[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.
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[Day Service] Setsubun decorations that bring out spontaneous smiles: ideas to enjoy using a variety of materials (21–30)
February karakuri wall display: Ehomaki
A whimsical “karakuri hekimen” that surprises and delights viewers.
For February, let’s make a karakuri hekimen with an eho-maki (lucky sushi roll) motif! You can buy felt, magnets, and a sushi rolling mat at a 100-yen shop.
Fold cardboard into a tube and attach magnets inside.
Prepare four of these tubes, then wrap them in red, yellow, light green, and brown felt to create the fillings.
Combine black and white felt for the rice and nori, attach the fillings at equal intervals, and secure the rolling mat—your eho-maki is complete.
Make plum blossoms, an oni (ogre), and beans with a wooden masu box for decorations to fully capture the Setsubun season! A karakuri hekimen that inspires surprise and wonder—why not give it a try?
Setsubun decoration: holly and sardine (hiiragi-iwashi)
Hiiragi iwashi, displayed during Setsubun, has a distinctive look: a sardine head pierced onto a sprig of holly.
It’s said to ward off evil because demons dislike the smell and the prickly leaves.
Using this idea, you’ll make a sardine head, two holly leaves, and a stick.
For the sardine, fold an origami square into a triangle to make a crease, open it, then fold the two left edges to the center crease.
Use the opposing corners of the folded section to form the mouth, and shape the rest into the head.
For the leaves, take small origami squares, fold the diagonal corners to create a leaf shape, then accordion-fold to finish.
For the stick, cut a narrow strip of origami paper and fold it gatefold (both long edges in to meet at the center).
Setsubun! Oni head
Let’s decorate the February bulletin board using various parts.
In addition to ogre hair made from tissue paper and origami ogre pants, we’ll also make holly-and-sardine talismans, ofuda charms, and plum blossoms.
Crumple paper to add wrinkles for texture, open thin tissue paper sheet by sheet—these are easy crafts that also exercise fine motor skills.
Arrange the layout with the ogre hair as the main feature and decorate around it with the other parts.
Make the ogre hair in a variety of colors, and write “Oni wa soto” (Demons out) and “Fuku wa uchi” (Fortune in) on the ofuda.
Simple and cute Setsubun wreath
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You can make a lovely Setsubun wreath using tissue paper, construction paper, and paper plates.
Cut out the center of the paper plate and attach crumpled tissue paper.
It looks charming in pink or red to evoke plum blossoms.
Cut out parts from construction paper to create an oni (ogre), an okame (mask/face), and a masu box filled with beans.
Staff can pre-cut the construction paper pieces, and seniors can be asked to assemble the parts and draw the faces.
It’s very easy to make a cute wreath, so it would likely be a hit to make at home with your grandchildren.
Oni decorations made of felt
How about some cute ogre decorations that blend nicely with your interior? Use a plate about 18 cm in diameter and some thick paper to make a cone-shaped base.
Apply hot glue to felt and stick it onto the base to create the body and horns.
The hair is made with yarn and a pencil.
Make the ogre’s pants and drum from felt, and finish by making the eyes and mouth with beads and thread.
In addition to red and blue ogres, using colorful options like green or yellow will brighten up the walls of elderly care facilities.
They’re small and don’t take up much space, so they’re also great for decorating a room.
No-sew felt Oni decoration for Setsubun
Some people may find felt decorations difficult because they involve using needles.
This project can be made without sewing, so even those who aren’t confident with sewing can try it easily.
Use a compass to cut circles from red, yellow, and black felt.
Cut each circle in half, then create parts by pairing red with yellow and red with black.
Combine the parts into a ball shape to make the body.
Use the compass again to cut out two more circles, attach the facial features, and then join them to the body to finish.
If you make both a red ogre and a blue ogre and display them together, it really brings out the Setsubun atmosphere!
Handmade ogre decoration made of yarn
These are cute, perfectly round oni decorations for Setsubun.
Gather yarn, felt, and egg-shaped foam pieces.
You can buy everything at a 100-yen shop, which makes it nice and easy.
Apply craft glue to the foam piece and start wrapping it with yarn.
The key is to lay the yarn flat so it doesn’t create ridges.
Press it down with your hand from time to time to ensure it adheres firmly.
After making the pants section with yellow yarn, wrap the body with red yarn.
Create the hair using yarns of different thicknesses, then attach the face and horns to finish.
Even though they’re small, these adorable oni have a strong presence and will brighten up the atmosphere of any room.