[Handmade Uchiwa Fans] Perfect for the Sports Festival! Popular Designs
At school sports festivals, people often make cute handmade items, right? Among them, uchiwa fans decorated in various ways are especially popular.
In this article, we’ll share ideas for DIY uchiwa fans.
From ones with cheering messages like you see at idol concerts, to fans featuring avatars made with apps, to sparkling, glittery designs—the possibilities are endless! There are so many designs that will make you want to start crafting right away.
Find a design that lifts your spirits and try decorating a fan! You’re sure to make wonderful memories.
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[Handmade Uchiwa Fans] Perfect for the Sports Festival! Popular Designs (1–10)
Turn yourself into a character
Turn yourself into a character and stick it on a fan! These days, apps let you freely create characters.
Some will convert your photo into a character just by importing it, and you can also build an original character by choosing parts.
If you use a popular character, there’s a chance you’ll match with someone else, but a custom character that looks like you is one-of-a-kind! If you want a unique, highly original finish, definitely give it a try!
Social media account
Appealing with a fan is important, but in the end, some people probably feel that getting others to look at their social media account is the best way to let them get to know you.
In that case, writing your social media ID on the fan solves everything.
If you decorate the fan flamboyantly to catch the eye and include your social media handle in small print, people will get curious and look it up.
Just be mindful of personal information and privacy, and it could be fun if you gain even a few more followers.
fansa uchiwa (a cheering/fan-service uchiwa sign used at concerts)
“Fansa” is short for “fan service,” and refers to things idols do for their fans at concerts, like winking or blowing kisses.
To get this kind of fan service, people use “fansa uchiwa” — eye-catching hand fans with the fan service you want and your name written on them.
When you wave one, your favorite idol might notice, wave back, or otherwise respond to you.
If you hold up fans at a school sports festival or field day that say things like “Wave!” or “Peace sign!” to your teammates, it could make the event feel more like a concert and get everyone even more excited.
[Handmade Uchiwa Fans] Perfect for Sports Day! Popular Designs (11–20)
Name
A classic idea for a handmade uchiwa fan is to put your own name or the name of the person you’re cheering for on it.
You can try different ideas like choosing an eye-catching font or making the letters bold.
If you’re using it to cheer at a sports festival, it’s a good idea to standardize colors and letter sizes across the class to create a sense of unity.
After sticking the letters onto the base using construction paper, add eye-catching touches with washi tape or similar decorations.
Making a fan with your own name on it will boost your enthusiasm for cheering at the sports festival!
cheering comments
In the lively setting of a sports festival, promoting yourself is important, but cheering on those who are doing their best is important too.
It might be fun to make a fan—like the classic concert goods used for shouting encouragement.
Even a simple supportive message can give strength to those who are trying hard.
You could go with praise, or even something that playfully asks for fan service to deliberately break their concentration—that sounds fun too.
Because the content is simple words you want to convey, there seem to be many ways to play around with it.
Avatar & Name
A hand fan decorated with your name and avatar lets you enjoy introducing yourself and showing off at the same time.
To create the avatar, you can use apps like ZEPETO or Snapchat.
With ZEPETO, you can make an avatar you like and pose it however you want.
Snapchat allows you to create an avatar using selfies, enabling a more realistic look.
Convert the avatar into an image, print it out, and combine it with an image of your name arranged using a logo-making site to craft a dazzling self-intro fan.
You can buy decorative materials at 100-yen shops, so it’s easy to make, which is another plus.
Rose-decorated uchiwa (fan)
Gyaru-style decoration! Let me share some ideas for a rose-themed decorated uchiwa fan.
When you think of roses, many people might picture something elegant.
But the vibe can change depending on the colors and motifs you combine! This time, let’s make a gyaru-style uchiwa using roses.
Stick a leopard print on the fan and add a name in your favorite font.
After decorating the letters with rhinestones, finish it off by trimming the edge of the fan with roses and party garland!