[For Seniors] Color Your Care Facility’s Spring: Wall Decoration Ideas
In many elderly care facilities, such as day service centers, wall decorations are changed each month to match the season.
It’s also enjoyable to have the seniors help make them and decorate together.
In this article, we’ll share spring wall decoration ideas designed for older adults!
There are many motifs that come to mind when you think of spring: cute flowers like cherry blossoms and dandelions, and themes related to the Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri), among others.
A common feature is that they’re bright and charming.
Use lovely wall decorations that bring a sense of spring indoors to brighten up your facility’s walls.
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[For Seniors] Brightening Up Spring at Care Facilities: Wall Decoration Ideas (51–60)
Pop-up cherry blossoms
From cherry trees laden with blossoms, one can sometimes feel a sense of luxury and impact.
The more cherry trees there are, the stronger that feeling can be, right? Let’s help older adults pick up on that atmosphere from the walls of facilities decorated with cherry-themed works.
We’ll make cherry blossoms of different sizes and colors out of construction paper.
Attach the tips of the petals you’ve made with glue.
The key is to be thoughtful about the order in which you attach them.
With a bit of planning, several blossoms can come together to create a three-dimensional finish.
Display them on the wall, and add some petals alongside to enhance the overall look even more.
Even seniors who find it difficult to go out may be able to feel the spirit of hanami by looking at these three-dimensional cherry decorations.
Swaying Cherry Blossoms
Here’s an idea for a wall decoration that evokes cherry blossom petals swaying in the wind.
Make petals by cutting origami paper into rectangles and forming each piece into a loop.
Combine four to five petals and glue a yellow piece in the center to create a three-dimensional cherry blossom.
If you press the inside of the flower and leaf pieces with a bamboo skewer to add curvature, they’ll gain a soft, rounded 3D look.
Connect the finished blossoms and leaves with thread and attach them to the wall so the design sways when a breeze passes through.
It’s a decoration that’s both visually striking and dynamic, letting you feel the arrival of spring.
Spring hanging ornaments
Speaking of spring, many flowers are in bloom, aren’t they? Among them, wisteria is especially notable for its purple color, and many people can’t help but be captivated by its beauty.
This time, let’s make a spring hanging ornament inspired by wisteria.
First, cut purple construction paper into thin strips.
Glue them together with craft glue to connect them.
The finished piece recreates the distinctive cascading look of wisteria, making it feel almost like the real thing.
Just hanging it by your window will instantly fill your room with a springtime atmosphere.
Cherry Blossoms in the Moonlit Night
Cherry blossoms at night have a different kind of beauty from those seen during the day, don’t they? In daylight, the blossoms look delicately charming with their cute pink petals.
But under moonlight or illumination, they give off a more mature atmosphere.
Here’s a perfect wall decoration idea featuring night-time cherry blossoms for seniors who love yozakura.
Choose darker construction paper for the background of the cherry trees and blossoms, and add a moon to create a night-sakura scene.
As they make the blossoms, seniors will likely feel the arrival of spring.
Looking at the finished piece, they may appreciate the beauty of night cherry blossoms and even reminisce about their past cherry blossom memories.
[For Seniors] Coloring spring at care facilities: Wall decoration ideas (61–70)
cherry blossoms in full bloom
The sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom heralds the arrival of spring, doesn’t it? Here’s how to make items that let you enjoy hanami indoors.
Stack five sheets of tissue paper, accordion-fold them, staple the center, then round off the edges with scissors.
Carefully fan out each layer one by one, and you’ll have soft, three-dimensional cherry blossoms.
Using pale pink or white paper as a background creates a gentle, springlike atmosphere.
You can also fold origami paper into a triangle and cut out petal shapes; once you glue the pieces together, your wall decoration is complete.
From the 100-yen shop! Hanging butterfly decoration
Crafts you can make with materials from the 100-yen shop are so handy and appreciated, aren’t they? How about making a hanging butterfly decoration using various origami papers? Fold a sheet of origami in half, layer two pieces together, and cut out a butterfly shape.
Keep the cut-out piece to use as a template.
Place the template on lace-patterned origami, cut it slightly smaller, then layer and glue it onto the colored paper butterfly.
Thread twine through the center and arrange butterflies of different colors and sizes.
Whether you make it colorful or use a chic color scheme, it will be a beautiful hanging decoration.
Sakura haiku decoration
When you think of spring, cherry blossoms are surely one of the first things that come to mind.
Here’s a video that shows you how to make cherry blossoms easily.
It’s perfect for recreational activities at day-service centers and similar settings! Combining them with other flowers can create a more stylish atmosphere.
All you need are items like thick paper, craft bands, and colored paper.
Preparation is simple, so you can get started right away.
If everyone pitches in to make these cherry blossoms, you’ll be able to produce a lot in no time.
Give it a try!