[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 Hinamatsuri. Wall Decoration Ideas (51–60)
Five Musicians
These are origami pieces of the Gonin-bayashi that liven up the Hina Princess and Prince.
The Gonin-bayashi are the musicians who perform Noh music, and each of the five holds a different instrument—that’s their hallmark! This origami is also great for group crafting, making it a recommended project for day-service activities.
Older adults can enjoy making it together while chatting.
Create the Gonin-bayashi’s faces, kimonos, and instruments separately, then glue them together at the end.
Feel free to have fun arranging the kimonos with your favorite colors and patterns.
folding fan
This is a “fan” that you can have your handmade hina dolls hold or adapt into a hanging ornament.
The steps are simple, but you can make a realistic fan with origami.
Skillfully moving your fingertips during origami can be expected to have brain-training benefits.
Fingers are said to be the “second brain,” as they contain many nerves connected to the brain.
Since your fingers move based on commands from the brain, using your fingertips in origami helps activate the brain.
Origami fans are useful not only for hina dolls but also as New Year decorations, so try making them for various occasions.
The Emperor Doll and the Empress Doll in Origami
Let’s try folding a cute set of Hina dolls with origami! Fold the kimono, face, and head parts for both the Empress (Ohinasama) and the Emperor (Odairisama) separately.
Glue the face part onto the hair part, then attach them to the kimono part.
Add the small accessories you made separately, and finish by drawing the facial features.
To make them look even more like Hina dolls, try displaying them in creative ways—such as sticking them in a frame decorated with peach blossoms or standing them on a red base to resemble a tiered Hina stand.
Have fun with the display, too!
Hishi-mochi made with origami
When it comes to offerings for Hina dolls, peach branches, shirozake (sweet white sake), and hishimochi are commonly mentioned.
This time, we’ll introduce how to make hishimochi easily with origami.
Start by folding to make crease lines, then shape it from there.
The steps are simple, so try folding it while having fun—for example, together with older adults who might find it challenging.
Hishimochi are three layers from the top: pink, white, and green.
There’s actually a deep meaning behind this, representing a spring scene: pink is for peach blossoms, white is for snow, and green is for fresh greenery.
Be sure to make colorful hishimochi with origami and add a festive touch to your Hinamatsuri celebration.
[For Seniors] Brighten Up Hinamatsuri: Wall Decoration Ideas (61–70)
Paper lantern with origami
No Hina Doll display is complete without bonbori lanterns.
They’re an essential decoration that even appears right at the start of the children’s song “Ureshii Hinamatsuri.” In the past, bonbori were reportedly used as lighting at weddings held at night in Japan.
This time, let’s fold bonbori out of origami that gently illuminate the faces of the Emperor and Empress dolls.
The steps aren’t complicated, making it an easy project for older adults as well.
For the flame part of the bonbori, try using your favorite origami in bright or soft colors.
Peach blossom in origami
Here’s how to fold a three-dimensional peach blossom that looks lovely displayed on a wall or attached to a wreath.
The finished piece faithfully recreates a realistic peach flower.
While it may seem complicated, it’s actually made by crafting five individual petals through simple steps and then assembling them.
It’s a project that older adults may also find approachable.
Origami is a recreational activity that you can enjoy while chatting with those around you.
Try folding together while enjoying conversation, especially with seniors who might think it’s difficult.
These 3D peach blossoms are soothing to make and to display.
Hanging hina dolls made from origami and coloring pages
This time, let’s make a hanging hina decoration featuring origami and coloring pages.
Hanging hina are an essential motif for Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri) and evoke the coming of spring.
First, draw peach blossoms, then use origami to make cranes and balloons.
The hina dolls can be finished quickly using coloring pages, so it’s easy to complete.
Finally, hang everything with strings and you can display it in your room—very convenient.
It also brings a festive, elegant atmosphere when displayed for Hinamatsuri events at senior facilities or day service centers.
