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 (121–130)
Heart pattern
Why not try making a heart garland? It’s a heartwarming decoration made with origami.
Use colorful paper and have fun crafting while working with your fingertips.
It’s also great to make together with older adults.
Sharing your finished hearts and reminiscing together is lovely, too.
Hang them on the wall to brighten up the room.
Even in the cold winter, the handmade warmth will make both your heart and body feel cozy.
It will be a charming decoration that adds color to everyday life.
Activities that use your fingers also help maintain health.
The time spent making them together will become a priceless treasure.
Heart mobile
How about making a heart mobile? Cut construction paper into heart shapes and assemble them to create a three-dimensional look.
If you color them in the senior’s favorite shades, the activity becomes even more enjoyable.
Because it uses fine motor skills, it can also help stimulate the brain.
When you hang the finished mobile from the ceiling, it adds a gentle sense of movement to the room and creates a warm atmosphere.
Folding hearts with origami is lovely too.
Making them together with seniors can be a great chance to communicate while having fun.
By all means, try creating a beautiful wall decoration to brighten up your indoor space in winter.
bell
A bell is a great recommendation for a festive winter-themed wall decoration.
Using items like paper cups and origami paper, you can create a three-dimensional bell.
Cut slits into the prepared paper cup and attach gold origami paper.
Next, make the bottom and inner parts of the bell, then add floral and leafy embellishments to finish.
It looks perfect as the centerpiece of a handmade wreath, and also fits beautifully with Christmas-themed wall displays featuring Santa, reindeer, and more.
A Santa Claus that’s cute even when standing up
This Santa Claus craft that can stand up is really lovely.
It’s perfect for making together with older adults.
Let’s use straws and thick paper to create a standing Santa.
Activities that use your hands also help stimulate the brain.
Even though they’re all Santas, everyone’s individuality will shine through in the finished pieces.
It might spark conversations about Christmas memories.
Once you display your Santa, the room will instantly feel more festive.
Let’s all enjoy making them together and have a wonderful Christmas.
[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations for Winter: Heartwarming Ideas (131–140)
snowman
Many of you probably made a snowman when you were children.
Let’s turn that classic winter motif into a slightly three-dimensional wall decoration.
Glue two sheets of white origami paper together like a book, then cut both sheets at once into a snowman shape to create depth.
Make a nose and a bucket hat out of origami and stick them on, and you’ll have a stylish snowman! You can also decorate and customize it with stickers or paper snowflakes, so if you’re a dexterous senior, give it a try.
Advent calendar
Let’s make an Advent calendar that counts down the days until Christmas using simple paper chains.
It will look like a string of linked rings hanging down, with the date written on each ring.
On the corresponding day, cut off that day’s ring with scissors.
Watching the chain get shorter day by day builds excitement for Christmas.
Encourage holding the end of the chain firmly and cutting carefully to help focus on fine motor skills and concentration.
daffodil
When it comes to beautiful flowers that bloom in winter, daffodils come to mind.
Depending on the environment, some people may find them difficult to grow, but in that case, recreating them as a wall decoration is one option.
To get closer to the look of real daffodils, I recommend making a three-dimensional piece, like an artificial flower.
First, look up how to make one online and try creating a single bloom.
Once you’ve mastered the method, increase the number, bundle them together, and turn them into a wall decoration.
The more attention you pay to the details, the more your wall piece will look just like the real thing.
