[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] Decorating Hinamatsuri: Wall Decoration Ideas (21–30)
Hanging ornaments made from cherished clothing
A hanging ornament filled with memories, made from your child’s outgrown clothes.
Use pinking shears to cut the clothes into small pieces and attach them to spherical Styrofoam forms.
Incorporating a variety of colors makes it more vibrant, so keep color balance in mind as you work.
Thread the finished pieces and some beads onto string to create the hanging decoration.
You can find Styrofoam spheres in various sizes at 100-yen shops, so have a look.
You can make this not only from your child’s clothes but also from fabric scraps, so please use this as a reference.
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.
No-sew felt hanging decoration
The no-sew felt hanging ornaments are lovely pieces that give a warm, cozy feel.
Use 5.5 cm × 4 cm felt and chirimen fabric scraps to make small birds.
Adding metallic yarn creates a neat accent and makes them look festive.
For the eyes, simply paint rhinestones black for an easy solution.
Use small pieces of pink, white, and green felt to make hishi-mochi, and use small oval felt pieces and chirimen scraps to make zori sandals.
After crafting three-dimensional cherry blossoms, use a bamboo skewer and embroidery thread to assemble them into hanging ornaments.
Soft-colored felt and chirimen fabrics blend well with interior decor, so they’re recommended.
Give it a try!
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-doll wreath
Let’s make a Hina doll wreath—an origami wreath.
You might think making a wreath sounds difficult, but for this one, both the wreath base and the Emperor and Empress dolls are made with just three folds each.
The three folds are simple and easy to do, making this a project that’s approachable for seniors.
Since origami involves using your fingertips, it’s also recommended as brain training for older adults.
Many senior care facilities incorporate origami, too.
The steps are simple, but the finished piece brightens the Peach Festival and evokes the feeling of spring.
Kusudama hanging decoration
This is a kusudama hanging ornament that gives a vivid and festive impression.
Cut five circular pieces from 7.5 cm origami sheets and fold each in half with the colored side facing inward.
Stack and glue them all together to form a half-sphere kusudama.
Attach a tassel with a ribbon—also made from origami—beneath the kusudama, and glue a band around the center.
Finish by adding a hanging string.
If you want a more glamorous look, it’s recommended to use two types of origami: solid color and traditional Japanese patterns.
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.