Central PA LIVE! Segment!
POPPIES
Poppies are the traditional symbol for Memorial Day, which when first implemented was called Decoration Day, a day to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers.
Poppies came into the picture in 1915 when Moina Michael wrote her own poem inspired by “In Flanders Fields,”.
"We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies."
She began wearing red poppies and the idea spread.
Here we make our own out of felt.
Supplies
Poppy template here
Red felt
Glue or glue gun
Small pompoms
Safety pin
- Cut the poppy shapes out of felt, using the template (there are 2 of each on the template)
- Glue the large over the small 3 spoked shapes
- Glue a small black pompom in the center
- Let dry
- Add safety pin on the back to wear
To make the ruffled poppy (which is great for wreaths)
- Using the Very large solid shape, put a dab of glue in the center
- Crunch the center in your fingers and clip with a clothes pin.
- Let dry
- Add safety pin
DANCING RIBBONS
Our Dancing Ribbons Craft is from page 10 of our Macaroni Kid Craft Book. We just substituted the colors red, white and blue. Make some up and have a parade or just have fun dancing with the kids!
Click on the book image to open.
POPPY BUBBLE WAND
Supplies:
Pipe cleaners
- Twist 2 pipe cleaners together into a circle (you can do the same color or alternate)
- Repeat with 2 more
- Flatten the circles and twist those together (you now have 4 petals
- Twist one more pipe cleaner around the center to make the stem
- Fluff the petal shapes to be more round
Use with our homemade bubble mix
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