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 (91–100)
A displayable, playable origami spinning top
A spinning top often played with during the New Year—how about making one out of origami? Since you fold it using multiple sheets of origami paper, it ends up looking colorful and cute, which is part of the charm.
Plus, the top you make isn’t just for decorating on the wall—you can actually spin it and play with it.
If you spin tops with friends or family, it’ll definitely liven things up.
Try folding them together and have fun.
By the way, it’s said that spinning tops during the New Year helps ward off evil spirits.
It also carries the meaning of bringing good luck.
Japanese-style hanging decoration for New Year
As a slightly more intricate craft idea, here’s a New Year’s Japanese-style hanging decoration.
This one uses origami to make yakko-dako kites and cranes.
A yakko-dako is a kite shaped like a person in a kimono with arms outstretched—you often see them around New Year’s.
You can also try making other Japanese motifs in origami, such as plum blossoms and folding fans.
If the fine work involved in making the yakko-dako is difficult, prepare the parts in advance and provide support as needed.
Create the pieces with origami, cut small parts with a craft knife, arrange them, and you’re done.
Hang it in your room to enjoy the look of them flying.
[For Seniors] Recommended Winter Wall Decorations: Heartwarming Ideas (101–110)
The demon of accordion folds
In Japan’s old lunar calendar, the year began with Risshun (the first day of spring).
Risshun was considered a very important day, and the day before it—February 3rd, Setsubun—was essentially the equivalent of New Year’s Eve today.
Although Setsubun is a bit different from how it is now, let me introduce a festive ogre (oni) decoration suitable for this seasonal turning point, displayed on a fan.
To capture the fierce look of the oni’s face, the key is to use an accordion fold with origami.
An accordion fold is a method of folding paper by alternating mountain and valley folds like a folding fan.
It allows you to create the oni’s distinctive expression.
Attach the facial parts to the face, and then affix plum blossoms to the fan’s base.
It makes a wonderful piece not only for decorating facility walls but also to take home and display.
Daruma
The lucky Daruma doll is also recommended as a New Year’s decoration! Filling in one eye whenever something good happens or there’s something to celebrate is exciting for both kids and adults.
Why not make a Daruma wall decoration using construction paper and origami? Displaying it at home for New Year’s might bring good fortune! Cut red and white construction paper to create the Daruma’s body and face.
Use a brush to draw the facial features.
You can leave the eyes blank for celebratory occasions! Add a mustache made from black origami paper and patterns made from gold origami paper for a lively finish! It’s also fun to arrange the background to look like an ema (votive plaque).
Hiragi Sardines and the Demon
These are decorations of “holly sardines and an oni (ogre)” made using paper straws that are also sold at 100-yen stores.
You can get all the other materials at 100-yen stores too.
Preparation is easy, yet you can create impressive holly-sardine and oni decorations.
The holly sardines aren’t complicated to make, so they should be approachable.
The origami oni and plum blossoms include some fine finger work.
Skillfully using the fingertips can help with finger rehabilitation and stimulate the brain.
Please adjust the folding steps to suit the elderly participants.
Beyond wall decorations, you can attach strings and hang them—your ideas can expand how these pieces are used.
Christmas hanging ornament
These are hanging decorations with festive motifs that evoke Christmas, such as Santa Claus and holly leaves.
Pay attention to how each motif is made and layered to create a three-dimensional finish.
To make Santa Claus, roll a piece of red construction paper cut into a fan shape, then attach parts like the hat and face to complete it.
The holly leaves follow a simple process of layering cut pieces, and it’s recommended to arrange them around Santa to decorate him.
Incorporate ornaments inspired by snowflakes as well to effectively convey the atmosphere of Christmas.
Christmas present
Some people enjoy Christmas parties with family and friends, right? Having a wall decoration of Christmas presents there would add to the excitement.
And as a gift motif, it also pairs well with wall decorations of Santa Claus or reindeer.
Another idea is to arrange Christmas present wall decorations around the Christmas tree.
There are many ways to use these wall decorations, so give them a try.
By the way, as an arrangement, it’s also recommended to make just the ribbon part with a real ribbon.
It gives a more refined look than making it with papercutting.