[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] Brightening Up Hinamatsuri: Wall Decoration Ideas (71–80)
Hanging Hina dolls made from paper plates and paper cups
How about making hanging Hina ornaments with paper plates and paper cups for Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day)? You’ll need paper cups, paper plates, scissors, pens, stickers, and so on.
First, put stickers on the paper cups.
Then make some slits with scissors and decorate them cutely.
It’s also recommended to draw pictures and add fabric or ribbons for extra flair.
It’s great for seniors to make them together while sharing memories of Hinamatsuri, as it helps stimulate the brain.
Once finished, displaying them by the window might make them stand out nicely.
Grand Princess Rabbit (for Hinamatsuri dolls)
These “Rabbit Hina Dolls” wall decorations are perfect for the Year of the Rabbit! They’re also great when you want to add a unique twist to traditional Hina dolls.
Another nice point is that you can make each rabbit doll with just a single sheet of origami.
Try using washi patterns or cute designs to create something truly original! The folds aren’t difficult, so it’s fun to make together with seniors during day-service recreation.
It also helps with finger rehabilitation for older adults, so give it a try!
Hina dolls and the imperial couple
Wall decorations of the Emperor (Odairi-sama) and Empress (Ohina-sama) that you can make simply by cutting and pasting parts are perfect for decorating your room for Hinamatsuri! You can recreate the tiered display by arranging them together with the three court ladies and the five musicians, or beautifully decorate them alongside Hinamatsuri-themed motifs like peach blossoms, bonbori lanterns, and hishimochi.
March can still be chilly, but if you decorate the room with Hinamatsuri motifs, older adults will surely feel that spring is just around the corner.
It will make the arrival of spring feel even more anticipated.
Hina dolls made with clear pockets
These are Hina dolls that anyone can easily make using clear pockets you can buy at 100-yen shops! It’s a craft that will be a hit when made together with seniors at day service centers, so give it a try.
Crumple up tissue paper into balls, stuff them into a clear pocket, shape it into a triangle, and secure it with tape to create the body of the doll.
Then just attach the pre-made doll faces, and you’re done! It’s also fine to have the seniors draw the faces themselves.
Create your own unique Hina dolls!
mobile
This is a Hinamatsuri mobile that’s easy to make—just cut and paste! For the round parts inspired by bonbori lanterns, take several circles of origami paper, fold each one in half, and glue the side surfaces together.
For the peach blossoms, cut paper into flower shapes, fold each in half, and glue the sides together the same way.
To make the fan, accordion-fold a strip of origami paper and glue one end so it doesn’t open.
Attach each motif to yarn or string and hang it in your room.
It looks adorable as it flutters, so displaying it by a window or anywhere a breeze can reach is highly recommended!
five-tier display
Can you quickly say who goes on which tier in a five-tier Hina doll display? The standard arrangement is said to be: the Emperor and Empress on the top tier, three court ladies on the second, five musicians on the third, the guards on the fourth, and bridal trousseau items on the fifth.
However, the positions of the Emperor and Empress may be swapped, and other placements can differ as well—there seems to be considerable regional variation.
If you recreate a five-tier display on a wall, it might spark lively Hina-doll conversations like, “In my region, these two were the other way around!”
Japanese-style paper fan
How about using “Japanese-style paper fans” that can be enjoyed year-round as decorations for Hinamatsuri? When you hear paper fans, you might imagine something pop and stylish, but if you make them with washi or Japanese-patterned origami, they’ll turn out far more refined and subdued.
The basic method is to connect sheets of origami that have been accordion-folded.
Making them in different sizes or using two colors would be lovely, too! Many people love traditional Japanese patterns, so I think these would be very well received.