[For Seniors] Enjoy May: A Collection of Seasonal Craft and Wall Decoration Ideas
We’re introducing crafts and wall decoration ideas that are perfect for May and capture the spirit of the season.
With cherry blossom season over, this is packed with recommendations for anyone struggling with May wall display ideas.
We also feature plenty of craft ideas related to Children’s Day, so if you’d like to make a gift for your grandchild, please take a look.
Even if they seem difficult, many of these ideas are actually simple—just cutting and pasting.
We hope you’ll give these easy crafts and wall decorations a try—they’re great for older adults to enjoy casually, too.
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[For Seniors] Enjoy May: A Collection of Craft and Wall Decoration Ideas to Feel the Season (141–150)
Onions and asparagus
Onions and asparagus, with their distinctive looks, make perfect motifs for torn-paper collage! The combination of brownish onions and green asparagus creates a natural, stylish vibe.
To express the wrinkled onion skin, the trick is to apply plenty of glue and stick the paper down while scrunching it to form creases.
For asparagus, adding purplish tones in addition to green elevates the look.
Using newspapers or ads gives the piece even more character, so give it a try!
Tulip
Tulips are a classic choice for schoolyard flowerbeds and a spring flower that pairs beautifully with windmills.
Their distinctive petals and leaves make them striking even as torn-paper collages.
For the tulip flower, imagine layering individually torn pieces and shaping them into a rounded form.
Using advertisements is recommended—you can discover unexpected color combinations! The stem is straight, so it should be easy to make.
The leaves are distinctive, so it’s better to include them, but it’s fine to skip them if that’s difficult.
Enjoy creating tulips in your favorite colors!
Rose message stand
Many types of roses bloom from mid-May to early June, and they’re often strongly associated with a sense of glamour.
This craft project lets you capture that glamour by making a rose out of felt and turning it into a message stand.
Cut a slit in the center of a long, narrow piece of felt, tuck one end into the slit to create overall wrinkles, and then roll it up to form the shape of a rose.
Finally, attach the flower and leaf pieces to a stand made by combining a part that holds a message with a cork, and you’re done.
You can create originality by varying the number of roses you attach and the color combinations.
Rose wall hanging
We’d like to introduce an original rose wall decoration made by rolling paper.
Prepare colored paper for the flowers and leaves.
For the flower, take a strip of colored paper cut thinly: randomly pleat (accordion-fold) two-thirds of the strip, leaving the remaining one-third unpleated.
Starting from the unpleated end, roll the paper; when you finish rolling, glue the end to secure it, and the flower is complete.
For the leaves, similarly roll thin strips of colored paper from one end, glue to secure, then pinch and shape them with your fingers.
For the stem, cut a long, narrow strip and lightly roll it to add a gentle curve.
Arrange and glue the flowers, stems, and leaves onto your choice of backing or base, balancing the layout, and you’re done in no time! Since there are no difficult steps, this craft can also be used as finger dexterity training in senior care facilities.
Calendar of Rose Flowers
There may be day service centers and facilities where people make monthly calendars as crafts to display in their rooms or take home.
If you’re creating a calendar that incorporates items representing or symbolizing each month, how about using roses as the motif for May? Cut petals out of origami or chiyogami in various colors, shaping them like crescents.
Start by placing the smaller petals in the center and gradually attach larger petals toward the outside.
Using washi (masking) tape to create it is a nice option, too.
Carp streamer made from plastic bags
A simple and cute carp streamer (koinobori) made with a transparent plastic bag.
It’s perfect for a craft activity at a day service, and also wonderful to make with your grandchildren! To make it, crumple tissue paper and put it into a clear plastic bag, then secure the opening with tape.
Decorate it with a face and tail cut from construction paper, round sticker eyes, and fins made by cutting up bento cups.
Add a windsock pole with a pinwheel for an extra-fancy finish! You can also color the face and tail with markers and have fun making koinobori in your favorite colors.
Message Card
How about making a message card for Mother’s Day, which falls on the second Sunday of May? Some of you may be the ones being celebrated and thanked on Mother’s Day, but a three-dimensional pop-up card featuring carnations is a dazzling item that instantly brightens the moment you open it.
It’s very easy to make—just fold paper into carnation-shaped petals and stick them in the center of the card.
Don’t feel limited to red or white just because they’re carnations—try using colorful paper! It will look adorable on display, too.