[Day Service] Excited for Hinamatsuri! Craft ideas to brighten up your room
Seasonal craft recreation is a special activity for older adults to savor the four seasons.That said, many staff members may be searching for new ideas, thinking that Hinamatsuri crafts end up being similar every year.In this article, we introduce craft ideas perfect for day-service settings during Hinamatsuri.We’ve gathered a wide range—from projects you can easily start with familiar materials to more elaborate works that are fun to focus on.All of these are enjoyable ideas that can help expand communication with those around you, so please enjoy the conversations as you work on them.
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[Day Service] Can't wait for Hinamatsuri! Craft ideas to brighten up the room (81–90)
Hina dolls made with toilet paper rolls and origami
This craft uses toilet paper rolls that we tend to throw away to make Hina dolls.
It requires very few materials, so if you’re looking for a Hinamatsuri craft, give it a try! The basic method is simply to decorate cut toilet paper rolls with origami or Japanese-patterned origami paper.
Rounding the corners of the roll gives it a cute look! Also, making the kimono sleeves three-dimensional adds a festive touch.
It’s a highly flexible craft, so try creating your own original Hina dolls!
Hina dolls made from wine corks
Many senior care facilities incorporate craft activities that reflect the seasons.
Some staff members may struggle to come up with a theme each time.
Here, we introduce a set of Hina dolls made with unusual materials.
Insert a bamboo skewer into a wine cork and paint it with acrylics.
Squeezing the paint onto a milk carton makes cleanup easy, so it’s recommended.
Drawing the faces might seem tricky, but the seniors’ unique personalities will surely shine through! Use your favorite fabric and a hot glue gun to dress the dolls in kimono.
Add mizuhiki cords or buttons to finish.
These one-of-a-kind Hina dolls will become a wonderful memory.
Please feel free to use this as a reference.
Paper-plate Hina dolls
This is an easy Hina doll craft you can make with two paper plates.
Cut a paper plate in half, attach washi-pattern origami to it, and fold it—before you know it, you’ll have the Hina doll’s kimono! When the curved edges of the plate overlap, they look just like the front overlap of a kimono.
Next, attach the faces of the Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama to their respective kimono pieces, and glue tissue-paper pom-poms so they peek out a little from under the cup—your Hina dolls are complete.
Fix them onto the other paper plate, which serves as the base, with double-sided tape, and hang them on the wall for display.
No-sew Hina dolls
Here’s how to make no-sew Hina dolls.
Get felt, wooden beads, and construction paper, and give it a try.
Cut the felt to match the pattern, then use glue to attach the layers of kimono for the Emperor (obina) and Empress (mebina).
When gluing the felt, offset the pieces slightly so the kimono looks neat when wrapped into shape.
Draw hair on the wooden beads, then use glue to attach them to the kimonos.
For the Emperor, make an eboshi hat from construction paper, glue it to the head, add the ceremonial baton (shaku), and you’re done.
For the Empress, add the crown and give her a fan to hold to finish.
It’s a perfect craft for keeping your hands busy, so please give it a try!
Cute hanging decoration made from 100-yen-shop materials: ball ornaments
Speaking of Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day), it really conveys the gentle warmth of parents’ love for their children, doesn’t it? Older adults may also feel like reminiscing when they see hanging decorations.
Let’s make a must-have hanging ornament for the Peach Festival.
This time, we’ll introduce an easy, simple ball-style hanging ornament you can put together with items from a 100-yen shop.
First, prepare various decorative balls.
Having both deep and pale colors will create a stylish design, so it’s recommended.
One thing to be careful about is when you thread a needle through the decorative balls during assembly.
It’s best to do this together with a staff member.
Once it’s finished, showing it to little children will likely make them very happy.
Let’s try making a tiered display with tsurushi-bina (hanging hina ornaments).
Tsurushi decorations are an essential part of Hinamatsuri events held at senior facilities and day services.
They’re beautiful ornaments that, when placed gently in a room, brighten the atmosphere.
This time, let’s make a tiered display of the Emperor and Empress dolls.
First, draw the figures and cut them out.
Then make the fan and hair ornaments as well.
Finally, draw the faces to complete the piece.
You can freely choose the expressions, so please create a one-of-a-kind work that’s uniquely your own.
[Day Service] Can’t wait for Hinamatsuri! Crafting ideas to brighten up your room (91–100)
hishi mochi (diamond-shaped layered rice cake)
Hishimochi, a stack of diamond-shaped red, green, and white rice cakes, is one of the essentials for Hinamatsuri.
Each color carries various wishes, such as warding off evil and longevity.
You can make your own using materials from a 100-yen shop, so give it a try.
Cut slightly thick styrofoam into diamond shapes, paint them in the three colors, and stack them.
Make a black stand as well to give it a realistic finish.
It should look more festive than displaying just the Hina dolls alone.
