[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)
Rabbit Hina-doll wreath
This is a fluffy and cute rabbit wreath.
Prepare a wreath base and yarn, which you can also buy at 100-yen shops.
Wrap the yarn around the wreath.
Thread wire through pom-poms to make flowers and hanging ornaments.
For the Hina dolls, attach felt ears and faces to the pom-poms.
Once you insert decorative wire into the base to secure everything, it’s complete.
The theme here is Hina Matsuri, but with a few adjustments, it could be enjoyed for various events.
Displaying it on the wall of a senior facility or your room will brighten the space instantly.
It’s so cute that it would also make a delightful gift for your grandchildren.
Hina princess and imperial prince
Speaking of Hinamatsuri, you think of the Empress and Emperor dolls, peach blossoms, and three-colored dango—such cute motifs come to mind.
Let’s create a gorgeous wall decoration packed with all those motifs! Prepare construction paper and origami.
Have both solid-colored and traditional Japanese-patterned origami, as well as gold and silver sheets.
Use the origami to make the faces and accessories.
If staff prepare the small parts in advance, the work will go smoothly.
Attach the parts onto the patterned origami to complete the Empress and Emperor dolls.
Double-sided origami works well.
Use crumpled origami paper to represent flowers and three-colored dango.
This decoration, as if it contains everything about Hinamatsuri, is perfect for brightening up your March wall display! It will surely become a lovely memory in the hearts of the elderly.
[For Seniors] Brightening Hinamatsuri: Wall Decoration Ideas (31–40)
Easy Hina Dolls with a Pattern
Hina dolls have become less common in recent years, but many older adults remember displaying them at home when they were young.
Even if it’s difficult to display hina dolls in a senior care facility, wall decorations are recommended since they don’t take up space and are easy to put up.
A nice point about this video is that you can download the templates! Cut construction paper along the templates and keep folding step by step.
Since most of the tasks are simple, it should be easy to try.
As you make them, some seniors might share nostalgic stories about Hinamatsuri.
Enjoy the craft time together while chatting and having fun.
Tulip hina
One of the flowers that represent spring is the tulip.
Tulips are highly popular for their beautiful appearance and wide range of colors.
How about making a wall decoration of Hina dolls with a tulip motif? In this video, you can download the templates for free, so feel free to use them.
Simply cut colored construction paper or origami according to the templates, then glue the pieces together to complete it.
Making small cherry blossoms with smaller origami paper will add a festive touch, so it’s recommended.
Tulip Hina, with little faces drawn on the tulips, looks very charming and is sure to make you feel warm every time you look at the wall.
Try using pastel-colored paper to create a soft, cozy atmosphere.
paper plate Hina doll decoration
Craft recreation is fun, but if the preparation is too much work, it can be hard to organize.
So this time, we’re introducing an easy Hinamatsuri wall craft you can make with paper plates.
Cut out the center of a paper plate to create a wreath base.
Use the cut-out circle: cover it with origami paper to make the kimono for the Empress (Ohinasama) and Emperor (Odarisa).
Decorate the wreath as you like, then attach the Empress and Emperor with their faces and accessories.
Adding peach or cherry blossoms will make it extra cute.
Thread a string through it, and you’ll have a simple hanging decoration.
Display it on the wall of a senior facility or in your room and enjoy the Hinamatsuri atmosphere.
Swaying cherry blossom hanging ornaments
Beautiful cherry blossoms that signal the arrival of spring fall about a week after they reach full bloom.
Though cherry blossoms are so fleeting, you can enjoy them for a long time as wall decorations.
Displaying them together with the Hina dolls (the Empress and Emperor) is recommended, as it makes the Hinamatsuri atmosphere even more festive.
Cut pink and yellow construction paper into long, thin strips and curl them into circles using a bamboo skewer.
Fold in the tips to suggest cherry blossom petals.
Roll the yellow paper, too, and attach it to the petals.
Make leaves and additional petals in the same way, then tie them together with thin thread.
These cherry blossoms sway when the wind blows, so on warm days, open the window and enjoy the sight of them gently moving.
You might find yourself watching them forever.
Hinamatsuri decorations on the forehead
We’re introducing a Hina Matsuri decoration you’ll want to display again next spring.
All you need are a frame, construction paper, and artificial flowers that evoke spring.
Place red construction paper in the frame and attach the hina dolls (the Empress and Emperor).
You can also make flower shapes from construction paper.
Cut the artificial flowers to your preferred length and glue them on.
Since it’s made with a sturdy frame, you’ll likely be able to display it again next year once you’ve made it.
Many of the materials featured in this video are from 100-yen shops, so feel free to adapt the idea and create your own original piece.