Poppy Flower Wreath Craft for Kids
Poppies are a beautiful red flower and a symbol for Veteran’s Day and Remembrance Day.
This simple poppy wreath craft is super simple for kids to make. It is one that many different ages can make together and super easy supplies to make it.
We had a blast making this simple poppy wreath.
The Poppy Flower Wreath Craft is a great addition to the wreath crafts on the site.
There are so many great crafts you can make for Veterans Day and this poppy wreath is super simple and fun for kids. I love how simple it is and fun.
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A great book to read with this poppy craft is The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans. You can learn all about the meaning behind poppies and veterans days.
What we used to make the Poppy Wreath Craft
- paper plate with the center cut out
- glue stick
- clear glue
- 5/8 inch circle shape
- 1 1/2 inch circle punch
- green dot marker
- lime green dot marker
- black construction paper
- red construction paper
How we made the Poppy Wreath Craft
You will see the steps below to make the poppy wreath craft.
Dot Marker the Paper Plate
You take the paper plate and use dot markers on the outside edge of the plate. Dot marker dry really fast and make it so you can do the craft in one sitting.
I like using two colors of green so that you have some variety to the color. But you can just one dot marker green color if you want.
If you don’t have dot markers, you can always use watercolors to paint the wreath. They dry fast like the dot markers do.
Punch out the Red & Black Circles
If you are doing this craft with small kids who might not be able to use the cricle punches, I suggest punching out the circles in advance.
Punching the Red Circles
You want to punch out several of the red circles. You will need four circles for each flower. I put three sheets of the red construction paper together to punch. We used the 1 1/2 inch circle punch
We planned on five poppy flowers for each wreath. So you need at least 20 punches for each wreath.
Punching the Black Circles
You can see the smaller black circles that we used for the center of the poppy. Like the red you need at least on for each flower and 5 for five flowers. You can decide if you want to do more flowers.
Use the circles to make the Poppies
You want to use a glue stick for these next steps. It stays together better than just glue.
You want to place four red circles around in a circle. You can see below how we placed the circles. You use a glue stick on the back of the circles to keep them together.
Then you glue on the black circle in the center of the red circle to finish the flower.
You can see below what a completed poppy flower looks like.
Glue the Poppies on the Paper Plate
Now we placed our poppies on the paper plate.
We put glue on the back of the poppy. A wet glue is better for putting on the paper plate. the edges of the paper plate make glue stick not stay as well.
Then you place your poppies where you want it on the wreath. We did jut five poppies but you could do more.
Final look at our Poppy Wreath Craft
More Printables and Activities for Veteran’s Day
Veterans Day Pack with tot, preschool, prek and kindergarten activities in the pack. With worksheets, easy reader books hands on activities and more.
No-Prep Community Helpers Weekly Packs has a day devoted to Veteran’s. It is four pages of printables with 6 grade levels to use.
Hands-On Counting Activities for Veterans Day has counting from 1 to 10 with puzzles for kids to do.
Cork Painted Poppy is another fun craft you can make for Veteran’s Day.
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