Easy Holiday Crafts for the Family to Enjoy

Senior Home Care in Southampton NY

You may be busy caring for your kids, and now your mom or dad needs extra attention. Even if they have senior home care to help them out at home while they age in place, you may still feel like you need to find activities for the whole family. Luckily, there are some holiday crafts that your kids and parents can enjoy, and you can sit down and do them while bonding together as a family. Here are some ideas you should try out with your kids and parents this year.

Ribbon Wreaths

One of the crafts your senior loved one may enjoy doing is making their own wreaths. These can often be expensive when you buy them premade at the store, but making your own can be much cheaper and your senior mom or dad may have tons of supplies to do it already. If you plan to go to your mom or dad’s for a craft day, ask senior home care to check their closets for supplies and look for ribbons.

Here is what you’ll need:

• Wire form (circular shape)
• Ribbons
• Pipe Cleaner
• Scissors

If you’re unsure how to attach the ribbon, it’s best to watch a YouTube video or just start experimenting! Once you figure out how to do it, you can show your kids and your senior mom or dad. Then, you can each make one to hang up and decorate!

Ornament Painting

Another super easy holiday craft you can do with kids and seniors is grabbing a bunch of wood ornaments and painting them. This allows you to have not unique memories of being with your elderly mom or dad, but it allows you to keep something physical that they made. When you get your senior mom or dad to paint an ornament, you can hang it on the tree every year. You will always have something to look back on, and it’s a fun, simple project.

Here is what you’ll need:

• Wood ornaments
• Paint
• Paint brushes
• Ribbon to hang

Make Garland

A fun activity that your kids may not be able to do alone but can do with their grandparents or great-grandparents is make their own garland. You can fold paper and cut them into a desired shape. Either glue strands together or find long paper! You can then hang these across their house. It will help them embrace the holiday spirit while aging in place.

Here is what you’ll need:

• Paper (white or colored)
• Scissors
• Glue or Tape

Create Sock Snowman

Even when it’s not snowing, making your own little snowmen has never been easier. You can make these out of old socks or even new socks! This craft will require some patience but will be totally worth it at the end. You will need to ensure that you or senior home care is supervising this task because it can be a bit more challenging than the others. You will also need to watch carefully so no one burns themselves on hot glue!

Here is what you’ll need:

• White Socks
• Patterned Socks (for the hat!)
• Buttons
• Cotton Balls or Something to Fill
• Rocks or Sand (to ensure it sits)
• Hot Glue
• String

If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Home Care in Southampton, NY, call the caring staff at Artful Home Care today at (631) 685-5001