[For Seniors] Spring Wall Decorations: A Collection of Ideas to Brighten Up Your Room

yarn dandelion

March is the season when you can feel the warmth, isn’t it? With the pleasant, cozy weather, some facilities may even organize strolls as recreational activities.

Outdoors in spring, you’ll often spot dandelions blooming along roadsides and in parks.

Seeing those small yellow dandelions will make the season feel even more tangible.

Creating a March calendar with a dandelion motif is a lovely idea, too.

If you use yarn for the flower part, you can capture the gentle feel of a dandelion.

Making a cute dandelion calendar is likely to spark lively conversation among older adults and those around them.

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bamboo shoot

Introducing an easy way to fold a bamboo shoot with origami! Why not fold some during the spring season and use them as decorations? [Ori-Tsuku]

Bamboo shoots, which you often see around springtime.

It’s the season when they’re sold not only in bamboo groves but also at supermarkets and greengrocers.

Bamboo shoots are one of spring’s seasonal flavors.

Some older adults may look forward to freshly harvested bamboo shoots in spring.

Let’s make a calendar that perfectly matches the spring image using bamboo shoots.

Make bamboo shoots out of origami or construction paper and stick them onto a calendar.

You’ll create a calendar with a spring feel.

You can also use the bamboo-shoot pieces made from origami or construction paper to make wreaths and other various crafts.

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Japanese bush warbler

[Made with One Sheet of Origami] Easy and Cute Bush Warbler (Facing Left) Folding Tutorial ◇ Origami Japanese Bush Warbler — Spring Little Bird, Uguisu ◇

When you hear the call “hoo-hokekyo,” it makes you think, “Spring is here,” doesn’t it? The Japanese bush warbler (uguisu) is familiar to many people, including seniors, as a bird that heralds spring.

So let’s try making a calendar with an uguisu motif.

You could use origami or a coloring-page design—either works nicely.

It’s also a great idea to add plum or peach blossoms.

There’s even a traditional auspicious expression, ‘ume ni uguisu’ (plum blossoms with a bush warbler).

Plum blossoms and the bush warbler are a well-matched pair, and because the two together symbolize harmony, the phrase is used to represent good fortune.

Incorporating this combination into your calendar’s layout would likely result in a lovely piece.

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Making the April calendar

[Calendar Making] A classic event at our day service. We choose a seasonal theme and create next month’s calendar. (Shōwa Wago-kai Social Welfare Corporation)

How about making calendars as one of your monthly recreation activities? Both the process of discussing and choosing seasonal motifs and the actual crafting after the plan is set are sure to be lively and fun! Using your hands can have a positive effect on cognitive function, and working together to create something—then seeing what you made actually being used—will likely bring great joy! Even things that were difficult before can improve in quality as you repeat the activity.

Give it a try!

Iris

Easy origami iris (ayame/hanashōbu/kakitsubata) folding instructions | origami flower

Ayame (Japanese irises) are beautiful flowers with a rich purple color that bloom from early to mid-May.

As one of the representative flowers of May, how about folding ayame with origami? Using larger origami paper to make them into May wall decorations is a great idea! It’s also lovely to fold them with small origami paper and make lots to display.

You could mount them on colored paper or display them in a photo frame.

If you vary the shades of purple slightly to create depth and gradation, you can make them look even more charming and capture the distinctive beauty of iris flowers.

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Strawberry wreath

[100-yen shop DIY] Handmade Strawberry Wreath with Felt / No Pattern Needed / Easy / Spring / felt / handmade / craft / wreath / strawberry

Here’s a spring-like strawberry wreath you can make with supplies from a 100-yen shop.

First, prepare the wreath base.

Apply glue and wrap yarn around it so there are no gaps.

For the strawberries, use red felt—you can also use red gingham fabric.

Cut the felt into circles, then fold each circle in half and cut.

Stitch small seed patterns with thread.

Fold each half-circle in half again, sew along the top edge, open it once to stuff with filling, then close it up.

Make the calyx from green felt and glue it on to finish the strawberry.

Use more green felt for leaves and white felt for flowers, then glue them onto the wreath to complete it.

The arrangement can create many different looks, so you’ll end up with a unique wreath of your own.

Give it a try!

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Spring flower wreath

[Cut and paste only] Spring wreath made with felt / 100-yen shop DIY / How to make a felt wreath / cherry blossom wreath / spring wreath

Introducing a spring-like floral wreath you can make with materials from a 100-yen shop.

Wrap yarn around the wreath base so there are no gaps, and attach a hanging string with glue.

For decorations, use yarn balls made by wrapping yarn around tissue paper, along with felt flowers.

To make the flowers, cut the felt into small triangles and glue them together.

When you open up the connected felt, the flower is complete.

It’s fun to add your favorite embellishments like ribbons to create a one-of-a-kind wreath.

Since the steps are simple, it’s also recommended as a recreational activity in senior facilities.

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