For seniors: Snowman crafts to brighten January wall displays—fun ideas using origami, paper plates, and papercutting.

A snowman and a snow hut (kamakura)

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A snow-made kamakura, and eating oden inside it—there’s really no describing that bliss.

But when you hear “kamakura,” you probably think of the city of Kamakura, right? There are many theories about the origin of the name for the snow hut, but a leading one says it comes from its resemblance to a hearth (kamado), with “kamado” having slurred into “kamakura.” There’s also a theory that it comes from enshrining Lord Kamakura Gongorō.

Try making a snowman and a kamakura out of origami and making them the stars of your calendar.

A snowman inside a kamakura—kind of surreal, isn’t it?

A snowman from a single sheet of origami paper

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How about a simple snowman you can make with a single sheet of origami paper? Because it involves fine motor work, it’s perfect for finger exercises for older adults.

First, have everyone choose their favorite color of origami paper—the color they pick will become the snowman’s hat.

Next, follow the video and make the creases.

As you continue folding along the creases, the snowman’s face, body, and hat will take shape.

Finally, attach a pom-pom to the hat and draw the face to finish! If the folding steps are difficult for someone, support them by letting them choose their favorite color or draw the face—adjust to each person’s needs.

Let’s decorate with snowmen wearing colorful hats and enjoy getting through the cold winter together!

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Connected snowman

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How about making “connected snowmen” with paper cutting? All you need is a sheet of white construction paper (octavo size) and some colored paper, so it’s easy to get started.

First, cut the white paper in half horizontally.

Then accordion-fold the strip, alternating mountain and valley folds.

Using the video as a reference, sketch the snowman silhouette and start cutting.

Be careful—there are parts you shouldn’t cut so the figures stay connected.

When you unfold the white paper, you’ll have a chain of six snowmen.

Make hats with colored paper and draw the faces to finish.

Using different colors for the hats and drawing a variety of faces makes them extra cute.

Try doing this together with older adults while following the video.

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A three-dimensional snowman made of paper

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This is a curved, three-dimensional snowman wall decoration.

Stack two sheets of white origami paper and fold them in half.

Apply glue to the outside of the crease on the top sheet, then attach it to the center of the bottom sheet.

Next, while still folded, cut both sheets together into the shape of a snowman.

Draw eyes on the doubled snowman, decorate it with origami cutouts such as circles, snowflakes, and a hat, and attach a triangular-prism nose made from a small strip of origami paper.

Your origami snowman is complete.

There’s no need to learn any complex folding, so it’s easy for seniors to try as well!

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A snowman painted with a stamp

Do you know the tool called a tampo? It was originally used for rubbing ink onto paper to make rubbings of inscriptions on stone monuments, but you can also make one as a crafting tool by wrapping rolled-up gauze in cloth and securing it with a rubber band.

If you soak the tip of the tampo with white paint and dab it onto paper with a snowman outline, you can quickly create a snowman picture! After that, finish it nicely by adding eyes and a mouth as you like, or by attaching decorations made from origami around it.

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Snowman made of clay

Using modeling clay, you can make wall decorations with a glittery, sparkling look.

To make them, shape a thin snowman out of clay, then embed accessory parts or beads to decorate it.

You can embed them as the eyes and nose on the face, or as decorations on the body—either works.

If anyone finds fine motor tasks difficult, it might go more smoothly if staff make the snowman part for them.

Also, if you like, wrapping a single strand of yarn around it like a scarf will make it look cute.

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A snowman skating

A lively scene of snowmen enjoying ice skating together.

Snowmen are a classic symbol of winter, and this is a wall decoration idea that combines them with winter-exclusive sports.

It might be nice not only to make snowmen but also to create children and animals enjoying winter together and arrange them side by side.

It could spark conversations about fond memories of skating or figure skating watched on TV.

Decorating around the rink with sparkling snowflakes would add extra cuteness, too.

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