Setsubun wreath made with origami

[Setsubun Origami] Setsubun Wreath (Oni/Demon, Ehomaki Sushi Roll, Plum Blossoms, Bean Pouch)

Here’s an idea for a Setsubun wreath made entirely from origami.

You’ll make it in parts: the wreath base, the oni (demon), ehomaki roll, plum blossoms, and a bean holder.

For the wreath base, fold an origami sheet into a triangle, then align the right corner with the top corner to make one part; make eight of these parts and assemble them into a circle.

For the oni, use two sheets of origami and make the face and body separately.

Don’t forget to make the horns and clothing.

For the ehomaki, use the zabuton fold, color the edge black, and draw the fillings.

For the plum blossoms, fold the paper into a triangle, then fold the left and right corners up to meet the top corner; open and squash the folded parts to shape the petals.

For the bean holder, fold the top left and right corners down diagonally, fold the top corner down again, then fold the two bottom corners up diagonally to finish.

Glue all the parts onto the base to complete a cute wreath.

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Paper hanging ornaments

How to Make Paper Hanging Decorations for Setsubun! Handcrafted February winter ornaments like one-horned oni demons and Otafuku [Tsukuru Mon]

It’s a perfect idea for Setsubun wall decorations! In this idea, you’ll use strips of construction paper measuring 29 cm by 2 cm to make the decorations.

Here’s how to make them: roll the paper to create the ogre’s hair, and by creasing the paper and then gluing both ends together, you can form the ogre’s face.

If you fold it to make a triangle, you can also create the horns.

If you make an Okame mask along with the ogre, the piece will feel even more like Setsubun.

When hanging it on the wall, use the paper strip as the base and attach the ogre and Okame parts you made, along with washi-patterned origami as accents.

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Ehomaki

Perfect for wall decorations! Here are some ideas for making ehomaki using construction paper.

To make the ehomaki, first create the sushi roll with black and white paper, then attach small pieces of colored paper as the fillings on the white rice section.

This alone expresses Setsubun well, but to make it feel even more festive, why not make some oni (ogres) too? You could have an oni eating ehomaki, or holding it instead of a spiked club—feel free to create whatever image you like.

It’s a good idea to have the children draw the oni’s facial expressions themselves.

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Oni Mobile

This is a mobile featuring an ogre hanging from a holly-and-sardine frame.

You can make it with wooden sticks or chopsticks, string, and construction paper.

Let’s start by making the holly-sardine frame.

Tie string to both ends of a wooden stick, leave some length, and knot the strings together into one.

Attach a sardine head made from construction paper to either the left or right side, and decorate the remaining length of the stick with holly leaves cut from construction paper at equal intervals.

Hang about three strings down from the stick, and attach ogres and beans made from construction paper to those strings to finish.

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Oni Wreath

Here’s a craft idea for a wreath that uses a paper plate to resemble an ogre’s (oni) pants.

Cut out the center of the paper plate, paint it, and glue on thin, torn strips of black construction paper to create a tiger stripe pattern.

For decorations, make Okame and Oni faces, as well as a tanzaku (paper strip), by cutting out parts from construction paper and gluing them together.

Attach a holly-and-sardine (hiiragi-iwashi) charm to the tanzaku and write any text you like.

Once you’ve arranged and glued the Okame and Oni onto the paper plate in a balanced way, hang the tanzaku in the center of the plate to finish.

Oni pants are traditionally yellow, but they’ll also look cute if you switch it up and make them pink or orange.

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accordion-fold demon

[Craft Idea] Setsubun Decorations: Accordion-Fold Oni (Traditional Japanese Decorations for February) (Wall Decorations) (Activities for Seniors, Occupational Therapy/OT, Daycare, Preschool) (Origami DIY)

How about making a wall decoration of an ogre with a striking, round face made from accordion folds? We’ll use two sheets of origami paper to create the ogre’s face.

For crisp accordion folds, first fold the paper in half, then in half again to set the creases before accordion-folding.

Fold the accordion in half and join the fold lines with double-sided tape.

Cut the facial parts from colored construction paper and glue them on to finish.

Try changing the ogre’s color or the size of the origami and make several.

It also looks lovely decorated with plum blossoms or holly leaves around it.

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Oni wall art made with tissue paper

Here’s a cute oni (ogre) wall decoration you can make with tissue paper.

First, combine tissue paper and chiyogami (patterned paper) and glue them onto a backing sheet.

Use construction paper and round stickers to make decorations of a sardine and holly.

Next, make the oni’s shorts using yellow construction paper.

Make them just a little smaller than the clear plastic bag.

Put double-sided tape on the back, and draw the shorts’ pattern on the front with crayons.

Cut vinyl tape into triangles and use a permanent marker to draw patterns on the horns.

Crumple tissue paper and put it into the clear plastic bag.

Use cellophane tape to secure the bag so it becomes round.

Attach the horns and the oni’s shorts to the front, and use round stickers to make the face.

Put double-sided tape on the back.

Once you’ve attached all the parts to the backing sheet, it’s complete!

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