[For Seniors] Ideas for decorating February walls with oni (demons). Unique personalities shine through with oni showing various expressions.
Oni decorations that brighten up the walls in February are a fun craft that captures the seasonal feeling of Setsubun.
There are many ideas, from ones you can make with familiar materials like construction paper, origami, and paper plates, to large wall displays that everyone can work on together.
The time spent creating while moving your fingers nurtures imagination and concentration.
And what kind of oni face should we make? Conversations with those around you will liven up, letting everyone enjoy a delightful time.
Assembling the parts stimulates the brain, and each expression and design shines with individuality.
While sharing memories of Setsubun, let’s take on the challenge of creating wall displays that enhance the festive atmosphere of the season!
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[For Seniors] Ideas for decorating February walls with demons (oni). Let their individuality shine with oni showing a variety of expressions (11–20)
Mini shikishi decorations for Setsubun from the 100-yen shop
This wall decoration features oni, the ogres that appear during Setsubun, a traditional Japanese event.
Why not create a seasonal decoration using items you can buy at a 100-yen shop? Make the parts of the oni’s face from construction paper, assemble them, and attach soft strings to the left and right sides.
To represent the beans, stick Lesseine paper or colored paper onto small square cards, then use double-sided tape to decorate with the oni parts.
Sprinkle elements like beans—used in the oni-banishing scene—across the cards, attach a ribbon at the top, and it’s complete.
Working on these detailed steps also helps train fine motor skills.
Cute ogre and an iron club
Let’s make a simple ogre (oni) wall decoration using construction paper or origami paper.
In this video, you can download a free template, so be sure to make use of it! Once you’ve cut out the parts according to the template, start gluing them together.
Since there are some small pieces, if older adults have difficulty using scissors, please have staff prepare pre-cut pieces for them.
This is fine motor work, making it great exercise for the fingers.
Also, deciding where to place each part as you glue stimulates the brain and can help prevent dementia.
We hope you find this a helpful idea for a fun wall decoration!
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 February 3—the day before, known as Setsubun—corresponds to New Year’s Eve today.
While Setsubun is a bit different from how it’s observed now, let me introduce a festive ogre (oni) decoration that’s perfect for the season, displayed on a fan.
The key to expressing the oni’s fearsome face is to use an accordion fold with origami.
An accordion fold means folding the paper back and forth in alternating mountain and valley folds, like a hand fan.
This creates the oni’s distinctive expression.
Attach the facial parts to the face, and affix plum blossoms to the fan base.
It makes a wonderful piece not only for facility wall displays but also to take home and decorate.
Hiragi Sardines and the Demon
These decorations of holly-sardine and ogres use paper straws that are also sold at 100-yen shops.
You can get all the other materials at a 100-yen shop as well.
Preparation is easy, yet you can make impressive holly-sardine and ogre decorations.
The holly-sardine is not complicated to make, so it should be approachable for older adults.
The origami ogres and plum blossoms involve 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 abilities of the older adults.
In addition to wall decorations, you can attach strings to make hanging ornaments—there are many ways to use them depending on your ideas.
A three-dimensional, curly-haired demon
There’s a type of papercraft where you wind thin strips of paper with a special tool to make shapes like flowers and hearts.
It’s called paper quilling, and it’s a handicraft that creates a three-dimensional look with a wide range of expressions.
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 pieces to the head area of a face-shaped piece of construction paper cut like an oni.
Using your fingers helps stimulate and activate the brain.
You’ll also create the facial features by squeezing and shaping origami paper.
Come up with ideas and make whatever face you like.
If you mount the finished oni face onto a backing sheet and display it, it will instantly create a Setsubun atmosphere.
Oni and Setsubun decorations made with paper bowls
Let’s make three-dimensional Oni (Japanese ogre) and Otafuku (good-fortune lady) using paper bowls.
Paper bowls sold at 100-yen shops are perfectly fine.
For the Oni and Otafuku, cut the paper bowls and use crumpled origami paper to create the faces and hair.
The Oni’s distinctive, permed-looking rounded hair can also be made by rolling up origami paper.
You can also glue on yarn or long, thin strips of cut origami as hair.
Because this craft involves crumpling and squeezing origami, you’ll use your hands a lot.
They say “hands are the second brain,” and it’s said that many nerves connect from your fingertips to the brain.
Using your hands and fingers activates the brain and can help prevent cognitive decline.
Enjoy this craft activity that also serves as brain training, and create wonderful pieces!
[For Seniors] Oni decoration ideas for February wall displays: a variety of expressions that make each oni’s personality shine (21–30)
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Let’s use red and yellow tissue-paper parts to create a big ogre (oni) face on the wall! Its impact will surely surprise everyone and help them feel the spirit of Setsubun, an important event in February.
To make each part, stack several sheets of tissue paper, accordion-fold them, tie the center with string, then open the layers one by one.
Make as many parts as you need, using red for the ogre’s face and yellow for the hair.
Finally, cut out the facial features and horns from construction paper and stick them on to finish.
Adding a spiked club (kanabō) and some little ogres will make the display even livelier!
