[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! Crafting ideas to brighten up your room (91–100)
Simple and cute Hina dolls
Here’s a cute origami prince and princess for Hinamatsuri.
The key point of this origami is that you can draw the faces yourself—eyes, mouth, and so on.
Seniors can draw them too, and of course staff or helpers can do the drawing as well.
You’ll end up with charming, unique dolls! For folding, match the corners to make triangles and fold along the pre-creased lines.
Try making them together with seniors who might find it a bit tricky, and enjoy the process.
Finish by pairing outfits folded from appropriately colored origami, like blue and pink.
Mount the completed origami on a paper plate or backing board to display—it’ll look lovely.
Paper-cup Emperor and Empress (Hina dolls)
Hinamatsuri, the Peach Festival, has long been celebrated as an event to wish for children’s health.
And nothing is more essential to Hinamatsuri than the Emperor and Empress dolls! This time, let’s make the Emperor and Empress using paper cups.
First, decorate the paper cups with masking tape or origami paper.
Choose any patterns you like.
Next, draw the dolls’ faces.
Attach the dolls to the paper cups, and finally thread a string through—your hanging hina decoration is complete.
It would surely make a delightful gift for your grandchild, too.
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!
No-sew felt hanging hina dolls
Let’s try making a hanging decoration out of felt that’s perfect for the Peach Festival (Hinamatsuri)! Hanging it in your room will instantly bring a feeling of spring.
Sewing is one of the trickier steps in handicrafts, isn’t it? Many people find threading a needle difficult.
The project we’re introducing this time is a no-sew felt hanging decoration.
Since you only need to cut and glue, it’s easy for seniors to try as well.
Let’s make peach blossoms, dango, hishimochi, and more out of felt.
There aren’t any particularly difficult steps, but please be careful when using a hot glue gun.
Hina dolls you can place and display
When today’s seniors were children, some of them celebrated by displaying seven-tiered Hina dolls at home.
While seven-tiered Hina displays are beautiful, many families stopped setting them out because they take up too much space.
So why not try making handmade Hina dolls that can be displayed in a small area? Use washi-patterned origami paper to create the bodies.
By opening the final folded section, they will stand upright.
Cut small pieces of black origami paper to make the faces, then dress them in kimonos.
Origami, which requires dexterous finger movements, helps improve concentration and stimulates the brain, making it recommended for seniors.
Enjoy making origami while also helping to prevent cognitive decline.
How to fold a glamorous kimono
We’d like to introduce a dazzling kimono folding method that’s sure to shine for Hinamatsuri.
It might be a bit challenging, but it’s also great for finger dexterity training for seniors, so why not give it a try? By layering two sheets of origami—one for the outer layer and one for the inner layer—you can create a realistic kimono look! Also, fold the hakama and the face separately with origami and combine them.
The basic kimono instructions are the same for both the Empress (Ohinasama) and the Emperor (Odairisama), so have fun arranging them by changing the colors of the paper!
Hina dolls made with tissue paper
Let’s make a gorgeous Hina doll using tissue paper flowers! Stack about five sheets of tissue paper and fold them in an accordion.
Staple the center.
For added safety, it’s recommended to secure it by wrapping pipe cleaners or tape around the center.
Carefully fan it out so the whole piece becomes rounded, taking care not to tear the tissue paper, and then attach a Hina doll face made from colored construction paper to the center to finish.
The fine-motor work of adjusting pressure with your fingertips is perfect for stimulating the brain! You could also prepare the accordion-folded pieces in advance and start from the step where you open them up.
