[Respect for the Aged Day] Mural decorations to brighten the celebration. Simple handmade ideas to try
How about spending a fun time together while creating wall decorations for a Respect-for-the-Aged celebration? This time, we’re sharing lovely mural-making ideas that you can create together with older adults.
Using familiar materials like construction paper and newspapers, you can make vibrant pieces featuring cranes and turtles—the symbols of longevity—as well as seasonal flowers.
The process naturally sparks conversation and fills the space with smiles.
Once the artworks are displayed, the entire facility will be wrapped in a brighter atmosphere.
Please use this as inspiration for creating warm, heartwarming memories.
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Respect-for-the-Aged Day: Mural ideas to brighten the celebration. Simple handmade ideas (11–20)
red-and-white knot
If you want to brighten up your room, how about decorating with a red-and-white knot? As the name suggests, a red-and-white knot is an ornament made by tying together red and white cords.
The decoration you often see on congratulatory gift envelopes is a red-and-white knot.
The kind attached to those envelopes is too small to hang on a wall, so let’s make a larger one.
For materials, thicker cords or straw-like materials are recommended.
If you’re particular about good luck, be sure to check the proper tying method as well.
Brush lettering art
Characters written with a brush have a distinctive sense of dynamism, and differences in layout and stroke style reveal individuality.
This piece is about freely writing text in brush script and using it as decoration.
Simply writing directly with a brush is fine, but if you keep design in mind and play with stroke thickness and placement, the letters can give an almost pictorial impression.
Adding accents—such as mixing red elements into the black—further enhances the sense of brilliance, so that approach is also recommended.
Crane and turtle amulet-style ornament
Cranes and turtles are classic decorations imbued with wishes for longevity, and they really convey a distinctly Japanese atmosphere.
How about experiencing the wishes and splendor embedded in such crane and turtle designs through a charm-like ornament? Firmly fold the base paper to create a three-dimensional amulet, then add crane and turtle motifs along with fine embellishments.
Since the crane and turtle serve as the elements that convey your wishes, make them prominently large in the design, and use the surrounding decorations to help them stand out—that’s the key point.
flower(s)
How about decorating an entire wall with flowers that are easy to make from origami? The method is super simple: accordion-fold the paper, round off the corners, make two pieces by folding them in half, then glue them together and fan them out 360 degrees.
You’ll get a cute, fluttery flower.
You can stick them on the wall as they are, or create a tree trunk and place the flowers around it to resemble cherry blossoms for a lovely finish.
With few steps and a simple folding process, it’s easy for older adults to enjoy as well.
Origami paper chain
Let’s brighten up the venue with a classic wall decoration: paper chain garlands! Cut origami paper into long strips, make them into loops, and connect them in a chain.
You’ve probably seen these at birthday parties.
They’re so simple to make that you can whip some up in your spare moments.
You can go all out and hang tons of them, or get creative by using the chains as lines to draw motifs like “flowers” or “the sun.” Choosing patterned paper will add even more personality!
Respect for the Aged Day text
You’ll want to display the title “Respect for the Aged Day” prominently on the wall as the main decoration, right? The method is simple: cut out the letters with a cutter, then place them on a base in your favorite color, or on round-cut colored paper.
It sounds easy when explained, but the character “敬” has some fine details, so cutting it out might be a bit tricky.
A design knife or art knife works better than a regular cutter for this.
Arrange the letters with good balance and glue them in place.
Respect-for-the-Aged Day: Mural ideas to brighten the celebration. Simple handmade ideas (21–30)
Origami owl
Owls are considered lucky animals that bring good fortune, prevent hardship, help you age happily, and even boost financial luck.
Let’s make an owl out of origami—just having one around feels like happiness will flutter in! First, fold the paper twice into a square and twice into a triangle to make creases.
Return to the shape folded into a square, then open the paper from the side that isn’t sealed and shape it into an owl.
Stick on round stickers or circles cut from origami paper to make the eyes, draw the belly pattern, and you’re done.
Let’s make several and display them so that lots of good fortune comes to our seniors!
