Useful in care facilities! Ideas for autumn wall decorations
As the summer heat begins to ease, some of you might be starting to think about autumn-themed wall decorations.
In this article, we introduce ideas perfect for fall wall displays, so feel free to use them as inspiration.
From autumn leaves and red dragonflies to seasonal treats like persimmons and chestnuts, you’ll find plenty of ideas you can use for your displays.
Of course, staff at facilities can make them, but the simple ideas that can be completed in a short time are also great for creating together with users while having fun.
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Useful for care facilities! Ideas for autumn wall decorations (71–80)
dragonfly
As if to celebrate the harvest, all kinds of insects appear in autumn, don’t they? Let’s make a dragonfly—one of the insects strongly associated with autumn—out of origami.
You can aim for a realistic dragonfly, or go for a cute, stylized version.
We’ll create parts like the body and wings and then assemble them; by changing the colors, you can end up with a vibrant dragonfly.
If you keep a rounded feel for the body parts and a thin, delicate look for the wings, you’ll achieve a more realistic effect.
acorn garland
This is a garland made by stringing together decorated acorns that strongly evokes the fruitful feeling of autumn.
You can, of course, use plain acorns as an autumn motif, but turning them into designs that match seasonal events will heighten the excitement for fall.
Try drawing faces like Halloween pumpkins or painting movie characters—design the acorns freely with your own ideas.
When you string them together, acorns alone can look a bit plain, so it’s also a good idea to incorporate autumn-themed photos or illustrations.
Grape decoration
Autumn is the season when a variety of vegetables and fruits are harvested.
Among autumn fruits, let’s make a classic grape decoration using origami.
It’s a simple project: just attach grape berries, a stem, and leaves to a triangular folded base.
If you crumple the paper to make textured berries or use different colors of origami for the berries, it will look more realistic—highly recommended.
Besides using it as a regular decoration, you could also attach a string and turn it into a hanging ornament.
Maple leaf paper cutout
Papercutting that makes your heart race when it’s finished, and the moment you open it is fun.
How about trying a papercut in the shape of a maple leaf? You can make it with any way of folding and cutting, so with a little creativity you can enjoy many different designs.
Fold it firmly with the colored side facing inward, and draw lines on the white side to match the image you want to cut out.
Be careful—it’s delicate work—so watch your fingers with the scissors, and make sure not to cut through the connecting parts.
Paste your papercut on construction paper or hang it on the wall and enjoy.
Maple Leaf Wreath
Let’s make a wreath using colored origami that evokes autumn maple leaves! Fold maple leaves from origami in colors like orange and brown.
Use the same folding method for all of them, and make enough pieces to form a wreath.
The assembly is simple—just connect the folded maple leaves into a ring.
This should make it easier for many older adults to participate.
Origami involves moving your fingers while thinking through the steps, so it can be a good brain-training activity.
The finished “Maple Leaf Wreath” can be displayed on a facility wall or taken home, which also provides a sense of accomplishment.
Maple and ginkgo leaves
In autumn, you naturally feel like going out to see the fall foliage, don’t you? However, some older adults may find it difficult to go out.
So let’s bring the autumn colors indoors by making and decorating the walls with maple and ginkgo leaves! You can make lots of leaves using construction paper or origami and combine them with paper shaped like a tree trunk.
Another idea is to connect many red and yellow paper loops to form a single maple or ginkgo leaf.
Through these hands-on activities, you’ll not only stimulate the brain but also enjoy the artistic spirit of the season.
Ginkgo wall decoration
When we think of plants that turn vivid colors in autumn, ginkgo trees are just as essential as maple leaves, showing a beautiful yellow.
This is a three-dimensional decoration that lets you make those lovely ginkgo leaves with origami.
The leaves are simple—folded like a folding screen and fastened on one side—but arranging several of them together creates a bright, striking look.
By varying the leaf sizes or paying attention to the shapes of the trunk and ginkgo nuts, you can make it look even more like a real ginkgo tree, which is also highly recommended.