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[For Seniors] Handmade Ideas for Tsurushi-bina: Simple and Cute Hanging Decorations
Handmade tsurushi-bina crafts are perfect for seniors, offering the fun of working with your fingers and the sense of accomplishment when you finish.
Using familiar materials like origami paper, felt, and chirimen crepe fabric to create festive motifs for Hinamatsuri makes for a heartwarming time.
Display them in your room to feel the arrival of spring and spark conversation.
In this article, we introduce easy tsurushi-bina ideas for seniors! We also share ideas for hanging decorations perfect for Hinamatsuri, so give them a try.
[For Seniors] Handmade Ideas for Tsurushi-bina. Simple and Cute Hanging Decorations (1–10)
Two types of hanging decorations with plum blossoms
How about a plum-blossom decoration that’s very simple yet instantly adds a festive touch just by displaying it? Here are two types of hanging ornaments you can make with colored construction paper.
Prepare five strips each of 2 cm × 15 cm and 2 cm × 10 cm paper.
Stack two strips, align the ends, staple them, and round them into a petal shape.
Make five of these in the same way and glue them together.
Finish by attaching a circular piece of paper in the center.
For the second type, cut two sheets of origami into circles, shape each into petals, then cut one to create a three-dimensional effect and glue them together.
Once both types of plum blossoms are finished, use string or ribbon to make them into hanging ornaments.
They sway beautifully as elegant plum-blossom decorations.
Hanging ornaments of plum blossoms and Japanese bush warblers
As spring approaches, plum blossom and bush warbler hanging ornaments are lovely items that let you enjoy a spring atmosphere indoors.
Fold 7.5 cm square origami paper in half twice to make a triangle.
After folding so the triangle is divided into three equal parts, draw petal shapes and cut them out with scissors.
Open it up, attach patterns made with a hole punch, add slits, and you’ll have a three-dimensional plum blossom.
For the bush warbler, use four types of origami in different colors and sizes.
Draw and cut out the body, wings, and beak for each.
Once all the parts are assembled, attach them to a paper cord along with the plum blossoms, and you’re done! It’s very easy to make, so give it a try.
Easy Hanging Hinamatsuri Decorations Using 100-Yen Store Materials
You can make a cute Hina doll decoration using everyday items.
For example, a round box that holds cheese and the like—if you remove the bottom part, you’ll get a ring.
Believe it or not, you can use that to make a Hina display! Attach pink-themed masking tape to the ring and use an awl to make holes.
Thread yarn alone, or yarn with beads, through the ring using a yarn darning needle.
Finish by making the Hina dolls with round stickers.
Using transparent origami paper also looks cute.
How about making it while chatting with seniors about their memories of Hina Matsuri?
Hanging temari ornaments
Temari hanging ornaments have a gorgeous look that brightens up any room.
This set features traditional Japanese patterns and motifs of plum blossoms and cherry blossoms, perfect for the Girls’ Festival (Hinamatsuri).
The method is very simple, making it great for crafts with seniors.
First, prepare some origami paper.
Next, cut it into circles.
Attach them together and your temari is complete! Using the same method, you can add cuts to create plum or cherry blossom shapes to finish the other parts.
If you want to make an easy yet stylish decoration, give this a try!
Hanging fan ornament
In some households, it has long been customary to display hanging ornaments for the Peach Festival (Hinamatsuri).
A folding fan opens from a closed state into a shape that widens toward the end.
Because it symbolizes a future that expands and flourishes, it’s considered auspicious.
The fan-shaped hanging ornament introduced here is reputed to bring good luck, making it perfect for Hinamatsuri decorations.
All you need are three sheets of origami paper.
Just cut and paste the origami, and it’s done in no time.
It’s also fun to make different kinds of fans, arrange them, and display them.
Hina Doll Wreath
A Hina doll wreath is a great item to liven up the Doll’s Festival.
It brightens up the room and creates a lovely atmosphere.
For this Hina wreath, all you need are a wreath from the 100-yen shop, some yarn, pom-poms, and wire.
Choose fluffy yarn if you can.
Just wrap the yarn around the wreath and it’s done in no time.
You can also easily make plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, and rabbit Hina dolls by threading pom-poms onto wire.
The fluffy texture feels nice to the touch and is soothing just to look at.
Let’s try making a tiered display with tsurushi-bina (hanging hina ornaments).
Tsurushi decorations are an essential part of Hinamatsuri events held at senior facilities and day service centers.
They’re beautiful ornaments that brighten up a room just by being displayed softly.
This time, let’s make a tiered display of the Emperor and Empress dolls.
First, draw the illustrations and cut them out.
Then make the fan and hair accessories as well.
Finally, draw the faces to complete the dolls.
You can create any expressions you like, so finish it as a one-of-a-kind piece that’s uniquely yours.