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[For Seniors] Enjoy May: A Collection of Seasonal Craft and Wall Decoration Ideas

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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.

[For Seniors] Enjoy May: A Collection of Craft and Wall Decoration Ideas That Capture the Season (171–180)

Making a calendar with pressed flowers

A simple way to make a pressed flower calendar! Great as a gift, too!!

Making a calendar with pressed flowers

When May comes around, you often see flower beds and planters beautifully filled with colorful blooms, don’t you? Here’s a calendar that uses pressed flowers, reminiscent of a flower meadow.

Pressed pansies, gerberas, and white clover might be nice choices.

Let’s start by attaching the pressed flowers to the calendar backing.

Place the pressed flowers wherever you like on the backing.

The beauty of pressed flowers may bring a sense of calm even to older adults.

It seems you can make pressed flowers using an iron or a microwave.

Why not try making pressed flowers yourself?

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tear-off calendar

Handmade page-a-day calendar! Introducing the May 2024 edition! #PageADayCalendar #AnalogIllustration

tear-off calendar

Let me introduce a fun tear-off daily calendar.

Create the calendar base so that you can flip each page.

It’s recommended to write the date, an illustration, and a short phrase on each page.

You might also have staff write the dates while participants create the illustrations or phrases—that could make it an enjoyable collaborative activity.

Thinking of seasonal words and illustrations while feeling the change of seasons is also great brain exercise, so it’s highly recommended! Give it a try and make your own original daily flip calendar.

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Wreath of daffodils and roses

[Origami] Daffodil and Rose Wreath

Wreath of daffodils and roses

Daffodils bloom until early spring, and roses bloom around late spring, so even though their seasons are offset, both can be said to be representative spring flowers.

This is a simple yet dimensional wreath with a glamorous look that combines daffodils and roses.

Another key point is that the wreath base and stem parts are kept flat, which helps emphasize the three-dimensionality of the daffodil and rose blossoms.

For each flower, it’s important to deliberately add fine creases, cuts, and bends, and to shape them carefully so that a sense of depth and volume comes through.

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Swimming carp streamer

May seasonal wall decoration: 'Swimming Koinobori made from a single sheet of construction paper'—the scales move!! Eye-opening!! 'Template version available' How to make a swimming carp #koinobori #howto

Swimming carp streamer

How about making an authentic koinobori for Children’s Day in May? It would surely be a delightful gift for your grandchild as well.

The way koinobori swim in the breeze is refreshing and striking, isn’t it? Displaying a koinobori at home is sure to strengthen family bonds even more.

What we’re introducing this time is a way to make a genuine-looking koinobori from just a single sheet of construction paper.

The scales look so realistic that you might mistake it for the real thing.

The appeal is that you can easily create the scale effect simply by folding the paper and making a few slits.

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Making a peony calendar

Making a May calendar!

Making a peony calendar

Peonies come into bloom from April to May, so a peony-themed calendar is perfect for May.

Try making peonies out of tissue paper or origami and adding them to the calendar.

Large peony blossoms in red, white, or pink will brighten it up beautifully.

Some older adults may especially love peonies.

As they make the calendar, it may also bring back memories of May’s fresh, pleasant season.

It sounds like a project you can enjoy while chatting happily with those around you.

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