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 Made with Various Materials (21–30)
Hanging ornaments of oshie-style Hina dollsNEW!
This is a hanging ornament made using the oshie technique, which creates dimensional pictures by layering pieces of fabric.
You attach various decorations—such as the Empress and Emperor dolls and plum blossoms—to a core, separating them into parts and sticking them on in order.
Once the pieces are finished, connect them with strings and assemble them onto the base to complete it! Using chirimen crepe fabric adds a traditional Japanese feel.
Attach a string to the base and display it on a wall or door.
You can enjoy arranging the decorations and their placement as you like, resulting in a highly original piece.
No-sew felt hanging decorationNEW!
The no-sew felt hanging ornaments are lovely pieces that give a warm, cozy feel.
Use 5.5 cm × 4 cm felt and chirimen fabric scraps to make small birds.
Adding metallic yarn creates a neat accent and makes them look festive.
For the eyes, simply paint rhinestones black for an easy solution.
Use small pieces of pink, white, and green felt to make hishi-mochi, and use small oval felt pieces and chirimen scraps to make zori sandals.
After crafting three-dimensional cherry blossoms, use a bamboo skewer and embroidery thread to assemble them into hanging ornaments.
Soft-colored felt and chirimen fabrics blend well with interior decor, so they’re recommended.
Give it a try!
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.
Hinamatsuri wreath made with tissues and yarn
Here’s an introduction to a handmade Hina Matsuri wreath that lets you feel the warmth of handcrafting by using yarn.
By making the wreath out of yarn balls, it gives a soft and cozy feel.
The inside of the yarn balls uses crumpled tissues.
Older adults can enjoy the step of crumpling tissues while chatting.
It’s a fun way to move the hands and also works as brain training.
You’ll also make the Emperor and Empress dolls using yarn balls and felt, and assemble the wreath.
Decorating with felt peach and plum blossoms will make it even more beautiful.
A roly-poly Hina dollNEW!
Let’s make adorable, round hina dolls.
Inflate a small balloon, then paste shoji paper around it using the papier-mâché method.
Use glue thinned with water as the adhesive.
Once it’s dry, pop the balloon and remove it, then glue a marble to the bottom as a weight.
After putting a lid on, cover the surface with fabric to finish shaping it into a hina doll.
Use beads for the eyes, gold cord for the hair ornament, and finally give it a fan to hold—and it’s complete! Because it’s a roly-poly doll, it’s easy to display anywhere.
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.
Hinamatsuri Flower BallNEW!
A flower ball you can hang from the ceiling or simply place on a table as a decoration.
Even with items from the 100-yen shop, you can make something lovely and cute that’s perfect for Hinamatsuri.
Use a glue gun to attach artificial flowers to a craft foam sphere.
Try using artificial peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, or other pink flowers.
Add a ribbon, and it’s done.
Since it’s made from lightweight materials, it might be easy for seniors to handle and create as well.
You can get everything you need at the 100-yen shop, so give it a try.