[For Seniors] Liven Up Setsubun Crafts! Handmade Ideas Using a Variety of Materials
As Setsubun approaches, memories of childhood filled with bean-throwing and ogre masks come flooding back.
If you enjoy crafts together with older adults, nostalgic stories will blossom and smiles will naturally appear.
Using familiar materials like paper plates, origami paper, and Yakult containers, why not handcraft Setsubun-themed items such as ogre masks, ehomaki, and bean-throwing cups? With a little creativity, the ways to enjoy it are endless.
Spending time savoring the seasonal tradition while working with your hands will warm everyone’s hearts.
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[For Seniors] Get Excited with Setsubun Crafts! Handmade Ideas Using Various Materials (71–80)
Mini shikishi decorations for Setsubun from the 100-yen shop
This is a wall decoration themed around the oni (ogres) that appear in Setsubun, a traditional Japanese seasonal event.
Why not make a seasonal decoration using items you can buy at a 100-yen shop? Create the oni’s facial parts from construction paper and attach a soft string to both sides of the assembled face.
Represent the beans using Lezac paper or colored paper, adhere them to mini square boards, then use double-sided tape to add the oni parts as decorations.
Scatter beans and other elements used in oni-chasing scenes across the boards, attach a ribbon at the top, and it’s complete.
Working on these detailed steps also helps train fine motor skills by engaging your fingertips.
Beans for Setsubun bean-throwing (mamemaki)
Bean-throwing is fun, but cleaning up afterward can be quite a hassle, right? In places like day service centers, beans left on the floor can even lead to injuries.
If you want to banish the oni safely, using crumpled newspaper is recommended! It doesn’t hurt much even if it hits someone, and even if it scatters, it’s much easier to clean up than beans.
If you want it to feel more like real beans, tear the paper into suitable pieces, dampen them with water, squeeze them tightly into balls, and let them dry; they’ll hold their shape and look bean-like without falling apart!
In conclusion
Setsubun crafts offer older adults the joy of feeling the season and the fun of using their hands at the same time.
Spending time talking about the memories and customs behind each piece—such as oni figurines, ehomaki, and plum blossoms—will surely become a heartwarming moment.
Please use the crafts introduced here as a reference and enjoy the warm atmosphere of Setsubun together.