[Day Service] Craft Ideas for Seniors to Make in October
Autumn is full of delicious foods and is a comfortable season to spend time in, so it’s easy to make progress with your hobbies.
Many seniors may also be looking forward to enjoying the beautiful autumn leaves.
In this article, we introduce recommended craft ideas for October.
We’ve gathered many ideas, including decorations themed on maple leaves—the quintessential symbol of autumn—pumpkin decorations perfect for Halloween, stylish pieces that can be displayed as interior decor, and craft ideas useful for recreational activities at day service centers.
If you’d like, give them a try!
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[Day Service] Craft ideas for seniors to make in October (71–80)
Grapes made with toilet paper rolls
It’s a three-dimensional craft that looks like grapes placed on a plate.
Cut construction paper into a circle to represent a plate, then arrange circular rings made from cut toilet paper rolls into the shape of a grape cluster.
Stuff the circular rings with origami paper in grape colors, and finally attach a stem-shaped piece of construction paper to finish.
Be mindful of how you arrange the rings and choose color combinations that resemble grapes, such as purple and green.
The motion of crumpling the origami paper by hand also helps strengthen fine motor skills.
Halloween pumpkin
Here’s a pumpkin idea made with paper quilling.
First, roll up and make the core of the pumpkin, then roll up and make the flesh in the same way.
For the flesh pieces, roll them tightly first, then loosen them and shape them so they look like magatama (comma-shaped beads).
Make seven of these and attach them evenly around the core to finish.
Wrapping paper around a toothpick is a delicate task, but it could be a good finger exercise for older adults.
Try making lots in Halloween colors like orange and purple and use them for decoration.
Halloween Garland
Here’s how to make a Halloween garland using paper cutouts.
Prepare origami paper in your favorite colors, divide each sheet into three strips 5 cm wide, then glue the strips together end to end to make a long piece.
Accordion-fold it, then draw Halloween-themed designs like pumpkins, ghosts, and bats.
Cut along the outlines with scissors and unfold to reveal a cute garland! Since the steps are just gluing, drawing, and cutting, even older adults can complete it in a short time.
For shapes that are hard to cut with scissors, like circles, using a hole punch is convenient.
[Day Service] Craft Ideas for Seniors to Make in October (81–90)
Halloween pumpkin wreath
How about a pumpkin wreath for your Halloween decorations? Make a base out of thick paper, wrap it with black yarn, and create a spiderweb on the inside of the wreath.
Then make pumpkins and flowers with TANT paper and stick them onto the base to finish.
Using a craft punch to cut out the flowers makes it easy.
For the pumpkins, create a template shaped like half a pumpkin and use it to cut the necessary pieces from TANT paper.
Glue the pieces together to make a three-dimensional pumpkin.
Some of the steps are a bit detailed, but it will brighten up your wall, so give it a try!
Halloween decorations paper flowers
In October, there’s Halloween, an event that has taken root in Japan in recent years.
How about making paper flowers using origami to celebrate? All you need to do is accordion-fold the paper, round off the ends with scissors, stack the pieces, and glue them together—so it’s easy for seniors to try as well.
You can use any color of origami, but if you want Halloween colors, try orange, purple, and black.
Besides origami, you can also make paper flowers with tissue paper or construction paper, so feel free to choose the texture you like.
Halloween wand
From ghosts to jack-o’-lanterns and bats, Halloween features a wide variety of motifs.
This project creates those colorful Halloween motifs with origami and attaches sticks to them.
They’re great not only for decorations but also to hold in your hand to boost the festive mood.
Even a single motif can be folded in many different ways, so find your ideal shape and reproduce it carefully.
If finishing it using folds alone is difficult, you could also try cutting the origami paper into the motif’s shape.
Halloween tree
Crafts using natural materials are great for enjoying the changing seasons, so they’re highly recommended for older adults! They’re also perfect for October events like Halloween, making them a great fit for day-service recreation.
First, glue green moss onto a large pine cone.
Pine cones you pick up at a park are fine! Next, decorate it with your favorite Halloween motifs, nuts, or dried flowers—and you’re done.
Supplies from the 100-yen shop are more than enough, so you can make this easily and affordably!
