[For Seniors] Color Your Care Facility’s Spring: Wall Decoration Ideas

Carp streamers made with felt and chirimen (crepe fabric)

[Cut and Paste Only] Easy! How to Make a Hanging Koinobori Decoration with Felt and Chirimen 🎏

Here’s an introduction to making carp streamers (koinobori) using felt and chirimen crepe fabric.

Cut the felt into the shape of a koinobori.

Cover it with a piece of chirimen fabric that’s larger than the felt and attach it with a hot glue gun.

Trim off the excess, then glue on another layer of felt to reinforce it.

Attach metallic yarn along the edge of the koinobori, and add the eyes and scales.

Cut it into the shape of a banner, attach a cord, and it’s done.

Koinobori made with colorful felt and patterned chirimen fabric look lovely.

Displaying them indoors might even prompt older adults to share stories related to koinobori.

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paper stained glass

3-Minute Guide to Activity Care Vol. [Handicrafts]: Stimulate Brain Activation and Add Color to Daily Life with Rose Paper Stained Glass

Let’s try making a stained-glass-style artwork using tissue paper.

You sometimes see stained glass in churches and public buildings, right? Stained glass features brightly colored glass framed in black, creating vibrant patterns, and when sunlight shines through it, it creates a lovely atmosphere indoors.

For this project, we’ll make the frame with black construction paper and attach tissue paper cut to match the template.

This helps improve fine motor skills and can stimulate brain activity.

When you stick the finished piece on a window, the tissue paper sections become translucent.

It looks just like real stained glass.

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Tulips at the mall

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These are tulips made from chenille stems (pipe cleaners) with lovely spring colors.

First, make the petals.

Use 30 cm pipe cleaners.

Prepare green and your preferred flower color.

Fold a pipe cleaner in half, combine two pieces, and twist them together.

Slide the twisted section downward, twist again, then fold the end upward to secure and shape it.

Make three petals like this.

Next, make the leaf.

Fold a green pipe cleaner in two, layer the two sides together and twist, slide it downward, shape it, and secure.

Use a hot glue gun to attach the petals and fasten them to a wire.

Fix the leaf with floral tape to finish.

Preparation and steps are simple, so this craft is also recommended for activities and recreation in senior care facilities.

A wreath of double-flowered cherry blossoms

Before the blooming declaration is announced, let’s get excited by folding cherry blossoms! An origami double-flowered cherry blossom wreath 🌸 Origami Cherry Blossoms Wreath #papercraftsounds #paperflowers #diycrafts

Many seniors eagerly look forward to the cherry blossoms blooming, don’t they? Before the blossoms open outdoors, why not fold cherry blossoms indoors and feel the arrival of spring a little early? This delicate craft is completed by making several small cherry blossoms and layering them.

There are many fine steps, but you’ll feel a real sense of accomplishment when it’s finished.

Let’s make each petal one by one using small pink origami paper.

Glue the petals together, attach the leaves, and your cherry blossom is complete.

Make several blossoms to form a wreath, or decorate a garland or a wall—any of these would look lovely.

Enjoy trying different arrangements!

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Wisteria flowers made with the kirigami technique

DIY Paper Wisteria | Paper Flowers | Origami Flowers

These are wisteria flowers made of origami, with realistically tapered petals that get smaller toward the tip.

If you use two-tone origami paper with a gradient, the result will be even more striking.

First, fold the origami paper into a triangle twice.

Then cut it into half a heart shape and unfold it.

You’ll have eight petals; cut off one petal, then glue the remaining edges together to make a six-petal flower.

Gradually increase the portion you cut off to create slightly smaller flowers as you go.

String the flowers together from the smallest one using a needle and thread, and you’ll end up with an exquisitely delicate and beautiful wisteria.

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Japanese-style cherry blossom wall decoration

How to make a paper “Sakura wall decoration” / Sakura wall decoration made of paper: How to make it

A Japanese-style cherry blossom wall decoration is an elegant idea that evokes the feeling of spring.

By using black construction paper as the background, the pink blossoms will really stand out.

Wrap both edges of the construction paper with long, narrow strips of folded origami to create a Japanese-style frame.

Using pale pink or traditional Japanese-patterned origami will give it a soft impression.

Make cherry blossoms out of paper and arrange them harmoniously on the black background.

Varying the size of the flowers adds depth and a three-dimensional effect.

Adding Japanese-style accessories or branch motifs enhances the brilliance and brings a spring-like atmosphere.

Overall, it’s a decoration that embraces a Japanese aesthetic while letting you enjoy the colorful charm of cherry blossoms.

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Night Sakura and Day Sakura

Spring mural production: Night Cherry Blossoms and Daytime Cherry Blossoms

The atmosphere of cherry blossoms during the day and at night is quite different, isn’t it? Do you prefer cherry blossoms viewed in bright, warm sunlight, or blossoms illuminated in the dark at night? Here’s a project that lets you enjoy both.

Fold and cut tissue paper to make the blossoms, or crumple the tissue and tear it to create a cherry tree.

You’ll use your hands a lot, so it should be great for stimulating the brain as well.

Once you’ve finished parts like leaves and buds, attach them to a backing sheet.

For daytime cherry blossoms, a yellow backing works nicely; for nighttime, consider blue or black.

Since you can enjoy two kinds of cherry blossoms, be sure to give it a try!

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