We enlisted the help of our youngest Sugarplum, and Baby M not only had a ton of fun expressing his creativity, he practiced his fine motor skills and learned about different mediums and textures. We started with markers on coffee filters and then moved to paint on canvas, using brushes and fingers (and some toes!). The poppies are easy to make, and the whole project takes only a few basic craft materials.

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What You’ll Need to Make Your Own Toddler Poppy Art

• Two coffee filters
• Red, orange and yellow water-based markers
• Spray bottle with water
• Scissors
• Glue
• Canvas
• Black, light and dark gray paint
• Paint brush
• Black pom pom

To begin, be sure to protect your floor or table by putting down a vinyl tablecloth or shower curtain. Then let your little one go wild with some water based markers – scribbling on the coffee filters in any way that suits.

Next – we did this without Baby M’s help, but older kids will love this step – use a spray bottle with water to cover the coffee filter. You don’t need too much water here, a little goes a long way. Set the coffee filter aside to dry.

Now it’s time for paint! Set out the paints and brushes and see what beautiful abstract pattern your little one creates. Let the canvas dry while moving back to the coffee filter.

Cut the dried coffee filter into petals of different sizes. You should get 8-10 petals from two coffee filters.

Add some glue to the tip of each petal – only use a small amount of glue as it can seep through the coffee filter if applies too thickly.

And then glue the petals onto the canvas, off centered a bit and about one third of the way up.

Paint a black stem and leaf under the poppy.

Paint a black circle in the middle of the poppy,

And then glue a pom pom on the black circle.

We hope you enjoy your Stunning Toddler Poopy Art as much as we do! For more November 11th crafts check out our Popsicle Stick Poppy Craft and our Giant Paper Poppies Wall Art.

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Poppy crafts are great to make in November. Since Halloween has finished and Christmas isn’t here yet, November kids crafts help to keep those little hands busy. Also, as we prepare to participate in Remembrance Day (Canada) and/or Veterans Day (US) poppy crafts are a great way to get conversations started.

This poppy kids craft is perfect for all age groups, with simple instructions and small material list it’s great for students as well. It works well for preschoolers and toddlers as well as older children, who can cut and create their own poppy. We made this craft with kids aged three to seven and all of them enjoyed creating the poppy for November 11th.

How to Make a Popsicle Stick Poppy for November 11th

What you need to make a Popsicle Stick Poppy:

• Large size popsicle sticks
• Small size popsicle sticks
• Green acrylic kid safe paint
• Red construction paper
• Poppy template
• Black button
• Hot glue gun with glue (or all purpose glue for older kids)
• Paint brush
• Scissors

This craft is very easy to make, these instructions are to make one Popsicle Stick Poppy, so be sure to multiply as needed. Firstly, paint one big popsicle stick and two small sticks green, set them aside to dry.

While the painted popsicle sticks are drying, cut out the poppy from the red construction paper. Use our free template found here.

Once the popsicle sticks are dry, grab the hot glue gun if you’re working with preschoolers (or use all purpose school glue if you’re working with older kids) and glue the two small sticks onto the bigger one in the shape of a cross.

Next, glue the paper poppy onto the popsicle sticks.

Finally, glue the black button onto the middle of the cut out poppy.

Lastly, be sure to check out this DIY Reusable Felt Poppy craft by And Then Home. Or our beautiful Paper Poppy Wall Art Craft. We hope you loved this Popsicle Stick Poppy Kids Craft. Happy Crafting!

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