[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations and Crafts for January
We’d like to introduce wall decorations that are perfect for January, the month when we welcome a brand-new year!
We’ve gathered auspicious New Year–themed pieces as well as works that let you feel the season of January.
Many January decorations feature vibrant colors that will brighten up your space.
We offer a wide range: items you shape by hand, projects with simple steps, and pieces that require fine finger work.
New Year’s decorations often feature traditional Japanese motifs such as shimenawa and shishimai.
Some older adults may find themselves reminiscing as they create.
Why not enjoy making them while sharing stories and memories?
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[For Seniors] Recommended Wall Decorations and Crafts for January (141–150)
snow rabbit
A snow rabbit made by packing snow tightly and using nandin (heavenly bamboo) berries and leaves to form the eyes and ears.
It makes you feel the cold, but at the same time it conveys the crisp air and the unique stillness of winter.
Some older adults may not go outside on snowy days, and in some regions people may not even have the chance to touch snow.
A snow rabbit wall decoration lets you feel the season, and it looks very cute as well.
If everyone makes them together, working with tiny items like nandin berries involves fine motor tasks and can serve as good fingertip training.
Snow Rabbits and Sasanqua
The wall decorations of snow bunnies and sasanqua camellias are lovely! The process of assembling the flowers seems like something you can enjoy while letting your imagination run free.
Cutting colored paper and shaping it will likely become a time when you’re absorbed while also engaging your mind.
By working slowly and carefully, you’ll naturally cultivate concentration and patience.
It’s also a good idea to work while watching a video.
If everyone makes them together at a day service, the conversation will flow and you’ll have a fun time.
With these wonderful, seasonally themed pieces, the room will surely become brighter and more festive.
Various Daruma decorations
Why not try making New Year decorations featuring the lucky Daruma motif? It’s easy to get started with familiar materials like origami and construction paper, making it a great option for day-service recreation activities as well! You can paint the Daruma’s face with a brush like a first-calligraphy exercise, create pieces inspired by the traditional Daruma-otoshi game, or make a three-dimensional Daruma with just a few simple cuts—there are countless ways to enjoy Daruma-themed New Year decorations depending on your creativity.
Use them as wall hangings or tabletop ornaments to brighten up your space and welcome the New Year in style.
Temari hanging ornaments
Are you familiar with Japan’s three great tsurushi decorations? There are various theories, but the famous ones include Sagamon from Yanagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture, the Hina Hanging Ornaments from Inatori in Shizuoka Prefecture, and Kasafuku from Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture.
Although the items that are hung differ, all of them are displayed with wishes for children’s growth and the prosperity of descendants.
Would you like to try decorating with these auspicious temari hanging ornaments? Temari are lovely whether crafted three-dimensionally or folded from chiyogami.
If you’re enjoying this at a senior facility, it’s nice to have a variety of temari.
Be sure to also use accents like decorations featuring the character for “good fortune” (福) and illustrations of Otafuku.
pine, bamboo, and plum
Pine, bamboo, and plum are known as auspicious trees—perfect motifs for the New Year.
Let’s express these celebratory symbols, shōchikubai (pine, bamboo, and plum), using tissue paper and turn them into wall decorations.
You could arrange pine, bamboo, and plum across an entire wall, or paste together construction paper to create a large hanging scroll–style piece—both would be lovely.
Use colored paper for the bamboo, and crumpled tissue paper for the pine and plum.
Incorporating gold or silver origami will give it a festive New Year’s feel.
Looking at auspicious things is uplifting, isn’t it?
Camellia flower
Camellias, which bloom from December to February and are also one of Japan’s iconic flowering trees.
Let’s make a simple wall decoration of camellia blossoms using hand-massaged Japanese paper or origami that will instantly brighten up the space.
Fold a square sheet of paper and trim the edges into petal shapes; make two rolled, rounded pieces and layer them slightly offset to form the flower.
The stamen and leaves are easy to make as well.
Using red and white gives a festive feel, and the wall decoration has a bright look with a traditional Japanese touch—perfect for New Year’s!
Ema and Daruma
When it comes to January, it’s all about New Year’s—festive wall decorations really lift the mood, don’t they? Try decorating the wall with origami daruma dolls and ema plaques to fully enjoy the New Year spirit! How about having each senior fold an origami piece and write their wishes on an ema? Some older adults may find it difficult to visit a shrine for Hatsumode.
By writing their wishes on ema, they can still get a taste of that first shrine visit.
Daruma in various colors look adorable when you display lots of them!