[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 (71–80)
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.
Pastel Art: Bagworm
November is an important time for bagworms as they prepare to overwinter.
Here, we’ll introduce gentle-colored bagworms created with pastel art.
Let’s make and cut out shapes of a bagworm and leaves.
On the base paper, use pastels in the color you want for the background and fill it in.
It’s also nice to use one or two colors of your choice.
Next, place the bagworm-shaped stencil you cut out onto the paper and add color to create the bagworm.
Deciding where to place and color the bagworm is part of the fun.
Once that’s done, add color to draw leaves around it, and you’re finished.
Bagworm Origami
Let us introduce an autumn-themed “bagworm origami.” Use brown, orange, and yellow origami paper to make three parts and assemble them.
Patterned paper also creates a unique and cute finish.
The fine folds help promote finger dexterity and concentration.
Stick round stickers on at the end to make eyes, and you’ll have a bagworm with a rich expression.
Display several in a row to add a warm autumn accent to a calendar.
It’s a craft that lets you feel the season indoors.
Gentian
Gentians are one of the representative flowers of autumn.
The deep blue blossoms are well-known, but there are also pink and white varieties, as well as ones with white and blue along the petal edges.
Please try folding and decorating your calendar with origami gentians.
Since gentian flowers bloom in clusters along the stem, make plenty of them with origami and decorate generously.
If any steps are complicated, have people around you lend a hand.
Older adults who enjoy origami will likely have fun making these.
You’ll end up with a lovely calendar that looks as if the gentians are in full bloom.
Origami calendar for the night of the full harvest moon
Speaking of September, there’s the night of the full harvest moon, also known as the Mid-Autumn Moon.
Let’s make an origami piece inspired by the Fifteenth Night and turn it into a calendar.
Rabbits, pampas grass, and rice dumplings all come to mind for the Fifteenth Night.
And since it’s also called the “Potato Moon,” how about folding some taro as well? As they fold the origami, some older adults may recall memories of moon-viewing with their families.
It might spark lively conversations.
With summer ending, creating this calendar can help us feel the arrival of autumn.
paper cutout of a red spider lily
The autumn equinoctial week, known as Aki no Ohigan, spans the three days before and after the autumnal equinox.
During this period, it is customary to visit graves, clean household altars, and make offerings.
Among older adults, some make a point of visiting graves every year without fail.
With that in mind, how about a calendar featuring spider lilies (higanbana), which are at their best from the Ohigan season through around October? Fold origami paper first, then cut it into the shape of spider lilies.
Some of the cutting requires fine detail, but when you unfold the paper, you can create a delicate spider lily design.