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The Poppy

The Poppy . Remembrance Day. In Flanders Fields. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knpZ2TvvBro. The Poppy. Where do poppies grow? P oppies grow naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe.

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The Poppy

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  1. The Poppy Remembrance Day

  2. In Flanders Fields http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knpZ2TvvBro

  3. The Poppy • Where do poppies grow? • Poppies grow naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. • Red poppies were among the first plants to spring up in the devastated battlefield because they could survive in the unsettled soil that war left behind.

  4. Why do we use the poppy as a symbol for Remembrance Day? • The destruction caused by wars transformed bare land into fields of blood red poppies, growing around the bodies of the fallen soldiers. • The poppy is a symbol for the sacrifice made by the fallen soldiers

  5. How to make a Poppy • Flatten the coffee filter with your hand and then color one side with markers. Spray the filter with water. Repeat for the second coffee filter and set both aside to dry. • Layer both coffee filters and then fold in half. • Fold in half once again so it is only a quarter of a circle. • Holding the folded filters at the point, cut both left and right corners off, rounding as you go. When you open them they will resemble four leaf clovers. • Place one filter on top of the other, offsetting so that you can see all eight bumps. • Hold filters together and poke the chenille stem through the center of both filters. Leave about an inch poking through and bend it down to secure. • Holding the "stem", gather the bottom of the flower up into a cup shape and wrap the small piece of chenille stem around the bottom of the coffee filters. Tighten to secure. • Open the flower up and glue the pom-pom to the center. Allow glue to dry completely. • Gently gather and scrunch the flower in your hand, then release.

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