For Seniors: Simple and Fun Hina Matsuri Crafts—An Idea Collection Using Various Materials
As Hinamatsuri approaches, you might feel like adding a touch of springtime brightness to your room.
That’s why we recommend easy Hinamatsuri crafts you can enjoy casually.
We’ll share ideas for items like hanging ornaments and tabletop decorations that you can make using various materials such as felt and pompoms.
Many of them can be finished without sewing, letting you savor the seasonal tradition while keeping your hands busy—a delightful bonus.
Once you display your finished pieces, the space will instantly feel brighter.
Be sure to enjoy some conversation together as you try your hand at crafts brimming with the colors of spring.
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For Seniors: Simple and Fun Hinamatsuri Crafts. A Collection of Ideas Using Various Materials (71–80)
Paper-cup Emperor and Empress (Hina dolls)
Hinamatsuri, the Peach Festival, has long been celebrated as an event to wish for children’s health.
And nothing is more essential to Hinamatsuri than the Emperor and Empress dolls! This time, let’s make the Emperor and Empress 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—your hanging hina decoration is complete.
It would surely make a delightful gift for your grandchild, too.
Fluffy wall-hanging Hina dolls
Here’s a cute idea for round, plump hina dolls that are perfect as wall decorations! First, apply glue to the bottom of a paper plate and stick on some cotton.
Next, cut colored construction paper to make the hina doll parts, glue them together, and draw the faces.
Finally, attach the dolls onto the cotton and decorate with pom-poms to resemble hina-arare, and you’re done! It’s best to choose a deep paper plate so it can hold plenty of cotton.
When displaying on the wall, attach a ribbon to the back of the paper plate.
The Emperor Doll and the Empress Doll in Origami
Let’s try folding a cute set of Hina dolls with origami! Fold the kimono, face, and head parts for both the Empress (Ohinasama) and the Emperor (Odairisama) separately.
Glue the face part onto the hair part, then attach them to the kimono part.
Add the small accessories you made separately, and finish by drawing the facial features.
To make them look even more like Hina dolls, try displaying them in creative ways—such as sticking them in a frame decorated with peach blossoms or standing them on a red base to resemble a tiered Hina stand.
Have fun with the display, too!
Hishi-mochi made with origami
When it comes to offerings for Hina dolls, we often think of peach branches, shirozake (sweet white sake), and hishimochi.
This time, we’ll introduce an easy-to-make hishimochi using origami.
Start by making the initial creases and then form the shape.
The steps are simple, so try folding together with older adults who may find it challenging, and enjoy the process.
Hishimochi is made of three layers from the top: pink, white, and green.
There’s actually a deep meaning here that represents a spring scene: pink is for peach blossoms, white is for snow, and green is for fresh greenery.
Be sure to make these colorful hishimochi with origami and add a festive touch to your Hina Matsuri celebration.
Peach blossom frame
This frame, featuring peach blossoms popular during the Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri), makes a perfect gift.
It’s an appealing craft that can be easily made with origami, so why not incorporate it into a day-service craft activity? To make the flowers, fold the origami paper, sketch a peach blossom pattern, then cut it with scissors and unfold.
Use a quarter of a standard origami sheet.
Next, create the frame base with thick paper or cardboard and cover it with colored construction paper.
Finally, place a favorite picture or drawing inside the frame and adorn it with the peach blossoms to finish! You can also decorate the blossoms with beads or stickers for an extra lovely touch.
Bonbori (lanterns) made with toilet paper rolls and origami
Let’s make some bonbori lanterns that gently illuminate both sides of the Emperor and Empress dolls.
If you have a toilet paper roll and origami paper ready, you can make them easily.
Use the toilet paper roll for the lantern body, and create the glowing flame and decorative patterns with origami.
Choosing your favorite origami will give you colorful, unique lanterns.
You’ll be cutting the toilet paper roll into a lantern shape, so please be careful when using scissors.
It might be a good idea for staff to prepare pre-cut lantern shapes in advance and have older adults do the decorating.
Once finished, you’ll have a charming piece that gives off a soft, gentle glow.
Cut-and-paste Hina Dolls
These cute Hina dolls are easy to make by simply cutting and sticking fabric.
All you do is attach fabric with double-sided tape onto a Styrofoam ball.
For a neat finish, cut slits in the excess fabric at the bottom and overlap them as you stick them down.
Add eyes, a mouth, and a crown to complete a charming, round little Hina doll.
It’s perfect for people who enjoy detailed handiwork and also great for finger dexterity training, so consider incorporating it into craft activities for Hinamatsuri at your day service facility.