[For Seniors] Fun and Easy Oni Crafts to Liven Up Setsubun: Simple, Enjoyable Ideas

Oni and Setsubun decorations made with paper bowls

[Craft Idea] Setsubun Crafts: Otafuku Mask, Oni (Demon), Kanabō (Spiked Club), Plum Blossoms – Japanese Event Crafting (February) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood/Educational) (Wall Decorations) (Creative) (Paper Bowls) (3D) (Origami)

Create three-dimensional Oni and Otafuku figures using paper bowls.

Paper bowls sold at 100-yen shops work perfectly.

Cut the bowls for the Oni and Otafuku, and use crumpled origami paper to form their faces and hair.

You can also make the Oni’s distinctive, permed-looking rounded hair by crumpling origami paper.

Yarn or thinly cut strips of origami paper can also be glued on as hair.

Because this craft involves crumpling and squeezing paper, it uses the hands a lot.

It’s said that “the hands are a second brain,” with many nerves connecting the fingertips to the brain.

Using the hands and fingers helps activate the brain and can aid in dementia prevention.

Enjoy this brain-training craft activity and create wonderful pieces!

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Nakajima Junko

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Oni made with paper cups

[Craft Idea] Oni (Paper Cup) – Demons made from paper cups (February) (Recreation for seniors/OT/Daycare) (Wall crafts) (Early childhood education) (DIY) (Seasonal events) (Origami)

Oni have long had a scary image, but oni with teary eyes or endearing expressions are charming too! A paper cup transforms into an oni—this is a three-dimensional wall decoration with expressive faces.

It’s a fun craft where an ordinary paper cup keeps changing, so it’s great for day-service recreation as well.

Open up a paper cup to make the oni’s face, leaving the horn and ear sections uncut.

Then attach the eyes, nose, and hair to finish.

If you decorate with beans and a wooden measuring cup (masu), it really enhances the Setsubun atmosphere!

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miyabi

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Oni Horns

Craft Play: Oni Horns Made from Milk Cartons for Setsubun Crafts

Making oni horns is so much fun, isn’t it? If you use a milk carton, they’ll be sturdy, and you can decorate the hair and horns any way you like.

The finer details might be a bit tricky, but if you share ideas and work together, you’re sure to create something wonderful.

Just imagining the adorable horns that showcase everyone’s unique style is exciting, isn’t it? Let’s all enjoy crafting together in a friendly, cheerful way and help build the Setsubun atmosphere.

It’s sure to become a lovely memory.

An ogre ornament made from a paper tube core

[Setsubun Decorations] Making Ehomaki and Oni Ornaments

The cardboard tubes from toilet paper are something you’ll find in any household.

We tend to throw them away, but they actually have some surprising uses.

So here’s an idea for making a little ogre (oni) ornament out of a tube.

First, cut a piece of thick paper to the same size as the tube’s opening to make a lid.

Then treat the whole tube as the ogre’s body: use yarn and felt to create and attach the horns and hair at the top, and the facial features below.

Finally, wrap yarn around the bottom part of the tube to recreate the ogre’s pants, and you’re done.

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Oni bean holder

[Setsubun Craft] Make it with a paper cup! How to make an oni (demon) bean holder [Ashitaba Channel]

Making oni-themed bean holders is a craft full of fun.

Spending time folding origami together with older adults will surely become a wonderful memory.

Choose colorful origami paper and create the oni you like.

Since you only fold a square sheet, you can try it casually without worrying about dexterity.

Using the finished bean holder for mamemaki will make Setsubun even more exciting.

Let’s enjoy preparing for Setsubun as we spend a friendly, cheerful time making them together.