[For Seniors] February Wall Decorations: Setsubun-Themed! Fun Ideas with Oni Demons and Ehomaki Sushi Rolls
Decorations that brighten up the walls during Setsubun are a wonderful way to feel the season’s arrival.
Let’s make colorful, festive Setsubun decorations! Beyond the classic oni (demons), motifs unique to Setsubun—such as ehomaki sushi rolls, masu wooden boxes, and holly with sardines—lift the spirits just by looking at them.
Many projects use familiar materials like origami and construction paper, so you can enjoy crafting with just a few supplies.
Using finger stamps or sponge stamps can add an exciting twist to your creations.
While sharing memories of past Setsubun celebrations, why not make a variety of colorful pieces—red and blue oni, and even Otafuku to invite good fortune?
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[For Seniors] February Wall Decor is All About Setsubun! Fun Ideas with Oni and Ehomaki (11–20)
Realistic demon decoration
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.
Ehomaki (lucky direction sushi roll)
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?”
Bean-Throwing Demon
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.
Holly, Sardines, Demons, and Plum Blossoms
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!
Red ogre
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!
Oni (demon), Otafuku (smiling woman mask), and a kanabō (spiked club)
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.
[For Seniors] February Wall Decorations Are All About Setsubun! Fun Ideas with Oni Demons and Ehomaki (21–30)
Handmade Setsubun wreath with yarn
Here’s an idea for making a wreath using yarn balls.
First, crumple tissues into balls and wrap yarn around them.
These will become oni (demon) faces, and you’ll connect the faces to form the wreath, so make as many as needed for your desired size.
Create the oni faces and horns by cutting pieces from felt and gluing them on.
You can make all the balls into oni faces, or mix in designs inspired by their iconic pants patterns and beans.
Finally, add plum blossoms made from felt to finish it off.
