[For Seniors] Heartwarming and Cozy: Perfect Wall Decoration Ideas for Winter in Care Facilities
Winter is a season that lifts the spirits, with plenty of exciting events like Christmas, New Year’s, and Setsubun.
Many care facilities plan recreation activities to match these holidays and events.
Here, we’ll introduce wall decoration ideas that help older adults enjoy the feeling of winter even more.
They’re also perfect as craft-based recreation to make together with seniors.
We’ve gathered many pieces that capture the unique feeling of the winter season, packed with creative ideas for designs, instructions, and materials! Use these ideas as inspiration and enjoy a wonderful time indoors where it’s warm.
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For Seniors: Heartwarming Wall Decoration Ideas Perfect for Winter in Care Facilities (11–20)
Valentine’s Day wall decorations
February 14 is Valentine’s Day.
Many older adults may receive chocolates from family or close acquaintances.
Let’s help amplify this sweet, love-filled occasion with decorations on indoor walls.
Cut red or pink paper tape into lengths of about 10 to 40 centimeters.
Take two strips of the same length and stick their ends together to form a heart shape.
You can also make ribbons in various lengths, creating both large and small sizes.
You can stick them directly onto the wall, or arrange them on poster paper to create a lovely piece.
Use these ideas as inspiration to make Valentine’s Day wall decorations that will excite anyone who sees them.
Fluffy snow rabbit wall decoration
When it snows, you can’t help wanting to make a snow rabbit.
A snow rabbit is also a great motif for winter crafts! Try creating a soft, three-dimensional snow rabbit using tissues.
Crumple a few tissues to form the base of the snow rabbit, then wrap it with one more sheet to give it a fluffy look.
Add red round stickers for the eyes, cut out ears from origami paper and attach them, and it’s done! When displaying it on a wall, you might combine it with construction paper cut into a tray-like shape for the background, or decorate it with plum or camellia flowers and snowflakes for a lovely finish.
New Year’s Mount Fuji decoration made of paper
Here’s a wall decoration idea featuring Mount Fuji, a familiar motif for the New Year.
Since it involves crafts using various types of paper—origami, cardstock, crepe paper, and more—the main tasks are cutting and pasting, making it perfect for older adults to enjoy creating.
First, apply your choice of paper to a cut piece of cardboard to make the base, then combine elements like Mount Fuji, the first sunrise of the year, and the zodiac animal for that year.
You can finish it with a traditional Japanese look using washi or chiyogami, or go for a modern Japanese vibe by pairing it with Western-style flowers—both are great! The charm of this project lies in the freedom to arrange and design it exactly the way you like.
Daruma
Daruma dolls carry various meanings, such as warding off evil, ensuring household safety, and inviting good fortune.
They are also known as auspicious items that help prevent illness and misfortune, making them perfect for wall decorations in care facilities.
This craft uses origami paper, construction paper, and pens.
First, make cuts in a folded sheet of origami paper.
Next, attach the facial parts, then draw any illustrations you like.
Finally, add the daruma’s patterns to complete it.
Consider decorating the wall together with items that evoke a traditional Japanese atmosphere, such as pine, bamboo, and plum motifs.
Lucky Cat New Year Wreath
Would you like to make New Year decorations out of origami to wish for your family’s health and happiness? This time, we’ll introduce a cute “Maneki-neko New Year wreath.” First, combine four sheets of origami to create the wreath portion.
Using patterned paper will give it a fun, pop look.
Once the wreath is complete, fold the maneki-neko and attach it to the wreath.
You can change the cat’s facial expression to suit your taste and make it more unique.
A New Year decoration that’s already auspicious will feel even more lucky.
Let’s write and display it: New Year’s calligraphy
If you’re looking for something to do in the New Year, I recommend kakizome—New Year’s first calligraphy.
Kakizome is a custom cherished since the Edo period, in which you write down your resolutions or goals for the year.
It’s not only enjoyable for the beauty of writing itself, but deciding on your resolutions and goals can also help you start the year with a positive mindset.
Why not give it a try while pondering which characters to write? After you finish, it would look lovely displayed on the wall.
By the way, it’s said that doing kakizome on January 2 brings good luck.
[For Seniors] Heartwarming and Cozy: Perfect Wall Decoration Ideas for Winter Care Facilities (21–30)
Oni and Otafuku
When it comes to February events, many people think of Setsubun.
Here’s a perfect craft recreation for Setsubun: making an oni (ogre) and Otafuku.
First, fold the outlines of the oni and Otafuku with origami, then attach facial parts cut out from paper.
If you put them up on the wall, you can enjoy a festive Setsubun atmosphere.
By the way, in the context of Setsubun, Otafuku represents the “fuku” (good fortune) in the phrase “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi” (“Demons out, good fortune in”).
So it’s recommended to display them as a set.