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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[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!