[For Seniors] March Origami: Ideas to Brighten Your Room with Seasonal Flowers and Events
March, when the warmth grows little by little, is the season that makes you happy to feel the breath of spring.We’ve gathered origami ideas perfect for this time of year.Folding spring-themed motifs like Hina Matsuri decorations, bush warblers, and tulips will instantly brighten up your room.You can enjoy them in many ways—use them as wall decorations or stand them on a desk.They’re also recommended as gifts for your grandchildren.These are all projects that let seniors enjoy the season while moving their fingers, so please try whichever ones catch your eye.
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[For Seniors] March Origami: Ideas to Brighten Your Room with Seasonal Flowers and Events (81–90)
A field of clover
Haven’t you ever gone searching for clovers? They say finding one brings good luck… This video shows you how to actually make those lucky clovers! By making lots of them, you can create a lovely decoration like a field.
They’d be great for room decor or for making calendars at day services, too! The more you make, the more it looks like a grassy meadow.
Try working on it with a big group! Changing the clover colors can add depth as well… Be sure to make plenty and put them to good use!
Tulip wreath
Tulips are one of the flowers that color the spring season, and their rich variety of hues conveys the excitement of spring.
This is a wreath that captures that springtime joy by arranging colorful tulips on a circular base.
It’s recommended to make the wreath base in green to evoke leaves; create triangular pieces and insert adjacent pieces into the gaps to form a circle.
Then just add tulips and other decorations to the base to finish.
To make the tulips really stand out, it’s important to use folds to give them a three-dimensional look.
Rose wall hanging
Here’s an introduction to an easy day-service craft: how to make rose flowers and leaves.
You’ll need thick paper, a frame sheet, ribbon, and colored paper.
The prep is simple, which is great.
If you prepare various colors of paper, you can make something really colorful.
You can download the template for the frame sheet by going to the website from the details section.
It looks like it could be used both as room decor and as a recreation activity at a day center! Displaying it will surely create a classic, stylish atmosphere.
Have fun making it!
Three Court Ladies
The dolls lined up on the tier just below the Emperor and Empress are the three court ladies.
They are said to serve right beside the main figures.
Would you like to have fun making these three court ladies with origami? Let’s start by making the kimono they wear.
There aren’t any difficult steps, so it’s great for origami beginners.
Even those who aren’t good at crafts should find it easy to make.
It’s also nice that you can complete everything with just one sheet.
For the finishing touch, draw the three court ladies’ faces on construction paper and stick them on, and you’ll have an adorable set of three court ladies.
tricolor dango
In spring, many people enjoy hanami, viewing the cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Since it’s also an easy season for older adults to go out, some may enjoy flower viewing as well.
Speaking of hanami, sanshoku dango (three-colored dumplings) are a must-have treat.
Let’s make spring-like sanshoku dango out of origami.
Use three colors of origami paper to make balloon shapes and skewer them with a bamboo stick.
That’s it—finished.
By the way, it’s said that the order of the dango colors corresponds to the order in which cherry blossoms bloom: from the top, pink for the buds, white for full bloom, and green for the leafing stage.
The Emperor Doll and the Empress Doll in Origami
Let’s try folding some cute origami Hina dolls! Fold the kimono, face, and head parts separately for both the Empress (Ohina-sama) and Emperor (Odairi-sama).
Then glue the face part onto the hair part, and attach them to the kimono part.
Add the small accessories you made separately, and finish by drawing the faces.
They’ll look even more like Hina dolls if you display them on a peach-blossom-decorated frame or stand them on a red base to resemble a tiered Hina stand.
Be sure to get creative with how you display them!
[For Seniors] March Origami: Ideas to brighten your room with seasonal flowers and events (91–100)
Paper lantern with origami
No Hina Doll display is complete without bonbori lanterns.
They’re an essential decoration that even appears right at the start of the children’s song “Ureshii Hinamatsuri.” In the past, bonbori were reportedly used as lighting at weddings held at night in Japan.
This time, let’s fold bonbori out of origami that gently illuminate the faces of the Emperor and Empress dolls.
The steps aren’t complicated, making it an easy project for older adults as well.
For the flame part of the bonbori, try using your favorite origami in bright or soft colors.