[For Seniors] Wall Decorations to Enjoy October
October is filled with various events like Halloween and sports festivals.
Why not decorate your home or facilities used by older adults with lovely wall displays to match these fun occasions?
In this article, we introduce wall decoration ideas that let you enjoy October’s events!
We’ve gathered a variety of ideas featuring Halloween, of course, as well as foods that are in season in October.
They’re all easy to try—many just involve cutting and pasting—so be sure to make them together with older adults!
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[For Seniors] Wall Decorations to Enjoy October (71–80)
Jizo Bodhisattva pastel art
Many older people have probably seen rows of Jizo statues along the roadside at least once.
Let’s try turning a scene with Jizo statues into a wall decoration.
With pastel art, you can feel the gentle atmosphere of the Jizo even more.
We’ll powder the pastel medium and create the picture.
Pastel drawings are colored, but you can erase them with an eraser.
You can also use techniques like creating light and dark contrasts, blurring, and gradients.
Once older adults become comfortable with pastel art, it might be nice to have them try various techniques.
Jizo statues suit seasonal landscapes throughout the year.
Please use these pastel art ideas as inspiration.
3D mobile decoration of a pumpkin ghost
When it comes to fall events, Halloween is the first that comes to mind, and pumpkin-themed decorations are the classic choice.
Let’s make an essential Halloween jack-o’-lantern using origami.
Fold the origami paper, cut it into the shape of a jack-o’-lantern while it’s folded, then change the creases of each connected part and glue them together to finish.
It’s easy to understand if you insert a string when gluing so you can hang it, but since it has a three-dimensional finish, it might also be nice to leave off the string and use it as a standing decoration.
mushroom
Let’s make mushroom wall decorations and enjoy the tastes of autumn with our eyes too! Cut mushroom shapes out of construction paper and combine the pieces to easily create mushrooms.
On the mushroom caps, try sticking on round stickers or circles cut from paper, or paint patterns with paints to make colorful, eye-catching mushrooms.
Of course, you can also match real mushrooms and create brownish ones to combine.
Arrange lots of mushrooms and build a full autumn scene!
Grape decoration
Autumn is the season when a variety of vegetables and fruits are harvested.
Among autumn fruits, let’s make a classic grape decoration using origami.
It’s a simple project: just attach grape berries, a stem, and leaves to a triangular folded base.
If you crumple the paper to make textured berries or use different colors of origami for the berries, it will look more realistic—highly recommended.
Besides using it as a regular decoration, you could also attach a string and turn it into a hanging ornament.
jack-o’-lantern
How about a pumpkin lantern made from reused plastic bottles? By taking advantage of the bumps on the bottom of the bottle, you can achieve a pumpkin-like shape! Use two cut-off bottoms from plastic bottles, finely cut crepe paper in your favorite colors, and stick it on with glue thinned with water.
If you don’t have crepe paper, tissue paper or washi paper will work too.
Let it dry thoroughly, add a pumpkin face, and it’s done! You can fill it with candy or put in an LED light to use as a lampshade—there are lots of fun ways to enjoy it!
walking stick
Let’s make Halloween friends out of origami and turn them into cute wands! They’re perfect for decorations or as gifts for your grandchildren.
Fold pumpkins, ghosts, and bats with origami, then slightly offset another sheet, fold it into a triangle, and roll it tightly from the edge to create the wand, and combine them.
There are many origami Halloween motif videos available, ranging from easy to difficult, so pick ones that are easy for older adults to make!
Halloween paper flower fan
Let’s make paper flower fans that are perfect decorations for Halloween parties held at senior day-service centers and other eldercare facilities! Fold origami paper into an accordion, then round the edges with scissors to create a petal shape.
Make two of these, open them up, and you’ll have a flower-shaped paper fan! Try combining them with smaller paper fans or with paper cut into a spiderweb shape.
For a Halloween vibe, we recommend using colors like orange and purple for the paper fans.