[Childcare] A collection of craft ideas for enjoying Setsubun

3 picks of oni masks that don’t cover your face

Setsubun: Making Oni Masks That Don’t Cover the Face [Daycare/Kindergarten]

Making oni masks is essential for Setsubun crafts.

The classic style has cut-out eye holes, but it’s a shame when the children’s expressions get hidden.

So here are three ideas for masks that don’t cover the face.

First, bundle yarn wrapped around cardboard (or similar) to make the oni’s hair and attach the horns to it.

Second, use a narrow strip of construction paper and add crumpled tissue paper “flowers” and eye parts to create a mask.

Finally, cut the oni’s hair out of construction paper, decorate it with pieces of chenille stems (pipe cleaners), and attach it to a head-sized ring to finish the mask.

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ogre mask

Oni Mask Setsubun Craft [Preschool Craft Made by Children] BABYJOB

This is a fun Setsubun craft for making oni (ogre) faces using paper plates.

With a little help from an adult, even young children can easily make oni faces while playing.

Give it a try for your Setsubun festivities! All you need are paper plates, paint, yarn for the frizzy hair, and colored paper.

There’s no cutting with scissors, so it’s safe with no risk of cutting hands.

Prepare paint in the colors of the oni you want to make—like red or blue—and freely paint the plate.

Next, use glue to stick on the horns and facial features.

Once it’s dry, you’re done.

Feel free to make one casually!

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Oni Horns

Craft Play: Oni Horns Made from Milk Cartons for Setsubun Crafts

Oni are an essential element of Setsubun.

And when it comes to what makes an oni, you can’t leave out the horns that stick out from the head.

Here’s a headband focused on those oni horns that lets anyone transform into an oni.

Not only can the person playing the oni—who gets beans thrown at them—wear it, but it would also be fun if everyone there became an oni together.

The process is simple: start with a base made from a paper carton with elastic attached to both ends, then add hair and horns to it.

That way, you can easily create your own design.

Choosing the hair color and softness, and deciding how to express the oni’s strength, are key points to focus on.

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Oni Bowling

[Crafts] [Handmade Toy] Perfect for Setsubun! PET Bottle Oni Bowling Game

For energetic kids who aren’t satisfied with just bean-throwing, oni bowling—knocking down demon pins—is highly recommended! The pins are easy to make: fill plastic bottles with tissue paper in oni colors, then attach pieces to the sides such as paper with the oni’s pants pattern, horns, eyes, and eyebrows.

For the ball, you can use a wad of newspaper wrapped with vinyl tape, and if it doesn’t roll well, a softer ball might work better.

Knock down those oni pins again and again to drive away bad spirits!

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Pachinko for demon slaying

Demon-slaying slingshot game with rubber bands and chopsticks

This is a craft project that focuses on driving away bad luck during Setsubun by defeating ogres.

Combine wooden chopsticks into a triangle with rubber bands and attach a part that can hold a ball to complete a slingshot.

Cover a toilet paper tube with origami paper, fold it into the shape of an ogre, and use it as a target.

It’s fun because you can customize it freely—choose the color of the slingshot, the ogre’s facial expression, and more.

If you launch something soft, like a yarn ball, it can be enjoyed safely, and since it makes the ogre harder to knock down, it also increases the game’s challenge.

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Hanging ornaments

[Craft Idea] Hanging Decorations for Setsubun (February Setsubun) (Wall Decorations) (Senior Recreation/OT/Daycare) (Early Childhood Learning) (Origami) (Kirie/Paper Cutting) (DIY)

This is a hanging decoration for Setsubun featuring motifs related to the holiday, such as ehomaki rolls and oni (ogres).

The ehomaki is very easy to make: simply stuff tissue into a tube of black origami paper, then finely cut origami in ingredient colors—yellow, green, pink, etc.—and attach them to the cross-section.

The other motifs also have few steps and are easy to make.

If the folding is difficult, it’s a good idea to prepare pieces up to the point where children only need to draw faces to finish.

Enjoy crafting together with the kids while sharing stories about Setsubun—like why we drive away the oni.

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Egg-shaped red ogre & blue ogre

[Easy] How to Make Red and Blue Oni for Setsubun [Just Cut and Paste]

This is an oni made by covering an egg-shaped polystyrene ball with chirimen fabric! All you do is cut and stick the chirimen fabric, yet it turns into a very elegant and lovely piece.

After making it, place it on a table as a Setsubun decoration.

You’ll need chirimen fabric for the oni’s body, pants, hair, horns, club, and mouth, so prepare any designs you like.

The process is simply to apply double-sided tape to the back of the chirimen fabric, cut out the parts, and stick them onto the polystyrene ball.

Since the body and pants cover a large area, stretch the fabric as you apply it to avoid wrinkles, and trim any excess fabric with scissors.

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