[For Seniors] March Origami: Ideas to Brighten Your Room with Seasonal Flowers and Events

Plum Blossoms Made with Origami

[Origami] Easy way to fold a plum blossom. Perfect for New Year’s, Setsubun, and spring decorations in January and February [Origami World]

Plum blossoms are one of the flowers that are at their best in March.

Let’s try folding an origami plum so we can enjoy the feeling of the season.

Since plum blossoms have five petals, fold the origami paper and cut it to make a pentagon.

Then fold it into the shape of plum petals and use scissors to refine the form.

There are some intricate steps, but for seniors who enjoy origami, it’s a very rewarding project.

If any seniors find it difficult, please support them by folding together, and so on.

The finished piece has many uses—you can attach it to a wreath or display it on the wall.

By the way, cherry and peach blossoms, which bloom around the same time, also have five petals, so you can adapt this plum origami to make those as well.

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Nakajima Junko

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Peach blossom in origami

[Origami] How to Make a 3D Peach Blossom

Here’s how to fold a “three-dimensional peach blossom” that looks lovely hung on a wall or attached to a wreath.

The finished piece recreates a realistic peach flower.

It might seem complicated, but the process is simple: you make five separate petals and then assemble them.

It’s a project that older adults may also find approachable.

Origami is a recreational activity you can enjoy while chatting with those around you.

Try folding together with seniors who may feel it’s difficult, and enjoy the conversation as you go.

This three-dimensional peach blossom is soothing both to make and to display.

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Origami Peach Blossom Wreath

[Origami] Lots of cute flowers: How to fold a peach blossom wreath | Easy origami flowers

This is a “peach blossom wreath” made with origami, recommended as a wall decoration for March.

It’s a bright, festive wreath perfect for Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri), so even seniors may feel inspired to try making it.

The wreath’s base pieces are also folded from origami.

Make seven simple base units and combine them to form the wreath shape.

For the peach blossoms, create crease lines in the origami, fold them into shape, and assemble.

Adding a center to each blossom makes it look even more like a real peach flower.

Attach the finished peach blossoms to the wreath to complete it.

Origami is a seated activity that also allows for conversation with those around you, making it a great recreation.

Please enjoy the process as you create!

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Spring wildflowers

[Spring] How to Make Spring Flowers and Plants [Wall Decorations]

Let’s create a spring-themed floral mural to bring a touch of spring to your room.

You can easily make it using colored paper sold at 100-yen shops.

Since the sheets are large as-is, cut them into quarter size, and even into quarters again if needed.

For clovers, fold the paper into eighths, draw the lines, and cut along them to finish.

For five-petal flowers like cherry blossoms or pansies, you can fold at about two-thirds of the edge to get a nice shape.

Alternatively, make a six-petal flower first, then cut a slit and overlap the petals to turn it into a five-petal flower for a more three-dimensional look.

Finally, use a large sheet of colored construction paper as the base and attach the flowers and leaves you’ve made to complete your mural.

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Cherry Blossoms in the Moonlit Night

[Craft Idea] Cherry Blossoms on a Moonlit Night (April Wall Decoration) (Senior Recreation, Day Service, Occupational Therapy OT, Childcare) (Origami, 3D, DIY, Group Craft Activity) (Cherry Blossom Buds)

Cherry blossoms at night have a different kind of beauty from those seen during the day, don’t they? In daylight, the blossoms look delicately charming with their cute pink petals.

But under moonlight or illumination, they give off a more mature atmosphere.

Here’s a perfect wall decoration idea featuring night-time cherry blossoms for seniors who love yozakura.

Choose darker construction paper for the background of the cherry trees and blossoms, and add a moon to create a night-sakura scene.

As they make the blossoms, seniors will likely feel the arrival of spring.

Looking at the finished piece, they may appreciate the beauty of night cherry blossoms and even reminisce about their past cherry blossom memories.

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cherry blossom arch window

[Origami] Kirigami Flowers (25): Sakura Arch Window 🌸 Cherry Blossom Window

These days, many homes are being built with smaller windows for security reasons.

From a safety perspective, that’s understandable to an extent.

How about your home? If you have a plain, empty wall, why not create a “cherry blossom arch window” that looks like a real window there? Imagine stained glass in a church, but made with colored paper.

Use light blue for the window to evoke the color of the sky, and decorate each pane with cherry blossoms in your own style.

Origami works, paper cutouts work—there’s no one right way.

A variety of cherry blossoms would be lovely.

Sakura wreath

[Easy Origami] How to Make a 3D Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Wreath with a Message Card – Wall Decoration [Graduation/School Entrance]

This is a cute, three-dimensional cherry blossom wreath made by connecting origami cherry blossom flowers and leaf parts into a ring.

The key is how to make the cherry blossoms: first create each petal, then assemble them into a three-dimensional, fully bloomed flower.

Fold the paper into a triangle, lift both ends, trim off the excess, then open it into a tube to complete a petal.

Arrange several petals together to form the flower.

Finally, attach the cherry blossoms and leaf pieces to a ring-shaped base, and the wreath is complete.

Adding a string so it can be hung is also recommended.

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