[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 (11–20)
Sakura Japanese-style ornament
Cherry trees color Japan’s spring.
Seeing the cherry blossoms in full bloom in parks and other places gives you a sense of seasonal charm, doesn’t it? Let’s make a Japanese-style cherry blossom decoration that captures that feeling of spring.
Use three sheets of origami in different sizes, accordion-fold them, apply glue, and connect them.
Create a three-dimensional cherry blossom out of origami.
Because it’s three-dimensional, some steps are quite detailed.
Older adults who enjoy origami will likely have fun making it.
If the finer parts are difficult, people around them should lend a hand.
Assemble the cherry blossom petals and place them on the accordion-folded origami to finish.
It will look lovely displayed at home.
Mount Fuji and cherry blossomsNEW!
Cherry blossoms are an indispensable motif of spring in Japan; their pink appearance alone evokes the excitement of the season.
This decoration places cherry blossom and Mount Fuji motifs side by side to express Japanese spring.
It’s a simple composition—arranging an origami Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms on a backing—but by giving each a three-dimensional finish, their beauty is enhanced.
Adding deliberate wrinkles to create a natural look and other subtle touches may be key points for achieving a beautiful result.
pansy
Let’s brighten up facilities and rooms with lots of little pansy flowers.
A pansy has five petals, but we’ll fold it from a single sheet of origami paper.
Cut a square sheet into a pentagon, make the crease lines, and then start folding.
After folding, use scissors to make small cuts and refine the petal shapes.
For the tricky parts, have people nearby provide support while folding.
Older adults who enjoy origami may find it fun once they learn the steps.
It’s also recommended to fold lots of colorful pansies and turn them into a wreath or wall decoration.
Clover and a VaseNEW!
These cute creations are perfect for the colorful spring season.
Prepare origami in your favorite colors and make a four-leaf clover and a vase.
The four-leaf clover is made from a single sheet of origami paper.
If you make several in different sizes and colors, they’ll give a bright, festive impression.
The leaves have a three-dimensional finish, so they look striking.
For the clover’s stem, roll a strip of origami paper thinly, flatten it, and attach it.
Place the clovers in an origami vase shaped with a bit of volume, and display them at home.
If you like, using puffy stickers to create little insects and sticking them on is also recommended.
Authentic Hina dolls
How about making a hina doll that beautifully captures the look of a twelve-layered kimono using six sheets of origami paper? Because you’ll be folding six layers together, it will require a fair amount of finger strength.
It’s good finger training, so take your time as you make it.
Use white origami for the innermost layer, black for the next, red for the third, and choose any papers you like for the remaining three.
If you pick a patterned paper like chiyogami for the outermost layer, it will look luxurious.
The white paper becomes the face, the black paper the hair, and the red paper the undergarment.
It’s fun to play with different color combinations.
A hina doll with a three-dimensional kimono
How about three-dimensional Hina dolls you can stand up for display? The kimono is made by layering three sheets of origami paper.
Using a patterned sheet on top makes it look more festive.
The charm is that you can enjoy your favorite color combinations.
Fold the paper in half twice, matching the edges each time, then cut out one square section.
Stack the three cut pieces slightly offset from each other to create a beautifully layered kimono.
After folding the body and face parts, attach them together to form a cone-like shape, dress it in the kimono, and draw the face to finish.
Add optional decorations like a crown or a fan to your liking.
[For Seniors] March Origami: Ideas to Brighten Your Room with Seasonal Flowers and Events (21–30)
Hinamatsuri rice-cracker containerNEW!
The Hina-doll arare container is an origami piece characterized by a structure where the box portion and the doll’s head are made separately and then combined later.
By standing and folding one side of the box’s wall to the opposite side, it becomes the doll’s torso.
The head and hat can be made from one half sheet of origami paper.
When displayed, it not only has a three-dimensional look, but you can also enjoy using it during snack time by putting small arare inside.
Choosing colors and patterns reminiscent of kimono makes it visually vibrant and perfect for seasonal festivities.
Lining them up on a desk or wall adds color to the space, and the fact that you can actually pick them up and enjoy them is part of the charm of this origami idea.
