[For Seniors] Enjoy Cherry Blossoms Indoors: Wall Decoration Ideas
As spring approaches and the weather gets warmer, many people start looking forward to cherry-blossom viewing.
Before the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, why not try making a vibrant sakura wall decoration at day service centers or senior care facilities? In this article, we introduce easy-to-make sakura wall decorations and craft ideas suitable for older adults.
Using origami or tissue paper, or by making pressed flowers, you can create unique pieces full of creative touches.
Be sure to make a sakura wall decoration and enjoy a wonderful time!
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[For Seniors] Enjoying Cherry Blossoms Indoors: Wall Decoration Ideas (41–50)
Cherry blossom wall decoration
Let’s make a cherry-blossom wall decoration that lets you feel the arrival of spring even indoors.
You’ll need origami paper, a craft punch, scissors, and similar supplies.
The appeal is that you can make it with materials you have on hand.
Prepare dark pink origami paper and fold it twice to form a triangle.
After folding along the creases several times, mark it with a pen and cut with scissors.
When you unfold it, you’ll have a cherry blossom with beautifully symmetrical petals.
Make another blossom the same way using light pink origami in a slightly smaller size, and create leaves from green origami.
Accordion-fold the leaves to add veins for a realistic look.
Use a craft punch to make the center parts of the blossoms and attach them, and your cherry blossoms are ready.
Mount them on a backing sheet, and your lovely cherry-blossom wall decoration is complete.
Pressed-flower art with cherry blossom petals
Beautiful cherry blossoms bloom in spring, but their flowering period is short, and before you know it, the petals have often fallen.
So why not use those fallen petals to create pressed-flower art? The theme can be anything you like.
You could make a cherry tree, depict blossoms dancing at night, or show petals falling into a river and drifting along.
Feel free to create in whatever theme you prefer.
If you frame your work and display it, it becomes a lovely piece of decor, and you can enjoy cherry blossoms at home all year round, regardless of the season.
Making the April calendar
How about making calendars as one of your monthly recreation activities? Both the process of discussing and choosing seasonal motifs and the actual crafting after the plan is set are sure to be lively and fun! Using your hands can have a positive effect on cognitive function, and working together to create something—then seeing what you made actually being used—will likely bring great joy! Even things that were difficult before can improve in quality as you repeat the activity.
Give it a try!
Hanging ornaments
We’d like to introduce a lovely spring hanging decoration that gently sways in the breeze.
You can make it with just origami paper and string, so it’s perfect for craft activities in senior care facilities.
Prepare both solid-colored and patterned origami paper, cut three circles of each, and fold them in half.
Glue the solid and patterned halves alternately, attach them to a string, and your temari ball is finished.
Next, fold three sheets of origami paper in half vertically, stack and glue them together, then draw a pencil outline so it forms a cherry blossom shape and cut it out.
When you open it, you’ll have a symmetrical flower.
Snip small cuts into the petals to make it look like a sakura blossom, then attach it to the string to complete the piece.
Gazing at your hanging decoration while feeling the warm spring breeze is sure to bring a peaceful moment.
Tulip arrangement
Fresh flowers are lovely, but handmade ones have their own charm and are wonderful too.
This time, we’re making a parallel arrangement of tulips using origami.
Please prepare origami paper, bamboo skewers, scissors, tape or glue, and wood glue while watching the video.
Once you get the hang of it, you can make plenty! They’re perfect for interior decor, and by crafting tulips in various colors, you can enjoy a touch of spring indoors.
They’re also great for recreational activities.
Have fun making them!
Peach blossom ornament
Peach blossoms bloom in beautiful pale pink around late March.
Even if you want to go for a walk to see them, many people may find it hard to go out because March often has chilly days.
For those people, we recommend this “Small Peach Blossom Decoration.” It requires only a few materials, making it perfect for craft activities with seniors.
Prepare white, pink, and light green colored sand, artificial flowers, and a clear container—all of which you can buy at a 100-yen shop.
Then, layer the colored sand in the container in order.
The color scheme, like hishi-mochi, looks very cute.
Insert the artificial flowers, tie a string, and it’s done.
This peach blossom decoration will warm the hearts of those who see it, letting you feel the arrival of spring even while indoors.
Sakura hanging ornaments
We’d like to introduce a hanging cherry blossom decoration that will fill your room with the feeling of spring.
First, cut felt into a long, thin strip, make small slits, roll it up, and create the flower center (stamens).
Next, cut felt into a circle and make five evenly spaced cuts toward the center.
Round off the corners and trim the tips of the petals.
Add color with pastels or chalk, then glue the flower center to the middle.
While folding the petals, attach them around the center.
Your flower is complete.
Make six of these.
Cut another felt circle and glue the flowers you made along the circle.
It’s nice to place the best-shaped one in the center.
Sandwich the string and a flower between pieces of felt and glue them together to finish your hanging decoration.
The overall look can change dramatically depending on the flower colors and how you cut the petals, so have fun finding your own unique combination.
Give it a try!
