Eye-catching! Interior decoration ideas to brighten up your school festival

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A school festival that gets the whole school buzzing like a celebration.

In addition to preparing your attractions and stage performances, you also need to think about interior decorations that match each theme.

In this article, we’ll introduce decoration ideas that are perfect for a school festival!

We’ve gathered ideas not only for each classroom hosting an attraction, but also for hallways, staircases, and other school spaces.

Be sure to incorporate them to match the mood of your attraction.

Let’s create interiors that make everyone feel giddy with excitement just by entering the space or walking down the corridor!

Eye-Catching! Interior Decoration Ideas to Brighten Up Your School Festival (41–50)

Tissue paper board

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At school festivals, you often make signs to show where events and activities are held.

This time, I’d like to share an idea for a brightly colored, eye-catching tissue-paper board that’s great for promotion.

All you need are a pencil, a piece of Styrofoam, and tissue paper in your favorite colors.

Cut the Styrofoam into the shapes of the pattern or letters you want, then decorate it by wrapping tissue paper around it with glue.

Twisting the tissue paper around a pencil takes time, but you’ll be amazed by the quality of the finished result.

It’s perfect for creating a sign with real impact.

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American diner

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An American diner where you can get creative with decorations and the overall vibe.

The staff’s costumes are also a great way to show your flair.

Let’s try recreating a classic, old-school American diner.

If you want to keep the menu simple, fried chicken, fries, and pancakes are recommended.

The simplest approach for all of them is to just heat them up in a microwave and serve.

For drinks, large-sized colas are perfect for intentionally giving it that American feel.

Give an immersive American-style diner a try!

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Kitpas

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At school festivals, you often picture lively decorations on walls, entrances, and even ceilings, right? Today, we’re introducing “Kitpas,” perfect for that kind of decorating.

Kitpas are crayon-like sticks you can draw with on windows and mirrors, and the marks wipe away easily with water—like magic paint.

With these, you can brighten up windows and mirrors in vivid colors! Draw pictures, create a stained-glass look—use your ideas to make the space cheerful and glamorous.

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Mermaid Spot

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How about a mermaid spot where you can take photos that look like you’re underwater? Put blue film over fluorescent lights to create ocean-style lighting, and arrange plenty of balloons to evoke pearls and water bubbles.

It’s also nice to make seaweed using film.

And don’t forget a shell-shaped seat.

For those who want an even more mermaid-like experience, prepare skirt-style mermaid costumes and tiaras.

Sew the costumes from fabric.

It would also be cute if the staff wore costumes like mermaids, dolphins, or turtles.

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Envelope paper fan

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Here’s a stunning paper fan you can make using materials from a 100-yen shop.

All you need are envelopes, scissors, and glue.

Trim off the excess parts of the envelopes, then make three sets by gluing five envelopes together for each set.

Cut out decorative shapes, stack the sets, and glue them together to finish.

When you open it, you’ll have a large, beautiful floral decoration.

Add a ribbon or combine it with a tapestry, and it will look so elegant you’d never guess it’s handmade.

It folds flat for easy storage, so you can use it year after year.

Give it a try for decorating around the school!

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