[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 (21–30)
Three-dimensional wall-mounted Hina doll displayNEW!
The three-dimensional wall-hanging Hina doll decoration is an origami piece that, while adorably stylized, still conveys the essence of traditional Hina dolls.
You cut and glue the origami paper for each part to create the faces and kimonos.
A key point is shaping the sleeves into rings to give them a soft, voluminous finish.
By mounting the pieces on construction paper, you can hang the work directly on the wall, adding festive depth and color to the space as a seasonal decoration.
With thoughtful choices of expressions and colors, the impression changes, making it a subtle yet striking origami idea you can enjoy as a work with presence.
three-dimensional bonbori (paper lantern)NEW!
Let me show you how to make a three-dimensional bonbori lantern that you can display in your room as a Hinamatsuri decoration.
Use 15 cm origami for the lantern light, 15 × 7.5 cm for the pillar, and 7.5 cm for the boxes.
You’ll make three boxes, so prepare three sheets in the same color.
First, use the origami for the light to make a balloon.
Then trim about 1 cm off the bottom where the air hole is.
Next, use the 15 cm × 7.5 cm sheet to make the pillar.
Fold it in half several times to create crease lines so it becomes long and narrow, then fold about 1 cm along one side with the white side facing out, and use the creases to roll it into a square column.
Make the boxes in the standard square shape.
Place a 10-yen coin as a weight in one of the boxes, then stack on top of it another box whose base has a slit cut in it, inserting the pillar through the slit.
Insert the balloon onto the top of the pillar, then stack the remaining box on top and glue it in place to finish!
[For Seniors] March Origami: Ideas to Brighten Your Room with Seasonal Flowers and Events (31–40)
Hina doll chopstick restNEW!
These are chopstick rests made from origami Hina dolls that can also serve as indoor decorations.
Using washi-patterned origami paper brings out even more of the Hina-doll atmosphere.
Origami crafts can be done while sitting in a chair and chatting with those around you.
It’s nice to fold them while talking with seniors about past Hina Matsuri festivals—it might really get the conversation going.
How about using them as chopstick rests for a Hina Matsuri party held at a facility? You can make both the Emperor and Empress dolls and enjoy displaying them as decorations on a small table or shelf.
Hina dolls you can place and display
When today’s seniors were children, some of them celebrated by displaying seven-tiered Hina dolls at home.
While seven-tiered Hina displays are beautiful, many families stopped setting them out because they take up too much space.
So why not try making handmade Hina dolls that can be displayed in a small area? Use washi-patterned origami paper to create the bodies.
By opening the final folded section, they will stand upright.
Cut small pieces of black origami paper to make the faces, then dress them in kimonos.
Origami, which requires dexterous finger movements, helps improve concentration and stimulates the brain, making it recommended for seniors.
Enjoy making origami while also helping to prevent cognitive decline.
A butterfly that can be folded from a single sheet
Butterflies fluttering gracefully around flowers are a sign that spring has arrived, aren’t they? As an origami idea to make in March, how about butterflies? Prepare origami paper in your favorite colors.
If you use double-sided paper with a pattern on one side, your butterfly will look even more gorgeous, so it’s recommended.
Fold with the side you want to be the main color of the wings facing outward.
For older adults who aren’t comfortable using scissors, please have staff assist them.
This butterfly involves many fine steps, making it perfect for those who enjoy detailed origami.
The finished piece is very beautiful and gives a real sense of accomplishment.
Washi-Modern Hina Dolls with Lace PaperNEW!
This is a perfect idea for Hinamatsuri! First, cut a sheet of patterned origami paper and a doily in half, then fold both sides inward like a kimono.
Slip the folded doily inside the origami so the lace peeks out from the kimono for extra cuteness.
Once you decide on the placement, glue it down firmly and add the face parts and accessories.
Next, color the backing paper, and stamp around the border with a dauber or a balloon to make it festive.
Finally, attach the hina dolls, and your handmade, modern-Japanese Hinamatsuri decoration is complete.
Its vibrant colors will instantly bring a spring feel to your room, and the making process is fun, too.
Origami Hina DollsNEW!
Let’s make the parts for the kimono, face, hair, hair ornament, and fan, and complete the Hina doll.
Use Japanese-pattern origami paper for the kimono.
Cut out a triangle at the center, attach the collar on the back, then fold it into a triangle.
Fold up both corners, then fold them back parallel.
Open the origami once and refold so that the bottom corner splits into two layers.
Fold the top of these two layers upward toward the back and pass it through the triangular opening to form the neck.
Next, fold in the left and right sides to make the sleeves, and fold the remaining bottom corner up to the back to finish the kimono! Make the remaining parts and complete your Hina doll.
