[Childcare] A collection of craft ideas for enjoying Setsubun

Ehomaki (lucky direction sushi roll)

[February Craft] How to Make Ehomaki (Toilet Paper Roll, Origami) [Easy Handmade] Sushi Roll • Setsubun

Let’s make an Ehomaki using a toilet paper roll core.

The main materials are a toilet paper core, origami paper, tissues, rubber bands, and tape.

First, attach black origami paper to the side of the core to resemble seaweed.

Next, cut the origami paper for the fillings into 7.5 cm × 15 cm pieces.

Fold the cut paper in half to make a strip, roll it up tightly from the end, and glue it.

Once all the fillings are rolled, bundle them together and secure with a rubber band, wrap them with tissue, and fix them inside the core.

You’ll need the same on the other side as well, so please make two sets of fillings.

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Demon-slaying with paper cups!

Easy Craft: “Oni Paper Cup” [Preschool Activity / Setsubun Craft]

Let’s try making a jumping ogre craft that springs into the air! You’ll need two paper cups, two rubber bands, and construction paper to draw the ogre’s face.

First, make four slits on the rim of one paper cup—top, bottom, left, and right.

About 1 cm deep is fine.

Hook two rubber bands into the slits so they form a cross.

Secure the bands with tape so they don’t come off.

Next, draw your favorite ogre face on the construction paper, cut it out with scissors, and attach it to the paper cup with the rubber bands.

Finally, draw the ogre’s body on the second paper cup.

Place the body cup upside down with the bottom facing up, then fit the rubber-band cup over it from above and press down firmly.

When you release, the ogre’s head will spring—boing!—into the air.

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A demon target-shooting game where the artwork changes!

Setsubun. Ogre-slaying! A handmade target game with changing designs!

Here’s how to make a target that changes from a strong ogre to a crying one.

First, tape a piece of cardboard to the top half of an empty box that will serve as the base.

In this state, draw a picture of a strong ogre.

Think of drawing the body on the lower box and the face on the upper cardboard.

Then flip up the cardboard, and this time draw the body on the lower cardboard and the crying ogre’s face on the upper box.

Once you’re done drawing, put the cardboard back up and secure it with a stopper.

By swapping the positions of the cardboard, the ogre illustration changes.

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Easy! Newspaper Theater

[Daycare] Setsubun Performance / Newspaper Theater / Easy Prep Yet Exciting [Bean-Throwing Event]

Let’s make an ehomaki using newspaper! Use the first sheet as the seaweed, then stack additional sheets as the “fillings” suggested by the children.

Once you’ve finished stacking, roll it up while wishing for everyone’s good health to complete the ehomaki.

But we’re not done yet! Next, while pretending to eat it, the teacher will make a cross-shaped cut on one end of the newspaper with scissors.

After making the cuts, twist the center of the newspaper and pull it out.

Now the ehomaki has turned into a metal club (kanabō), so from here, let’s enjoy mamemaki (bean-throwing)!

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Make it with origami! Oni wreath

For Setsubun decorations: How to make an origami Oni (demon) wreath.

Let’s make a wreath using familiar origami.

Prepare eight square pieces of origami paper and fold them into the same shape.

After making the crease lines, the key is to fold evenly, carefully aligning with the lines.

When assembling the parts into a wreath shape, it may be easier if you picture where the ogre’s hair and horns will go.

Slip a sheet of Japanese-patterned origami into the background, attach the ogre origami, and you’re done.

It becomes a lovely wreath that lets you feel the transition from winter to spring, so please give it a try.

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Oni masks made with various materials and techniques

Let’s make oni masks using fun art techniques! The way to create the mask base and horn parts is the same; only the hair section uses different techniques.

We’ll introduce bleeding watercolor, wax-resist painting, torn-paper collage, and ideas that use glued-on yarn or tissue paper.

During Setsubun, we drive away oni by throwing beans.

Oni are scary, but wearing a mask you made yourself might give you the courage to face them.

Enjoy the crafting process and try expressing your own kind of strength!

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Cute tissue-paper! Oni mask

An ogre mask featuring tissue-paper hair as a key accent is a perfect item to enliven February’s bean-throwing event! Make the base of the mask with red or blue construction paper.

Crumple tissue paper into balls and glue them onto the base.

To create a three-dimensional hair effect, it’s best to scrunch the paper before attaching it.

Make the eyes and horns using construction paper and crayons.

Once you’ve also made the nose, cheeks, and fangs, stick them onto the mask.

Connect a piece of thick paper with double-sided tape to two rubber bands, and you’re done! Create unique ogres—smiling, crying, angry—and enjoy Setsubun.

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