[For Seniors] Craft ideas to enjoy Children’s Day: cute decorations of carp streamers, samurai helmets, and Kintaro

Simple Chirimen Craft: Koinobori (Carp Streamer)

Wakomon TV Crafts: Children's Day Koinobori – How to Make a 'Carp Decoration' for Boys' Festival #046 • Easy Chirimen Crafts, Temari, Oshie, and Japanese Accessories

Here’s a craft tutorial for making cute Boys’ Day (Tango no Sekku) decorations using chirimen fabric.

Prepare an 8 cm square template and apply tape to all areas except the white parts.

Next, cut the chirimen about 5 mm larger than the template.

Apply wood glue along the edge of the template and attach the chirimen, wrapping it around.

For tricky areas like curves, make small slits to achieve a neat finish.

Finally, stick on the pre-cut part stickers, and your adorable Boys’ Day decoration is complete.

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Felt carp streamers

[100-yen DIY] Koinobori made with felt

It’s a mascot strung with colorful koinobori (carp streamers) that conveys a sense of fun.

The base uses bamboo skewers and plastic bottle caps; it’s recommended to wrap felt around the caps to match the color of the skewers.

The koinobori are made to wrap around the stick: trim both ends of a long, thin strip of felt into tail fins, then glue it together while wrapping it around the stick.

It’s also recommended to add decorations like a cross pattern before gluing; arrange them so they look beautiful.

Your sense of style will also be tested by which colors you choose for the koinobori and the order in which you arrange them.

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