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 Hina Matsuri Crafts: A Collection of Ideas Using Various Materials (41–50)
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!
For Seniors: Simple and Fun Hinamatsuri Crafts. A Collection of Ideas Using Various Materials (51–60)
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.
Creating cute and chic Hina dolls for adultsNEW!
Here’s a simple way to make cute Hina dolls.
First, stick fabric tape in the center of a piece of felt, fold 3 cm from one edge, and make a 2 cm slit in the middle.
Use the slit to neatly shape the collar with a little twist, then fold the felt in half and secure it with double-sided tape.
Next, glue on a bead about 1 cm in diameter to represent the head.
After making two figures, craft small accessories from origami, thread them through a large eye bead, and attach them to the dolls to finish.
By playing with colors and accessories, you can create charming, unique Hina dolls.
The process itself is fun, so it’s highly recommended!
Origami Hina DollsNEW!
Let’s make the parts for the kimono, face, hair, hair ornament, and fan, and complete the Hina doll.
Use Japanese-pattern origami paper for the kimono.
Cut out a triangle at the center, attach the collar on the back, then fold it into a triangle.
Fold up both corners, then fold them back parallel.
Open the origami once and refold so that the bottom corner splits into two layers.
Fold the top of these two layers upward toward the back and pass it through the triangular opening to form the neck.
Next, fold in the left and right sides to make the sleeves, and fold the remaining bottom corner up to the back to finish the kimono! Make the remaining parts and complete your Hina doll.
Wall-mounted Hina doll decoration
You might think that crafts using fabric are difficult because of the sewing, right? This project is perfect for seniors’ craft recreation because it’s completed simply by cutting and gluing—no sewing required.
Fold a white sheet of paper in half to mark the center, then use a compass to draw a circle.
This circle will become the flower template.
Use thick felt to make the flower base.
Roll some yarn around a balled-up tissue to make a yarn pom-pom, create felt flowers, and then decorate them onto the base.
Adding washi-patterned fabric tape or string makes it even more charming! Please enjoy trying out lots of different variations.
Hina dolls made with tissue paper
As a fun idea for Hinamatsuri, how about making hina decorations with tissue paper? Layer red and pink tissue paper and fold them accordion-style.
Tape the center, round off the tips with scissors, then gently open it up.
Tissue paper tears if you use too much force, so the trick is to open it slowly and gently.
Attach a face to the flower, and it’s done.
Decorating with these soft, cute hina dolls made from tissue paper will fill your room with a gentle atmosphere.
Try making the prince doll and peach blossom decorations as well to fully enjoy the Hinamatsuri spirit.
Hina-doll wreath
Let’s make a Hina doll origami wreath using origami paper.
When you hear “wreath,” you might imagine it’s difficult to make.
But with this wreath, you only fold three times for the wreath base and three times for both the Emperor (Odairi-sama) and Empress (Ohina-sama) decorations.
Those three folds are simple, easy steps—not complicated—so it’s a project that’s approachable for seniors as well.
Since origami uses your fingertips a lot, it’s also recommended as brain training for older adults.
Many senior care facilities incorporate origami activities, too.
The method is simple, but the finished piece brightens the Doll’s Festival and evokes the feeling of spring.
