[For Seniors] Enjoy at Day Service: A Roundup of May Craft Ideas

Pochi-bukuro (small decorative envelope for gifting money)

[DIY Work Video] [100-yen Shop Budget-Friendly] Easy! How to Make a Koinobori Gift Envelope – Golden Week & Children’s Day – Left-Handed Tutorial

Let’s try making a small money envelope (pochibukuro) shaped like a carp streamer (koinobori).

In many older adults’ households, people still raise koinobori or display samurai helmets (kabuto) for the Boys’ Festival in May, don’t they? Since the Boys’ Festival and Children’s Day fall during Golden Week, it’s also a time when grandchildren or relatives’ children might gather.

In such situations, it would be nice to give them a gift tucked into a handmade koinobori pochibukuro.

The steps to make the envelopes aren’t complicated, so they should be easy for older adults to create as well.

Plus, handmade pochibukuro can be threaded onto a string to make a garland, so they can also be used as indoor decorations.

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Nakajima Junko

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Koinobori made with Japanese-style origami

[Easy] 3D ✨ Carp Streamer Craft 🎏 [100-yen Origami] How to Make Carp-shaped Streamers

Here is a three-dimensional koi nobori (carp streamer) made from Japanese-style origami paper that you can easily find at 100-yen shops.

You first make the koi nobori’s body flat, then add slits and fold along them to turn it into a three-dimensional shape, which is the fun part.

For the koi nobori’s pole, roll copy paper around a toothpick or skewer.

Apply glue to the slit section of the body and attach the pole there.

The colorful washi patterns are very cute and will brighten the atmosphere when placed in an entryway or living room.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Wobbly paper-plate carp streamer

Wobbly Paper Plate Koinobori (Carp Streamers) – #easycraft #easydiy #recreation #seniorrecreation #facilityrecreation #easykidscraft #koinobori

Why not make a gently swaying carp streamer using a paper plate? First, fold the paper plate in half.

Then staple only one side; the stapled side will be the tail.

Cut a small bit off the head area.

Next, cut a colorful piece of paper slightly smaller than the body and paste it onto the body.

Cut another piece of paper a little longer than the plate’s tail section, offset it on top, and paste it down.

Add an eye using an eye part or a round sticker, and it’s done.

When displayed, it will sway softly in the breeze and look very charming.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Koinobori hanging decoration

[Easy] 🎏 How to Make Koinobori (Carp Streamers) 🎏 Just cut and paste ✨ [100-yen shop origami] How to make carp-shaped streamers

Koinobori look magnificent as they swim grandly through the sky and are a seasonal symbol of spring and early summer.

Let’s make a hanging decoration so you can enjoy koinobori indoors, too.

Use washi-patterned origami or regular origami to create the body of the koinobori and add the eyes.

Then thread the koinobori onto a string, make the fins and tail, and you’re done.

If you make several koinobori and hang them on the same string, it’s like seeing the magoi (black carp), higoi (red carp), and more together.

Watching the gently swaying indoor koinobori hanging decoration, some older adults may feel the arrival of May.

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Nakajima Junko

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Simple cute umbrella

Easy and Cute Umbrella Made with Felt | DIY Easy Felt Umbrella Wall Hanging Decoration

Why not try making a cute miniature umbrella using felt and wire? With different color combinations, you can enjoy your very own original design.

Cut the felt fabric into a half-circle and choose two colors to combine.

Use a glue gun to attach the pieces while creating a gentle curve, shaping them into an umbrella.

Wrap thread around a piece of wire to form the shaft, then gently bend one end to make the handle.

After attaching the felt to finish the form, add pearls or beads at the end for a charming, decorative touch.

There are many small steps, but since you won’t be using needles, you can work safely and with peace of mind.

It makes a perfect interior accent or a small gift.

Enjoy a soothing crafting time as you keep your fingers busy making an adorable little umbrella.

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mutō

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Flower memo stand

Also great as a gift 🥹🫶💕 #shorts

Here’s an introduction to a recreation craft using plastic bottle caps.

First, prepare two plastic bottles.

Put them together and wrap them all around with double-sided tape, except for the bottom.

Wrap brown paper cord around the outside.

At the top, wind a brown pipe cleaner around and stick it on.

If you add double-sided tape at the top and wrap a ribbon around it, it will look cute.

Poke a hole in the pipe cleaner and shape a pink pipe cleaner into a flower.

Attach it to the pipe cleaner that will serve as the stem, and insert it into the hole you made.

Your flower pot is complete! Have fun making it!

lily of the valley

[Craft Idea] Lily of the Valley (April–May, spring) (Wall decorations, senior recreation, occupational therapy OT, day service) (Three-dimensional flower craft) (Easy craft, origami DIY, creative)

Lily of the valley blooms around April to May and is strongly associated with heralding the arrival of spring.

In this project, we’ll recreate this quintessential spring flower with origami, making the bell-shaped blossoms in three dimensions.

First, cut white origami paper into a flat shape like spread petals, then attach it to a long, rolled stem piece.

From there, overlap and adjust each petal to form the bell shape.

Once the flower components are complete, attach them to a backing sheet decorated with leaves and other parts to finish.

Aim for a design where the flowers appear to pop out.

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kappamaki

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