DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids Stuffed Poppy Finger paint Craft by Leanne Guenther Even the youngest crafters can make this project.  It's great for the children in the baby room or toddler room in a daycare to make and hang from the ceiling. It's a simple, but cute craft to display near remembrance day. Optional for churches, schools or other groups:  rather than hanging the poppies from the ceiling, arrange the group's stuffed poppies in the shape of a wreath on the bulletin board.

Materials:

• paper,
• scissors,
• stapler,
• Finger paint  (or tempra paint and brush) in red (and green if you have it).
• Cotton balls or shredded newspaper.
• IF HANGING:  short piece of string, wool or ribbon.

Instructions:

• Print two copies of the template (or just draw two poppies freehand but make them the same size).  Do not cut out yet.
• Let the children paint the templates with finger paints or a brush and tempra paint.
• Allow to dry.
• Cut out the poppies (adults will need to help with this).
• Staple all the way around the edge of the poppies, leaving an opening at the top.
• Stuff the poppy with shredded paper (kids age 3+ love to help with this step).
• Finish stapling the poppy closed.
• Staple a short piece of string to the top to hang from the ceiling.

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Template      (B&W)