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[Day Service] Setsubun decorations that bring smiles. Ideas for enjoying them with a variety of materials.
As Setsubun approaches, it’s fun to decorate the day-service space.
There are many hands-on projects that let you feel the season, such as 3D rolled sushi (ehomaki) made from origami, egg-shaped red oni, vibrant oni crafted with tsumami-zaiku, and hanging ball ornaments (temari) using chirimen fabric.
You can also recreate the traditional holly-and-sardine (hiiragi iwashi) custom with origami or make tabletop decorations with paper clay—there are endless ways to express yourself.
The conversations that naturally arise while crafting together create warm, heartwarming moments.
[Day Service] Setsubun Decorations That Will Make You Smile: Fun Ideas Using Various Materials (1–10)
Oni roly-poly doll
Here’s an idea for making a papier-mâché roly-poly oni (Japanese ogre).
It’s a recommended craft that you can enjoy both as a decoration and as a toy.
First, inflate a small balloon and brush it with glue thinned with water.
Then cover the entire surface with small pieces of tissue/flower paper to create the oni’s skin and its pants.
Once dry, pop the balloon and remove it, then use glue to fix a marble to the bottom for weight.
Next, seal the opening with a round piece of construction paper, and finish by attaching yarn hair, paper horns, and facial features.
Handmade Setsubun wreath with yarn
Here’s an idea for making a wreath using yarn balls.
First, crumple tissues into balls and wrap yarn around them.
These will become oni (demon) faces, and you’ll connect the faces to form the wreath, so make as many as needed for your desired size.
Create the oni faces and horns by cutting pieces from felt and gluing them on.
You can make all the balls into oni faces, or mix in designs inspired by their iconic pants patterns and beans.
Finally, add plum blossoms made from felt to finish it off.
Peekaboo Ehomaki
How about a unique ehomaki that’s not only cute to display but also perfect for a prank? Cut a kitchen paper tube in half and wrap the outside with black construction paper.
Next, wrap white yarn around a fork about 60 times, tie it in the center, and cut the loops.
Trim it into a round shape with scissors to make the “rice.” Make two of these, thread them onto a straw to secure them, then attach felt “fillings” on top and facial parts on the sides, and insert the whole thing into the tube.
While they’re focused on the fillings, push out the “rice” and surprise them with the face on the side!
Hanging decorations for Setsubun made of felt
Felt Setsubun decorations are items that gently warm up your room with a cozy vibe during the cold season.
This idea features three handmade motifs: an eho-maki sushi roll, an oni (ogre), and a holly-and-sardine charm.
Once they’re finished, place felt balls between them, line them up, and attach them to a string to make a hanging decoration.
Since you only need to cut and glue the felt, it’s an easy project even if you’re not good at sewing.
Give it a try for inspiration, and brighten up your room beautifully.
Making Ehomaki and Oni Figurines
When it comes to Setsubun, we think of ehomaki and oni (ogres).
Ehomaki are eaten to pray for good fortune, and oni are driven away as a form of warding off evil.
In this craft idea, an ehomaki is made by lining a toilet paper roll with black origami paper and filling it with “rice” and “ingredients” made from tissue paper.
The oni is made by cutting a toilet paper roll into rings, shaping them into squares, covering them with red felt, adding yarn hair, and gluing on horns made from chopsticks sharpened with a pencil sharpener.
Arrange the ehomaki and the oni on a base along with a box of beans, and you’ll have a lovely Setsubun decoration.
Milk carton setsubun bean-throwing case
https://www.tiktok.com/@hoikushi_bank/video/7047016676457549058When you do mamemaki (bean throwing), it’s handy to have a container for the beans, right? In that case, let’s make one by hand from a milk carton! Cut the carton to the depth you want, leaving one side longer to use as a lid.
After covering the outside with origami paper, punch two holes on the sides for a string, and attach Velcro to the front side and the lid.
Thread a strap so you can hang it around your neck, then draw an ogre’s face or add horn and hair pieces, and you’re done.
Fill it with beans and enjoy Setsubun!
Red and Blue Oni made from wine corks
Even the oni from Setsubun, which can seem a bit scary, can be transformed into something very cute by using a wine cork.
First, paint the cork white with paint.
After that, paint it your preferred oni color.
It’s also nice to paint the oni’s pants using yellow and black paint.
Next, glue some curled yarn onto the cork as the oni’s hair.
Make the oni’s horns out of felt and stick them between the strands of hair.
Then draw the face with a pen, add any decorations you like, and it’s finished.
You can display it anywhere, so give it a try!
