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

Oni Wreath

[Setsubun Origami] Setsubun Wreath (Oni/Demon, Ehomaki Sushi Roll, Plum Blossoms, Bean Pouch)

How about an ogre-themed wreath as a wall decoration for Setsubun? This wreath can be made entirely from origami, which makes it easy and approachable.

Prepare three sizes of origami paper.

Use the largest sheets to create the wreath base, and be sure to secure it firmly with glue or clear tape.

With the remaining sizes, make the smaller pieces like ogres, pine branches, and ehomaki rolls.

Once all the parts are ready, attach them to the wreath base.

You’ll have a lively and cheerful wreath when you’re done.

Since there are many delicate steps, staff members should help out with the trickier parts.

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Demon doll

[Setsubun Craft] A Talking Oni Puppet Made from a Paper Cup! [For 5-Year-Olds] (ASMR-style Video)

I think there are many elderly people who live alone.

Making little ogre (oni) dolls to give out as a service to liven up the Setsubun atmosphere for them would likely be appreciated.

If you’re going to make them, why not team up with friends and make lots? Cut slits in a paper cup to create a big, opening ogre mouth.

Use construction paper to make the ogre’s face from the upper lip upward for the top part of the cup, and from the lower lip down to the chin for the bottom part, and attach each piece.

Since the ogre’s mouth opens and closes, it’s fun to move it and use it like a puppet.

Try to make the ogre’s face as cute as possible so they’ll want to display it for a long time.

Oni’s Ring

Setsubun craft! We made little Oni (ogre) rings out of origami.

Even an ogre in a villain’s role starts to look a bit cute when you turn it into a ring! Fold a quarter-sized piece of origami paper into a triangle, then fold both ends up to meet at the top.

Fold the corners back diagonally to make a helmet-like shape, and fold the pointed center section downward.

Take the remaining strip of origami paper, fold it into a narrow band, thread it through the back of the ogre, and secure it with double-sided tape to form the ring—done! It’s a good idea to draw the ogre’s face before making it into a ring.

It’s a small craft, so the work is a bit delicate, but slipping something you made yourself onto your finger is sure to feel great! Give it a try during craft time.

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Oni Target-Throwing Game

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Using a capsule from a capsule toy, you can make a resilient oni target that pops back up even when knocked over! Pack clay into the bottom half of the capsule, poke a hole at the top, and insert a bamboo skewer.

Prepare two pieces of paper of the same size with an oni illustration, apply glue everywhere except the center area, and stick them together.

Once dry, insert the bamboo skewer through the unglued center to complete the oni target.

For the ball, we recommend either combining rings cut from a toilet paper tube into a ball shape or using something light.

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Hiragi Sardines and the Demon

[Craft Idea] Setsubun Crafts: Holly-Iwashi, Oni, and Plum Blossoms — Japanese Event Crafting (February) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood Learning) (Wall Decorations) (Creative) (Origami) (ogre) (origami) (paper straws)

These decorations of a holly-and-sardine charm and an oni (ogre) use paper straws that are sold at 100-yen shops.

You can get all the other materials at 100-yen shops too.

They’re easy to prepare, yet you can make impressive holly-sardine and oni decorations.

The holly-and-sardine part isn’t complicated to make, so it should be easy to try.

The origami oni and plum blossoms involve some fine finger work.

Using your fingers skillfully can help with finger rehabilitation and stimulate the brain.

Please adjust the folding steps to suit older adults.

Besides wall decorations, you can add strings and hang them—there are many ways to use them depending on your ideas.

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Pac-Pac Oni Craft

[Setsubun Craft] A Talking Oni Puppet Made from a Paper Cup! [For 5-Year-Olds] (ASMR-style Video)

This is a chattering ogre craft you can make with a single sheet of construction paper! Fold a colored sheet into eighths and unfold it, then fold it in half again and cut a slit in the center.

If you fold the slit diagonally and open it up, you’ll have a big ogre mouth.

Next, make horns, hair, and facial parts out of paper and glue them on, or draw them directly, to complete the ogre’s face.

Hold both sides and move them, and it looks like the ogre is talking! By changing the parts, you can adapt it into all kinds of characters, so you can enjoy making not just ogres but your favorite characters or animals too.

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An oni eating an ehomaki sushi roll

[Craft idea] Setsubun craft: A demon eating an ehomaki (lucky direction rolled sushi) — Japanese event crafting (February) (recreation for seniors) (early childhood/educational) (wall decoration) (art/craft) (paper cup) (rolled sushi) (demon)

It seems a bit sad that the ogres get chased away every year.

In that case, how about making this year’s wall decoration a unique ogre holding an ehomaki instead of a scary-faced one? Cut a paper cup and paint the bottom—which will become the ogre’s mouth—red.

After attaching parts like hair, horns, and eyes, fold the red-painted bottom of the cup in half and add visible fangs.

Then just glue it onto a backing sheet along with the ehomaki made by rolling paper and the ogre’s body parts, and you’re done! The three-dimensional look makes it a fun, realistic recreation of the ogre biting into an ehomaki.

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