[For Seniors] Summer Wall Decorations: A Collection of Fun, Eye-Catching Motifs
Many senior care facilities may be thinking it’s about time to switch their wall displays to something summery.
In this article, we introduce summer wall decor ideas for older adults.
We’ve gathered projects that evoke summer—like the ocean, morning glories, fireworks, and Tanabata—so please give them a try.
Even simple ideas can be impactful if you make many of the same piece and display them together.
For example, sunflowers, hydrangeas, and festival lanterns are perfect for this.
Of course, combining several summery motifs can also make for a delightful wall display.
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[For Seniors] Summer wall decorations: A collection of delightful motifs just to look at (41–50)
Blot painting with aluminum foil
Here’s an introduction to a bleeding/flow painting technique that makes you feel cooler just by looking at it.
Usually, you brush water onto drawing paper and then touch it with a paint-loaded brush, right? This time, we’ll use aluminum foil.
Color on the aluminum foil with water-based markers.
Spray water over the colored area, focusing on the center; two to three sprays are enough.
Place drawing paper—on which you’ve already sketched sea creatures—on top of the foil.
Hold the paper down with your hand, then lift it to see the water-based marker bleed and tint the paper.
Once your bleeding painting is done, cut out the shapes with scissors and hang them on blue raffia (suzuran) tape to create an underwater atmosphere indoors.
Older adults are likely to enjoy the ocean world you’ve made inside.
A fish with colorful scales
“Colorful Scaled Fish” is a three-dimensional summer wall decoration you can enjoy making with origami and construction paper.
Shape the fish’s body from construction paper, then cut origami or colored paper into circles, fold each one in half, and attach them one by one while keeping them slightly open to form the scales.
This simple touch makes the scales softly lift, creating a lifelike, three-dimensional effect as if it were a real fish.
Choosing a rainbow of scales is fun in itself and may spark reminiscing—“I saw a fish this color at the sea once”—and other memories.
It also works well as a reminiscence activity that revisits summers of the past, and the handwork offers great stimulation for the brain.
A school of completed fish swimming across the wall is sure to brighten the hearts of all who see it.
Shiny, glowing jellyfish
Here’s a summer craft idea you can make with everyday materials: a “Sparkling Jellyfish.” Cut transparent chiyogami paper in spirals to create the tentacle parts, and add sequin tape for extra sparkle.
Use fishing line (nylon thread) to secure the parts for a clean, unobtrusive look.
By stretching a mesh strainer bag over a cup, you’ll get a cute, rounded shape.
Place a push-button light inside, and the jellyfish will glow and shimmer with a magical effect.
Hang them on the wall or ceiling to instantly create a cool, summery atmosphere.
It’s easy to make, beautiful to look at, and a highly recommended wall decoration.
Summer Sea and Morning Glories
Here’s an idea for a wall decoration with a special twist: “Summer Sea and Morning Glories.” Try surizome—gently rubbing real morning glory blossoms onto washi or drawing paper to transfer their color.
The soft hues and natural bleeding create a charming, mesmerizing beauty.
You can photocopy the results to enjoy multiple pieces, and freely cut and paste leaves and vines from drawing paper.
Build support stakes from thick cardstock to add dimension, and use vinyl tape to depict a sparkling sea.
The scene will feel refreshingly cool, as if morning glories are blooming along the seaside.
When you look at the finished wall, you’ll surely feel a summer breeze.
Boat made with origami
“Boats Made with Origami” is a fun recreational activity for seniors that brings the feeling of the summer ocean indoors.
The yacht is made by folding the origami paper diagonally to form a sail, giving it a light and breezy look.
The passenger ship combines mountain and valley folds to add three-dimensionality, resulting in a piece with real presence.
The sea is expressed with blue and light-blue vinyl tape to depict waves, and the tape’s sheen evokes the sparkle of a water surface.
The project is simple yet offers fine-motor exercise, and the completed boats brighten the walls to spread a summery seaside scene throughout the room.
The colorful creations lift spirits and naturally encourage interaction among participants, making this a highly recommended activity.
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.
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.