Lucky Daruma: Craft ideas for decorating January wall displays for seniors
Daruma dolls are popular as lucky charms that bring good fortune throughout the year.
They are often displayed to ward off illness and misfortune and to pray for household safety.
In this article, we’ll introduce crafting ideas for daruma decorations that are perfect for January wall displays!
We’ve gathered a wide range of motifs, from items used in New Year’s decorations to classic themes for wall art.
Many of the ideas can be made slowly while seated, making them great for recreational activities for seniors.
Try creating a wall display of daruma that you’ll feel attached to by drawing your own original patterns or adding messages.
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Good Luck Daruma: Craft Ideas for Seniors to Decorate January Wall Displays (21–30)
Daruma doll, rising-sun fan, and adonis flowers (fukujusō)
How about a wall decoration packed with lucky symbols: a daruma for prosperous business, a fan that spreads good fortune, and Adonis flowers (Fukujusō) whose floral language signifies happiness? First, make the daruma by combining two sheets of accordion-folded paper to form the body, then layer a single sheet of accordion-folded white paper for the face.
Add the eyes, mustache, and the pattern on the belly to finish.
Make the Japanese-flag fan the same way, using accordion folds.
For the Adonis flowers, cut yellow paper into flower shapes and combine it with finely slitted yellow and green paper.
Once you’ve made plenty of each part, arrange them thoughtfully and decorate the wall!
Threading a Daruma (doll) cord
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♬ Mela! – Ryokuoushoku Shakai
Let us introduce a Daruma threading activity that also helps exercise the hands and fingertips.
It’s said that many nerve cells in the hands and fingers connect to the brain.
Using your hands can train and activate the brain, and it may help prevent dementia.
In this project, you’ll create a Daruma by threading string through a paper plate.
Prepare the paper plate in advance by cutting out a circular hole in the center so it’s donut-shaped.
Punch several holes in the plate with a craft punch, thread the string through those holes, then attach the face to finish.
Decorating it with pine, bamboo, and plum motifs made from construction paper will make it an even more beautiful piece.
[Good-Luck Daruma] For Seniors! Craft Ideas to Decorate a January Bulletin Board (31–40)
Daruma mobile
A mobile is an object made by suspending lightweight materials like paper or plastic with thread.
Hanging just one daruma ornament made from felt or construction paper is fine, but if you divide several darumas to the left and right to balance them, it will feel more like a mobile! Also, arranging it so the darumas gently sway when the mobile is touched will make it even cuter.
Since making a mobile can be a bit tricky, if an older person wants to try, make sure someone is there to help them.
Daruma wreath
It’s a lovely idea to link cotton-ball daruma together and turn them into a festive wreath! Make eight daruma with humorous expressions drawn on the cotton balls—two colors, red and white.
Give each one a unique variety of eyes, noses, and mouths, and stitch them on with thread.
Connect the red and white daruma alternately, and you’ll have a striking wreath in vivid red and white.
The round, roly-poly daruma are sure to catch everyone’s eye and bring smiles to their faces.
A daruma made by winding yarn
When you think of yarn crafts, some of you might picture knitting with needles.
Knitted projects can be a bit hard to try casually if you’re not used to the techniques.
This time, we’ll use yarn, but you can make a cute daruma without any knitting.
Instead of knitting needles, you’ll use a fork.
Make two bundles by wrapping yarn around the fork.
The trick is to make one of them a bit smaller.
Place the two bundles together vertically, then cut the ends of the wrapped yarn.
This will create yarn pompoms; attach the face and patterns, and you’re done.
It’s easier than knitting, so it’s a great activity for older adults to enjoy while chatting.
Rolling Daruma
Let’s make a fun rolling Daruma doll! Handcrafting this good-luck charm might bring you fortune in the New Year.
It’s a craft idea that older adults can enjoy together, too.
Cut construction paper into three strips, glue them together in a banded lattice, then curve and attach them to form a sphere.
Place a marble inside.
Finally, draw the Daruma’s face on a round sticker, add it as a decoration, and you’re done! You can roll it for fun, and also arrange it as a New Year’s ornament.
Try changing the paper colors and adding decorations to create a Daruma full of personality!
Crane and turtle amulet-style ornament
Cranes and turtles are classic decorations imbued with wishes for longevity, and they really convey a distinctly Japanese atmosphere.
How about experiencing the wishes and splendor embedded in such crane and turtle designs through a charm-like ornament? Firmly fold the base paper to create a three-dimensional amulet, then add crane and turtle motifs along with fine embellishments.
Since the crane and turtle serve as the elements that convey your wishes, make them prominently large in the design, and use the surrounding decorations to help them stand out—that’s the key point.