Poppy Playdough activity ideas These summer time flowers are a beautiful sight with their paper thin petals and delicate stems that sway effortlessly on a meer whisper of a breeze. With many varieties - papaver grow wild  as well as having cultivated species. They are the bloom that lends itself to the remembrance our nation's defenders and Armistice Day on November 11th which is marked at 11am with a two minute silence. The activity ideas on this page aim to support young children as they find out about the veterans and individuals who gave their life in defence and protection of peace and freedom.     Poppy playdough resources Buttons for collaging petals- red and black Poppy stalks - green matchsticks and paper straws Red and green playdough or Play-Doh on amazon.co.uk Extruders, cutter, rolling pins and scissors Story book  'Where the Poppies Now Grow' storybook by Hilary Robson and Martin Impey Poppy picture playdough mats Poppy field playdough mat Poppy picture line drawn printable Poppy wreath outline template Poppy colouring collage picture poppy outline template 1 poppy outline template 2  poppy outline template 3    Ideas on how to use the poppy pictures Roll a sheet of green playdough and build patterns into the surface of dough with red and black buttons Print, colour in and laminate any of the pictures to use as table mats, tracing sheets, story telling props Symbolism; explore how the poem Flander's Field was inspired by the flowers growing tranquilly in the aftermath of WW1  - The story of the poppy on British Legion.org.uk  Poppy pattern templates print this sheet of outline patterns and cut the sizes wanted.Trace around each outer edge onto felt, fabric, card, paper or plastic and cut again. Assemble the red petals with a black middle, green leaf and stalk using glue, sticky tape or stitching to secure them together. About England'spoppy factory in London and Lady Haig's poppy factory in Edinburgh Scotland  Poppy seeds playdough activity page More poppy craft resources Use these materials to create a meadow of poppies. Add some pva glue to red paint and colour the inside of the cake cakes. Sprinkle the seeds in the middle and leave to dry. Attach the backs of the poppy flowers to paperand add stems, stalks and leaves. Buy on amazon.co.uk More playdough ideas     Playdough Recipes    Edible playdough recipes     Not for eating  playdough recipes        An alphabet of playdough   Aa - Bb - Cc - Dd - Ee - Ff - Gg - Hh - Ii - Jj - Kk    Ll - Mm - Nn - Oo - Pp - Qq - Rr - Ss - Tt - Uu      Vv - Ww - Xx - Yy - Zz     Seasonal playdough activities            Winter      Spring    Summer    Autumn    Playdough books    Colour themed playdough activities    Mixed - metallic rainbow and duos     Red playdough    Pink playdough    Orange playdough    Yellow playdough    Green playdough    Blue playdough    Purple playdough    Brown playdough    Black playdough    Grey playdough    White playdough  Home  Contact    About this website        Buy playdough products     In the playdough tool box      Playdough activities by age              Benefits of playdough    Sensory playdough activities