[For Seniors] January Craft Ideas: Boost Your Luck with New Year Decorations and Good-Luck Charms
January marks the beginning of a new year.
If you want to give your room a seasonal touch, why not try some hands-on crafts? Create and enjoy pieces unique to January—such as pine decorations symbolizing longevity, camellias that shine in winter scenery, or festive cranes for the New Year.
Using familiar materials like construction paper, tissue paper, and origami, there’s a special joy in watching seasonal works take shape.
Shape with your fingers, choose colors, and get creative with embellishments—these moments will ease your mind and bring a smile.
How about enjoying a relaxed crafting time while sharing your New Year’s resolutions?
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For Seniors: January Craft Ideas — Boost Your Luck with New Year Decorations and Good-Luck Charms (21–30)
Daruma Fukuwarai
Let’s incorporate the daruma, which is also popular as a New Year decoration, as a motif for a fukuwarai game.
The base daruma is attached to a frame, and you place the eyebrows, mustache, and ribbon on it.
After playing, you can glue the pieces down to use it as a New Year’s decoration.
How about customizing it by changing the daruma’s expression to a smiling one or switching the body to a different color? When using it as a decoration, it might also be lovely to decorate the frame.
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This is a large-scale game of fukuwarai that you can enjoy like playing darts.
You toss the facial parts onto a large sheet with an outline of an Okame face to complete it.
You can play while seated, and there’s no need for a blindfold.
However, since the throwing positions are fixed, you’ll need to adjust your throwing strength so the mouth pieces land closer and the eye pieces land farther.
In other words, control is key.
It’s also important to throw the pieces horizontally so they don’t flip over, so keep that in mind and have fun.
[For Seniors] January Craft Ideas: Boost Your Luck with New Year Decorations and Good-Luck Charms (31–40)
Fukuwarai of the Seven Lucky Gods
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How about playing Fukuwarai with the Seven Lucky Gods for a bit of good fortune? Ebisu, Daikokuten, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Hotei, Jurōjin, and Benzaiten—having the full set is truly impressive! After you finish the Fukuwarai game, you could even use them as New Year wall decorations.
It seems the Seven Lucky Gods illustrations are being prepared for sale, so they should become available for purchase before long, but if you’re good at drawing, you can make your own.
Another option is to use coloring-page illustrations that are available for free.
Rabbit ornament
It’s a popular motif that instantly brightens up any room.
This adorable origami piece is also perfect as a New Year’s decoration.
The folding method is very simple, and the step-by-step instructions are slow and thorough, so even those who aren’t confident with origami can work on it with ease.
All you need are two 150 mm square sheets of origami paper, glue, and a marker.
It’s easy to prepare, making it great for crafting together with children! If you make it with older adults, the handwork naturally sparks conversation, creating a warm, relaxed time.
Looking at the finished piece while sharing New Year memories can also be a heartwarming way to connect.
Rabbit New Year decoration
This is a warm, handcrafted piece you can make with everyday materials like yarn and colored construction paper.
Create a fluffy pom-pom with yarn, fold the construction paper into an accordion fan, and place a colored-pencil rabbit illustration in the center to complete a decoration that beautifully blends New Year’s festivity with cuteness.
The charm lies in being able to make a softly textured piece without any special tools.
Display it in the entryway, on the wall, or on a shelf to instantly brighten the room and evoke the excitement of welcoming the new year.
New Year cute rabbit ornament
Although it’s a simple piece that can be made from a single sheet of origami paper, its rounded form is charming and gently brightens up any room.
The folding instructions are explained as clearly and carefully as possible, so even those not used to origami can tackle it with confidence—a nice bonus.
All you need are one 15×15 cm sheet of origami paper, two 4 mm round stickers, and a pen.
The finished size is about 7 cm × 7 cm—easy to display—and it takes only about 10–15 minutes to make, so it’s easy to try.
Winter Wall Decoration: Snow Rabbit
This is an adorable wall decoration perfect for the cold season.
By tracing a template onto construction paper and gluing on craft cotton, you can create a fluffy rabbit that looks like snow.
Its soft texture is so inviting to the touch that just looking at it warms the heart.
Use decorative pom-poms for the eyes, and attach cut origami paper for the ears to add dimension and charm.
Despite the simple materials and steps, the finished snow rabbit brings a distinctly wintry atmosphere when displayed on the wall.