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 (21–30)
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!
Easy Hina Dolls with Paper Cups
Let me introduce a craft: making Hina dolls with paper cups.
First, cut slits in the paper cup.
Attach origami to the sides of the cup to create the kimono.
Using Japanese patterns or decorative origami works nicely.
Glue the faces of the Emperor and Empress, made from construction paper, onto the top of the paper cups.
Gently flatten the entire cup a little and, viewing from the side with the face, shape it into a triangle.
Place them on a base, and your lovely Hina dolls are complete.
They’re a tabletop size—perfect for displaying on the tables in seniors’ homes as well.
Please use this as a reference and give it a try!
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.
Easy stick-on hanging decoration
Let’s make Hina dolls using honeycomb balls you can buy at a 100-yen shop.
For the Empress and Emperor’s head accessories, use bento picks.
Attach paper with drawn faces to the picks, then fix them onto the honeycomb balls.
Using double-sided tape on the picks and honeycomb balls will secure them well.
Add beads, flowers, and other decorations, and you’ll have adorable ornaments made from softly colored honeycomb balls.
Thread a string through and hang them up to instantly brighten a senior facility or your own room’s wall.
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.
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.