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[For Seniors] Brighten Up Your New Year’s Party: A Collection of Handmade Decoration Ideas

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Why not brighten the joy of welcoming the New Year with festive decorations? New Year’s party décor lifts everyone’s spirits and builds excitement for the year ahead.

From lucky charms like daruma dolls and ema plaques to motifs that evoke traditional Japanese elegance—such as camellia blossoms and the lion dance—you can easily create warm, handmade decorations using origami or craft paper.

There are also plenty of exciting ideas like oversized kagami mochi or a torii gate entrance.

Working together with your hands naturally sparks conversation and brings out smiles.

When all the heartfelt intentions behind each piece come together, your New Year’s gathering is sure to be unforgettable.

[For Seniors] Brighten Up Your New Year’s Party: A Collection of Handmade Decoration Ideas (61–70)

Plum Blossom Wreath

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Plum Blossom Wreath

Let’s make a shimenawa wreath for New Year’s, expressed in origami.

At first glance it may look very difficult, but you simply make eight very easy parts and connect them to form a wreath.

What’s more, each part requires just six folds—super simple.

There’s a bit of a trick to joining them together, but once you get used to it, it’s just the same process repeated.

Fold a small piece of origami into a triangle, then accordion-fold it to trim the hem, and add a plum blossom decoration to complete the wreath.

Using two colors of origami or chiyogami paper will give the wreath a more festive, vibrant look!

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sea bream

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sea bream

How about origami sea breams as one of the decorations for a New Year’s party? The sea bream, cherished as a lucky charm, is a familiar motif for older adults as well.

Using brightly colored origami paper will instantly make the room feel festive.

The folding method is relatively simple, so everyone can enjoy making them together—that’s the key point.

Displaying the finished sea breams on the wall will surely heighten the celebratory mood for the New Year.

They’re sure to become wonderful pieces that showcase each senior’s unique personality.

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New Year’s Crane

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New Year's Crane

How about making a New Year’s crane with a fan out of origami? Just displaying it in your entryway or a room will instantly enhance the festive New Year atmosphere! It’s also perfect for a New Year’s craft activity at day service centers, so why not give it a try? The key to this origami is to crease firmly as you fold.

There are a few finer steps, but they’re just right for finger dexterity training for older adults! Opening the fan at the end makes it suddenly more dazzling.

Using double-sided origami with a plain color on one side and a pattern on the other will make it even more beautiful, so be sure to try it!

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In conclusion

This time, we introduced decoration ideas for New Year’s parties using origami and kraft paper.

From accordion garlands and daruma dolls to kagami mochi and shishimai lions, each piece is full of festive New Year flair.

Working together with your hands will make the process itself a fun memory.

May the decorations, each imbued with individual wishes, brighten the special space that celebrates the start of a new year.