[For Seniors] Wall Decorations to Enjoy October

Halloween Pom-Pom

[100-Yen Shop DIY] How to Make Halloween Pom-Poms

Those little pom‑pom dolls made of yarn that you often see in dentists’ waiting rooms—personally, I spot them all the time.

It turns out there are lots of enthusiasts, and there are plenty of tutorial videos online showing how to make them.

Why not give it a try on a long autumn evening? You can even find a “pom‑pom maker” tool for making fluffy balls at 100‑yen shops.

Once you have the tool, all you do is wrap the yarn around—perfect for beginners.

Make them in Halloween‑style orange and purple, okay? You can also find cute googly‑eye stickers at 100‑yen shops, so be sure to look for those!

Halloween wreath

I tried making a Halloween wreath by hand — Halloween Wreath

Chic wreaths are a staple of stylish cafés and salons.

Seeing seasonal wreaths that are just a step ahead of the calendar can often be soothing, right? Why not try making one with a Halloween twist? You could simply draw Halloween characters on paper, cut them out, and paste them on, but here we’ll make everything three-dimensional! We’ll weave the spiderweb with yarn, and create the pumpkin heads using a mechanism like opening a miniature book inside out.

You can even use real dried branches and leaves.

Try incorporating small lights from a 100-yen shop, too!

Halloween Decorations Made with Felt and Toilet Paper Rolls

Halloween decorations made with felt and toilet paper rolls

Using the many empty toilet paper rolls that usually end up as trash to make cute Halloween decorations sounds both eco-friendly and fun.

If you’re going to make them, why not gather everyone and create a whole “Halloween Army” to display? The method is very simple: cut the toilet paper rolls to a suitable length, cover them with felt, and add eyes, noses, ears, and other features—that’s it! If you want them to stand firmly, you can stuff paper clay or similar material inside the roll.

Divide the work and make pumpkin heads, ghosts, Frankenstein’s monsters, and swarms of bats together.

Paper core bat

Paper Tube Bat / Halloween Craft

These bats are incredibly handy when decorating a room with a Halloween vibe.

Make plenty of them and they’ll look like a swarm, boosting the spookiness.

First, cut a toilet paper roll in half—leave it as is if you want a bigger bat—and cover it with black paper.

It’s a good idea to line the inside with black paper too.

For the wings, use cellophane or plastic and craft the shape.

Make the eyes a vivid yellow or gold to contrast with the black! If you decorate with fluorescent paint, they’ll glow in the dark.

These bats will spark all kinds of creative ideas!

Paper cutouts of maple leaves

[Origami] The Easiest Way to Cut a Maple Leaf with Step-by-Step Diagram | Origami Maple

Here’s an idea for a seasonally rich craft that captures the deepening of autumn: “Paper-Cut Maple Leaves.” Fold and cut red, orange, and yellow origami paper to create realistic-looking fall foliage.

By experimenting with the shapes and placement of the leaves, you can spark imagination, and the hand movements naturally support rehabilitation.

If you paste the leaves so they seem to scatter around the date, it will resemble a scene of falling leaves.

There’s plenty of room for creativity—such as arranging the colors in a gradient.

It’s a calendar project that’s fun to make and beautiful to display.

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cosmos

Introducing an easy way to make cosmos flowers! How about making flowers that also bloom in the autumn months of September and October? Great as materials for wall decorations too! origami flower [Tsukuru Mon]

Here’s an idea for using “cosmos flowers” as a gentle accent on your autumn wall display.

Fold pink, white, or red origami paper, then cut it into petal shapes.

If you trim the edges into little serrations, they’ll look more lifelike.

You can create a natural, spreading effect by layering the finished flowers at slightly different angles.

Arrange and paste several together to evoke the lively feel of an autumn flower field.

Since the steps involve plenty of cutting and pasting, the process offers a good amount of tactile stimulation and focus.

It adds just the right touch of brilliance for calendar-making projects.

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Grape wreath made with chirimen fabric

Craft Art: Fragrance of Autumn Grape Wreath ~with how-to instructions

Here’s how to make a grape wreath using chirimen fabric and covered buttons.

Cut the chirimen fabric into circles.

Place the rounded side of a covered button in the center of a fabric circle and secure it with glue as if wrapping it.

Once wrapped, press in the remaining part of the covered button with the metal side facing up.

This completes a grape berry.

Attach the grape berries to a backing sheet to form a bunch of grapes.

Decorate the wreath base with paper grape leaves and the grape bunches.

The texture of chirimen fabric adds warmth to the piece.

It’s a craft that older adults are likely to enjoy as a lovely grape-themed project.

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