When you think of summer, many people immediately picture the “sea.” Let’s decorate the facility with a seaside theme so that older adults who can’t go out much can still enjoy the season.
This time, we’re introducing ideas for ocean-themed wall decorations that are perfect for senior care facilities.
Looking at the wall can help residents recall trips to the beach with family or friends in the past, connecting to reminiscence therapy.
Reminiscence therapy is said to stimulate the brain by retrieving and recalling memories, which can help improve cognitive function.
Many of these decorations are easy to make, so creating them together with older adults can be enjoyable as well.
Try decorating your facility with a lovely ocean scene!
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[For Seniors] Enjoy the Ocean Indoors: Wall Decoration Ideas (1–10)
Sea Turtle and Palm Tree
Here’s an introduction to sea turtles and palm trees that evoke the image of a tropical ocean.
Cut construction paper into the shape of a sea turtle, making both the body and the shell circular.
If you make slits in these two pieces and interlock them, you’ll create a three-dimensional piece.
Using various patterns of origami paper for the shell will result in sea turtles with unique personalities.
It’s also nice to let seniors choose their favorite origami paper.
You can make coconuts in the same way to create more three-dimensional elements.
How about making lots of sea turtles and covering an entire wall with them? It’s a great way for seniors to feel the summer season.
Sea creatures made with bubble wrap
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“Sea Creatures Made with Bubble Wrap” is a wall decoration idea that lets older adults feel the summer season indoors.
By painting packing bubble wrap to depict octopuses, pufferfish, turtles, and more, this easy, imagination-sparking craft can also trigger memories of summer at the seaside.
In particular, it is expected to have reminiscence therapy effects that recall youthful beach outings and family trips, which can help maintain cognitive function.
The colorful pieces brighten the walls and spark conversation when displayed after completion.
Even those who aren’t confident with crafts can join in easily, making it a delightful way for everyone to enjoy summer together.
Sea and palm trees
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Palm trees are a perfect match for the summer seaside, aren’t they? If you add palm trees to the decorations on a facility’s wall, some older adults might be reminded of summer and the ocean.
So let’s try making palm trees out of construction paper.
Palm fronds are green and look like feathers, right? By making fine, narrow cuts in the paper, you can create palm leaf–like pieces.
Let’s also decorate with an ocean made by cutting the paper into gentle wave shapes.
For the sandy beach, you can tear construction paper to express the texture of sand.
These palm trees are great not only for wall decorations, but also for calendars and wreaths.
Sea made of clay
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In this season when we can sense the approach of summer, wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy the ocean even indoors? The idea that makes that wish come true is “An Ocean Made with Clay.” Using soft, fluffy clay, you can freely shape starfish, crabs, waves, and more for this wall decoration.
Its charm lies in spending unhurried time while moving your fingertips.
As you create, conversations naturally unfold—memories like “a beach trip from years ago” or “collecting shells with the kids”—leading to reminiscence therapy.
Once finished, hang your work on the wall and a little seaside scene will spread through the room, soothing everyone who sees it.
It’s a warm and enjoyable summer recreation that can also stimulate cognitive function.
Three-dimensional jellyfish made of paper
A jellyfish gently swaying its body as it swims underwater.
Some people say that watching jellyfish at an aquarium calms and soothes them.
When you think of a jellyfish, you probably picture its distinctive long, trailing parts and its dome-shaped part.
Let’s focus on those two features and make a craft.
Take several strips of construction paper cut lengthwise, align their centers, and spread them out in a circle.
Prepare a ring made from construction paper, then attach the tips of the spread-out strips to the ring.
For the jellyfish’s long, trailing parts, make fine slits in the paper.
Cut them into thin, thread-like strands and curl them using a toothpick.
This uses lots of fine finger movements, which can help stimulate the brain.
Attach the dome-shaped part and the long, cut strands together to complete your jellyfish.
The finished piece also makes a great hanging decoration.
Three-dimensional and cute pufferfish, jellyfish, and starfish
How about a wall decoration that combines uniquely shaped sea creatures like porcupinefish, jellyfish, and starfish? Just seeing these unusual ocean animals can be stimulating for older adults and make the display even more enjoyable.
Create the porcupinefish, jellyfish, and starfish by cutting and pasting construction paper.
Incorporate mountain and valley folds to give them a three-dimensional finish, which will add a sense of movement when displayed on the wall.
Using an ocean or sky as the background will make the wall pop, so give it a try!
Wreath of sea creatures
Let’s arrange the familiar Tanabata ring garlands to create sea creatures! Make sea animals like fish, jellyfish, and octopuses by coloring white paper bags.
Next, craft ring garlands in colors that match the bodies of the sea creatures and decorate with them.
The ring garlands can transform into body patterns, octopus legs, or even seaweed, so you can customize them freely! If you’re decorating a wall, you could imagine an underwater scene.
Since making ring garlands together is lively and fun, why not include this in a day service craft activity?