[For Seniors] Color Your Care Facility’s Spring: Wall Decoration Ideas

Dandelion and Ladybug

[Craft Idea] Dandelion and Ladybug (with March/April templates) (Wall Decorations) (Senior Recreation, Occupational Therapy OT, Day Service, Childcare) (3D Origami) (Origami DIY)

When you hear “spring,” what comes to mind? I’m sure this motif will fit for some of you among the images you pictured.

Ladybugs and dandelions evoke a scene of sunlight filtering through the trees, don’t they? What you’ll need are origami paper, scissors, pinking shears, a craft knife, bamboo skewers, a pencil, wood glue, glue stick, colored pencils, a ruler, and templates.

Each step is careful and detailed, so it might be a good idea to divide up the tasks and work together! If you make lots of dandelions, it should look quite impressive.

ladybug

How to Make a Ladybug Wall Decoration! Easy with a Free Template! Ladybug Insect Summer Construction Paper Craft Wall Decor Papercraft Paper Craft

A wall decoration inspired by ladybugs, which are often seen in parks and gardens in spring.

It’s an easy craft to make, so it’s recommended.

First, glue a piece of red construction paper with a slit onto a round piece of black construction paper.

Then add black construction paper dots, and attach the face parts at the top to finish.

By changing the size of the paper, you can make them in various sizes.

Why not decorate your wall with these alongside illustrations of spring flowers like dandelions and tulips?

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Gerbera

How to Make a Gerbera Flower Using 100-Yen Store Memo Paper – DIY: How to Make a Paper Gerbera Flower

Would you like to make a beautiful gerbera that blooms with vivid colors? It’s easy to get started—just prepare memo paper in your favorite colors like white, pink, or yellow.

First, create the petals of the gerbera to give a bright impression.

Next, make the stamens and pistil.

If you use a thin stick like a bamboo skewer to add some curvature, your piece will look even more realistic.

Finally, assemble each part with glue or paste, and you’re done.

Try making a colorful gerbera that lets you experience the arrival of spring indoors.

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clover

[Spring Kirigami] Easy way to cut a four-leaf clover from origami (with audio commentary) ☆ Origami Easy Way to Cut the Clover Tutorial / Tatsukuri

Clovers that can be seen in parks and gardens from spring to summer are also a plant often noticed by people using day services and other care facilities.

Why not try making a wall decoration using this familiar plant as a motif for seniors? First, fold a prepared square sheet of origami paper.

Next, use scissors to cut the outer edges in a curved shape.

Finally, unfold the paper, and your clover is complete.

Make a four-leaf clover, said to bring good luck, and be sure to display it on the walls of your care facility.

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Poppy

[Craft Idea] Poppy Paper Craft (April–May) (Wall Decorations) (Senior Recreation, Occupational Therapy OT, Day Service) (Origami DIY) (Creative)

Poppies, which bloom from spring to summer, are also known as hinageshi or gubijinsō, and they produce colorful, round, and charming flowers.

This craft aims to create poppies that feel like the joy of spring, making them look three-dimensional as if they’re popping out from the backing paper.

You cut origami into petal shapes and assemble them into a flower, layering the pieces after making slits to give the flower a three-dimensional form.

Once the petal outline is done, place yellow in the center, and finally combine it so it looks like it’s blooming from the stem and leaf pieces attached to the backing paper, and you’re finished.

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Honeybees and a flower field

[Craft Idea] Honeybees and Flower Garden (April/May Spring) (Wall Decorations) (Senior Recreation/OT/Day Service) (Early Childhood Education) (3D) (DIY/Papercraft)

Spring—what do you imagine? Cute honeybees and flower fields… how perfectly spring-like! Would you like to make those two motifs? First, prepare origami paper, A4 copier paper, scissors, a craft knife, glue, colored pencils, and a pencil.

It might be a good idea to divide up the tasks and work together.

If you make them in a big group, chatting and having fun, you’ll grow fond of the finished pieces, right? You could even use them as decorations for a calendar! Be sure to give it a try!

How to fold spring flowers

[Made with a single sheet of origami] Cute peach blossom folding method ◇ Origami Peach Blossom Spring Flower Hinamatsuri Hina Dolls ◇

How about making a wisteria decoration with purple origami, featuring cute, plump, three-dimensional blossoms? It may look complicated at first glance, but the folding is simple and follows the same steps as a crane up to a certain point.

Combine the center sections, fold the petal parts outward, and one petal is complete.

If you firmly tuck the folded triangular section inward, you’ll get wisteria that looks almost real.

Make about ten of these, then use green origami to create the stem and leaves.

Decorate your room for spring with realistic, beautiful wisteria.

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