[For Seniors] Fall Wall Decoration Ideas
Autumn, with familiar events for seniors such as the Harvest Moon and autumn leaves, offers a vivid landscape that feels different from spring or summer, doesn’t it?
How about making autumn-themed wall decorations that let you feel the season indoors?
In this article, we introduce a variety of wall decoration ideas—from autumn flowers like maple leaves, ginkgo, and cosmos to seasonal delights like persimmons and mushrooms.
All the ideas are easy enough for seniors to make, so give them a try and decorate your home!
They’re also perfect as wall displays in care facilities and similar settings.
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[For Seniors] Fall Wall Decoration Ideas (61–70)
Rabbit making mochi
As in the children’s song “Usagi,” which celebrates the night of the mid-autumn full moon in September, moon viewing is often associated with rabbits.
Indeed, the patterns on the full moon’s surface look like a rabbit pounding rice cakes.
Let’s try making a September calendar featuring an origami design of a rabbit pounding mochi.
Even older adults are likely to smile as they create these cute rabbit origami pieces.
You might also enjoy lively conversations about moon viewing while you work.
It’s also recommended to craft the full moon, pampas grass, and more with origami and paste them onto the calendar.
bat
Here are some slightly spooky yet fun “bat” decoration ideas that are perfect for Halloween.
Fold bats with outstretched wings using origami paper in colors like black, gray, and purple—the different colors give each bat its own personality, making your calendar vibrant and lively.
Arrange them as if they’re flying to add a sense of motion, and consider adding a night sky or moon as a background.
The shapes are simple, so they’re easy for older adults to try as well, resulting in a Halloween-themed craft that balances seasonal flair with playfulness.
Give it a try!
bat ghost
Here’s an idea that’s perfect for making an autumn calendar: “Bat Ghosts.” Use black or purple origami paper, add a grid of crease lines, and fold along them as guides.
After making fine folds to shape the bat, layer on folds to create the ghost shape.
Once it’s done, draw the face and you’re finished.
The detailed folding helps develop finger dexterity and boosts concentration.
The black and gray tones add a Halloween feel, and making many of them will turn your calendar into a lively display.
Give it a try!
Pacific saury
Autumn is a season with plenty of harvests and foods at their peak.
One of autumn’s flavors, Pacific saury (sanma), might also make an appearance on your table.
Many older adults may love the rich, fatty taste of sanma.
Let’s make a calendar featuring sanma.
Cut construction paper or cardboard into the shape of a sanma and wrap it in aluminum foil.
This will recreate a shiny, lifelike fish.
Finish the calendar with creative touches, like placing it on a drawing of a shichirin charcoal grill or on a paper plate you’ve made.
It’s a delightful craft that looks so appetizing, it might make you crave sanma!
dragonfly
Autumn skies are also a time when many dragonflies flit about, aren’t they? Some older folks may have even twirled a finger in front of a dragonfly perched on a branch to make its eyes spin.
Let’s make a calendar with dragonfly origami that brings back memories like that.
Using a single sheet of origami paper, we’ll fold both the dragonfly’s body and wings.
Of course, we’ll also make its distinctive eyes from the same sheet.
When you think of dragonflies, red or yellow might come to mind.
But if you use different kinds of origami paper, you’ll get a colorful result.
Give it a try!
Halloween ghost
In October, we have Halloween, right? Some senior care facilities may also hold Halloween events.
So, let’s try making an October calendar decorated with origami Halloween ghosts.
We’ll fold origami to make ghosts.
And when it comes to Halloween, pumpkins are also an important item.
With a single sheet of origami paper, we’ll fold a ghost holding a pumpkin.
If you use orange origami paper, you can make a pumpkin Jack-o’-lantern.
The orange side becomes the pumpkin, and the white side completes the ghost.
For seniors who may not be familiar with Halloween, try making the calendar while sharing some fun Halloween trivia.
Halloween pumpkin
For making an October calendar, the chief also recommends a “Halloween pumpkin” crafted from orange and black origami.
Fold a round, plump pumpkin with orange origami, and use black origami to make a hat, eyes, and mouth to give it a fun, unique expression.
Simply changing the placement or shapes a little adds personality to the piece.
Adding colored paper of autumn leaves or illustrations of seasonal foods in the background will evoke an even deeper sense of autumn.
Once finished, hang the calendar on the wall to enjoy the seasonal atmosphere every day as part of your home decor.