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[Childcare] Perfect for Hinamatsuri! Hanging Hina doll craft ideas you can make with kids
Tsurushi-bina, the hanging decorations displayed for Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day), are well-known, aren’t they?
Traditionally, they’re made three-dimensionally using materials like chirimen crepe, but with a bit of creativity, you can enjoy making them together with children!
When there are lots of parts, you can also enjoy the fun of working together as a group.
In this article, we’re introducing ideas for making tsurushi-bina that you’ll want to display for Hinamatsuri.
Cute, themed tsurushi-bina will get kids excited to make them!
Please use these as inspiration for your Hinamatsuri crafts.
[Childcare] Perfect for Hinamatsuri! Tsurushi-bina Craft Ideas You Can Make with Kids (1–10)
Hanging hina dolls made by winding yarn into coils
Let’s make a hanging hina decoration with yarn and cardboard—the natural cardboard color is warm and cute! First, cut the cardboard into hina doll shapes, then make four slits along the bottom edge.
Tape the yarn to the back, and wrap it diagonally from the lower right to the upper left five times.
Next, cross over and wrap the other diagonal five times as well.
Change the yarn color and keep wrapping in the same way until the cardboard is no longer visible.
Finally, attach the face and other parts, and you’re done.
If you make the surrounding ornaments out of cardboard too, it will look even warmer and cuter!
[Felt] Cut-and-paste hanging decoration
![[Felt] Cut-and-paste hanging decoration](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ehyMgh6RDoM/sddefault.jpg)
Let me share an idea for making a hanging Hina decoration using felt.
The basic method is to cut parts out of felt, then layer and glue them, or roll and glue them into shape.
An adult should sketch the part outlines on the felt beforehand, and then let the child do the cutting.
You’ll also need wood glue for assembly, so don’t forget to have that ready.
Once the parts are finished, stick them onto a string along with items like cotton balls, and tie the string to a bamboo skewer for the base—done! You might think felt is something you have to sew, but this project involves no sewing at all, so it’s great for kids.
A simple hanging hina doll made with origami
Muted, dusky colors are so chic! Let me introduce a simple idea for a hanging Hina decoration made with origami.
You’ll need: cardboard or thick paper, a hole punch, yarn, decorative pom-poms, heart-shaped packing peanuts, origami or chiyogami in patterns you like, tape, craft glue, pink construction paper, and pens or colored pencils.
Many people love natural, richly toned muted colors, don’t they? A hanging Hina made with soft, delicate-looking muted hues is highly recommended! It also pairs perfectly with the feel of origami.
Cute hanging Hina dolls with accordion-folded kimonos
Hanging Hina Dolls for preschoolers—let’s make them together with teachers and friends! Take a quarter-size sheet of origami paper and accordion-fold it, then tape the closed side to secure it.
Wrap a smaller washi-patterned origami sheet around the top to create the kimono.
Tape on the face, and add parts like the fan and eboshi hat.
Open pink or purple tissue paper, shape it into flowers, and attach one to each side of a long, narrow base.
Hang threads from the bottom and suspend the Empress and Emperor dolls to decorate—done! Adjust how much the children do on their own according to their age and interests.
[Paper Plate] Fluffy Hina Dolls
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Let’s make a cute wall decoration using a paper plate.
Prepare a deep paper plate, spread glue on the bottom, and stuff cotton on top.
Next, use colored construction paper to cut out and assemble the parts for the Empress (Ohinasama) and Emperor (Odairisama).
Draw their faces, place them on the cotton, and glue them down.
Then scatter and glue small decorative balls around to evoke the look of hina-arare.
Finally, make a ribbon loop so it can hang on a hook, and tape it to the top of the paper plate—that’s it! It might also look cute to decorate the rim of the paper plate with stickers.
Hanging Hina Dolls Made with Kirigami
It creates a friendly, welcoming vibe! Here are ideas for making hanging hina decorations with paper cutouts.
You’ll need light pink origami paper, pink origami paper, gold origami paper, red origami paper cut into quarter-size pieces, green origami paper cut into quarter-size pieces, origami paper for templates, kite string, red construction paper, a pencil, scissors, a craft knife, tape, a stapler, and a hole punch.
Since it uses origami, the hanging hina have gentle colors and a warm feel.
Give it a try!
Hanging hina dolls made with sticker pasting
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2uPrSbJnKC/You can make it just by sticking on stickers! Here’s how to create a cute hanging Hina decoration.
First, cut a paper doily in half and cut out the center.
Cut a clear file into a fan shape to match the doily.
Stick stickers onto the clear file.
Transparent stickers look beautiful where they overlap.
Attach the paper doily and the clear file together.
Decorate and attach the Hina dolls’ faces and other details.
Next, thread yarn through a wide straw (like one for tapioca/boba).
Finally, tie the Hina dolls to the straw, and you’re done!
