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 (41–50)
Origami hanging Hina decorations
Origami hanging hina decorations can make you feel the arrival of spring when you display them in your room for the Peach Festival.
Because hanging hina are considered lucky charms, they have long been beloved in Japan.
Try making them by hand as a wish for the growth of your cherished grandchildren or children.
Create each essential Peach Festival piece out of origami—such as the hina dolls, peach blossoms, hishimochi, folding fans, and dumplings.
Some steps may be intricate, but they’re perfect for fine-motor rehabilitation for older adults.
Origami has a handmade warmth, so you’ll end up with a heartwarming hanging hina.
[For Seniors] Heartwarming and Cozy. Recommended Handmade Hina Dolls (51–60)
peach blossoms
Peach blossoms are not only cute; they are also said to have powers such as warding off evil and averting misfortune.
Brimming with such vitality, peach blossoms are traditionally displayed for the Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri)! Here, we’ll show you how to easily make peach blossoms with origami.
The charming petals are also great for wall decorations or hanging ornaments! First, cut the origami paper to the desired size and use scissors to round it along the sketched outline.
Crease and fold along the lines.
Attach five of these pieces together to form the parts of a peach blossom.
Gently spread and shape each petal, then add a bead in the center to finish! Since this origami uses fine finger movements, why not incorporate it into craft activities at your day service?
Dress-up Hina dolls
These Hina dolls use paper cups and are fun both to make and to enjoy when finished.
When you twist the paper cup, the patterns on the Emperor’s and Empress’s kimonos change.
It’s a piece you can gift to your grandchildren or display in your room.
After cutting and coloring the paper cups, add faces, accessories, and parts to the Emperor and Empress.
On a separate paper cup, create three different kimono patterns.
Using masking tape makes this easy.
Stack the two paper cups to complete it.
The steps are simple, but the project is full of clever ideas.
Moving your fingertips while crafting and spinning the finished piece may also help stimulate the brain.
Hina dolls in clear pockets
These are soft, cute Hina dolls made with clear pockets and tissue paper.
You can enjoy the finished pieces even after making them by displaying them in seniors’ rooms and more.
Crumple tissue paper in colors inspired by the Emperor (odairi-sama) and Empress (ohina-sama), roll it into balls, and place it into clear pockets to form the bodies.
Since you use your hands and fingertips, it can help stimulate the brain.
Attach a face drawn on construction paper to the body you just made to complete the doll.
Prepare a decorated paper plate or backing, paste the dolls on, and hang it on the wall.
With a little creativity—like making it into a wreath—it becomes a lovely interior decoration or display piece.
Paper-cup Emperor and Empress (Hina dolls)
The Peach Festival has long been an event held to pray for children’s health.
And the stars of the Peach Festival are, of course, the imperial dolls—the Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama! This time, let’s make the Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama using paper cups.
First, decorate the paper cups with masking tape or origami paper—choose any patterns you like.
Next, draw the dolls’ faces.
Attach the dolls to the paper cups, and finally thread a string through them to complete a hanging Hina decoration.
It would also make a delightful gift for your grandchildren.
The Emperor Doll and the Empress Doll in Origami
Let’s try folding some cute origami Hina dolls! Fold the kimono, face, and head parts separately for both the Empress (Ohina-sama) and Emperor (Odairi-sama).
Then glue the face part onto the hair part, and attach them to the kimono part.
Add the small accessories you made separately, and finish by drawing the faces.
They’ll look even more like Hina dolls if you display them on a peach-blossom-decorated frame or stand them on a red base to resemble a tiered Hina stand.
Be sure to get creative with how you display them!
Cute Hina dolls made from a single sheet
It would be nice to have Hina dolls that seniors can display in their own rooms, wouldn’t it? Here’s a standing Hina doll set you can make from a single sheet of origami paper.
Prepare one sheet of origami paper each for the male doll (Odairi-sama) and the female doll (Ohina-sama), plus some glue.
You’ll fold corner to corner to make creases and build it up as you go.
There are a few slightly intricate steps, so seniors who enjoy origami will find it fun to work on.
To make key folds easier, try marking the spots with a pen or pencil.
Because it uses fine finger movements, it can also serve as brain training.
Enjoy folding together while having a pleasant conversation with the seniors.