[For Seniors] Fun Halloween wall decorations: from ghosts and pumpkins to spiders and castles
Let us introduce autumn wall decorations that let you enjoy the changing seasons.
Especially around Halloween, you’ll want to create a fun atmosphere in facilities like day services.
Using familiar materials such as origami paper, felt, and construction paper, there are many easy projects like jack-o’-lanterns and bats that even older adults can enjoy making.
Carefully crafting each piece not only provides a good chance to use fine motor skills, but also allows everyone to chat and work together.
How about making some lovely wall decorations together—perfect for creating autumn memories?
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[For Seniors] Fun Halloween wall decorations: from ghosts and pumpkins to spiders and castles (21–30)
Halloween Decorations Made with Felt and Toilet Paper Rolls
Using the many empty toilet paper rolls that usually end up as trash to make cute Halloween decorations sounds both eco-friendly and fun.
If you’re going to make them, why not gather everyone and create a whole “Halloween Army” to display? The method is very simple: cut the toilet paper rolls to a suitable length, cover them with felt, and add eyes, noses, ears, and other features—that’s it! If you want them to stand firmly, you can stuff paper clay or similar material inside the roll.
Divide the work and make pumpkin heads, ghosts, Frankenstein’s monsters, and swarms of bats together.
A jack-o’-lantern that lights up with a lamp
Halloween week always makes my heart dance, but the real excitement comes at night, doesn’t it? Eerie bats flap their wings, mysterious mansions light up, and pumpkin heads’ eyes glow ominously—nighttime is when Halloween truly shines.
Let’s make a jack-o’-lantern to liven up the scene even more.
If you craft the lantern body from paper, the eye cutouts from film, and the hat from felt, using different materials for each part gives it a great three-dimensional feel.
And of course, those mini lights from the 100-yen shop are a must!
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!
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, we recommend a “Halloween pumpkin” motif crafted from orange and black origami.
Fold a rounded, plump pumpkin with orange origami, then use black origami to make a hat plus the eyes and mouth to create a unique, fun expression.
It’s charming how just changing the placement or shapes a little gives each piece its own personality.
Add colored paper in autumn leaf hues or illustrations of seasonal foods in the background to evoke an even deeper sense of fall.
Once finished, hang the calendar on the wall to enjoy the seasonal atmosphere as part of your everyday decor.
Witch and Wizard
Here are some “witch and wizard” ideas to boost the autumn Halloween mood.
Use black and purple origami to make hats and capes, and add a pointed hat and broom to instantly elevate the Halloween atmosphere.
The simple shapes make it easy for seniors to try, and the contrasting colors create a striking look.
While keeping space for the date, you can express a cute yet mysterious world—perfect for a calendar craft when you want to enjoy seasonal flair and a playful touch.
ghost
How about a “Halloween Ghost” wall decoration that’s perfect for October’s Halloween? Just cut colored construction paper according to the template and paste it on—super easy! It’s simple enough for seniors to try and also serves as good hand dexterity practice.
It’s great that the template can be downloaded for free, too.
You could vary each ghost’s facial expression or make the hats different colors for extra cuteness.
Making them together with your grandkids while preparing for a Halloween party would also create wonderful memories.
