[For Seniors] February Wall Decorations: Setsubun-Themed! Fun Ideas with Oni Demons and Ehomaki Sushi Rolls

Realistic demon decoration

[Care Recreation/Seasonal Crafts] Want to make a scary Setsubun demon? [Recre]

Speaking of Setsubun, it’s the custom of driving away scary ogres and evil spirits by throwing beans, isn’t it? Many older adults probably do bean-throwing at home for Setsubun as well.

Here’s a recommended February craft: a realistic ogre decoration.

Try using crumpled red or blue tissue paper for the ogre’s face—it will create a rugged, craggy look.

If you also attach Japanese-patterned paper to the backing, it will perfectly match the traditional image of Setsubun.

Older adults may even enjoy reminiscing about their Setsubun memories while working on the craft.

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Nakajima Junko

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Ehomaki (lucky direction sushi roll)

[Easy crafts with construction paper & origami♪] I tried making a Setsubun Ehomaki wall decoration! Free template | February | Winter

How about making a wall decoration of an ehomaki in a pop-art style? All you have to do is stick pieces of colored construction paper cut out according to the template—so it’s wonderfully easy.

Start with a base that looks like sushi: white rice wrapped in black nori.

Then add colorful fillings on top, and you’ll have a cute, delicious-looking ehomaki.

You can also use the toppings as a conversation starter to pick up fun facts: “This yellow one is tamagoyaki, right?” “What could the green be?” “What is kanpyo made from?”

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Bean-Throwing Demon

[Wall Decoration] We made demons for Setsubun bean-throwing!

The ogres that appear in Setsubun festivities come in many colors—red, blue, green, and more.

Why not make lots of colorful ogres out of construction paper and turn them into wall decorations? All you need for these festive wall ornaments is colored construction paper.

Make the ogre bodies in red, blue, green, etc., then cut out the facial features, horns, their signature shorts, and the beans for mamemaki with scissors.

By layering and pasting the individual pieces, you’ll get a three-dimensional look.

Let’s brighten up the walls of preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, various facilities, and of course your home, with ogres sporting cute expressions.

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Red ogre

Easy Craft with Drawing Paper & Origami: I Made a Setsubun Demon Wall Decoration! Red Oni, Winter, Spring, February, Bean-Throwing Festival

Oni (demons) are an indispensable part of celebrating Setsubun, aren’t they? Setsubun marks the change of seasons, and it’s said that evil spirits can easily slip in at such turning points.

Those oni embody that negative energy.

Let’s turn those oni into cute characters and make them using construction paper and origami.

If you draw the illustration first and create a template, the process will go smoothly.

There are also services where you can download free templates for wall decorations, so be sure to check them out!

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Holly, Sardines, Demons, and Plum Blossoms

[Craft Idea] Setsubun Crafts: Holly-Iwashi, Oni, and Plum Blossoms — Japanese Event Crafting (February) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood Learning) (Wall Decorations) (Creative) (Origami) (ogre) (origami) (paper straws)

These origami crafts feature motifs essential to Setsubun events: ogres (oni), holly and sardines (hiiragi iwashi), plum blossoms, and more.

You’ll need origami paper, double-sided origami paper, paper straws, wood glue, paste, a craft knife, scissors, felt-tip pens, etc.

Use kirigami (paper-cutting) techniques to speed up making the fish, holly, and plum blossoms.

For the ogres, draw fun, unique expressions with pens.

In kindergartens and nurseries, this could also be a great opportunity to teach why we throw beans and why we display holly-and-sardine decorations!

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Oni (demon), Otafuku (smiling woman mask), and a kanabō (spiked club)

[Craft Idea] Setsubun Crafts: Otafuku Mask, Oni (Demon), Kanabō (Spiked Club), Plum Blossoms – Japanese Event Crafting (February) (Senior Recreation) (Early Childhood/Educational) (Wall Decorations) (Creative) (Paper Bowls) (3D) (Origami)

Why not brighten up your walls for Setsubun season with crafts featuring ogres and their iron clubs, Otafuku, and plum blossoms? The ogres made from paper bowls are three-dimensional, and kids are sure to love them.

You’ll need origami paper, paper bowls, a craft knife, scissors, a pencil, glue, and wood glue, among other things.

Start by cutting the rim of the paper bowl to create the base shape of the ogre’s face.

Make use of the cut-off rim as well, taking advantage of its round shape.

Once the face base is ready, crumple small pieces of origami paper to add hair, eyebrows, eyes, and more.

These charming handmade ogres and Otafuku masks are worth keeping—you can likely reuse them next season too.

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Setsubun wall decoration made with paper plates

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🐶 @buchiko_hoiku ◂◂◂◂ Check out my other posts, too 🌼 Thank you so much for all the likes 🩷 This time! A Setsubun craft for toddlers 👹 Isn’t this tiger-pattern wreath so cute? 🫶🏻 I keep making wreath crafts 😂 I guess I really like making wreaths 🤭 lol The wreath doesn’t have to be yellow—make it unique with your favorite colors like pink or blue 🙆🏻‍♀️ Cutting out the oni and the god of fortune uses scissors, so it’s great practice for continuous cutting ✌🏻 At the end, think about the “oni” inside yourself that you want to chase away and write it on a strip of paper. It helps kids understand the meaning of Setsubun and join in without being scared of the oni ✊🏻 And!! This craft is also available as a kit for purchase 🌟 Craft kits saved me when I was actively teaching, so now I want to help teachers who are struggling! I make each one with that in mind ✂️ Links to Mercari and BASE are in my profile! I sell other crafts too, so I’d be happy if you take a look 👀 A follow would make me even happier 🥴💕 lol Please try making it yourself 🌈 I’d love to hear your “I made it!” reports—they really motivate me 🥹❤️‍🔥 Thank you for reading to the end 🐶 I share ideas you can easily copy from introduction to crafting ♬︎ Likes ♥, saves 𖤘, and follows 𖤐 would make me cry with joy 😂 lol Comments are also very welcome 🤍🤍Nursery teacher / Childcare workerKindergarten TeacherWinter Craft#Wall CreationToddler CraftsPlay that expands from picture booksSetsubun craft

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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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