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)
Hanging ornaments of flowers and Japanese bush warblers
Hanging decorations themed around Hinamatsuri will instantly give your room a spring-like atmosphere.
Along with plum and camellia blossoms, add a Japanese bush warbler, a symbol of spring, to feel the season’s arrival.
Prepare craft wire and pom-poms in large and small sizes.
You can find them at 100-yen shops, so have a look.
Thread wire through five pom-poms to form a flower shape, then use a green pom-pom and yellow felt to create the warbler’s face.
Attach yarn in your favorite colors to each piece, and you’re done.
The brightly colored flowers and warbler let you enjoy spring even indoors, so give it a try!
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.
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.
Rabbit Hina dolls
Let me introduce rabbit-themed Hina dolls.
Prepare pom-pom balls and felt, which you can even buy at a 100-yen shop.
Attach pink and yellow pom-poms to small round pieces of paper to make flowers.
For the bonbori lanterns, wrap felt around a toothpick and stick a pom-pom on top.
Add decorations as you like.
Attach felt shaped like ears to white pom-poms, apply decorative tape, and add eyes and a nose.
Attach an obi sash and a fan to pink or light-blue pom-poms, then connect them to the face to finish.
If you glue cardboard to the bottom, they can stand for display.
These tiny, cute rabbit Hina dolls will brighten your mood just by displaying them.
How about this as an idea for a craft activity?