After the noise and expense of Halloween and Bonfire Night I look forward to the quiet contemplation of Remembrance Day. It’s not hugely commercial, nor should it be. Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifice of the past and I am so proud to remember the contribution my Great Uncle made during the First World War. You can read about him over on my family history blog.
I’ve been using Twinkl for a while as they have great resources which I can use with my children. We’ve started a great habit of sitting around the dining table after school and talking. Sometimes my 6 year old has homework to do but I usually have a few activities for us to do together.
Remembrance Day Paper Poppy craft for children
With Remembrance Day coming up this Sunday I wanted to talk about it with them. I found some great resources including a paper poppy to cut out which my 4 year old enjoyed.
Her cutting skills are good and she was able to cut it out herself. I helped her fold it and stick it together. It was the perfect after school activity and made a really lovely poppy.
I’m ashamed to say that I don’t have many other Remembrance Day crafts for children on my blog. A few years ago we made paper plate poppies and tiny finger print poppies. Next year I will have to try harder!
3 Comments
Jazmin Williams
November 10, 2016 at 3:00 pmThis is lovely! I remember in primary school we never did anything like this, but I think it should be something taught to younger children, even through simple activities like this, so they get some sort of understanding. That poppy looks great!
Erica Price
November 10, 2016 at 3:15 pmIt’s a lovely poppy and a good idea to do an activity like this with children.
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