[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!
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[Childcare] Perfect for the Doll Festival! Hanging Hina Craft Ideas You Can Make with Kids (11–20)
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.
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!
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.
Fluttering Lily-of-the-Valley Tape Hanging Hina Decoration
Enjoy the sheer, airy look! Here are some ideas for making hanging Hina decorations with fluttery raffia (suzuran) tape.
You’ll need construction paper, stickers, scissors, double-sided tape, origami paper, and suzuran tape.
When you think of suzuran tape, you probably imagine shredding it for crafts, right? This time, we’ll use the tape without shredding! Because the tape is light, it will sway and flutter in the breeze—sure to captivate children.
You can also change up the colors of the suzuran tape to enjoy a different mood.
Hanging Hina Dolls made with straws and disposable chopsticks
Let’s make it with familiar materials! Here’s an idea for a hanging Hina decoration using straws and wooden chopsticks.
What you’ll need: wooden chopsticks, straws, craft glue, thread, beads, Hina dolls (the Empress and Emperor) made from origami or construction paper, a craft punch, and double-sided tape.
When you try to make Hina Festival decorations, you might find you can’t start right away because you have to gather new materials.
This idea is recommended because you can make it with things you already have at home or in the classroom.
Threading the straws onto the string also helps develop fine motor skills and can provide stimulating exercise for the brain!
The translucent look is adorable—tsurushi-bina (hanging hina dolls).
Let’s make it with colored cellophane! Here are some ideas for adorable translucent hanging Hina decorations.
What you’ll need: a plastic cup, a thick straw, paper craft versions of the Empress and Emperor, colored cellophane, yarn, glue, scissors, double-sided tape, an awl, and origami flower parts.
Hina Festival decorations often use traditional origami, but how about switching things up with colored cellophane for a different vibe? Display them by a window—the sunlight will shine through and reflect beautifully, creating a soothing effect!
In conclusion
We introduced ideas for making hanging Hina decorations that you can create with children. These colorful decorations brighten up any room. They’re perfect for displaying in a daycare room or by the entrance. We also recommend working on a large piece as a whole school project. Teachers, please join in the crafting too, and let’s all celebrate Hinamatsuri together.