For Seniors: Wishing for Good Health — Handmade Setsubun Decoration Ideas
This time, we’re sharing handmade Setsubun decoration ideas for older adults.
Since Setsubun is a traditional event passed down through the ages, many of you have probably celebrated it before.
Setsubun marks the division between winter and spring.
People pray to “stay healthy for the year,” eat ehomaki to ward off misfortune, and throw beans to drive away evil.
When making Setsubun crafts, put your heart into wishing for good health, and have fun creating them together—chatting and laughing—with everyone at the nursing home or day service.
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[For Seniors] Wishing for Good Health: Handmade Setsubun Decoration Ideas (21–30)
tiger-pattern wreath
@buchiko_hoiku 🐶 @buchiko_hoiku ◂◂◂◂ Check out my other posts, too 🌼 Thank you so much for all the likes 🩷 This time! A Setsubun craft for toddlers 👹 Isn’t this tiger-pattern wreath so cute? 🫶🏻 I keep making wreath crafts 😂 I guess I really like making wreaths 🤭 lol The wreath doesn’t have to be yellow—make it unique with your favorite colors like pink or blue 🙆🏻♀️ Cutting out the oni and the god of fortune uses scissors, so it’s great practice for continuous cutting ✌🏻 At the end, think about the “oni” inside yourself that you want to chase away and write it on a strip of paper. It helps kids understand the meaning of Setsubun and join in without being scared of the oni ✊🏻 And!! This craft is also available as a kit for purchase 🌟 Craft kits saved me when I was actively teaching, so now I want to help teachers who are struggling! I make each one with that in mind ✂️ Links to Mercari and BASE are in my profile! I sell other crafts too, so I’d be happy if you take a look 👀 A follow would make me even happier 🥴💕 lol Please try making it yourself 🌈 I’d love to hear your “I made it!” reports—they really motivate me 🥹❤️🔥 Thank you for reading to the end 🐶 I share ideas you can easily copy from introduction to crafting ♬︎ Likes ♥, saves 𖤘, and follows 𖤐 would make me cry with joy 😂 lol Comments are also very welcome 🤍🤍Nursery teacher / Childcare workerKindergarten TeacherWinter Craft#Wall CreationToddler CraftsPlay that expands from picture booksSetsubun craft
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When you think of what oni (Japanese ogres) wear, it’s got to be tiger-striped pants! It’s a cute choice for such fearsome creatures, isn’t it? Tiger stripes that evoke oni are perfect to include in February wall decorations.
Cut out the center of a paper plate to make a ring and paint it yellow.
Once it’s dry, tear black construction paper by hand and paste it onto the plate to create a tiger-stripe pattern.
Trim any excess, then attach Setsubun motifs like oni or Otafuku made from origami or construction paper, and your tiger-striped wreath is complete.
You can stick it on the wall or hang it from above—there are lots of fun ways to display it.
A powerful and realistic oni
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Decorations and craft-style oni tend to have a cute look.
However, oni are originally terrifying beings that could make children cry.
If you’re aiming for realism, why not create a wall decoration showing a demon’s fierce expression amid blazing flames? Make the background with red, orange, and yellow construction paper, then attach a red oni cut from construction paper or origami on top to complete a powerful demon decoration.
Using sparkly origami or tapes adds depth and makes it feel more lifelike.
Oni Underpants Garland
Speaking of oni pants, the classic is yellow with black tiger stripes! But in this idea, we break out of that set mold and make oni pants in a variety of patterns.
Snow bunnies, plum blossoms, masu cups labeled with “good fortune,” and even oni faces…
We have to tip our hats to these designs that feel fresh yet familiar.
They’re all colorful and super cute, so why not use them as inspiration to make an oni garland? Basically, you just cut out parts from construction paper and paste them on, but there are quite a few variations—like two different pant shapes—so be careful as you work.
Oni Ehomaki
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♬ Funny video Nursery rhyme “Mame Maki” weakness arrangement – yo suzuki(akisai)
On Setsubun, it’s said to be good luck to eat an ehomaki while facing the year’s auspicious direction.
I’m sure many of you have tried it at least once.
Ehomaki traditionally has seven fillings, in reference to the Seven Lucky Gods, but in this wall display idea, the filling part is made into an oni (demon).
It’s a bit surprising, but the design is striking, and it might be a two-birds-with-one-stone idea that expresses both the ehomaki and the oni together.
All you have to do is cut out the parts from construction paper and paste them together, so feel free to give it a try!
Oni Piñata
https://www.tiktok.com/@lunimama_asobi/video/7327592672309316866A piñata is something like a decorative ball used in Mexican celebrations.
It’s filled with candy and hung up, and people break it open with a stick.
Making a traditional paper ball from scratch can be a bit of work, but using a paper bag makes it super easy! Just cut out ogre-themed parts from origami paper, stick them onto a paper bag, put candy inside, and seal the bag, and it’s done.
Punch holes, thread a string through, and hang it from above to make it even more like a traditional decorative ball.
You could also just hook it lightly somewhere, let the bag drop to the floor, open it up, and enjoy snack time.
Felt Setsubun decoration
Lunar New Year Setsubun decorations made with felt—without using needles—are warm and easy to create.
Prepare a milk carton, gold washi paper, wooden chopsticks, and glue, and let’s get started.
Use the chopsticks to build a frame, glue it to a milk carton cut to the base shape, then cover it with gold washi paper to form the frame.
Sketch the ogre (oni) and Okame to fit the frame size on a file, and cut the parts.
Trace the parts onto felt, cut them out, and glue them together to complete the oni and Okame.
The key is to assemble while checking the overall balance.
Once finished, display it indoors and enjoy!
Origami Setsubun hanging decoration
Why not make a hanging decoration using origami creations? We’ll introduce five types: an ogre (oni), an iron club (kanabō), Otafuku (a smiling woman mask), a kusudama (decorative paper ball), and a tassel.
You’ll make two versions of the oni with different horns.
There aren’t any complicated folds, so as long as you crease carefully and firmly, even beginners can make them.
However, the kusudama takes a bit more time since it’s assembled from several parts.
If you divide up the work, you can enjoy the process together while completing a wall decoration, so please try making it cooperatively with everyone.