[Respect for the Aged Day] Boost the mood with handmade touches! A roundup of lovely decoration ideas

collage letters

Taught by an occupational therapist: Anyone can do it! How to make “collage letters” with simple scissor cuts [Chill Out with Crafts] #1

How about making a lucky-character collage—featuring auspicious characters like “福” (good fortune) or “祝” (congratulations)—for Respect for the Aged Day, using old magazines or flyer inserts you no longer read? Once you’ve chosen the character, type it on your computer and print it out.

Turn the paper over and trace the outline of the character with a red pen.

Cut out random pieces of colored sections (anything but black) from magazines and flyers, and paste them on the front side of the character.

After pasting, cut along the red outline on the back to shape it into the character.

Mount it on white drawing paper for a beautiful, textured collage.

It also looks great on colored paper!

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Handmade bouquet

Let's fold and give it as a present♪ A bouquet made of origami

Bouquets are a classic gift for expressing gratitude to someone special.

By making a bouquet out of origami, you can create a festive look that incorporates a variety of colors.

Combine several pieces of origami to make flowers, then tie them together.

Using more flowers will result in a more colorful and impactful finished piece, but even a smaller number conveys your feelings, since the detailed steps of each flower are visible.

Because the material is origami, it’s also easy to add decorations like drawings—another nice point.

Highly recommended as decorations for Respect-for-the-Aged Day gatherings.

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Daruma wall decoration

[Wall Decorations] How to Make a New Year Daruma! Daruma, Winter, December, January—Easy with Free Templates! Construction paper craft, wall decoration, papercraft, paper craft

Daruma dolls are often displayed as lucky charms during New Year’s and other occasions.

So why not make a Daruma wall decoration for the celebratory Respect for the Aged Day? Simply cut the base, face, eyes, eyebrows, beard, and patterns out of construction paper and paste them together to finish! Daruma are typically red, but it could be fun to make them in various colors, too.

Since Daruma are said to grant wishes, it might also be enjoyable to interview everyone and ask about their wishes.

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Collage on colorful washi paper

Collage – Introducing stylish collages using leftover washi paper –

This is a stylish collage using Japanese calligraphy paper (hanshi).

You’ll need drawing paper, hanshi, scissors, glue, and paints or colored pencils.

First, paint the hanshi with various colors.

Be careful not to use too much water, as the hanshi can tear.

After it’s thoroughly dry, trim off the margins and cut out leaf shapes.

Then glue the leaves onto tree branches you’ve drawn on the drawing paper.

The marbled coloring creates a unique, beautiful texture that really catches the eye—perfect for brightening up Respect for the Aged Day as a striking wall decoration!

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Great as a gift too! An origami crane wreath

[Origami] How to Make a Crane Wreath — A Festive Decoration or Gift for New Year’s, Respect-for-the-Aged Day, and More | Origami Crane Wreath Tutorial / fukuoriroom

Cranes are also famous as symbols of longevity.

How about making a crane-themed wreath for Respect-for-the-Aged Day? You can assemble folded paper cranes like a puzzle to form a wreath, use a paper plate and attach the cranes to it, draw pictures of cranes—the methods are endless.

Try swapping them with friends or displaying them at Respect-for-the-Aged Day events.

Using origami with traditional Japanese patterns will give your wreath an even more stylish finish!

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SAKI

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