Childcare: Recommended for Girls’ Day! Handmade Hina Doll Ideas
Let’s make Hina dolls for the Doll Festival in March! This time, we’ve gathered a variety of ideas you can choose from based on the children’s ages and interests.
Any of these ideas will result in beautiful, festive Hina dolls.
After enjoying the activity at the preschool, the dolls can be displayed at home too, which makes it fun not only for the children but also for their caregivers.
The kids might come back brimming with excitement to report, “Look at the Hina dolls we made!” You can also mix and match multiple ideas to create your own arrangement.
Let’s make adorable Hina dolls and enjoy the Peach Festival.
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[Childcare] Recommended for the Doll Festival! Handmade Hina Doll Ideas (1–10)
Cute Hina dolls made with origami
How about making Hina dolls with origami? With this origami, the body parts of the Hina dolls are completed in just three folds, so it’s suitable for a class of two-year-olds.
Fold the origami paper in half into a triangle, then fold the tips of the left and right corners inward to finish the body.
Next, attach parts like the face made from round paper, as well as the crown and fan.
You can also draw the face and hair with pens or add stickers.
Let’s make a cute pair of the Hina princess and prince, and enjoy the Peach Festival with the children.
Hina dolls made from paper cups
Heirloom Hina dolls handed down through generations and newly purchased ones are, of course, delightful, but it’s also nice to display handmade Hina dolls you create yourself.
There’s the fun of making them together with your teacher and friends, and the special feeling of having a one-of-a-kind original.
With simple materials like paper cups, origami paper, and colored pens that you have on hand, you can easily make Hina dolls.
If you make the pair—the Odairi-sama (Emperor) and Ohina-sama (Empress)—you’ll have a cute decoration that looks lovely in any room.
Enjoy the Hinamatsuri festival with your handmade Hina dolls!
Perfectly round Hina dolls made with paper tape
These are perfectly round Hina dolls made by combining paper strips! Cut construction paper into thin bands and make four rings of the same size.
Combine them like a ball, and the base of your Hina dolls is complete.
Add the faces of the Emperor and Empress made from construction paper parts, attach accessories like a fan and a ritual baton, and glue on softly folded sleeve pieces made by sticking origami onto construction paper.
You’ll have adorable, rounded Hina dolls! Watching the rings come together into a neat sphere will be fascinating for children, too.
Give it a try together!
[Childcare] Recommended for the Peach Festival! Handmade Hina Doll Ideas (11–20)
Hina Doll Wreath
A cute Hina-doll wreath surrounded by peach blossoms.
Cut out the center of a paper plate to make a wreath shape and wrap cellophane tape (suzuran tape) around the rim.
For the Empress (Ohina-sama) and Emperor (Odairi-sama), prepare them in advance by covering egg-shaped bases with origami or drawing them with pens.
Fix the hanging Hina dolls so they are positioned in the center of the wreath, then decorate the tape with peach blossoms made by cutting origami paper.
You’ll have a perfect wreath for Hinamatsuri! Add a ribbon and display it in the classroom.
Cute wall-hanging Hina dolls
A cute wall-hanging Hina doll decoration with fluffy pom-poms like hina-arare! Glue cotton onto a paper plate, then place the Hina Princess and Prince made by combining colored construction paper on top of the cotton.
Fill the gaps with small pink and light blue cotton balls, attach a ribbon or string for hanging, and it’s done.
Mounting the dolls on cotton adds a three-dimensional effect and balances nicely with the surrounding parts.
Why not make it together with children by having them help glue the cotton and draw the faces?
Hina dolls made from toilet paper rolls
These adorable Hina dolls feature puffy sleeves and are made using toilet paper rolls.
Cut the rolls to a suitable length, flatten them, and attach origami to represent the face, hair, and kimono.
Add small parts like the fan and scepter, then draw the facial features.
Finally, attach the sleeve pieces made by gently bending origami to give them a soft, rounded look, and you’re done.
The curve of the roll adds just the right amount of three-dimensionality.
You can glue them onto a backing board, but displaying them standing up is also recommended!
Three-dimensional Hina dolls made with paper clay
Let’s use paper clay to make three-dimensional Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama dolls! Tear off pieces of paper clay to the size you want and form the heads and bodies of the Hina dolls.
The key is to shape them so they’re stable and won’t tip over when placed down.
Next, tear pieces of origami paper and, adding a little water at a time, stick them onto the paper clay to create the kimono.
Shape them, let them dry, and finally paint the hair and faces with paint to finish.
After the children form the shapes, it’s a good idea to make small adjustments so the dolls stand securely.