[For Seniors] Exciting Summer Wall Decoration Ideas

wind chime

[Easy Origami] How to Make a Wind Chime – Summer Vacation Craft, Wall Decoration, Great for Elementary School Kids, Preschoolers, and Senior Activities

Why not make a summer staple—the wind chime—out of origami and feel a touch of coolness with your eyes? Fold a round body and attach a dangling strip, and you’ll get a gentle look as if it’s swaying in the breeze.

Using translucent colors or patterned origami gives it a cool, seasonal appearance.

The simple steps are enjoyable even for seniors, and using the fingertips can naturally offer a rehabilitative effect.

Display them on a wall or by a window to create a space that quietly evokes the charm of summer.

It’s also appealing that you can get all the materials at a 100-yen shop.

Give it a try!

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Wreath of sunflowers and gerberas

[Craft Idea] Sunflower and Gerbera Wreaths (July–August Wall Decorations) (Summer Wreaths, Activities for Seniors, Day Service, Occupational Therapy, Crafting, Childcare, Origami, DIY, Easy 3D)

Here’s how to make a bright, summery, and festive interior item: a sunflower and gerbera wreath.

Shape yellow origami paper into flowers and glue the petals so they are slightly offset.

Cut brown origami into thin strips, glue them, snip fine fringes, and roll them up to create the sunflower seeds.

For the gerberas, make the flowers with white origami in the same way and use yellow origami for the centers.

Making small mini gerberas adds size variation and an even cuter finish.

Attach leaves to the wreath base, then decorate it with the flowers to complete.

It turns out beautifully even with materials from a 100-yen shop, so it’s highly recommended.

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Swaying and sparkling, Orihime and Hikoboshi

[Craft] Orihime and Hikoboshi / Tanabata Decorations

Here’s how to make a gently swaying, sparkling Orihime and Hikoboshi.

Get ready a paper cup, construction paper, color markers, scissors, an awl, origami paper, and curling ribbon.

Draw Orihime and Hikoboshi on construction paper, make crowns with origami paper, cut them out, and paste them together.

Use the awl to make a hole in the center of the paper cup’s bottom, thread the curling ribbon through, and create a hanging loop.

Sketch sleeve shapes on the paper cup, then cut along the lines with scissors to form a three-dimensional kimono shape.

Attach the faces to the finished kimono.

Stick star shapes onto the cut curling ribbon, then adhere the ribbon to the inside of the paper cup.

Your Tanabata decoration—perfect for hot summer days—is complete!

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Sunflower weaving with paper plates

Paper plate flower weaving: sunflower, using plastic ribbon (suzuran tape) and yarn ❤︎ Paper plate flower weaving/sunflower/Paper craft ❤︎ #836

We’d like to introduce a sunflower weaving craft made using a paper plate and raffia tape.

First, use parchment paper to shape a flower template, then place it over a paper plate and draw guidelines.

Cut along the lines with scissors, and paint the plate with acrylic paints in sunflower colors.

Wrap twine across the gaps between the petals, then use that as the warp and weave the raffia tape through like a loom.

You’ll end up with a colorful, summery, and cheerful sunflower.

Since it uses easily accessible materials, it’s also recommended as a recreation activity in senior care facilities.

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Cute translucent plastic cup aquarium

[Easy Summer Craft 🐠] Plastic Cup Aquarium / How to Make a Plastic Cup Aquarium.

These cute, cool-looking translucent plastic cup crafts are perfect for summer and are an easy idea for seniors to try.

By placing two layers of blue cellophane or transparent origami inside a clear plastic cup, you can create a water-like transparent effect.

Cut masking tape—first stuck onto baking paper—into shapes like fish or jellyfish, and stick them on the inside of a separate cup.

Finally, stack the cups, and you’ll have a clever mechanism that makes the creatures inside look like they’re moving.

It engages fine motor skills while letting you enjoy colors and shapes, stimulating creativity and offering an easy way to feel the season.

It’s also a big plus that it can be done indoors without strain, even on hot days.

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yukata (summer cotton kimono)

Let’s make a yukata and an obi out of origami—perfect for July festivals.

Prepare one sheet of origami paper to make the yukata.

Make firm creases as you fold.

The key is to puff it out slightly as you fold so the top and bottom of the yukata connect smoothly.

Carefully make each crease one at a time.

For the obi, men should fold a long, narrow strip of origami paper as if tying it; women should fold it into a ribbon shape.

Adjust the proportions of the yukata and obi as you craft them.

Using patterned origami paper is recommended for a summery look.

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firefly

Easy way to fold an origami insect series firefly! Recommended for July.

These days, we don’t get as many chances to see fireflies glowing over rice fields and waterways at night.

When today’s seniors were young, weren’t there many more fireflies flitting about? Let’s make a calendar using firefly origami that brings back those kinds of summer memories.

Since you’ll make the firefly’s body and its glowing part separately, there are fewer tricky steps.

For the glowing tail, try sticking on a yellow circle cut from origami paper or a round yellow sticker.

Besides calendars, this firefly origami is perfect for summer crafts like wreaths and wall decorations.

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