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.
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[For Seniors] Heartwarming and Cozy: Recommended Handmade Hina Dolls (1–10)
Hina dolls with distinctive kimonos
Let’s make a perfect set of the imperial couple (the emperor and empress) for Hinamatsuri.
First, mark the origami by folding it in half, then into quarters, in order.
Create creases at the corners and around the edges to form the shape of the kimono.
For the hair, take a small square of black origami paper, fold it into a triangle, then fold both sides toward the center to shape the hairstyle.
Attach the empress’s body and hair, then add the fan to finish.
For the emperor, the key is to make a crisp fold at the collar and fold the sleeves of the kimono upward to create the right angle.
Fold a crown from black origami paper to complete the emperor.
Feel free to draw the facial expressions in your own original style.
Self-standing Hina Dolls you can make even if you’re super clumsy
Let’s make some cute hina dolls that will look adorable even displayed at the entrance.
Cut a sheet of origami paper in half, fold it in half, then overlap and fold the left and right sides to create the kimonos for the empress (ohinasama) and the emperor (odairisama).
Tuck the triangular flap inside to finish.
For the face parts, prepare one sheet of black origami paper, fold it in thirds, then fold one third in half; as you fold the corners, shape the hair while checking the balance.
Finally, fold up from the bottom to complete the face parts.
For the odairisama, make the crown by shaping the tip to a point, then fold the corners to give it a rounded form.
Once you make the fan, ladle, and crown, it’s complete.
Bunny Hina Wreath
This is a cute bunny Hina wreath you can make with simple materials.
First, for the wreath, roll the decoration balls by hand and thread them onto wire to form a ring.
Cut off any excess wire.
Next, make the bunny dolls.
Use felt to create bunny ears and glue them to the decoration ball for the head.
Wrap a chenille stem around the decoration ball for the body, and attach a paper fan or a ritual baton made from origami with double-sided tape.
Carefully thread a needle with string from the body side to the head side, paying attention to the orientation, and wrap it onto the wreath.
Be sure to leave the string long enough so it can be hung.
Give it a try!
[For Seniors] Heartwarming and Cozy. Recommended Handmade Hina Dolls (11–20)
Rabbit Hina dolls
These are cute rabbit hina dolls you can make with materials from a 100-yen shop.
For the body, prepare kimono-patterned paper, cut it into a long rectangle, round off two of the corners, roll it up, and glue it together.
For the ears, use the same paper as the body, cut out ear shapes, glue them onto a backing made of chirimen fabric, and cut around them slightly larger.
For the head, sandwich a Styrofoam ball in chirimen fabric and glue it, then trim the excess and shape it into a neat sphere.
Attach a craft pom-pom and make the eyes and nose.
Once everything is glued together, add a fan made from origami to finish.
These easy and adorable hina dolls are a great project—give it a try!
Hina dolls made from eggshells
Here’s a way to make Hina dolls using eggs and items from a 100-yen shop.
Place the pointed end of the egg facing up, make a hole on the opposite end, and remove the contents.
Wash the eggshell thoroughly and let it dry.
Next, make the kimono.
Cut construction paper to a length that can wrap around the egg, then attach patterned chirimen fabric and felt.
Wrap it around the egg once, decide on the placement, and draw the hair, eyes, and mouth with a permanent marker.
Glue the kimono to the egg with a hot glue gun, then add origami-made headpieces, a fan, and a shaku to finish.
The work involves fine details, but the satisfaction when it’s done is exceptional.
Please give it a try for reference.
Hinamatsuri dolls made with origami
These are rabbit hina dolls you can make with familiar materials like origami paper and construction paper.
Let’s start with the body.
Draw guide lines on the origami paper, cut off the excess, then fold it into quarters to create crease lines.
Open it once, fold the paper along the guides, make slits along the creases, and apply double-sided tape to the back.
Fold and stick it together without creasing the cut sections; it will form a tube, and when you shape it into a ring, the body is complete.
Next is the face: draw guidelines on the construction paper, cut it out with scissors, and use stickers for the eyes.
Attach it to the body, then add a headpiece and a fan made from origami, and it’s finished.
Cute hina dolls you can make easily—give it a try!
Peach Blossom Wreath Hina Dolls
This is a cute Hina doll wreath adorned with peach blossoms.
You can easily find the materials at 100-yen shops.
Prepare a paper plate, origami paper, construction paper, raffia tape, round stickers, and ribbon.
Cut out the center of the paper plate, then wrap raffia tape around it so there are no gaps.
Next, draw the bodies on construction paper, make the kimono, headpieces, fans, and other small accessories with origami to match, and glue them onto the construction paper.
Attach ribbon to the back of the bodies and stick them onto the wreath.
Make peach blossoms out of origami and glue them to the front of the wreath, and you’ll have a charming wreath with Hina dolls fluttering in the breeze.
The bright, festive colors will brighten up any room when displayed.