[For Seniors] Spring Wall Decorations: A Collection of Ideas to Brighten Up Your Room
With the arrival of spring, it’s only natural to want to brighten up the atmosphere in senior care facilities and rooms.
Spring is full of delightful motifs—cherry blossoms, dandelions, the Doll Festival, carp streamers, and more.
In this article, we introduce ideas for spring wall decorations that older adults can enjoy making.
Projects using origami and construction paper are appealing because they offer the pleasant sensation of moving the fingers and the joy of completing a piece.
Creating together can spark conversations about seasonal memories and liven up interactions with those around them.
We hope you’ll find these ideas helpful!
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[For Seniors] Spring Wall Decorations: A Collection of Ideas to Brighten Up Your Room (31–40)
Hanging Hina decoration made with accordion folding
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Let me show you how to make a hanging Hina decoration that anyone can create easily.
First, accordion-fold a plain sheet of origami paper and fold it in half.
Then, sandwich a patterned origami paper folded the same way inside and glue them together.
This will become the body of the Hina doll.
After that, just attach a face and small accessories made from construction paper and you’re done.
Next, let’s make decorations like peach blossoms and hishi-mochi.
Tie kite string to a base made from a tapioca (bubble tea) straw, then glue on the Hina dolls and the decorations, and you’re all set! If cutting out the parts is difficult, prepare them in advance.
A hanging ornament of yo-yo quilt made from fabric scraps
Let’s make a hanging decoration with a calm, soothing feel using fabric with traditional Japanese patterns.
You can make this with fabric scraps, so prepare plenty of your favorite prints.
After making a paper pattern and cutting the fabric, fold it in half with the right sides together and sew the edges.
Once you have a loop, lightly fold in each end to crease them.
Fold it in half and sew all the way around with large stitches, then pull the thread to form a round shape.
Gently shape it, then thread a cord through along with small fabric balls stuffed with cotton.
Make five of these sets to complete a vibrant yo-yo quilt hanging decoration.
Hanging Hina decorations made of felt
Let us introduce a warm, felt-crafted piece.
The parts you’ll make are the Ohinasama (Empress), the Odairisama (Emperor), plum blossoms, and yarn balls.
First, cut the felt into a crescent shape to create the base.
Then decorate it with the felt flowers and the yarn balls.
It might be nice to make the balls in pink, white, and green to resemble hina-arare rice puffs.
On the back, attach the hina dolls so that their faces are visible through the base.
Attach a gold cord to the base so it can be hung, and you’re done!
Hanging ornaments made from cherished clothing
A hanging ornament filled with memories, made from your child’s outgrown clothes.
Use pinking shears to cut the clothes into small pieces and attach them to spherical Styrofoam forms.
Incorporating a variety of colors makes it more vibrant, so keep color balance in mind as you work.
Thread the finished pieces and some beads onto string to create the hanging decoration.
You can find Styrofoam spheres in various sizes at 100-yen shops, so have a look.
You can make this not only from your child’s clothes but also from fabric scraps, so please use this as a reference.
Hanging ornaments of oshie-style Hina dolls
This is a hanging ornament made using the oshie technique, which creates dimensional pictures by layering pieces of fabric.
You attach various decorations—such as the Empress and Emperor dolls and plum blossoms—to a core, separating them into parts and sticking them on in order.
Once the pieces are finished, connect them with strings and assemble them onto the base to complete it! Using chirimen crepe fabric adds a traditional Japanese feel.
Attach a string to the base and display it on a wall or door.
You can enjoy arranging the decorations and their placement as you like, resulting in a highly original piece.
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No-sew felt hanging decoration
The no-sew felt hanging ornaments are lovely pieces that give a warm, cozy feel.
Use 5.5 cm × 4 cm felt and chirimen fabric scraps to make small birds.
Adding metallic yarn creates a neat accent and makes them look festive.
For the eyes, simply paint rhinestones black for an easy solution.
Use small pieces of pink, white, and green felt to make hishi-mochi, and use small oval felt pieces and chirimen scraps to make zori sandals.
After crafting three-dimensional cherry blossoms, use a bamboo skewer and embroidery thread to assemble them into hanging ornaments.
Soft-colored felt and chirimen fabrics blend well with interior decor, so they’re recommended.
Give it a try!
Wall decoration with cherry blossoms and shamisen
This is a warm, spring-in-Japan themed decoration featuring colorful windows adorned with cherry blossoms and shamisen motifs.
First, divide a sheet of origami paper into nine squares and place various colors of origami paper within them.
Next, position paper straws along the color boundaries to create a window-like appearance.
Then attach cherry blossom and shamisen motifs to the window; arrange them in a balanced way so their beauty stands out, and you’re done.
Feel free to get creative with the window colors and the motifs you choose and how you place them.
