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[For Seniors] Brighten Up Hinamatsuri: Wall Decoration Ideas
Wall decorations at senior facilities like day services change every month.
Many of them reflect the seasons, which really lifts the spirits.
This time, we’re featuring wall decorations for seniors with a focus on Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day)! While many decorations center on the imperial dolls—the Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama—there are many different ways to make them.
Choose your favorite style.
If you display plum or peach blossoms together, the space will instantly feel like spring.
After you’ve made and put them up, enjoy Hinamatsuri together while admiring the wall decorations.
[For Seniors] Brightening Hinamatsuri: Wall Decoration Ideas (1–10)
Wreath, three-dimensional Hina decoration
This is a decoration that conveys a sense of splendor, featuring spring motifs such as Hina dolls, peach blossoms, tachibana, and cherry blossoms.
The base is made by linking rings formed from strips of origami cut into long, narrow pieces and rolled up, and each ring is adorned with a motif to add color.
Decide what colors to use for the rings and, to match them, what colors to use for the motifs, creating the piece while considering the overall balance.
Depending on the size of the motifs, you can also make the rings stand out, so adjusting that balance is another important point.
Hina dolls made with round origamiNEW!
Let’s make Hinamatsuri dolls out of chiyogami with a cute, gently rounded shape.
Fold a circular sheet of origami in half twice, then cut a slit at the center to form the neck.
Fold the left and right edges inward to align with the collar area, shaping the kimono.
Fold the Odairi-sama in the same way, then attach the fan, ladle, and crown, draw the faces, and you’re done.
Using round origami enhances the warm feel of the Ohina-sama and Odairi-sama.
Prepare patterned origami and try making your own original Hinamatsuri dolls.
Hanging ornament of an origami kusudama
A colorful kusudama hanging decoration made from origami in various colors is perfect for displaying around Hina dolls! First, fold the origami in half vertically, then fold both sides toward the crease you made and unfold.
Next, fold two corners on a diagonal into small triangles.
Then again, fold both sides toward the initial center crease.
From the short edge, fold toward the center to make a triangle, and tuck the folded section inside.
Once you’ve made all the necessary creases, one kusudama unit is complete! Make many of these units and assemble them to form the kusudama.
Thread a string through it and hang it from a wooden board to display.
A simple Hina decoration you’ll want to displayNEW!
Easy Hina Doll decoration you can make by downloading the template! Just paste the bonbori lanterns, hishi-mochi, and Hina dolls onto the background illustration to complete it.
First, mount the background illustration on thick paper and trim off the excess.
For the bonbori, cut several circular pieces from colored paper of your choice, fold each in half, then glue them together to form a hemisphere.
For the hishi-mochi, prepare pink, white, and green colored paper, cut them according to the template, and stack/glue them in layers.
For how to make the Hina dolls, check the video linked in the description and try folding along with it.
Handmade Hina decorations made of felt
Felt crafts have a soft, fluffy touch that gives a sense of warmth.
Hina decorations made from felt would suit the atmosphere of the Peach Festival.
You can also use chirimen fabric to make the Emperor and Empress dolls.
Make two bases as well, and add peach blossoms made of felt or chirimen fabric.
If you attach a string, you can hang it on the wall, or you can paste it onto a backing board.
Using artificial flowers—like the ones sold at 100-yen shops—for the blossoms would also result in a lovely piece.
Enjoy creating it while chatting with seniors and having fun arranging the design.
Hinamatsuri wreath decorationNEW!
Introducing an idea for a Hina Matsuri wreath made entirely from origami parts! The parts you’ll make are the Emperor doll and Empress doll, lanterns, hishi-mochi rice cakes, cherry blossoms, a folding screen, a fan, a ritual baton (shaku), a stand, and a circular base to which all these parts are attached.
The base is made by combining 12 identical pieces.
Each individual part is created through simple steps, so although there are many pieces, it’s a project you can likely finish in a day.
For the Emperor and Empress kimonos, use washi-patterned origami paper—choose your favorite designs while imagining the final look.
Self-standing Hina Dolls you can make even if you’re super clumsyNEW!
Let’s make some cute hina dolls that will look adorable even displayed at the entrance.
Cut a sheet of origami paper in half, fold it in half, then overlap and fold the left and right sides to create the kimonos for the empress (ohinasama) and the emperor (odairisama).
Tuck the triangular flap inside to finish.
For the face parts, prepare one sheet of black origami paper, fold it in thirds, then fold one third in half; as you fold the corners, shape the hair while checking the balance.
Finally, fold up from the bottom to complete the face parts.
For the odairisama, make the crown by shaping the tip to a point, then fold the corners to give it a rounded form.
Once you make the fan, ladle, and crown, it’s complete.
Hanging ornament of fans
Fans, which are popular as lucky charms, are also recommended as decorations for the Doll’s Festival (Hinamatsuri).
This time, let’s make a hanging fan ornament together with seniors.
Prepare plain, gold, and traditional Japanese-pattern origami paper.
Attach thin strips of the gold and patterned paper to the plain sheet.
Make two identical pieces and accordion-fold them.
Stack the two pieces, staple them together, and when you open them, you’ll have a splendid fan.
Using a variety of colors and patterns lets you enjoy different arrangements.
The folding method is very simple, so try making it with seniors while also giving their fingers a gentle workout.
Hanging ornaments of oshie-style Hina dolls
This is a hanging ornament made using the oshie technique, which creates dimensional pictures by layering pieces of fabric.
You attach various decorations—such as the Empress and Emperor dolls and plum blossoms—to a core, separating them into parts and sticking them on in order.
Once the pieces are finished, connect them with strings and assemble them onto the base to complete it! Using chirimen crepe fabric adds a traditional Japanese feel.
Attach a string to the base and display it on a wall or door.
You can enjoy arranging the decorations and their placement as you like, resulting in a highly original piece.
Hinamatsuri Flower Ball
A flower ball you can hang from the ceiling or simply place on a table as a decoration.
Even with items from the 100-yen shop, you can make something lovely and cute that’s perfect for Hinamatsuri.
Use a glue gun to attach artificial flowers to a craft foam sphere.
Try using artificial peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, or other pink flowers.
Add a ribbon, and it’s done.
Since it’s made from lightweight materials, it might be easy for seniors to handle and create as well.
You can get everything you need at the 100-yen shop, so give it a try.