Wall decoration ideas for seniors recommended for September

Making a wreath with celebratory crane and longevity turtle

Handmade Wreath Kit: Celebratory Crane and Auspicious Turtle KT104

Crafts are one of those activities you can enjoy in tune with the seasons and events—and they really liven things up.

Since September includes Respect for the Aged Day, how about making a celebratory wreath featuring a crane and a tortoise to honor everyone’s and their families’ health and longevity? Using origami with gold or silver accents adds an extra festive, elegant touch.

Origami also makes a great brain exercise since it uses fine finger movements.

With the celebratory crane and tortoise, the wreath has a three-dimensional feel and looks very luxurious when finished.

It’s a bright, eye-catching decoration for your home or room.

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Autumn leaves and a full moon seen from the window

Making autumn decorations: Moon-Viewing (for a care facility)

This is a wall decoration that recreates a moonlit night glimpsed through a shoji-opened window, depicting a charmingly Japanese scene.

Prepare a large sheet of navy-toned paper and cut a circular opening for the window.

On slightly less than half of the cut-out circle, paste white paper patterned with a lattice to represent the shoji.

In the remaining space, attach motifs like the moon, clouds, and autumn leaves.

Once the window portion is complete, finish by adding rounded tissue-paper “tsukimi dango” around it and pampas grass with yarn tips to suggest the plumes.

It’s also recommended to work together with seniors on rounding the tissue paper and attaching the yarn.

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Collage and origami moon-viewing and sunset

September indoor decorations [Night Moon Viewing and Autumn Sunset] collage and origami craft recreation

Let’s try making a beautiful autumn sunset and moon scene using collage and origami.

A paper plate works perfectly as a canvas.

Tear origami paper into small pieces to create the background—the reds of the sunset and the blues and blacks of the night sky where the moon appears.

Once the background is glued on, fold origami pieces for the setting sun or the moon, as well as rabbits and pampas grass—motifs perfect for September—and paste them onto the background to finish.

Punch a hole at the top and thread a string through it, and you’ll be able to hang your artwork easily on a wall, so be sure to display it once you’ve made it!

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SAKI

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a boy running

[Wall Decorations] How to Make “Boy (2) Sports Day”! Easy with Free Templates! Sports Festival, Autumn, September, October, Construction Paper Crafts, Wall Decorations, Papercraft, Paper Craft

Some elderly people may go to cheer on their children or grandchildren at a school sports day.

Watching them run their hearts out might move some to tears.

Let’s turn a scene like that from a sports day into a wall decoration.

For example, you could use construction paper to make a boy who is running.

If you make several running boys, you can adapt it for a relay race or a sprint.

Imagine holding a sports day in a room decorated with wall art made by the elderly themselves.

It seems like they would enjoy taking part in the sports day too.

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mochi-pounding rabbit

[Moon-Viewing Origami] How to Fold a Mochi-Pounding Rabbit (Origami no Jikan)

On the beautiful full moon night, there just might be a rabbit pounding mochi.

Let’s make a cute rabbit decoration inspired by that dreamy, delightful story.

You can craft the rabbit and the mortar and pestle used for mochi pounding out of origami, or, if you prefer, cut each shape from construction paper—both are great options.

Once you’ve made the shapes, assemble them and finish the piece by sticking them on a wall or mounting them on a large sheet of paper.

You could even make lots of rabbits to create a lively scene of mochi pounding on the moon.

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Moon viewing and pampas grass

[Craft Idea] Moon Viewing and Japanese Pampas Grass (with templates) (September, Autumn) (Wall Decorations) (Activities for Seniors/Daycare) (Early Childhood Education) (Origami) (Creative OT/Psychiatry)

This wall decoration recreates a moon-viewing scene with a lovely, soft feel using tissue paper pampas grass (susuki).

Crumple the tissue paper to add texture, then make fine cuts along the portion that will be the feathery tip.

Wrap it around a chopstick and glue it in place; attach narrow leaf pieces cut from the same tissue paper to the stem, and you’ll have pampas grass with beautifully fluffy plumes.

Making several in colors like brown, yellow, and pale pink is recommended so the overall look doesn’t become too dark.

Display them together with moon-viewing dumplings, rabbits, and moon pieces to fully enjoy the Japanese autumn.

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mushroom

[Wall Decorations] How to make cute mushrooms out of construction paper!

How about using cute, tasty-looking mushrooms for your autumn wall decorations? You can easily make adorable mushrooms by simply cutting and gluing colored construction paper.

Add faces or patterns to customize them and create unique designs.

When decorating the wall, consider the balance and try arranging both large and small mushrooms.

It’s also a great idea to decorate your home walls with your grandchild, or to make them together as a group activity at a senior care facility.

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