For seniors: Heartwarming and cozy. Recommended handmade Hina dolls
Hinamatsuri is an event filled with the wish for girls to grow up healthy and happy.
On March 3rd, many families traditionally display Hina dolls and celebrate.
In this article, we introduce handmade Hina doll ideas especially for seniors.
One-of-a-kind handmade Hina dolls have a warm, charming feel, don’t they?
The Hina dolls featured here are all easy to make using familiar, readily available materials, so please feel free to use them as inspiration.
[For Seniors] Heartwarming and Cozy: Recommended Handmade Hina Dolls (1–10)
Cut-and-paste Hina Dolls
These are cute Hina dolls that you can easily make just by cutting and attaching fabric.
All you do is stick fabric with double-sided tape onto a Styrofoam ball.
For any excess fabric, make small cuts around the bottom and overlap them for a neat finish.
Add eyes, a mouth, and a crown to complete a round, adorable Hina doll.
It’s perfect for people who enjoy detailed work and also great for finger dexterity training, so why not include it as a craft activity for Hinamatsuri at your day service?
Yarn-Wrapped Hina Doll Decoration
Handmade Hina dolls warm the heart and are soothing just to look at, aren’t they? This video introduces Hina dolls made with yarn and cardboard.
It’s great that you can make them easily with materials you have on hand.
Start by wrapping yarn around a piece of cardboard cut into a human shape.
If you cut small slits at the bottom of the cardboard to create grooves, the yarn won’t slip and the finish will look neater.
Once you’ve finished wrapping the yarn, draw the faces and attach items like crowns and scepters to complete them.
This project is perfect for finger and wrist training, making it an ideal craft activity for seniors.
Hina dolls
Yakult containers are small and very well suited for making doll-shaped crafts.
Making Hina dolls with them turns out very cute and gives a sense of the season, so I recommend it.
First, apply glue to the lower part of the container and wind chunky yarn around and around.
It’s fun to mix two colors.
Make the imperial prince’s crown and the princess’s hair and crown out of felt, and fit them into the narrow part at the top of the container.
Make the scepter and fan from felt as well and attach them with glue.
And with that, your slightly artistic Hina dolls are complete.
Hina dolls made from toilet paper rolls
Hina dolls made using toilet paper rolls as the base are also cute as room decor.
You can simply fold the kimono part with chiyogami or other Japanese-patterned origami and wrap it around the toilet paper roll to create the shape, making it a recommended craft for older adults.
Adding parts like crowns will make it more festive, but since creating small parts may involve using scissors and other tools, people nearby should provide support as needed.
It’s an adorable craft that also makes a perfect gift for those with grandchildren.
Accordion-fold Hina doll display
https://www.tiktok.com/@mii_no_seisak/video/7602914620805745941Here’s an idea for representing the bodies of Hina dolls using accordion-folded origami.
Use two sheets of origami paper per doll.
First, accordion-fold a plain sheet, overlap the sides, and fold it in half.
Fold the second sheet the same way, then insert it into the first sheet and glue them together.
It’s recommended to use patterned paper for the second sheet.
Once the body is complete, attach a face and decorations made from construction paper, and hang it from a display stand made with a thick straw and kite string to finish.
For an even more festive look, you can also make and hang bonbori lanterns and hishi-mochi rice cakes.
Hina dolls made with round origami
Let’s make Hinamatsuri dolls out of chiyogami with a cute, gently rounded shape.
Fold a circular sheet of origami in half twice, then cut a slit at the center to form the neck.
Fold the left and right edges inward to align with the collar area, shaping the kimono.
Fold the Odairi-sama in the same way, then attach the fan, ladle, and crown, draw the faces, and you’re done.
Using round origami enhances the warm feel of the Ohina-sama and Odairi-sama.
Prepare patterned origami and try making your own original Hinamatsuri dolls.
Cone-shaped hina dolls
Perfect for Doll’s Day displays! Let’s make cute triangular hina dolls.
First, cut white paper into a half-circle and roll it into a cone.
Then wrap washi-patterned origami around it to represent the kimono.
Use the pointed tip of the cone as the face: add hair with black origami, and use rhinestones for the eyes and hair ornaments.
For the base, glue a U-shaped piece of thick paper upright onto a felt rectangle you’ve cut as the platform.
The look will vary depending on the origami and rhinestones you use, so prepare materials that match your image.