[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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Autumn Wall Decoration Ideas for Seniors (1–10)
Moon viewing
September brings Jugoya, the night when the moon looks its most beautiful of the year.
Let’s make a craft to celebrate the moon-viewing day in September.
Cut out shapes like the moon, moon-viewing dumplings, and rabbits from construction paper or fold them with origami, then arrange them on the wall.
To add depth, try using crumpled paper for the dango in the tsukimi dumplings, or create a fluffy look for pampas grass by making fine cuts in the paper.
For the rabbits, feel free to depict them gazing at the moon or pounding mochi—whichever scene you prefer.
red spider lily
If you want to feel the arrival of autumn indoors, wall decorations featuring red spider lilies are a great choice.
These flowers bloom around the autumn equinox, and their vivid red color perfectly matches the autumn scenery.
To capture the spider lily’s distinctive shape, make fine petals from red paper and add a gentle curl to each one.
This creates depth and realism, allowing older adults who may not be able to go outside to vividly experience an autumn scene with spider lilies right in the room.
Try combining them with other autumn creatures, like dragonflies, and give it a go!
Ginkgo tree
Autumn foliage is captivating not only for the red maple leaves but also for the yellow ginkgo leaves.
Let’s make a ginkgo tree so we can enjoy the fall colors indoors! First, create the trunk and branches, which will serve as the base, using brown-toned paper.
Then attach lots of ginkgo leaves to it.
You can make the ginkgo leaves in any style you like—cut out shapes from construction paper, fold them from origami, and more.
It’s also recommended to accordion-fold origami to create a fan-like shape for a nice effect.
Give it a try so everyone can enjoy the colorful autumn season.
[For Seniors] Fall Wall Decoration Ideas (11–20)
chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums reach their peak viewing period from around late October to early winter.
How about enjoying autumn’s beautiful scenery by turning chrysanthemums—whose refined language of flowers is “nobility”—into wall decorations? There are many ways to make them: cut chrysanthemum shapes out of construction paper, or snip paper into petal shapes and crease them to create soft, fluffy blooms.
If you want an especially airy chrysanthemum look, tissue paper is recommended.
By layering several tissue paper pieces shaped like chrysanthemum flowers, you can capture the flower’s rounded, fluffy form.
Maple and ginkgo leaves
In autumn, you naturally feel like going out to see the fall foliage, don’t you? However, some older adults may find it difficult to go out.
So let’s bring the autumn colors indoors by making and decorating the walls with maple and ginkgo leaves! You can make lots of leaves using construction paper or origami and combine them with paper shaped like a tree trunk.
Another idea is to connect many red and yellow paper loops to form a single maple or ginkgo leaf.
Through these hands-on activities, you’ll not only stimulate the brain but also enjoy the artistic spirit of the season.
pumpkin garland
Let’s decorate for Halloween with a pumpkin garland! An easy method is to thread string through pumpkins cut out of construction paper or folded from origami.
If you make three-dimensional pumpkins, it will instantly look more festive.
Another option is to combine paper rings in large, medium, and small sizes to form pumpkin shapes.
Add eyes and a mouth to your pumpkins to turn them into Halloween jack-o’-lanterns—try whatever you like!
Japanese pampas grass
If you’re making a wall decoration to depict moon viewing during the Harvest Moon (Jūgoya), you can’t do without pampas grass! Try creating the plumes by making fine cuts in paper or folding the paper in steps to give it a tiered look.
If you prepare various sizes and colors, it can even resemble a small pampas field.
Pampas grass alone evokes an autumn atmosphere, so it’s also nice to combine it with other decorations featuring autumn motifs, not just moon-viewing scenes.
Bring the autumn landscape from outside into your room, too.