"What can I tinker with seniors for Santa Claus?"

Handicrafts with seniors - special requirements

That Handcraft with seniors is subject to special requirements. Since many older people no longer have such a steady hand, handicrafts that require absolute accuracy should be avoided. In addition, the handicrafts for St. Nicholas should by no means appear childlike, because after all you are dealing with adult people. So it is not that easy to find suitable handicrafts for seniors.

A candle holder - perfect for St. Nicholas and Advent

A great way to tinker with seniors is this Napkin technique. It doesn't require a lot of accuracy, but it produces great results. Make a great candle holder for St. Nicholas Day. This is how you can proceed:

1. First, prime the bottles with a light base color with the senior citizens and let the bottles dry.
2. Roughly tear out the motifs from the napkins or have them cut out with scissors.
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3. Now put the top layer of the torn Christmas motifs on the bottles and paint over them with the wide brush and Art-Potch.


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4. If you want, you can make the motifs even more durable and cover them with varnish after they have dried.
5. Put the candle in the neck of the bottle and you're done with a great handicraft.

This is how you can make colorful woolen stars for the Christmas tree

A simple but effective bastion for St. Nicholas are brightly colored wool stars that can be made like this:

1. If you don't have any wire stars, just bend them out of floral wire. Other shapes, such as hearts or bells, are also possible.
2. Brush part of the wire star with craft glue.
3. Wrap the spot that has been coated with glue with scraps of wool and then paint the next spot.
4. Attach a thread as a hanger and you have beautiful ones Stars for the Christmas tree.