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 (111–120)
Origami Camellia
Making camellias out of origami sounds like a lovely winter activity.
If you make them together, older adults are likely to enjoy it too.
It’s good exercise for the fingers and nourishing for the heart.
Using gradient paper or different sizes could create uniquely individual camellias.
It’s an interesting tidbit that while pastel yellow camellias exist, bright yellow ones are rare.
Talking about camellias like this while you craft would make the time even more enjoyable.
You can really feel the winter season, and it’s sure to be a wonderful time.
[For Seniors] Recommended Winter Wall Decorations: Heartwarming Ideas (121–130)
star
The stars shining in the night sky always give us courage and hope.
So this time, we’re introducing star-themed wall decorations.
For specific ways to decorate, you can cut star shapes out of construction paper and stick them on the wall, or gather several star-shaped decoration parts and take your time creating a wall piece—both are great options.
It’s a star arrangement that naturally lifts your spirits just by looking at it.
plum
Precisely because it’s a cold winter, I’d love for you to try making a plum blossom wall decoration.
Just having one in your room creates a bright, early-spring atmosphere.
By the way, some varieties of plum blossoms bloom not in spring, but from December to January.
So it’s also a great choice if you want to display a winter flower.
When making it, craft the petals, pistil, and stamens separately and assemble them afterward.
Doing so will give it a more three-dimensional finish.
A three-dimensional, curly-haired demon
There’s a type of papercraft where you use a special tool to roll thin strips of paper and shape them into flowers, hearts, and more.
It’s called paper quilling, a handicraft that creates dimensional designs and allows for a wide range of expression.
With this “Curly-Haired Oni” project, you can easily make something similar to paper quilling.
Cut construction paper into long, thin strips for the hair and curl them around your finger.
Then attach the curled strips to the head area of a piece of construction paper cut into an oni (ogre) face shape.
Using your fingers helps stimulate and activate the brain.
Make the facial features by crumpling and shaping origami paper.
Get creative and design the face you like.
If you mount the finished oni face on a backing sheet and display it, it will instantly create a Setsubun atmosphere.
Oni and Setsubun decorations made with paper bowls
Create three-dimensional Oni and Otafuku figures using paper bowls.
Paper bowls sold at 100-yen shops work perfectly.
Cut the bowls for the Oni and Otafuku, and use crumpled origami paper to form their faces and hair.
You can also make the Oni’s distinctive, permed-looking rounded hair by crumpling origami paper.
Yarn or thinly cut strips of origami paper can also be glued on as hair.
Because this craft involves crumpling and squeezing paper, it uses the hands a lot.
It’s said that “the hands are a second brain,” with many nerves connecting the fingertips to the brain.
Using the hands and fingers helps activate the brain and can aid in dementia prevention.
Enjoy this brain-training craft activity and create wonderful pieces!
Wall decoration of kadomatsu
How about a wall decoration of kadomatsu, a New Year’s tradition many of us are familiar with? Imagining what ornaments go into a kadomatsu can serve as brain training, and above all, it lets you enjoy the seasonal atmosphere.
The main bamboo parts of the kadomatsu are made by rolling origami paper around a round stick.
If you don’t have a suitable stick, you can substitute a thick pen—give it a try! Because this craft involves many fine steps, you’ll use your fingertips a lot.
You can also arrange the decorations however you like, so feel free to finish it with a design familiar to your region!
oni; demon; ogre; spirit (depending on context)
How about a wall decoration featuring oni (demons)? You can make it with a simple method: use construction paper from the 100-yen shop, color-code the body parts, and glue them on in order.
It’s a great option for older adults as well.
If you have time, you could also make beans out of construction paper and stick them on to depict an “oni-slaying” scene, which could be a fun touch.