[For Day Service Centers] February Craft Ideas: Decorations for Setsubun, Valentine’s Day, and the Feeling of Spring

Setsubun wall decoration made with paper plates

Using a paper plate, you can easily create a wreath-like craft.

This piece uses Setsubun, a major event in February, as its theme.

Cut a circular hole from the center of the paper plate to make a donut shape, then paint it yellow.

Tear black construction paper into long, thin strips and paste them onto the plate.

This completes the base with a distinctive yellow-and-black pattern that looks like an oni’s pants.

Next, make items like an oni (ogre), Okame, a masu (wooden box), and beans using construction paper or origami, and stick them onto the plate.

You’ll end up with a craft perfect for Setsubun.

Since it uses a lot of fine finger movements, it also seems helpful for stimulating the brain.

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Nakajima Junko

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February karakuri wall display: Ehomaki

Karakuri Hekimen February #KarakuriHekimen

A whimsical “karakuri hekimen” that surprises and delights viewers.

For February, let’s make a karakuri hekimen with an eho-maki (lucky sushi roll) motif! You can buy felt, magnets, and a sushi rolling mat at a 100-yen shop.

Fold cardboard into a tube and attach magnets inside.

Prepare four of these tubes, then wrap them in red, yellow, light green, and brown felt to create the fillings.

Combine black and white felt for the rice and nori, attach the fillings at equal intervals, and secure the rolling mat—your eho-maki is complete.

Make plum blossoms, an oni (ogre), and beans with a wooden masu box for decorations to fully capture the Setsubun season! A karakuri hekimen that inspires surprise and wonder—why not give it a try?

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Torn Ehomaki Demon

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[Torn-Paper Ehomaki Oni 👹]- For: Middle preschoolers and up- Goals: • Strengthen fine motor skills through tearing construction paper • Foster interest in and awareness of SetsubunNursery teacher / Childcare worker#Nursery school#Kindergarten#Childcare CraftingProduction process#Production Video#Chigiri-e　Setsubun　Setsubun craft　Demon

♬ Eu Sento Gabu! – PXLWYSE

Speaking of ehomaki, the classic look is the black color of seaweed, but in this idea, we’ll make an ehomaki with a tiger pattern.

First, cut yellow construction paper into the shape of an ehomaki, then glue on thin, torn strips of paper to create the tiger stripes.

Attach a paper-made ogre (oni) face to the top of the ehomaki, and glue hand pieces on the front so it looks like the ogre is holding it.

Make the ogre’s mouth wide open, and use sparkly stickers for the pupils to better convey how delicious the ehomaki is.

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sasashina

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Oni made with crumpled tissue paper

@fukushidan1979

Today’s post is from Izuhara! Tomorrow is Setsubun Day ☺️ We made some cute oni (little demons) together with our users 😍✨ There are lots of smiles, so please take a look 🫰✨NagasakiTranslationRemote island#Special Nursing HomeCaregiverCaregivingSetsubunDemonRecommendation#fyp#fypシ

♬ Smile – Nana Mori

Let’s all work together to roll up tissue paper and make an ogre wall decoration! The method is super simple: just roll and stick.

Prepare lots of rolled tissue paper pieces, draw the ogre’s face, and stick the pieces onto a backing sheet with double-sided tape.

The colors differ by part—eyes, horns, hair, cheeks—so adjust how many pieces you roll to match each area.

Adding words like “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi” will make it feel even more like a Setsubun decoration.

In the cold of winter, let’s warm our hearts with shared laughter as we create together!

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yuri

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Handmade Oni hat

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[Too easy 👹] I made it with things I mostly had at home 💖SetsubunOni of Setsubun#Setsubun DayBean-throwing (Setsubun)#Oni cosplay#Oni Hat#ParentingMomMom of a 2-year-old#HandmadeAccessoriesHandmade

♬ Parade der Zinnsoldaten / Hammond Organ(822574) – KeySets

Let’s try making a handmade ogre (oni) hat! The main material is yarn.

Choose yarn in your favorite color and wrap it around a piece of cardboard over and over.

Once it’s thick enough, slide it off the cardboard, tie it in the middle, and round it out to form the hair section.

Next, draw patterns on construction paper, roll it into cone-shaped horn pieces, and glue them onto the yarn.

Finally, attach everything to the hat base made from cardboard and elastic, and you’re done! It’ll turn out so cute that you’ll be counting down the days to Setsubun.

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yuri

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Milk carton setsubun bean-throwing case

@hoikushi_bank

Milk carton setsubun bean-throwing case 👹 Instructions are in the comments ✂️ If you want to try making it, let me know in the comments 👂Nursery teacher / Childcare workerAspiring childcare workerChildcare student#Nursery school#KindergartenNursery School Practicum#Childcare CraftingProductionworkchild#AtHomePlay#Milk cartonMilk carton craft#Milk Carton CraftsBean-throwing (Setsubun)TranslationSetsubun 2021SetsubunDemonBeans#milkcarton#craft#japantiktok

♬ la rica boa – DJ BULBO

When you do mamemaki (bean throwing), it’s handy to have a container for the beans, right? In that case, let’s make one by hand from a milk carton! Cut the carton to the depth you want, leaving one side longer to use as a lid.

After covering the outside with origami paper, punch two holes on the sides for a string, and attach Velcro to the front side and the lid.

Thread a strap so you can hang it around your neck, then draw an ogre’s face or add horn and hair pieces, and you’re done.

Fill it with beans and enjoy Setsubun!

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yuri

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tiger-pattern wreath

Here’s a handmade idea for a tiger-pattern wreath using a paper plate.

Cut out the inner circle of the paper plate to make a ring, then paint it yellow.

Once the paint dries, tear black construction paper into thin strips and glue them on to create a tiger pattern.

Next, decorate the plate with paper cutouts of an oni (ogre), a smiling Otafuku face, and a bean-filled masu box.

Hang a holly-and-sardine talisman in the center using a pipe cleaner, and you’re done.

Write any message you like on the talisman.

The oni’s pants can be any color, so use your favorite!

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sasashina

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