[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] Let's Get Excited with Setsubun Crafts! Handmade Ideas Using Various Materials (31–40)
Oni Ehomaki
@minuxu I'm Min, a former nursery teacher! Ehomaki Craft Kit • Materials: seaweed (paper), rice, horns, hair, face, eyes (round stickers) • The color of the oni construction paper can be changed! Please let me know in the comments (e.g., Red: ○ sets, Blue: ○ sets). • Perfect for use in childcare settings and at home—sure to make your time fun! Let’s enjoy Setsubun with this kit. • Add a custom text option to the craft kit for +699 yen. It’s 999 yen if ordered as a standalone text set, so this is a great deal! Perfect for wall decorations. • Colors and text can be changed (e.g., “Mamemaki,” etc.). • If you don’t need to change the quantity, you can purchase right away. • Currently set at 10 sets, but we can adjust to your needs—feel free to consult. How to order: 1) Tell me your desired quantity in the comments. 2) I’ll edit this listing into a dedicated page for you (add text to the image: “For ○○,” adjust the price). 3) Please confirm the details and then purchase. • Pricing • 10 sets: 799 yen 15 sets: 1099 yen 20 sets: 1399 yen 25 sets: 1699 yen 30 sets: 1999 yen 35 sets: 2299 yen 40 sets: 2599 yen ※ We also offer many other craft kits. ✓ Great for nurseries, kindergartens, and care facilities! ✓ Perfect for enriching time at home too!#min's home kindergartenSearch with ★Setsubun Bean-throwing (Setsubun) #Oni Ogre Demon Production Production kit #Nursery school #Kindergarten Caregiving Kodomoen (combined childcare and kindergarten) #StayHomeTime Play child wall surface Wall decoration#min's home kindergarten Event Party Bean container February Winter
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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
@lunimama_asobi It's Runi here 🐰 I was wondering what to make for a Setsubun craft… After thinking about it a lot, I came up with a piñata! Do you know what a piñata is? It’s like a festive ball they make for kids’ birthdays in Central and South America 🎊 It’s filled with candy, and everyone whacks it with a stick to break it open 😘 Making a proper one can be a lot of work 🥹 so I made a simple version with a paper bag! The kids were super excited about the oni (ogre) and treated it like a treasure 🤭 They loved it so much we ended up doing four rounds 😂 For the stick, I rolled up a flyer and wrapped it with gift wrap! I stuck it to the ceiling with duct tape 😂 That level of effort felt just right in terms of difficulty 🫶
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A 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.
Peekaboo Ehomaki
How about a unique ehomaki that’s not only cute to display but also perfect for a prank? Cut a kitchen paper tube in half and wrap the outside with black construction paper.
Next, wrap white yarn around a fork about 60 times, tie it in the center, and cut the loops.
Trim it into a round shape with scissors to make the “rice.” Make two of these, thread them onto a straw to secure them, then attach felt “fillings” on top and facial parts on the sides, and insert the whole thing into the tube.
While they’re focused on the fillings, push out the “rice” and surprise them with the face on the side!
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!
Hanging decorations for Setsubun made of felt
Felt Setsubun decorations are items that gently warm up your room with a cozy vibe during the cold season.
This idea features three handmade motifs: an eho-maki sushi roll, an oni (ogre), and a holly-and-sardine charm.
Once they’re finished, place felt balls between them, line them up, and attach them to a string to make a hanging decoration.
Since you only need to cut and glue the felt, it’s an easy project even if you’re not good at sewing.
Give it a try for inspiration, and brighten up your room beautifully.
[For Seniors] Get Excited with Setsubun Crafts! Handmade Ideas Using a Variety of Materials (41–50)
Red and Blue Oni made from wine corks
Here’s an idea for making an oni (Japanese ogre) out of a cork.
Use a single cork to represent the head and body: first paint the whole cork a skin tone, then paint the pants.
Use yarn for the hair and felt for the horns.
Start by wrapping yarn around two fingers about eight times, then slide it off your fingers.
Tie the center with another piece of yarn so it won’t come undone.
Make about ten of these, and glue the tied sections to the top of the cork to create the hair.
Once dry, cut the looped ends with scissors and shape the hair.
For the horns, roll felt into a cone and attach it to the hair.
Finally, draw the oni’s face with a pen to finish.
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.