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[Childcare] Perfect for Hinamatsuri! Hanging Hina doll craft ideas you can make with kids

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

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 with sticker pasting

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!

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Hanging hina dolls made with hanshi paper

Enjoy making “bleeding ink paintings”! Here’s a craft perfect for Hinamatsuri: a hanging hina decoration (tsurushi-bina).

First, create a bleeding-ink painting on a rectangular sheet of washi paper.

Once it’s dry, accordion-fold the paper, staple one side, and round off the other side with scissors.

Open the accordion and adjust the shape.

Attach the hina doll parts made from origami.

Add yarn to the dolls and tie them to a straw.

Decorating the straw and yarn also makes it extra cute.

Try making it together with children and have fun getting creative!

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Handprint hanging Hina dolls

Recommended for Hinamatsuri! Here’s how to make a hanging hina decoration using your child’s handprints.

First, take your child’s handprints and prepare some construction paper.

Once the handprints are dry, cut the construction paper into a flower shape that matches the handprints.

Attach the handprints.

Punch two holes in the flower, one at the top and one at the bottom.

Thread yarn through the top and bottom holes and secure it.

Next, tie the top and bottom yarn firmly to a pair of disposable chopsticks.

Make parts that match the Hinamatsuri theme out of construction paper.

Attach the parts to the yarn, and glue matching parts on the other side so the yarn is sandwiched between them.

Make two of these strings and tie them to the chopsticks.

Finally, attach hina-doll parts to the back of the handprints—and it’s complete!

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[Childcare] Perfect for the Doll Festival! Hanging Hina Craft Ideas You Can Make with Kids (11–20)

Hanging Hina Dolls of Three-Color Dango

It looks just like three-color dango and is super cute! Here’s an introduction to a recommended Hinamatsuri craft: the “Three-Color Dango Hanging Hina.” First, cut construction paper in the three dango colors into long strips and link them together like paper chains.

Make parts for the hina dolls and lanterns (bonbori) in the same size.

Decorate them however you like.

Then paste the faces and lantern parts inside the rings.

Finally, tape the ends together and attach a string, and it’s done! Adjust the steps to suit the children’s ages.

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[Coloring Page] Hanging Hina Doll Illustration

How about preparing Hinamatsuri-style illustrations—like the Emperor and Empress dolls, plum blossoms, and lanterns—enjoying them as coloring pages first, and then turning them into hanging decorations? Use free materials to prepare the coloring pages and let the children color them however they like.

Once a few are finished, cut away the excess along the outline with scissors and attach them to twine at intervals.

That’s all it takes to make easy hanging decorations! If you’re concerned about the back side, try adhering washi-patterned origami paper to finish them nicely.

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[Construction Paper] Cute Motif Hanging Hina Dolls

Hanging hina decorations made with cute motifs like rabbits and cats are also recommended! Cut out parts from construction paper, glue them together to make ornaments, and attach them at equal intervals to a string using masking tape or similar.

Thread the string through a straw to make a base, then tie on the strings with the paper parts attached.

Since construction paper is light, it’s best to add a weight to the bottom of each string with parts.

You can make tassels with embroidery thread or use large pearls, which will act as weights while also giving a stylish finish.

Give it a try!

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[Origami] Paper Ball Hina Decoration

[Origami] Hinamatsuri Decorations ♡ Paper Ball Ornaments ♡

[Origami] Paper Ball Hina Decoration

Let’s make a simple yet cute paper ball Hina decoration.

Prepare your favorite origami paper and cut out circular pieces in the size you want to make.

Fold all of them in half, then use glue to stick the insides together one by one.

Before gluing the final part, don’t forget to thread a string through it! Even if the pieces shift a bit while gluing, you can trim the edges with scissors afterward to adjust, so don’t worry too much—just have fun making it.

Since drawing multiple circles on origami can be time-consuming, it’s fine for an adult to prepare them in advance.

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