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)
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.
Full-bloom cherry blossom display
This is a display created by combining pieces of paper to evoke a cherry blossom tree, which is essential to spring in Japan.
The cherry blossoms are made simply by cutting circles into flower shapes, but adding creases to give them dimension at this stage will contribute to a fuller, more voluminous final look.
Once the flowers are finished, arrange them while considering their angles, and install them as if placing them on a tree to complete the whole piece.
Making the flowers in various colors to create a gradient will enhance the three-dimensional effect, so that approach is also recommended.
field of rapeseed flowers
A wall decoration themed around a field of rapeseed blossoms is a great idea for creating a bright, spring-like atmosphere.
Cut origami paper in half, fold it into small sections, and crease it.
Cut along the creases to form a square, then round the edges to shape the petals.
The key is to add a gentle curl to the petals.
Place the pieces you’ve made on top of a ball of crumpled origami paper.
For the stems, cut paper into rectangles, bend them into a bow shape, and give them a curve.
Make two types of leaves and add wrinkles to recreate a more realistic rapeseed field.
The gluing process also serves as fine motor exercise and is recommended for those who enjoy detailed work.
Sakura garland made with obi (kimono sash)
This is a garland made by linking cherry blossoms crafted from paper strips—its charm lies in the cute, three-dimensional look.
The key is that it’s not flat but 3D, giving it a popping sense of motion and strength.
First, fold two types of strips—one short and one long—into a zigzag shape, then bend the pointed tips and connect them into loops.
Finally, flip each piece over and neaten it to complete the cherry blossom shape, and then string them together to finish the whole garland.
Try varying the intensity of the pink strips and explore arrangements that make the colors look even more vibrant.
Cherry Blossoms and Rapeseed Flowers
Spring is the season when flowers of many colors bloom in profusion; not only cherry blossoms but also rapeseed flowers brighten the landscape.
This is a three-dimensional decoration that depicts a spring scene and the uplifting feeling of rapeseed blossoms blooming around cherry trees.
The key is to make each part with tissue paper, carefully adding wrinkles and shaping them like flowers to create a soft, three-dimensional look.
A sturdy cherry tree with soft pink blossoms, arranged with yellow rapeseed flowers around it, completes the piece.
It might also be nice to emphasize spring by adding decorations like fallen petals and butterflies, not just flowers in bloom.
cherry blossom arch 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.
plum blossoms
Plum blossoms have long been beloved by the Japanese as flowers that herald the arrival of spring.
Because they announce the start of the season, they are considered auspicious.
Their Chinese characters also carry the meaning of bringing abundance, which adds to their good fortune.
As flowers to accompany Hina dolls, which are displayed with wishes for children’s health and growth, plum blossoms are a perfect choice.
This origami plum blossom is easy to make with simple steps.
There is a step where you use scissors to shape the petals, so please handle them with care.
Make lots of them and enjoy arranging them in different ways, such as creating a garland or making a wreath by attaching them to a backing.