[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.
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[For Seniors] Brighten Up Hinamatsuri: Wall Decoration Ideas (61–70)
Origami Peach Blossom Wreath
This is a “peach blossom wreath” made with origami, recommended as a wall decoration for March.
It’s a bright, festive wreath perfect for Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri), so even seniors may feel inspired to try making it.
The wreath’s base pieces are also folded from origami.
Make seven simple base units and combine them to form the wreath shape.
For the peach blossoms, create crease lines in the origami, fold them into shape, and assemble.
Adding a center to each blossom makes it look even more like a real peach flower.
Attach the finished peach blossoms to the wreath to complete it.
Origami is a seated activity that also allows for conversation with those around you, making it a great recreation.
Please enjoy the process as you create!
Hanging decoration of peach blossoms
Here’s an idea for a hanging decoration that showcases the beautiful shades of peach blossoms.
Why not make items to decorate for Hinamatsuri or to brighten the walls and doors of senior care facilities? Fold pink origami or tissue paper and make small cuts with scissors to create petal shapes.
Once you’ve made each part in the same size, attach them to a string for the hanging decoration.
Finally, add flower details with round stickers, and your peach blossom hanging decoration is complete.
It’s also recommended to use floral-patterned paper or display cherry blossoms together.
Hanging ornaments of plum blossoms and Japanese bush warblers
Here’s a seasonal hanging decoration you can make with materials from a 100-yen shop.
First, make the base: cut paper straws into short pieces and thread a pipe cleaner through them to form a pentagon.
Next, the Japanese bush warbler.
Cut green origami paper and washi paper into circles, layer them, and glue them together.
Add a beak and tail from origami, and stick on eye stickers to finish the bird.
For the plum blossoms, cut pink origami into small circles, layer and glue them, and add a bead at the center.
Attach the decorations to the base, add a hanging string, and it’s complete.
The plum blossoms and bush warbler seem to herald the arrival of spring.
Please give it a try and display it!
plum blossoms
Plum blossoms have long been beloved by the Japanese as flowers that herald the arrival of spring.
Because they announce the start of the season, they are considered auspicious.
Their Chinese characters also carry the meaning of bringing abundance, which adds to their good fortune.
As flowers to accompany Hina dolls, which are displayed with wishes for children’s health and growth, plum blossoms are a perfect choice.
This origami plum blossom is easy to make with simple steps.
There is a step where you use scissors to shape the petals, so please handle them with care.
Make lots of them and enjoy arranging them in different ways, such as creating a garland or making a wreath by attaching them to a backing.
Eraser-stamp Hina dolls
How about making a gentle-looking Hina Doll calendar using eraser stamps made from various parts? Cut out the necessary pieces: connect rectangular parts to form the tiered stand, and use circular parts for the faces, and so on.
When stamping, it’s a good idea to wipe each part stamp with kneaded eraser to keep the colors from mixing.
The parts can be shared among several people, and regardless of drawing skill, you can simply stamp away in your favorite colors—pat, pat—to create an adorable set of Hina dolls.
Give it a try!
Hanging hina dolls made from empty containers
Don’t you feel a little excited as Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) approaches? Many older adults probably have cherished childhood memories of it.
Or, for seniors with children or grandchildren, it may feel even more meaningful.
This time, we’ll introduce an easy craft you can make at home: hanging Hina dolls using empty containers.
Besides plastic bottles, empty containers from lactic acid bacteria drinks work too.
First, make a hole in the container and thread a string through it.
Since making holes can be dangerous, please have staff handle this step.
Next, place washi-patterned origami inside the container to dress it like a kimono.
Draw the Hina doll’s face, hang it with the string, and in no time it’s finished!
Paper-cup Emperor and Empress (Hina dolls)
The Peach Festival has long been an event held to pray for children’s health.
And the stars of the Peach Festival are, of course, the imperial dolls—the Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama! This time, let’s make the Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama 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 them to complete a hanging Hina decoration.
It would also make a delightful gift for your grandchildren.