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 (11–20)
Cat Hinamatsuri wreath
Let me introduce a cute Hina Matsuri wreath with cats that you can make entirely with items from the 100-yen shop.
Hang cats dressed as the Emperor and Empress in the center of the wreath.
Make the cats using craft pompoms, and add cat faces and kimono accessories.
Thread wire through pink, yellow, and other pompoms to form the wreath.
Then hang the pompom cats in the center to finish.
The charming cats as the Emperor and Empress on the wreath are sure to spark lively conversation among seniors as they make it.
It may even bring back memories of past Hina Matsuri celebrations.
Hina dolls with honeycomb balls
This is a hanging Hina doll decoration made with honeycomb balls you can buy at a 100-yen shop.
The ornaments that go on the dolls’ heads are made using bento picks.
Attach faces made from construction paper to the bento picks.
If you don’t have bento picks, you can make them with construction paper and toothpicks, so feel free to adapt it.
Stick double-sided tape on the honeycomb balls, attach the bento picks with the faces, and you’re done.
Adding flowers or beads as you like makes it extra cute.
Because the steps are simple, this project should be easy for seniors to try as well.
Give it a try!
Hina dolls made from wine corks
Many senior care facilities incorporate craft activities that reflect the seasons.
Some staff members may struggle to come up with a theme each time.
Here, we introduce a set of Hina dolls made with unusual materials.
Insert a bamboo skewer into a wine cork and paint it with acrylics.
Squeezing the paint onto a milk carton makes cleanup easy, so it’s recommended.
Drawing the faces might seem tricky, but the seniors’ unique personalities will surely shine through! Use your favorite fabric and a hot glue gun to dress the dolls in kimono.
Add mizuhiki cords or buttons to finish.
These one-of-a-kind Hina dolls will become a wonderful memory.
Please feel free to use this as a reference.
Hanging ornaments
Hanging decorations you can make without sewing are easy to try, even for older adults who aren’t comfortable with needlework.
In this article, we introduce no-sew hanging decorations perfect for Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day).
Make diamond-shaped hishimochi by layering three square pieces of felt in different colors.
If you offset them slightly when you stick them together, you’ll get a neat hishimochi shape.
Create ball ornaments like temari using Japanese-patterned chirimen crepe.
Make four felt pieces covered with chirimen, then glue them together to complete the ball.
After covering a paper straw with felt to form the main bar of the hanging decoration, attach each part with string.
A Hinamatsuri-themed hanging decoration will instantly brighten up a room just by displaying it.
Be sure to make it together with older adults.
Cup Ohina (Cup Hina Dolls)
How about making an easy and charming “cup hina” doll set with materials you can get at a 100-yen shop? Roll some craft cotton into a ball, wrap it with tissue paper, then wrap it again with fabric that has double-sided tape on its four corners and stick it down.
Put it in a confectionery cup to complete the cushion that the hina dolls sit on.
Layer and glue thinly cut strips of fabric on the cushion like collars, and use white round stickers to make the faces.
Cut colored construction paper into shape, add eye stickers, and give them a shaku or a fan made from origami, and you’re done.
Try making your very own set of hina dolls!
Hina dolls made of felt without sewing
Here’s how to make Hina dolls from felt.
Use a compass to draw eight circles on felt and cut them out.
To help them sit better, trim a little off the bottom of each felt piece.
Stick the felt onto printed fabric tape in your preferred colors and cut around it.
Fold each felt piece in half and glue the edges together to form the body.
Make the face the same way.
When cutting the hair from felt, be mindful of front and back.
Glue the hair on so it sandwiches the face, then attach the head to the body to finish.
Since no needles are used, if you pre-cut the materials, this can be done safely even in senior care facilities.
[For Seniors] Simple and Fun Hinamatsuri Crafts: A Collection of Ideas Made with Various Materials (21–30)
Hina dolls
Yakult containers are small and very well suited for making doll-shaped crafts.
Making Hina dolls with them turns out very cute and gives a sense of the season, so I recommend it.
First, apply glue to the lower part of the container and wind chunky yarn around and around.
It’s fun to mix two colors.
Make the imperial prince’s crown and the princess’s hair and crown out of felt, and fit them into the narrow part at the top of the container.
Make the scepter and fan from felt as well and attach them with glue.
And with that, your slightly artistic Hina dolls are complete.
