Recommended winter wall decorations for seniors: heartwarming ideas
During the persistently cold winter, many older adults tend to spend more time indoors.
Winter is full of enjoyable events and festivities, such as Christmas, New Year’s, and Setsubun.
Let’s help older adults feel the season even while indoors with winter-themed wall decorations!
In addition to winter events and traditions, there are also decorations inspired by flowers that are at their best during this time of year.
Craft activities that use fine motor skills can help prevent dementia and are also recommended as a communication tool.
Enjoy creating together and have a wonderful time.
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[For Seniors] Recommended Winter Wall Decorations: Heartwarming Ideas (81–90)
3D poinsettia with origami
Introducing a three-dimensional origami poinsettia to get you in the Christmas spirit! It’s perfect for holiday decorations and as a tree ornament.
The key to this origami is to proceed while making crisp, precise creases.
Because it’s shaped in 3D, some of the intricate steps and fine folds may be challenging.
For a glamorous finish, decorate the center of the flower with a gold bead! Make plenty to arrange into a wreath, or use them as casual gifts.
Origami and tissue paper New Year decorations
If you handcraft New Year’s decorations, you can really feel the changing of the seasons! As the New Year approaches, why not try incorporating this into a winter craft activity? The charm of these New Year’s decorations is that they’re easy to make using origami and tissue paper.
By combining a paper flower made from accordion-folded tissue paper and a fan folded in the same accordion style, you can create a lovely New Year’s decoration that rivals store-bought ones.
Creations made at the day-service center can be taken home and enjoyed by displaying them at the entrance, for example.
Lucky Cat New Year Wreath
New Year decorations that wish for the health and happiness of your family—how about making them with origami? This time, we’re introducing a particularly cute one: a “Maneki-neko New Year wreath.” First, combine four sheets of origami to create the wreath portion.
Using patterned origami gives it a pop and lively look.
Once the wreath is complete, fold a Maneki-neko and attach it to the wreath.
Feel free to change the cat’s expression to your liking.
This way, a New Year decoration that is already auspicious will feel even more lucky.
Star Garland
This is a star-shaped garland with a striking, raised form toward the center—perfect for Christmas decorations.
The process is simple: stack triangles firmly as if layering them, cut with scissors, then shape the piece once it’s unfolded.
It’s important not only to cut out a star shape, but also to add creases that connect each point and the center; making these folds evenly and firmly creates a three-dimensional effect.
Next, punch a hole at the top and string several stars together—done! For display, aim to emphasize the 3D look by arranging them along a wall in a way that hides the back side; that style is highly recommended.
Let’s write and display it: New Year’s calligraphy
If you’re looking for something to do in the New Year, I recommend kakizome, the first calligraphy of the year.
Kakizome is a custom that has been enjoyed since the Edo period, in which you write down your resolutions and goals for the year.
Not only is it fun to practice writing beautifully, but deciding on your resolutions and goals can also help you start the year with a positive mindset.
Why not give it a try while pondering which characters to write? After you finish, it would look lovely displayed on the wall.
By the way, it’s said to be especially auspicious to do kakizome on January 2.
Sakura wreath
Starting around late March, we begin to hear more reports that cherry blossoms have started to bloom.
Some older adults may learn about the blossoms blooming through TV or newspapers.
How about enjoying spring a little early with a cute cherry blossom wreath? Using construction paper, we’ll make cherry blossoms with five petals.
By adding valley and mountain folds to the petals to create creases, the flowers will take on a three-dimensional look.
Attach stamens made from yellow construction paper to complete the cherry blossoms.
Then glue the blossoms onto a construction paper wreath base.
Besides a wreath, we also recommend sticking them on a calendar or on the wall.
How about brightening up your crafts or your room with cherry blossoms?
[For Seniors] Recommended Winter Wall Decorations: Heartwarming Ideas (91–100)
Plum blossom decoration
These plum blossom decorations will instantly brighten up your room when displayed on walls or by windows.
They’re easy to make with paper, so older adults can enjoy the activity as well.
One version uses two strips of paper of different lengths stacked together, shaped into petals, stapled, and then combined to form a plum blossom.
The other version uses two pieces of paper cut into petal shapes, layered to create the blossom.
You can mix these two types to make a hanging decoration, or display them individually anywhere you like, such as on walls—either way, they’ll look lovely! You can freely customize them by changing materials and sizes, so why not give it a try?