For Seniors: Wall Decorations to Brighten Up February — Festive Ideas for Setsubun, Valentine’s Day, Plum Blossoms, and More
February wall decorations are a hands-on way to feel close to seasonal events like Setsubun and Valentine’s Day.
You can roll paper to make an ogre’s hair, or use a bamboo mat to craft realistic ehomaki sushi decorations.
As your hands are busy, the moments when lively conversations blossom about fun memories from February will surely be the most heartwarming of all.
This time, we’re sharing ideas for February-specific creations—from cute wreaths to Japanese-style ornaments.
Enjoy the fun of making and the joy of displaying while engaging your fingertips to stimulate the brain.
How about brightening up a senior facility or your home with wall art that evokes the coming of spring?
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For Seniors: February Wall Decorations. Festive Ideas for Setsubun, Valentine’s Day, Plum Blossoms, and More (71–80)
Japanese-style holly sardines
When Setsubun comes around, some households decorate their front entrances with “holly sardines,” don’t they? Holly sardines are believed to ward off demons and keep them from entering the house.
It’s said that demons dislike both holly, with its sharp, spiky leaves, and sardines, with their strong smell.
So this time, let’s use holly sardines as our theme and create a lovely craft.
You’ll only use the sardine’s head, but if you make it with aluminum foil, it will look close to the color of a real sardine.
You can craft parts that resemble a real sardine.
Then fold an oni (demon) with origami and glue it onto a backing sheet together with the sardine head and holly leaves.
If you add a checkered pattern or traditional Japanese patterned origami to the backing sheet, it will turn out even nicer.
Making holly sardines might bring back Setsubun memories for some older adults.
Spring, come to the wall
As February arrives, don’t you sometimes sense signs of spring even amid the cold? Plum blossoms that bloom bravely in the chill and peach blossoms whose pink color highlights their charm.
And the distant call of the bush warbler evokes the warm, sunny feel of spring.
Let’s create a wall decoration that lets older adults feel the arrival of this gentle season.
Those who love flowers will likely be delighted to see the finished display.
February is still a chilly time of year, so please try making it together with older adults in the warmth of an indoor setting.
Origami Ehomaki frame
The origami Ehomaki frame is enjoyable for everyone because it lets you easily complete a seasonally themed piece.
Hands-on tasks like folding paper and applying glue use your fingers a lot, which also helps with brain training.
Another appeal is that you can add your own creative touches, such as attaching your favorite Setsubun elements to a base folded into a glue-stick shape.
Through making these pieces, you can feel closer to Setsubun traditions and experience the joy of handmade decorations you can display at home.
Working at your own pace and showing each other the finished works is sure to bring smiles to everyone’s faces.
[For Seniors] Wall decorations to color February: Festive ideas for Setsubun, Valentine’s Day, plum blossoms, and more (81–90)
Peach blossoms, daffodils, and bush warblers
How about making a February wall decoration that features peach blossoms, daffodils, and bush warblers to evoke the arrival of spring? In the cold of winter, our bodies stiffen from the chill and it’s hard to lift our spirits, so let’s express the image of early spring on the wall and bring joy to older adults! You can make the peach blossoms, daffodils, and bush warblers all with tissue paper.
Adjust the number of pieces according to the size of your wall.
Of course, each motif also works on its own.
For a large wall, adding tree branches or snow would be lovely, too.
Peach buds and young leaves
Aren’t peach blossoms one of the flowers that symbolize spring? Their fluttering pink petals overlap in layers, giving a dainty impression amid their delicacy.
Let’s try making peach blossoms with tissue paper.
The thin, soft texture of tissue paper is perfect for peach flowers.
You can also make buds and display them on the wall together with the blossoms to create an even stronger feel of a peach tree.
Crafting these cute peach blossoms may help soothe the feelings of older adults.
Looking at the finished peach tree with its blossoms on the wall will likely let seniors feel the arrival of spring.
Plum blossom wreath
The blooming of plum blossoms makes you feel the end of the cold winter and the arrival of spring, doesn’t it? Today, we’d like to introduce a “plum blossom wreath” that seems perfect for heralding that hint of spring.
Both the wreath base and the plum blossoms can be made with origami.
Because origami can be done while seated, it’s recommended as a recreational activity for older adults.
Plum blossoms are also familiar to many seniors, so it might be an easy project to try.
Making it together can also spark conversation and interaction with others.
You can enjoy variations too, such as changing the colors of the origami.
By the way, when red and white plum blossoms bloom together on a single tree, it’s called “Genpei-blooming.” The name is said to come from the colors of the flags used by the Genji and Heike clans during the battles of the Heian period.
Hanging decorations for Setsubun
When it comes to traditional Japanese events in February, Setsubun is the one that comes to mind! Let’s enjoy a craft activity by making hanging decorations themed around Setsubun, which is familiar to many seniors.
Using strips of construction paper, we’ll create Okame (Otafuku), oni (demons), and clubs.
Because we express the Setsubun motifs using only paper strips, shaping them might be a bit challenging, but it also makes for great finger dexterity training—so give it a try! Rather than making them individually, we recommend working together as a group.
When decorating the wall, adding accents with square-cut chiyogami paper can make the display look even more charming.