[For Seniors] Ideas for Winter Wall Decorations and Hanging Ornaments: Introducing Projects That Are Easy to Try
The cold season has arrived.
This time, we’d like to share ideas for winter wall decorations to create a warm atmosphere together with older adults.
There are plenty of projects that capture the changing season—not just Christmas, but also New Year’s kadomatsu, Mount Fuji, snowflakes, and more.
Why not make winter memories by enjoying crafts together using colorful origami and tissue paper? It’s also effective as finger-mobility rehabilitation, and displaying the finished pieces will brighten up the facility’s atmosphere.
Enjoy giving it a try!
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[For Seniors] Winter wall decoration and hanging ornament ideas. Easy-to-try projects (21–30)
Hanging decorations for Setsubun
This is a hanging decoration made like a curtain by arranging various Setsubun-themed origami parts at equal intervals along a string.
We’ll make six types of parts: plum blossoms, Otafuku, two kinds of ogres (oni), a metal club (kanabō), a kusudama, and tassels.
Basically, you just fold along the creases, but the kusudama is the only one made by assembling multiple units.
It may take a bit of time, so let’s proceed step by step.
Try using different origami patterns and colors to create a vibrant decoration.
Pine, bamboo, and plum made from tissue paper
These are decorations of pine, bamboo, and plum made with tissue paper.
Each piece is simple, but arranged together like this, they make the wall look very festive.
The parts aren’t too difficult to make, either.
For the pine, fold the tissue paper in an accordion, fold it in half, cut off two corners, tie the crease with a pipe cleaner to form the branch, then make slits and fan it open to finish.
For the bamboo, fold the tissue paper into a rectangle, fold the left edge up to meet the top edge twice, unfold one layer back, twist the remaining right section, attach it to the folded part, and shape it.
This makes one bamboo leaf; make three and attach them together.
For the plum blossoms, accordion-fold the tissue paper, round both ends, and cut the center (along the folded side) into a triangle.
Then bundle it together with a wire along with the stamen piece made by cutting slits with shredding scissors, and peel apart the tissue layers one by one to shape the plum blossom.
[For Seniors] Winter wall and hanging decoration ideas: Introducing easy-to-try projects (31–40)
Shichifuku Daruma (Seven Lucky Gods Daruma)
Perfect for New Year party wall decorations! How about making Seven-Lucky Daruma dolls? In this idea, you create the daruma pattern by folding a rectangular sheet of construction paper and making slits along the creases.
The remaining opposite section becomes the daruma’s face—attach a white paper base there and draw the expression with a pen.
The slit sections pop out in 3D, so they really catch the eye when displayed on the wall.
Be sure to make a variety of colorful Seven-Lucky Daruma and decorate them together with New Year-themed elements like plum blossoms.
Ema made from an envelope
Let me show you an idea for making an ema (votive plaque) using a brown envelope.
First, place the envelope with the back side facing up, and fold the left corner of the flap toward the center line.
When you do this, make sure to fold it neatly so that the right corner comes to a sharp point.
Next, open the folded section and cut off the left corner along the crease.
Then, fold along the cut line twice, each fold 2 cm wide, and cut off the left side of the remaining envelope to the same width.
Also cut off the glued margin along the bottom, then unfold the parts you folded.
Cut along the crease on the left side where the envelope is still connected and open it up, then shape it into an ema by aligning it with the crease on the flap side.
Decorate it with flowers or Mt.
Fuji made from origami, and your ema decoration is complete! You can also have people write their wishes on it.
New Year wall decoration: kadomatsu
Here’s an idea for a wall decoration made using a 75 cm × 135 cm sheet of nonwoven fabric as the base.
In the center of the base is the kanji for the zodiac animal of the year, flanked on both sides by two festive New Year’s kadomatsu arrangements.
Around them, bamboo and cranes, along with gold and silver origami, add a brilliant touch.
The top and bottom of the base feature a houndstooth pattern, and each square at the top is adorned with red and white plum blossoms.
It’s a very luxurious wall decoration that will surely brighten up any room! Take your time crafting the parts, and consider making it the centerpiece of your New Year’s party décor.
Three-dimensional wall decoration: Shishimai (lion dance)
There’s a custom that having a shishimai (lion dance) bite your head wards off evil, right? So how about incorporating a shishimai into your New Year wall decoration? With this idea, you can create a three-dimensional shishimai.
You can download a template for the shishimai’s head from the description, then cut out the parts to match and glue them together.
For the shishimai’s body, use a daisy craft punch to cut pieces and glue them onto green construction paper.
Display it together with plum blossoms made from tissue paper to brighten up your room.
Rabbit New Year decoration
This is a warm, handcrafted piece you can make with everyday materials like yarn and colored construction paper.
Create a fluffy pom-pom with yarn, fold the construction paper into an accordion fan, and place a colored-pencil rabbit illustration in the center to complete a decoration that beautifully blends New Year’s festivity with cuteness.
The charm lies in being able to make a softly textured piece without any special tools.
Display it in the entryway, on the wall, or on a shelf to instantly brighten the room and evoke the excitement of welcoming the new year.
