[Day Service] Craft Ideas for Seniors to Make in October

Cosmos flowers dabbed with a sponge

[Craft Activity] Wall Mural Cosmos Made by Dabbing Color with a Sponge

This is a cosmos flower craft made by dabbing like stamping.

Cut a paper plate into the shape of a cosmos flower.

It’s easier if you first sketch the cosmos on the paper plate and then cut it out.

Place the cut paper plate on a sheet of paper, and dab a sponge with paint onto it to create cute cosmos flowers.

Try using cosmos-like colors such as pink, white, and red.

Aside from cutting the paper plate, there aren’t many complicated steps, so it’s a project that many older adults can easily participate in.

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Grapes made with torn newspaper (collage)

[Newspaper Collage] I tried making grapes. [newspaper-collage art]

Let’s make a grape collage using torn paper (chigiri-e).

Chigiri-e uses your fingertips a lot, so it can be effective for fine motor training.

It also helps stimulate the brain.

Through detailed work, it is said to improve concentration as well.

Cut out photos or illustrations from newspapers that match your grape design.

To prepare the parts you’ll tear, trace the shapes on the newspaper with a brush moistened with water.

This makes it easier to tear along the shape you want to use.

Then, create the grapes on a backing sheet using the torn newspaper pieces to complete your work.

It’s also great for making calendars.

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Autumn hanging ornament: grapes

Autumn hanging decorations: Introducing how to make grapes using only origami! They’re in season in September, so why not give it a try? [Tsukuru-mon]

Imagine how grapes grow on a vine.

Don’t they hang from the plant as they bear fruit? Let me introduce a hanging decoration that looks just like real grapes.

We’ll make grape berries by rolling up origami paper inspired by grapes.

Glue the berries together in a chain to form a single bunch.

Attach the bunch of grapes to a vine made from origami and string.

Add leaves and hang it up, and you’ll have a creation that looks just like real grapes.

Seeing the grape hanging decoration might remind some seniors of going grape picking, or help them feel the season by looking at autumn’s taste of grapes.

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Noren Cosmos made with tissue paper

✄ [Flower Paper] Easy! String Curtain Made with Tissue Paper - Cosmos

Let me introduce a noren-style cosmos decoration made from tissue paper that will brighten up your room.

Prepare tissue paper, paper straws, string, and a tension rod, and let’s get started.

Fold and cut the tissue paper to create petal pieces.

By adding curves or cutting jagged edges, you can make more three-dimensional flowers.

Hang the string on the tension rod, then attach the petals and stamen parts to the string.

Form small loops in the string and thread the petals through as you go.

It’s also important to adjust the shapes so the petals don’t overlap.

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Maple Leaf Wreath

Autumn Foliage: Origami Maple Leaf Wreath

Let’s make a wreath using colored origami that evokes autumn maple leaves! Fold maple leaves from origami in colors like orange and brown.

Use the same folding method for all of them, and make enough pieces to form a wreath.

The assembly is simple—just connect the folded maple leaves into a ring.

This should make it easier for many older adults to participate.

Origami involves moving your fingers while thinking through the steps, so it can be a good brain-training activity.

The finished “Maple Leaf Wreath” can be displayed on a facility wall or taken home, which also provides a sense of accomplishment.

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Papercut flowers

[Origami] Paper-Cut Flowers (11) Cosmos 🌸

Here’s an idea for making a cosmos flower with paper cutting.

Fold the origami into the specified shape, sketch the petals, and cut along the lines to create a large, single cosmos when you open it.

First, fold the origami in half into a square twice, then fold it once more into a triangle.

Lift half of the stacked layers and fold them so the bottom edge aligns with the left side.

On the other side, fold so the bottom edge aligns with the right side.

That’s the end of the folding steps.

Draw the petal pattern and cut along the lines with scissors.

If you place a yellow round sticker in the center, it will look even more like a cosmos.

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Halloween ghost

[Halloween Origami] Easy and Cute Ghost Folding / Origami Pumpkin Ghost — Origami Ghost

In October, we have Halloween, right? Some senior care facilities may also hold Halloween events.

So, let’s try making an October calendar decorated with origami Halloween ghosts.

We’ll fold origami to make ghosts.

And when it comes to Halloween, pumpkins are also an important item.

With a single sheet of origami paper, we’ll fold a ghost holding a pumpkin.

If you use orange origami paper, you can make a pumpkin Jack-o’-lantern.

The orange side becomes the pumpkin, and the white side completes the ghost.

For seniors who may not be familiar with Halloween, try making the calendar while sharing some fun Halloween trivia.

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