Handmade Uchiwa Fan Ideas: Perfect for kids’ crafts, cheering, and supporting your favorite idols!
A handheld fan comes in handy when you’re out and can’t use an air conditioner or electric fan.
They’re often given out for free at festival venues.
Recently, there’s also growing demand beyond just beating the heat—like cheer fans for school sports festivals and “fansa” fans used at concerts to get performers’ attention.
In this article, I’d like to share some DIY ideas for making your own uchiwa (handheld fans)!
I’ll introduce several ways to create original fans, so if you’re thinking about making one yourself, please feel free to use this as a reference.
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[DIY Uchiwa Fan Ideas] Perfect for kids’ crafts, cheering at events, and supporting your faves! (21–30)
Club activity motif
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♫ Original Song – Uchiwa Dot Fan – Uchiwa Dot Fan
Match with your class, club, or close friends! Here are some club-themed ideas.
These are perfect for anyone who wants to make sporty, refreshing uchiwa fans.
The video showcases a baseball-themed design, but you can adapt it using items that symbolize your club or favorite sport.
A key point is including everyone’s names on the fan.
Original uchiwa that bring people closer will become treasured keepsakes! With a uniform-style design, you can have fun adding your favorite numbers or names.
a hand fan with a spinning face
@mpdpjtpa I saw a fellow Stray Kids fan making a spinning-face uchiwa (fan) and copied the idea! I don’t have any plans to go to a show… ᐠ( ᐛ )ᐟ#NaniwaDanshiKento NagaoThe Excited-san of the Johnny’s fan world
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You’re guaranteed to stand out with a humorous design! Here’s an idea for a spinning-face uchiwa fan.
Cute or cool fan designs are great, but if you just want to show off your personality and get some laughs, this is the idea for you.
This fan features a unique mechanism where the face photo attached to the fan spins around and around.
It seems to be made using eyelets and rivets commonly used in leathercraft.
The spinning face photo is sure to make people laugh!
[Handmade Uchiwa Fan Ideas] Perfect for kids’ crafts, cheering at events, and supporting your faves! (31–40)
flower fan
They look great when photographed against the blue sky! Here are some ideas for flower-themed uchiwa (hand fans).
These tips are perfect if you want to make a fan decorated with your favorite flowers.
You can find the materials at 100-yen shops and the like, so give it a try casually.
What you’ll need: a uchiwa, scissors, double-sided tape or glue, a hard plastic case, artificial flowers, letter stickers, ribbons, and more.
It’s also nice that you can repurpose a fan you already have by cutting off the ribs.
Simply sandwich the artificial flowers in the hard case, and you’ll have a beautiful, original fan!
Anpanman fan
Introducing a fun idea for an Anpanman fan featuring a cool cape that spreads out! Here’s how to make an Anpanman fan.
You’ll need origami paper, construction paper, a pencil, a wooden skewer, craft glue, a ruler, scissors, tape, colored pens, and colored pencils.
The Anpanman fan has a mechanism: when you rotate the wooden skewer, Anpanman’s cape opens up, making it look like he’s flying—so fun, right? It’ll be exciting to make together with kids, too.
Give it a try!
In conclusion
We introduced some handmade uchiwa (paper fan) ideas.
Did you find one you’d like to make? By using DIY kits sold at 100-yen shops or online stores, you can create your own original uchiwa fairly easily.
Find an idea you like and give it a try!