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About 30 cm! Large kadomatsu (New Year’s pine decoration)

30 cm tall!! (⊙⊙) How to fold a big kadomatsu 🥹

Although it’s a size you can easily make at home, it has an impressive presence that instantly brings a festive New Year feel just by placing it on display! Because it faithfully reproduces traditional elements of a kadomatsu—like the bamboo-inspired sections, pine needles, and plum blossoms—placing it in an entryway or living room will greatly enhance the New Year atmosphere.

The creation process involves many hands-on tasks, which can help exercise your fingers and improve concentration.

Plus, if you make it together with family or friends, the conversation will flow naturally during the activity, making your New Year preparations even more enjoyable.

Shimenawa made of paper

January wall decoration “Shimenawa” — New Year’s ornament made of paper

For New Year’s, let’s try making a shimenawa decoration—often displayed at the front door—using only construction paper.

You’ll make the shimenawa base, camellias, plum blossoms, shide (paper streamers), and a fan.

Since templates are available for download, you can cut the listed parts from construction paper and assemble them by following the steps.

It’s best to place the template on the construction paper, staple it in place, and cut them together.

Add slits, fold along the creases in an accordion style, and enjoy the paper crafting process as you create it.

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Original kadomatsu from the 100-yen shop

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These days, 100-yen shops all seem to have an abundant selection.

In addition to New Year’s decorations, they sell items and decorations for seasonal events throughout the year.

Many also carry DIY and crafting supplies to support those who want to make things themselves.

Make good use of these and try customizing a ready-made kadomatsu to your taste.

If you paint the green bamboo white and choose a white base, you’ll end up with a kadomatsu that has a different vibe from the usual.

A kadomatsu that stands out indoors like an interior accent may feel fresh even to older adults.

Try enjoying the process of arranging a store-bought kadomatsu to make it even more luxurious or lively in style.

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Japanese-style ema plaque with 100-yen origami

[Easy] How to Make a Japanese-Style Ema Plaque [100-Yen Origami] New Year’s Decoration, Wall Decor — with Voice Commentary!

Let’s make an ema (a wooden plaque used to write wishes for the gods) using patterned origami paper and colored construction paper.

First, fold the origami paper in half by matching the top and bottom edges, then place it back down with the crease at the top.

Next, fold the bottom-right corner up into a triangle so that it meets the center of the top edge.

Then fold that triangle again so its base aligns with the vertical center line of the origami.

Unfold the paper back to the half-folded state, and cut along the leftmost diagonal crease with scissors—the left side of the origami will now be in the shape of an ema.

Glue this onto the colored construction paper and cut around it, leaving a 5 mm border.

After that, attach a white piece of paper for writing your wish, and glue on a string and knot made from the leftover origami.

Add decorations, and it’s complete.

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Origami kadomatsu (New Year’s pine decoration)

[Origami New Year] How to Fold a Kadomatsu / How To Make an Origami Kadomatsu

Kadomatsu made by folding origami can be used in various ways, such as attaching them to wreaths or calendars you’ve crafted.

Let’s use our fingers and hands a lot as we make them.

Not only does it help train fine motor skills, but it can also be expected to have brain-training benefits.

Many people probably create kadomatsu pieces toward the end of the year.

If you make them while chatting with older adults about how they used to spend New Year’s, the conversation will likely liven up.

Seniors may enjoy reminiscing and share many stories.

It’s also recommended to mount them on backing paper to make cards or to display them on the wall.

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Kadomatsu wall decoration

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When kadomatsu decorations are displayed on the indoor walls, even older adults can feel the arrival of the New Year.

With paper-plate kadomatsu, each person’s creation can easily be hung on the wall.

Create a kadomatsu by attaching construction-paper bamboo, ribbons, and other elements onto a paper plate.

We recommend using a New Year–themed paper plate with a lace doily attached as the backing.

It will result in a festive piece suitable for the New Year.

Since you’re using a paper plate, it can also look like a kadomatsu wreath.

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New Year’s decoration made with 100-yen shop materials: Hagoita (battledore)

How to make handmade New Year’s decorations using origami and 100-yen shop materials — great for children’s independent research projects and activities for seniors.

New Year’s decorations made using materials from 100-yen shops are a fun idea that result in lively pieces through free-form creativity and color choices.

Start by creating the shape of a battledore (hagoita) with construction paper, then apply your favorite chiyogami (decorative Japanese paper) to make it festive.

Layer and glue on various elements—large and small flowers, patterned blossoms, fans, and mizuhiki ornaments—to bring together traditional New Year motifs in a cohesive design.

The overall impression changes greatly depending on the placement of each part and the balance of colors, so it’s also enjoyable to craft while savoring a sense of nostalgia.

This is a recommended idea for older adults to help enhance the New Year spirit.

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