[For Seniors] August Wall Decoration Idea Collection
August is still in the height of the heat.
Many quintessential summer events, such as fireworks festivals, beach outings, and summer fairs, are held during this time.
We’d love for older adults—who often find it difficult to go out—to feel the season as well.
So this time, we’re sharing ideas for August wall decorations.
Seeing summer-themed decorations inside the facility may evoke memories, such as time spent with family in the past, and could serve as a form of reminiscence therapy.
Some older adults lead days with few changes and may find it hard to sense the seasons.
By feeling summer through seasonal decorations and recalling enjoyable events and activities from the past, it may help improve quality of life.
Try brightening up your facility with wall decorations that evoke the image of summer.
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[For Seniors] August Wall Decoration Ideas (1–10)
Summer Fruit Basket
There are so many delicious fruits in summer, like watermelon, pineapple, and grapes.
Let’s make a wall decoration filled with these tasty summer fruits! You can cut colored paper into fruit shapes for a flat design, or make them slightly three-dimensional to enhance their appetizing look.
Arrange them as if they’re placed in a basket made from construction paper.
Create different combinations of baskets, and it will feel like a touch of tropical elegance.
After enjoying the wall decoration, be sure to enjoy some real summer fruits too!
Hula Girls and Hibiscus
How about a wall decoration with hula girls and hibiscus flowers that makes you feel like you’ve escaped to a warm southern island? It’s a great idea to give older adults—who may find travel difficult—a taste of a trip and a bit of summer mood.
Use construction paper or origami to make hula girls dancing the hula, along with lots of hibiscus flowers, and create a lively wall display! For the hibiscus blooms, it’s also recommended to take apart Hawaiian leis or artificial flowers sold at 100-yen shops and reuse the pieces.
You can even incorporate them into parts of the hula girls’ outfits.
And while admiring this wall decoration, why not give hula dancing a try yourself?
Easy! Morning glory curtain
Speaking of summer flowers, morning glories are the classic choice.
A curtain of morning glories can transform a room into a cool, refreshing space.
First, let’s make the petals, leaves, and vines.
Since the center of the flower is white, it’s ideal if you can prepare gradient-colored paper.
Consider using a variety of colors—blue, purple, red, and pink.
The leaves near the tip of the extended vine are small, so try making them in different sizes.
For the vine, cut the colored paper in a spiral, like a mosquito-repellent coil.
Once all the parts are ready, paste them onto a long, narrow sheet of colored construction paper—imagining it as a curtain—to create a scene of morning glories in full bloom.
[For Seniors] August Wall Decoration Ideas (11–20)
Fireworks layered with teardrop shapes
This craft is perfect for the summer fireworks season and easy to incorporate into day service activities.
Fold your favorite color construction paper into thirds and cut it into a teardrop shape.
Fold each teardrop in half vertically, then glue the sides together to make it three-dimensional.
Make lots of these pieces to form the fireworks.
To make them pop against a black background, feel free to use vivid colors like red, yellow, and orange, or shiny origami paper for extra flair! For parts other than the teardrop shapes, you can use round stickers to save time—give it a try.
Colorful cicada
Cicadas start chirping all at once when summer arrives.
While many people may find them noisy, they’re also something that really makes you feel that summer has come.
How about using decorations inspired by cicadas—symbols of summer—to evoke that sense of the season? Real cicadas often have muted colors, but if you make decorative versions with colorful materials that don’t exist in nature, you can create a festive, eye-catching atmosphere.
Using prints with English lettering might also give the display a stylish feel.
yacht
The sight of yachts bobbing on the open sea really brings out the feeling of summer, doesn’t it? To inspire seniors who dream of trying it themselves, let’s make a refreshing yacht-themed wall decoration.
You can cut yacht shapes out of construction paper and paste them, or fold simple yachts from origami and stick them on.
Using patterned origami for the sails is also recommended to make them look festive! If you create yachts in various patterns and colors, you’ll get a lively seascape.
And don’t forget to prepare the blue sea and sky behind the yachts!
Goldfish Swaying in the Breeze
Goldfish are a classic summer motif, often used in designs for yukata.
Let’s create a decoration that captures the image of goldfish swimming so people can feel a bit cooler.
Make soft-looking goldfish out of tissue paper and hang them with thread, then decorate around them with elements that suggest leaves and ripples.
The key point is that the goldfish are suspended by thread: when a breeze hits them, they sway, evoking the motion of swimming and enhancing the refreshing, cool atmosphere.