[For Seniors] Lovely Decorations Made with Construction Paper: Ideas to Brighten Up Your Room
It can be hard to decide how to decorate for parties and events, right? For anyone feeling that way, construction paper is a great material to use.
With construction paper, you can actually make eye-catching, beautiful decorations quite easily.
In this guide, we’ll introduce decorations that show a variety of looks depending on your creativity—classic accordion-fold paper fans, floral ornaments made by combining several rolled pieces of paper, and seasonal pieces.
Most of the methods are simple, so even seniors can try them with ease! Another appeal is how dramatically the impression can change just by switching color combinations.
Have fun arranging them freely to suit your space!
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[For Seniors] Lovely decorations made with construction paper. Ideas to brighten up your room (21–30)
Three-dimensional jellyfish made of paper
A jellyfish gently swaying its body as it swims underwater.
Some people say that watching jellyfish at an aquarium calms and soothes them.
When you think of a jellyfish, you probably picture its distinctive long, trailing parts and its dome-shaped part.
Let’s focus on those two features and make a craft.
Take several strips of construction paper cut lengthwise, align their centers, and spread them out in a circle.
Prepare a ring made from construction paper, then attach the tips of the spread-out strips to the ring.
For the jellyfish’s long, trailing parts, make fine slits in the paper.
Cut them into thin, thread-like strands and curl them using a toothpick.
This uses lots of fine finger movements, which can help stimulate the brain.
Attach the dome-shaped part and the long, cut strands together to complete your jellyfish.
The finished piece also makes a great hanging decoration.
Font garland
How about making a classic birthday party decoration—a font garland—by hand? Using an alphabet punch board saves effort, so you don’t have to worry even if you’re short on prep time! Of course, you can still make it by cutting construction paper, so give it a try.
Create any letters you like, such as “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” or the birthday person’s name.
If you’re using construction paper, alphabets or hiragana are relatively easy to make.
If you’re turning it into a garland, punch two holes at the top and thread a string through them—this helps it hang evenly, so be sure to try it!
[For Seniors] Lovely decorations made with construction paper: ideas to brighten up your room (31–40)
Peach Blossom Wreath
Let’s make a festive Hina Doll wreath with peach blossoms.
Prepare a paper plate, origami paper, construction paper, and raffia ribbon (suzuran tape).
Use a flat paper plate.
Cut out the center of the plate with a craft knife, then wrap the plate with the raffia ribbon to create the base.
Cut an egg shape from construction paper, and use patterned origami to make the kimono.
For accessories, draw shapes on gold origami and cut them out.
Draw the mouth, eyes, and hair on the faces, then add the accessories.
The peach blossoms are easy: fold one sheet of origami several times and cut along a curved line.
Attach the finished pieces to the wreath, and your gently swaying Hina Doll wreath is complete!
Scandinavian-style star decoration
This is a three-dimensional decoration made by combining strip-shaped pieces of paper.
It looks like both a star and a flower, giving the impression that it could be used in various places.
Fold origami paper into an accordion and cut it to mass-produce long, narrow strips.
Arrange them in a woven pattern with three strips crossing vertically and horizontally, then twist the tip of the outermost horizontal strip and glue it down.
Make two of these units, stack and glue them together, and trim any excess paper to finish.
It might also be interesting to mix in different colors as you make it.
Three-dimensional cherry blossom paper flower
Using colored construction paper or TANT paper to make three-dimensional cherry blossoms can be tricky, right? For anyone who finds that difficult, try making cherry blossoms with a craft punch.
With a craft punch, you can create 3D blossoms very easily.
After punching out the cherry blossom shapes, start adding creases.
Making these creases is the key to creating dimensional flowers! Make small cuts between the petals, then use a stylus or a pencil to gently curl the petals.
Press down the center, attach beads, and your cherry blossom is complete.
They look lovely when added to message cards or colored paper.
Give it a try!
Cute! A three-dimensional maple leaf
This is a three-dimensional autumn leaf decoration made by creatively adding folds and cuts to construction paper.
Since it’s a single maple leaf, you can use it on its own or incorporate it into larger decorations.
The key is to carefully measure the length of each cut as you go; the more attention you give to the finer details, the sturdier and more three-dimensional the leaf will be.
Be mindful of the amount of glue you use so the color of the construction paper stands out.
It could be fun to make leaves in various colors and assemble them into a large, three-dimensional autumn tree.
Sunflower decoration
Here’s a summer decoration idea featuring sunflowers that can instantly brighten up a room with just one piece.
It creates lively sunflowers that look as if they’re popping out of the frame, and you can hang it on the wall or display it on a surface.
First, cut construction paper to make a frame.
Since it involves cutting and pasting, anyone can easily give it a try.
Next, cut construction paper for the petals and the center of the flower.
Attach each part to form the sunflower.
Also make the leaves, and add folds to give them a three-dimensional look.
To finish, arrange each part on the frame as you like—and you’re done! If you let some pieces extend slightly beyond the frame, it can add a dynamic effect.