excess so they form a rounded shape.
Make several of these.
Next, create leaves from green felt.
Adding small cuts will give them a three-dimensional look.
Bundle flower stamens (flower pips) randomly and wrap them with wire.
Use this as the base, and, while adjusting the positions, wrap the mimosa and leaves onto it with floral tape.
Attach a corsage pin along the stem, then wrap a ribbon from the bottom upward.
The key is to secure it with glue as you go so it doesn’t come undone.
Finish with a bow under the flowers.
If you adjust the size, it can be made for children as well—perfect for events like your grandchild’s school entrance ceremony.