[For Seniors] Ideas for Wall Decorations to Enhance the Festive Atmosphere of a Sports Day
The weather is getting warmer, and it’s a great season to get moving.
Some adult day care and other senior facilities may even be holding sports days, don’t you think?
You’ll want to create lovely wall decorations that help build excitement for the event.
So this time, we’re introducing ideas for sports day decorations you can make as a recreation activity.
If you make them while chatting about sports day with the seniors around you, the crafting time will be enjoyable too.
Decorating the walls with pieces you’ve made yourself adds vibrant color, fosters a sense of attachment to the facility, and can help create emotional stability.
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[For Seniors] Boost the Sports Day Atmosphere: A Collection of Wall Decoration Ideas (1–10)
paper cup trophy
A trophy is proof of doing your best at a sports day.
And if a sports day trophy is displayed indoors, some seniors might look forward to the event even more.
Seniors who receive a trophy at the sports day will surely feel happy.
Here is an easy way to make a trophy using a paper cup and a toilet paper roll.
Since toilet paper rolls and paper cups are everyday items, they’re easy to prepare.
You can create a trophy that doesn’t look like it was made quickly.
It might also be nice to attach a ribbon with a written message to the trophy.
Flag garland made with paper plates
At sports days held in schoolyards or athletic fields, you may sometimes see strings of flags from various countries hung up as decorations.
These are called international flags, and they add a festive atmosphere that’s perfect for a sports day.
They’re great for seniors’ sports days as well.
Since seniors’ sports events are often held indoors, garlands are especially recommended.
Draw designs of different national flags on paper plates, connect them with string, and turn them into a garland.
Because you’ll make many flags, participants can encounter countries they didn’t know about or see unusual designs.
Creating the flags can also spark lively conversation.
A running girl
Events like sports days feature running competitions such as relays and sprints.
When looking at a wall decoration of a girl running, some older adults might be reminded of their own childhood or their children’s sports days.
Try creating a running figure using construction paper or origami.
As you make it, the cute image of a running girl might spark lively conversations and fond memories of sports days among older adults.
It could be fun to give the running girl different expressions, like a big smile or a look of determined effort.
Please feel free to use this as inspiration.
For Seniors: Boost the Sports Day Atmosphere. Wall Decoration Idea Collection (11–20)
a boy running
Some elderly people may go to cheer on their children or grandchildren at a school sports day.
Watching them run their hearts out might move some to tears.
Let’s turn a scene like that from a sports day into a wall decoration.
For example, you could use construction paper to make a boy who is running.
If you make several running boys, you can adapt it for a relay race or a sprint.
Imagine holding a sports day in a room decorated with wall art made by the elderly themselves.
It seems like they would enjoy taking part in the sports day too.
Ball Toss Competition
How about turning tamaire, one of the star events of a school sports day, into a wall decoration? Even a flat design can convey the sports day and tamaire atmosphere, but adding a bit of three-dimensionality will change the overall look at a glance.
Make the basket part for tamaire out of a transparent bag, and put crumpled red and white paper balls inside to really bring out the tamaire feel.
You can paste hands around it to show people throwing the balls, and it would be nice to trace everyone’s handprints, cut them out with scissors, and arrange them around the display.
Dog and Flag
As wall decorations to energize a sports day at a senior facility, dogs and flags are friendly, appealing ideas.
Using construction paper, create the dog’s facial and body parts.
Assemble them with gentle-looking eyes, a smile, and rounded ears to complete the dog.
By placing a flag in the dog’s hand, you can convey a lively sports day atmosphere.
Writing team names like Red Team or White Team, or adding numbers on the flags will enhance the sense of realism.
Decorating the background with colorful garlands and lines will create a dynamic wall display.
Arrange seasonal flowers, clouds, and a blue sky to build a fun space that feels full of anticipation for the opening of the event.
It’s a project that can be enjoyed safely within the facility.
Easy origami flag
One of the indispensable decorations for a sports day is colorful flags that stand out beautifully against the blue sky.
Here’s an idea: make lots of triangular flags and decorate the wall with them! These origami flags are very easy to fold, so everyone can use origami paper in various colors and patterns, fold them, and decorate.
Thread them securely, hang them on the wall, and you’re done.
They’re essential for sports days, but they also work great as decorations for parties and other occasions.