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

The Emperor Doll and the Empress Doll in Origami

[Origami] How to Make the Emperor and Empress (Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama)

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!

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Paper lantern with origami

How to make a paper lantern: origami for Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day) and the Hina dolls

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.

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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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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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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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