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February is a month when you can feel the arrival of spring even amid the cold.
For crafts at the day service, let’s choose activities that engage the hands while reflecting the changing seasons.
Seasonal crafts may make you look forward to spring and spark lively conversations.
February’s unique motifs—Setsubun ogres and ehomaki rolls, camellias and daffodils that bloom beautifully despite the cold, and Valentine’s heart decorations—are all heartwarming.
Crafts made with familiar materials like origami paper, Yakult containers, and felt are easy for anyone to try and bring great joy when completed.
Shall we enjoy creating warm pieces together that help us forget the winter chill?
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[For Day Service] February Craft Ideas: Decorations for Setsubun, Valentine’s Day, and the Coming of Spring (1–10)
Making an oni maskNEW!
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We’d like to introduce a craft activity where you choose parts to complete an oni (demon) mask.
Since it can be difficult for older adults to make a mask from scratch, we provide facial parts on construction paper with cutting lines drawn, pre-cut hair base pieces, and yarn in various colors and patterns.
After choosing your favorite parts, combine them to complete your oni mask.
The nice thing about this idea is that you don’t have to create everything from scratch, and by trying out combinations in a basket, it’s easy to imagine what kind of oni it will become.
On the day of the Setsubun event, be sure to wear your handmade mask and join in!
February calendar
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“Demons out! Fortune in!” – TMW
Let’s incorporate an ogre (oni) face into the February calendar to boost the Setsubun spirit! The key feature of this craft is, without a doubt, creating the hair with yarn.
It gives the calendar a fun, three-dimensional look.
Make the eyes, nose, mouth, and other parts from construction paper and stick them onto your preferred color of paper.
The face can be smiling or angry—either works.
Fold an okame (good-luck lady) with origami, and once you’ve made the hair by curling yarn, it’s complete.
Adding a phrase like “Good fortune comes to a smiling home” or writing your goals for the month would be wonderful, too! It’s a piece that will make you smile every time you see it and look forward to Setsubun.
Oni made with Yakult containers
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Tasks like winding yarn and attaching small parts are perfect finger exercises for older adults.
This project reuses a Yakult bottle to make a small oni (demon) ornament.
It’s a great idea for those who enjoy detailed handiwork.
Wrap felt around the mouth of the Yakult bottle and yarn around the body.
For the oni’s pants, wind two strands of yellow and black yarn together.
Add yarn hair and felt horns, attach the face, and it’s complete.
Because it’s a meticulous craft, the joy of finishing it is all the greater.
Give it a try!
Hanging decorations for Setsubun made of felt
For seasonal Setsubun wall decorations, we recommend making hanging ornaments out of felt.
Paper or origami decorations are lovely too, but this project is perfect for those who feel, “I made something similar last year…” You’ll cut small pieces of felt to create Setsubun motifs like ehomaki rolls, oni (ogres), and holly with sardines.
It’s very detailed work, but you can almost hear the fun conversations about what kind of faces to give them.
You’ll need a needle only for threading at the end, but you can make all the parts without sewing.
It’s a charming Setsubun decoration that conveys the warmth of felt.
Oni decorations made of felt
How about some cute ogre decorations that blend nicely with your interior? Use a plate about 18 cm in diameter and some thick paper to make a cone-shaped base.
Apply hot glue to felt and stick it onto the base to create the body and horns.
The hair is made with yarn and a pencil.
Make the ogre’s pants and drum from felt, and finish by making the eyes and mouth with beads and thread.
In addition to red and blue ogres, using colorful options like green or yellow will brighten up the walls of elderly care facilities.
They’re small and don’t take up much space, so they’re also great for decorating a room.
No-sew felt Oni decoration for Setsubun
Some people may find felt decorations difficult because they involve using needles.
This project can be made without sewing, so even those who aren’t confident with sewing can try it easily.
Use a compass to cut circles from red, yellow, and black felt.
Cut each circle in half, then create parts by pairing red with yellow and red with black.
Combine the parts into a ball shape to make the body.
Use the compass again to cut out two more circles, attach the facial features, and then join them to the body to finish.
If you make both a red ogre and a blue ogre and display them together, it really brings out the Setsubun atmosphere!
Easy plum blossoms with Marrakech knot (Mōru/knotting)
Plum blossoms are cherished by many as an early spring flower that begins blooming earlier than cherry or peach blossoms.
Because they bloom even in the cold season, they make us look forward to the spring that is just around the corner.
How about incorporating plum blossoms into your February craft recreation? Use bright pink pipe cleaners to create petals and stamens, and assemble each blossom one by one.
Make leaves with green pipe cleaners and attach them to the flowers.
The process of twisting pipe cleaners to form plum blossoms is effective for finger rehabilitation while nurturing imagination and concentration.
Enjoy a soothing moment indoors while gazing at your plum blossoms.