[For Seniors] Enjoy Koinobori Indoors: Wall Decoration Ideas Collection

Two-color felt koi-nobori

[Care Recreation] Easy! Carp streamers made with two colors of felt — just cut, paste, and weave

Let’s make a carp streamer with felt that gives a warm, cozy feel.

Once you’ve prepared felt in different colors for the body, cut both pieces into a “V” shape with a 5 cm width.

After cutting, apply glue to both ends and stick them together, then make two slits along the crease so they’re the same width.

Stack the two pieces so that the slitted sections form a lattice pattern, and use the initially glued area to create the face and tail fin.

For the eyes, use eye stickers, and wrap a thinly cut strip of white felt around the mouth.

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Thread-Strung Koinobori

[Origami Activity] How to Make a Thread-Wrapped Koinobori Using Toilet Paper Rolls: Senior Recreation and After-School Day Service

Let’s explore May festivities with a craft idea that incorporates string wrapping, which gives kids plenty of finger practice.

Paste origami—folded once along one edge—onto a squashed toilet paper roll.

Fold the edge so the white side shows, and attach it along one of the openings of the roll.

This part will be the head, so cut the opposite end into a triangle.

With just that, the carp streamer shape is complete.

Add round stickers for the face, then make slits at the top and bottom of the body.

Wrap string through these slits to represent the scales.

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Carp streamer wall decoration

[Elderly Recreation] May Carp Streamer Wall Decoration [Easy Craft] Carp streamer

Why not try making a seasonal carp streamer (koinobori) wall decoration? Using paper cups adds a nice bit of three-dimensionality.

First, cut a paper cup into four equal sections to make the koinobori body.

Wrap origami paper around the cup pieces to create the scales and glue it in place.

Add eye stickers to finish the fish.

Fold a samurai helmet (kabuto), a pinwheel, and irises (shobu) as well.

Assemble everything and glue it onto a backing sheet.

If you make a set of decorations for the whole year and swap them out, it brings a pleasant change to everyday life.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Hanging ornaments made with felt

[No-Sew] Carp Streamer Hanging Decoration Made with Felt 🎏 / Children’s Day DIY / Tango no Sekku

Carp streamers swimming majestically across the sky are a familiar sight in May, aren’t they? Some older adults may have even raised carp streamers at their own homes.

Here’s a felt carp streamer craft that’s perfect for May and looks as if it’s really swimming.

Cut felt into the shape of a carp and attach felt scales.

We recommend using a hot glue gun, which dries quickly and has strong adhesion.

With a glue gun, you can make it without sewing.

If you also make and attach the five-color streamers and the pinwheel ornament, it will look even more wonderful.

To celebrate Children’s Day, you can also make felt kashiwa-mochi and hang them together.

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Koinobori made with Japanese-style origami

[Easy] 3D ✨ Carp Streamer Craft 🎏 [100-yen Origami] How to Make Carp-shaped Streamers

Here is a three-dimensional koi nobori (carp streamer) made from Japanese-style origami paper that you can easily find at 100-yen shops.

You first make the koi nobori’s body flat, then add slits and fold along them to turn it into a three-dimensional shape, which is the fun part.

For the koi nobori’s pole, roll copy paper around a toothpick or skewer.

Apply glue to the slit section of the body and attach the pole there.

The colorful washi patterns are very cute and will brighten the atmosphere when placed in an entryway or living room.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Koinobori hanging decoration

[Care Recreation] “Koinobori Hanging Decoration” made with construction paper and chiyogami (traditional patterned paper)

This is a hanging decoration with gently swaying carp streamers.

By using chiyogami paper, the design appeals to seniors as well.

Roll your favorite color of construction paper into a tube, fold the chiyogami in half and cut it to create a scale pattern.

When you attach the chiyogami to the construction paper tube, the base color shows through, creating a beautiful contrast! By coordinating the colors and patterns of the construction paper and chiyogami, you can make a one-of-a-kind carp streamer.

Adding an origami helmet or pinwheel will make it even more festive.

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Swimming koinobori (carp streamers)

May seasonal wall decoration: 'Swimming Koinobori made from a single sheet of construction paper'—the scales move!! Eye-opening!! 'Template version available' How to make a swimming carp #koinobori #howto

How about brightening up the walls of a senior care facility with dynamic carp streamers? It could also be a great group activity for a day-service recreation session.

The charm of this craft is that you can make it with just one sheet of construction paper! Fold the paper in half vertically and cut with scissors.

Glue the two pieces together to form a long rectangle.

Next, accordion-fold it to create two mountain folds.

Then, cut along a rounded, arcing line to represent the koi scales.

Finally, open up the slit paper and decorate the patterns with pens, crayons, or colored pencils—and you’re done! Using different colors of construction paper, like blue, red, and green, will make the wall display look even more splendid.

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