[For Senior Care Facilities] Feel the Autumn! Collection of Maple Leaf Wall Decoration Ideas
The autumn foliage in the mountains is a landscape that lets you feel the deepening of the season.
When you think of fall colors, many of you probably picture momiji (Japanese maple), don’t you?
Why not decorate the walls of care facilities with a scenic view featuring momiji?
In this article, we present a collection of ideas for “momiji wall decorations for senior care facilities.”
Some older adults spend similar days or find it harder to move their bodies than before, making it difficult to go out.
Let’s use autumn-colored momiji on the facility’s walls to help everyone feel as if they’ve gone out for koyo-gari or momiji-gari (autumn foliage viewing)!
It also seems likely to encourage communication, such as sparking interactions with others.
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[For Senior Care Facilities] Feel the Autumn! A Collection of Maple Leaf Wall Decoration Ideas (21–30)
Wreath of maple and ginkgo leaves
Let’s fold maple and ginkgo leaves with origami and make a wreath! Both the maple and the ginkgo use the same base up to a certain point, and then the folding steps differ, so it’s a good idea to prepare that basic form first.
The folds for both are a bit intricate—some involve offset folding—so they may feel challenging, but take your time and fold the details carefully.
Make three of each leaf, connect them together into a ring, and your wreath is complete.
Try making it with origami paper in your favorite colors!
Maple Leaves and Showa-Era Children
When a Showa-era scene unfolds, many older people surely feel nostalgic, warmed, and eager to reminisce.
How about making maple leaves and Showa-era children out of origami to decorate the wall? These days there are plenty of cute origami papers with many patterns.
Using patterned origami to fold the children’s kimonos would turn out adorable, too! A wall decoration of children looking up at the maple leaves is charming—staff can certainly make it, but it’s also nice for everyone to fold the pieces together, enjoy the process, and then display them.
Maple Leaf Wreath
Let’s make a wreath using colored origami that evokes autumn maple leaves! Fold maple leaves from origami in colors like orange and brown.
Use the same folding method for all of them, and make enough pieces to form a wreath.
The assembly is simple—just connect the folded maple leaves into a ring.
This should make it easier for many older adults to participate.
Origami involves moving your fingers while thinking through the steps, so it can be a good brain-training activity.
The finished “Maple Leaf Wreath” can be displayed on a facility wall or taken home, which also provides a sense of accomplishment.
How to fold a maple leaf (origami)
At first glance, the maple leaf looks complicated and difficult, but it’s actually very easy to make.
Prepare small origami paper and start folding.
Since you only fold along straight lines, it’s very simple.
Make five identical pieces and glue them together to form the shape of a maple leaf.
Create a stem and glue it into the gaps between the leaves.
You can use classic maple colors like red, yellow, and orange, or try patterned papers like chiyogami, or beautiful gradient origami—highly recommended!
Maple leaf wall
How about creating a wall decoration covered entirely with maple leaves? Let’s express an autumn scene that even seniors who find it difficult to go out for fall foliage viewing can enjoy! Use any method you like—maple leaves made with paper-cutting techniques or folded origami leaves—and stretch large branches across the wall, layering the leaves on top.
Attach them while checking the balance of overlapping leaves and colors.
In addition to maple leaves, try adding fallen leaves, insects, or color-changing mountains.
Real and simple maple leaf
Here’s an idea for maple leaves you can easily make with origami and display in lots of places.
First, fold the paper into a triangle with the side you want to show—the colored side—on the inside.
Fold it in half again, then open it.
Fold both sides toward the crease you just made, and open it again.
After adding radial crease lines to the triangular origami, begin folding by gathering those creases toward the edges.
The key is to offset each fold slightly.
Then, freehand draw the leaf shape, cut along the line, and open it up to reveal a maple leaf.
You can use this basic method for many different purposes.
Autumn hanging ornaments
How about making a hanging decoration of maple leaves that sway and twirl beautifully? Fold origami a few times and, using a paper-cutting technique, create autumn leaves like maple and ginkgo.
Making the maples in various colors—red, yellow, and orange—will give a lovely finish.
Adding creases to the ginkgo and fallen leaves adds depth and makes their swaying motion more delightful.
Cut a painted paper plate into a spiral, then glue on the leaves and maples you made.
The way it twirls and swings is colorful and fun—you’ll never get tired of watching it.