Keeping our senior loved ones active and engaged is essential to improving their quality of life! Plus, the right crafts and activities can be a fun way for them to interact with each other, kids, and grandkids.

If you’re looking for new ideas for the seniors in your life, we’ve pulled together a few of our favorites! Try these ten craft activities for seniors and watch them smile.

1. Homemade Greeting Cards

Senior citizens love getting cards in the mail from friends and loved ones. Making homemade greeting cards is a creative way for them to send cards to others, too.

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2. Suncatchers

These lightweight crafts include mason jar lids, coloring sheets, or glass stones. Seniors can glue the pieces together, then hang their suncatchers in a window to sparkle in the sunlight.

3. Memory Quilts

If your loved one has sewing skills (or wants to learn), help them repurpose old materials and memories into a quilt. This craft is a fun way to walk down memory lane while creating a lasting keepsake.

4. Painted Rocks

The perfect pet or decor item for seniors could be a rock! Gather various paint colors, brushes, and clean rocks for them to decorate items for their homes or to give as gifts.

5. Collage Boards

Sometimes seeing the faces of friends and loved ones who can’t often visit helps brighten the day for a senior. Printing photos and arranging them in a collage helps your loved one wake up each day to the faces of those they love.

6. Holiday Ornaments

Craft ideas for seniors can include seasonal themes! Help your seniors create tree ornaments for the holidays using clothespins, popsicle sticks, glue, glitter, yarn, and more craft supplies.

7. Finger Puppets

Get the grandkids involved in this craft! Using felt, markers, or rubber gloves, your senior and their grandkids can create a cast of finger puppet characters. When the puppets are complete, watch them enact plays and stories using the puppets.

8. Birdhouses

For something more challenging, assembling birdhouses are excellent indoor activities for seniors. This project can take a little more time to complete, as well. With completed birdhouses, seniors can place them outside the window and watch birds enjoy their new homes!

9. Coffee Cozies

For those who love to knit (and those who want to learn), coffee cozies are an excellent craft to keep fingers and minds engaged. These cozies wrap around coffee cups to keep beverages warm and fingers safe from the heat.

10. Painted Terracotta Pots

Add more flair to the decor in their home! Painting terracotta pots is a fun activity to engage seniors. When the pots finish drying, help your seniors plant easy-to-care-for plants to brighten their rooms.

Use Craft Activities for Seniors to Help Them Stay Active!

Craft activities for seniors help them stay active! Try these projects throughout the year and see how they enjoy the challenges.

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