For Seniors: Recommended Wall Decoration Ideas for March
March brings more warm days, and it’s a lovely season when colorful flowers like cherry blossoms, dandelions, and clover begin to bloom.
Many people may feel the arrival of spring and spend their days with excitement.
In this article, we’ll introduce wall decoration ideas for older adults.
There are plenty of opportunities to decorate in care facilities such as day service centers, so please use these ideas as a reference.
Let’s decorate your room with cute creations and enjoy an early taste of spring!
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For Seniors: Recommended in March! Wall Decoration Ideas (71–80)
Tsurushi-bina made with materials from a 100-yen shop
The Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri) comes from parents’ wishes for their children to grow up healthy.
The hanging hina decorations introduced here are easy to make, since you can get all the materials at a 100-yen shop.
Did you know that each part of a hanging hina has its own meaning? The peach symbolizes longevity, the strawberry wards off misfortune, the rabbit repels evil, and the dumpling signifies not having trouble with food, among other important origins.
Made with adhesive fabric paper that has a chirimen (crepe) look, the result is a charming, atmospheric ornament.
The ceiling-hanging style is also nice because it doesn’t take up floor space and can go almost anywhere.
Full-bloom cherry blossoms made with tissue paper
Here’s a craft made with tissue paper that looks like fully bloomed double-flowered cherry blossoms.
Accordion-fold the tissue paper and tie the center with a plastic string.
A key tip is to split the ends of the plastic string; the frayed ends will stand in for the stamens and pistils of the cherry blossom.
Cut the tips of the accordion fold as well, then fan it out and shape it.
This will let you express the many layered petals of a double cherry blossom.
The plump, rounded blossoms are likely to delight older adults, too.
If you also make a cherry tree and decorate it with the double blossoms, you can enjoy a hanami atmosphere indoors.
bamboo shoot
Bamboo shoots, which you often see around springtime.
It’s the season when they’re sold not only in bamboo groves but also at supermarkets and greengrocers.
Bamboo shoots are one of spring’s seasonal flavors.
Some older adults may look forward to freshly harvested bamboo shoots in spring.
Let’s make a calendar that perfectly matches the spring image using bamboo shoots.
Make bamboo shoots out of origami or construction paper and stick them onto a calendar.
You’ll create a calendar with a spring feel.
You can also use the bamboo-shoot pieces made from origami or construction paper to make wreaths and other various crafts.
Dandelions and butterflies
When spring comes, you may have chances to see dandelions blooming in fields and along rivers.
Dandelions have long been familiar in Japan, so they’re likely a flower many older adults know well.
Let’s try making dandelions out of yarn and decorating the wall with them.
You can make pom-poms from yarn and add paper leaves to create dandelions.
It also looks nice to link together leaves with attached dandelions and hang them as a garland.
You can craft butterflies from construction paper, too, and either hang them as mobiles or put them directly on the wall—they’ll look lovely either way.
Another recommended idea is to attach your dandelion crafts to a calendar.
As they work on the project, some older adults may even recall personal stories related to dandelions.
Dandelion wreath
Spring is the season when the weather warms and many flowers begin to appear, and you’ll likely spot more dandelions as well.
This craft recreates dandelions—a quintessential spring flower—using origami and combines them into a wreath-like shape.
To make the dandelion flowers, fold a strip of origami paper in half and then fold it again to make it narrower, cut fine slits along the edge, roll it up, then spread and shape it.
The wreath base is made by assembling triangular units, and it’s recommended to use green to evoke leaves.
Finally, combine all the parts and add decorative elements like leaf pieces to complete the project.
Let’s try making a tiered display with tsurushi-bina (hanging hina ornaments).
Tsurushi decorations are indispensable for Hinamatsuri events held at senior facilities and day service centers.
They’re beautiful ornaments that brighten up the atmosphere when quietly displayed in a room.
This time, let’s make a tiered display of the Imperial Prince (Odairisama) and the Imperial Princess (Ohinasama).
First, draw the pictures and cut them out.
Then make the fan and hair ornaments as well.
Finally, draw the faces to complete the pieces.
Since you can freely draw their expressions, please finish it as a one-of-a-kind creation that’s uniquely yours.
Hinamatsuri mobile
Let us introduce a delightful Hinamatsuri mobile that gently sways and looks adorable! It’s easy to make with everyday materials and budget-friendly, too.
If you’re looking for a craft project for Girls’ Day, why not try this idea? Prepare parts made by cutting colored paper into circles, folding them in half and gluing them together; petal-shaped pieces cut like cherry blossoms; and strips of paper folded accordion-style.
After that, simply attach all the parts to yarn! You can freely enjoy customizing it by changing the color combinations and shapes.
