{"id":4461,"date":"2020-08-31T06:40:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T21:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/?p=4461"},"modified":"2020-08-29T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T08:28:09","slug":"post-4461","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/4461\/","title":{"rendered":"Making sunflower decorations and Cosmos Club activities (Hokuryu Town Social Welfare Council)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, August 31, 2020<\/p>\n

On Thursday, August 27th, a craft recreational activity called "Making Sunflower Ornaments" was held at the Social Welfare Center as part of the "Cosmos Club Activities" run by the Hokuryu Town Social Welfare Council (Chairman: Takebayashi Hitoshi).<\/p>\n

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Home helpers and users together!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cosmos Club<\/h2>\n

"Life support" and "care prevention" for those requiring level 1 and level 2 support<\/h3>\n

Cosmos Club is a project run by the Hokuryu Town Social Welfare Council. It provides "life support" and "care prevention" activities to people who have been certified as needing care level 1 or 2.<\/p>\n

Specific activities include health checks, lifestyle consultations, bathing services (assisted by home helpers), daily movement training (voice training, singing, exercises, walking training), and shopping tours around the town (once a month: Cocowa, Minoritch Hokuryu, Tsuchida Shoten, Hokuryu Onsen Shop, etc.).<\/p>\n

In addition, under the guidance of an occupational therapist from Fukagawa City Hospital, physical fitness tests are conducted twice a year and services necessary for living an independent life are also provided.<\/p>\n

Activities at the Welfare Center every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday<\/h3>\n

Currently, the Cosmos Club has 22 members. They are divided into four groups and carry out various tasks. Meetings are held every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at the Welfare Center.<\/p>\n

The usage fee is 795 yen per visit (including bus transfers, lunch, and bathing fees).<\/p>\n

Making sunflower ornaments<\/h2>\n

This time, the Cosmos Club's recreational craft activity was "making sunflower ornaments." There were a wide variety of unique creations!
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Unique sunflower decorations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A story from home helper Megumi Murai (Care Worker)<\/h3>\n
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Helper Murai talking about the ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

"This year, Sunflower Village was closed, so I was disappointed that I couldn't go see the sunflower fields, which I was looking forward to.<\/p>\n

So, we had each child create two handmade sunflower decorations with the theme "Let's make a one-of-a-kind sunflower bloom!!"<\/p>\n

Using common items such as cardboard, masking tape, beans and seeds, the children were able to create beautiful sunflowers.<\/p>\n

The idea for this piece came about when my daughter received some discarded cardboard die-cutting dies from Hokuryu Cardboard Co., Ltd. as material for her summer vacation independent study project.<\/p>\n

The remaining part was shaped like a petal, so I imagined it as a sunflower.<\/p>\n

Sunflowers made from recycled cardboard<\/h4>\n

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\"Designed<\/a>
Designed with sunflowers in mind!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Make up flower petals with masking tape<\/h4>\n

The petals are arranged using masking tape of various patterns.
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\"Stick<\/a>
Stick masking tape on the petals...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\ufffc
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\"Various<\/a>
Various masking tapes from 100 yen shops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The material is cardboard<\/h4>\n

The circular base was cut out of cardboard, and the carpet core was cut into thin strips to create a divider in the middle.<\/p>\n

\"Cut<\/a>
Cut cardboard base<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Handmade by the helpers<\/h4>\n

We received help from our helpers in preparing the ideas and cutting the items.<\/p>\n

Beans include tiger beans, black soybeans, adzuki beans, pumpkin seeds, ginkgo nuts, etc.<\/h4>\n

The beans we collected were old and inedible, including tiger beans, black soybeans, adzuki beans, pumpkin seeds, and ginkgo nuts.
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Various beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\ufffc
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Black soybeans and adzuki beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At first, I thought about using sunflower seeds, but they were sterilized seeds, so I decided against using them because it would be dangerous if someone accidentally ate them while working.<\/p>\n

It was a detailed job, but everyone worked hard and thought about it carefully, and seemed to enjoy it. Each piece turned out to be unique.<\/p>\n

"We are making preparations for this year's cultural festival. If the cultural festival is not held, we are considering holding a temporary exhibition inside the museum," said Murai Megumi.<\/p>\n

We are already preparing our next craft project!!!<\/h2>\n

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\"Preparing<\/a>
Preparing for the next craft project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Helpers,<\/h2>\n

"It's the only sunflower in the world, it's so beautiful!" she said, helping everyone with the detailed work.<\/p>\n

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With the help of a helper...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\ufffc
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\"With<\/a>
With all my heart and soul...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\ufffc
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\"He<\/a>
He worked hard on the detailed work...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Users and their works<\/h2>\n

"Every single thing was difficult, but it was fun," he replied with satisfaction.
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\"With<\/a>
With a smile!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\ufffc
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\"Beautifully<\/a>
Beautifully finished!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\ufffc
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\"With<\/a>
With some ingenuity...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\ufffc
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\"Each<\/a>
Each one carefully...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers, we send these wonderful, irreplaceable sunflowers, one of a kind in the world, which embody the feelings of the Cosmos Club members for the sunflowers of Hokuryu Town.
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\"With<\/a>
With gratitude for these wonderful sunflowers, one of a kind in the world...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other photos<\/h2>\n

\u30fbClick here for 63 photos of sunflower decoration making and Cosmos Club activities >><\/a><\/p>\n

Related articles<\/h2>\n

\u30fbHokuryu Town Social Welfare Council: Introduction page here >><\/strong><\/a>
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\u25c7 Photography and editing: Noboru Terauchi Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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