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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 Seasonal Craft and Wall Decoration Ideas (181–190)

Standing Kintarō

Origami 3D Kintaro

Standing Kintarō

Kintaro, the folk tale character, has a strong image of power, which makes him perfect for the Children’s Day theme of wishing for growth.

This piece is about recreating Kintaro with origami, paying attention to creases and the shapes of each part to build a three-dimensional figure.

Use skin-toned origami paper for the base, and be mindful of the angles of the folds so it can stand on its own.

Then add decoration: use red origami for the body parts based on a triangle, and black origami for the face part shaped like a square pouch.

Since the body and face are made separately, it’s important to keep an eye on the size balance as you work.

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Three-dimensional helmet

Wall decoration for Boys’ Day in May made with colored construction paper: “Samurai Helmet”

Three-dimensional helmet

Some households display May dolls and helmets for Children’s Day, don’t they? The kabuto helmets and armor of May dolls carry the wish that “they will protect our child.” Let’s make a kabuto that’s perfect for a May wall display and celebrate Children’s Day.

You can download the template in this video, so please have it ready.

Place the template on construction paper, cut along it, and make the parts.

A key tip is to score along the template in advance so it will fold easily later—you can do this easily with scissors.

Assemble the pieces so each one becomes three-dimensional.

Some steps are a bit challenging, so when making this with older adults, please have staff members work together with them to complete it.

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Three-dimensional origami iris

Paper Iris Tutorial: How to Make an Iris (Ayame)

Three-dimensional origami iris

We’d like to introduce an origami craft featuring a beautiful three-dimensional iris.

You’ll need green washi paper, craft wire, and purple origami paper.

First, make the flower.

Fold the origami paper vertically, horizontally, and diagonally to create crease lines.

Fold along these lines to collapse the paper, then fold and open each edge one by one.

Once the shape is set, gently open it while curving with your fingertips to form the flower.

Next, make the stem.

Apply glue to the washi paper and attach the wire and the flower together.

For the leaves, cut the washi into long, narrow strips and neaten the top edges.

When everything is ready, arrange the flower and leaves in a vase.

You’ll be pleased with a result that hardly looks like it was made from origami.

The fingerwork involved and the task of arranging with an eye for balance can also be expected to help prevent cognitive decline.

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Brush lettering art

[Brush lettering] I’m making a hand-drawn calendar with brush-lettering art in May, too!

Brush lettering art

Let’s introduce a calendar that uses brush-lettering art, whose characters and illustrations convey warmth.

Prepare pastels, a brush pen, drawing paper, and postcards, and let’s get started.

Use the brush pen to draw seasonally themed letters and illustrations on the postcards.

If you also get creative with color to evoke May, it might make the design even more vibrant.

On half of the drawing paper, write the dates.

Leave the other half blank so there’s room to attach the postcard.

Once you stick the postcard next to the dates, it’s complete.

By incorporating a sense of the seasons, you may find a bit of comfort in everyday life.

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Two simple types of koinobori (carp streamers)

Koinobori wall decorations made of paper (2 types, with voice-over). How to make KOINOBORI paper wall decorations – 2 types.

Two simple types of koinobori (carp streamers)

Let’s try making a three-dimensional, paper-cut carp streamer with scales.

We’ll fold origami or construction paper and make slits as we go.

By changing where you cut with the scissors, you can create a variety of scale designs.

You can either stick the finished scales onto a sheet that becomes the body of the streamer, or stretch the scales themselves to form the body.

With a little ingenuity, you can make two types of carp streamers.

The materials are minimal, so it’s easy to make.

It’s also a project that older adults can enjoy, taking the finished piece home to decorate their own room.

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