Making spring bloom inside the facility.

Yesterday, at the day service center, we started our spring recreation activities for April.
The theme is—

“Making cherry blossoms in full bloom inside the facility.”
Although the season still holds some chill,

spring is not something you wait for,
but something we “create” together.
With that in mind, we began our project.

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The trunk is handmade.

For this cherry tree trunk, we used:

・Plastic wrap cores

・Cardboard
・Wood-grain stickers for DIY
We made it using these three items.

We stacked the cores to add height, reinforced them firmly with cardboard, and applied the wood-grain stickers to give it a much more authentic texture.

Instead of using ready-made products,
we combined familiar materials to give it shape.
“If you get creative, you can do it.”

That is also one of the joys of recreation.
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Bringing spring to the ground, too.

What we are focusing on this time

is not just the cherry tree.

At the base,

we will grow “grass” using green colored tape.
We plan to tear it into thin strips to make it look lush and spread it all over the ground.

We will have the users help us with this grass-making, too.
The task of using fingertips to tear the tape.

The task of spreading the color.
The time spent discussing, “Should we add more here?”

Beyond just making the flowers bloom,
creating spring from the ground up

is also an important part of the process.
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Spring spreads little by little.

Both the cherry blossoms and the grass are still a work in progress.
But that is exactly why it is fun.

The flowers that increase little by little.

The green that spreads little by little.

The time spent aiming for completion

has already become a time of spring.

In April,

we plan to have cherry blossoms in full bloom inside the facility.
Even if you cannot go outside,

you can still feel the season.
Regardless of age or environment,

creating opportunities to enjoy the seasons
is also, I believe, a form of support.