[For Seniors] Try Making Your Own Kadomatsu! A roundup of ideas using origami, felt, and yarn
As you prepare to welcome the New Year, why not try making a handmade kadomatsu? In this article, we introduce ideas for kadomatsu you can create using various materials such as origami, construction paper, yarn, and felt.
The time spent crafting seasonal decorations while working with your fingers provides stimulating benefits for the brain and naturally encourages conversation with those around you.
There are also unique creations, like edible kadomatsu and mini kadomatsu that can be displayed in a photo frame.
With clever use of items from 100-yen shops, it’s easy to give it a try.
Feel the joy of welcoming the New Year with your own handmade kadomatsu.
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[For Seniors] Try Making Your Own Kadomatsu! A Roundup of Ideas Using Origami, Felt, and Yarn (1–10)
Original kadomatsu from the 100-yen shop
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These days, 100-yen shops all seem to have an abundant selection.
In addition to New Year’s decorations, they sell items and decorations for seasonal events throughout the year.
Many also carry DIY and crafting supplies to support those who want to make things themselves.
Make good use of these and try customizing a ready-made kadomatsu to your taste.
If you paint the green bamboo white and choose a white base, you’ll end up with a kadomatsu that has a different vibe from the usual.
A kadomatsu that stands out indoors like an interior accent may feel fresh even to older adults.
Try enjoying the process of arranging a store-bought kadomatsu to make it even more luxurious or lively in style.
Mini kadomatsu made with straws
This is an easy New Year’s decoration you can make with everyday materials.
Since it uses pipe cleaners, straws, and tape, there’s no need to prepare special tools or supplies, and anyone can try it with ease.
By treating the straws as bamboo and wrapping pine and ornaments with pipe cleaners, you can create a three-dimensional, festive kadomatsu.
Because everything is secured with tape, there’s less stress during assembly, making it reassuring for beginners at crafts.
You can also enjoy playing with color combinations and shapes during the process, allowing you to finish a one-of-a-kind kadomatsu of your own.
Add handmade warmth and festivity as you welcome the New Year.
Origami kadomatsu (New Year’s pine decoration)
Kadomatsu made by folding origami can be used in various ways, such as attaching them to wreaths or calendars you’ve crafted.
Let’s use our fingers and hands a lot as we make them.
Not only does it help train fine motor skills, but it can also be expected to have brain-training benefits.
Many people probably create kadomatsu pieces toward the end of the year.
If you make them while chatting with older adults about how they used to spend New Year’s, the conversation will likely liven up.
Seniors may enjoy reminiscing and share many stories.
It’s also recommended to mount them on backing paper to make cards or to display them on the wall.
[For Seniors] Try Making Your Own Kadomatsu! A Collection of Craft Ideas Using Origami, Felt, and Yarn (11–20)
Making Kadomatsu out of construction paper
This craft project is appealing for its simplicity—you can make it almost entirely with construction paper.
Without any special materials, just by cutting, rolling, layering, and gluing colored paper, you can create a surprisingly authentic kadomatsu.
Preparation is easy, so it’s perfect for recreational activities or at-home craft time, and anyone can try it casually, which is a big plus.
The making process is fun and hands-on, and once you display the finished piece, you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment and growing excitement for the New Year.
It’s a highly recommended seasonal craft.
Origami kadomatsu you can display standing up
The balance between ease of decorating and ease of making is really appealing.
It features the gentle texture unique to origami and a design that can stand up as a 3D decoration, making it perfect for tables, entryways, or desks.
Simply changing the color combinations or patterns gives you a kadomatsu full of originality.
The handmade process brings the joy of the season and a sense of accomplishment, and displaying the finished kadomatsu instantly elevates the New Year’s mood.
Why not incorporate it casually as a heartwarming item to brighten the New Year?
About 30 cm! Large kadomatsu (New Year’s pine decoration)
Although it’s a size you can easily make at home, it has an impressive presence that instantly brings a festive New Year feel just by placing it on display! Because it faithfully reproduces traditional elements of a kadomatsu—like the bamboo-inspired sections, pine needles, and plum blossoms—placing it in an entryway or living room will greatly enhance the New Year atmosphere.
The creation process involves many hands-on tasks, which can help exercise your fingers and improve concentration.
Plus, if you make it together with family or friends, the conversation will flow naturally during the activity, making your New Year preparations even more enjoyable.
Handmade kadomatsu made from paper products and felt
Many handmade creations convey the warmth and feelings of their makers.
A kadomatsu crafted with construction paper, tissue paper flowers, or felt might be one of those, too.
You can create a beautifully detailed kadomatsu that exudes handcrafted warmth using materials sold at 100-yen shops and the like.
Using toilet paper rolls as the base of the kadomatsu is also recommended.
By combining recycled materials, it can be effective both in terms of cost and for the environment, don’t you think? Adding tissue-paper flower decorations to the kadomatsu gives it a soft, gentle finish.
It’s said that older adults, too, can feel a sense of accomplishment from creating their own pieces using recycled and familiar materials.