Poppy pinwheels

© Girlguiding 2020 Registered charity number 306016.

Aim of activity Every year, people join together in Remembrance. Create a pinwheel to encourage Remembrance in your community.

What you’ll need • Scrappaper,1sheetpergirl• Pens• Stickytack/stickytape

(optional)

For each group:• Abucket/largebowl

What you’ll get out of it • DiscoverwhatRemembranceisand

whypeopletakepartinit.• Exploredifferentbackgroundsof

people we remember. • ThinkabouthowRemembrance

makespeoplefeel.• Makeapoppypinwheelforyour

community.

What you’ll need • Blackmarkers• Stickytape• Scissors• Paperandpencils• Aholepunch• Remembrancestories

availableatgirlguiding.org.uk/remembrance

• Poppypinwheeltemplatesavailableatgirlguiding.org.uk/remembrance

Per girl:• 2piecesof

red card• Asmall

pieceofgreen card

•Apaperstraw

• Asplitpin• String,5cm

Remembrance

60 mins

Give it a go

Note to leaderTakingpartinRemembranceisapersonalchoice.Whilethegirlsaremakingtheirpinwheels,readoutsomeoftheRemembrancestoriesandallowthegirlstimetodiscussthedifferentexperiences.Youcouldalsofindindividualaccountsfromyourlocalarea.Thesecanincludepeoplewhoservedinthewar or who’ve helped their community recently.

GirlguidingandTheRoyalBritishLegionareproudtobeworkingtogethertosupporttheArmedForcescommunityandhelpgirlsandyoungwomenexploretheimportanceofRemembrance.

IfyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutRemembrancevisitTheRoyalBritishLegion’swebsiteatrbl.org.uk/teachingremembrance.

What to doThinkofsomeonewho’shelpedyouinthepast.Maybeit’safamilymember,a

friendoraleader.Canyouthinkofsomeonewhokeepsyousafeandprotectedthatyoumightnotknowpersonally,likeanurseordoctor?Shareyourideas.

No matter who you are, there are people who’ll go to great lengths to protect and supportusall.Todaypeoplelikenurses,teachers,postalworkers,fooddeliverydrivers,doctorsandpoliceofficersworkhardtosupportusandkeepussafe.Allthosewho’vefoughtforandsupportedourcountryduringwartimeeffortshaveprotectedusandourfreedoms.

Every year on 11 November, people choose to rememberthembytakingpartinRemembrance.

HaveyoutakenpartinRemembrance? It’sOKifyouhaven’t,it’sapersonal

choice.Forthoseofyouwhohave,whydid youchoosetotakepart?

TherearesomanywaysyoucantakepartinRemembrance-frombeingpart

ofacommunityservicetopersonalreflection.Oryoucancreateanartdisplayforyourlocalcommunity!

Everyonegrabasetofitemsandfollowthepoppypinwheelinstructions.Yourleaderwillread out some Remembrance stories whilst youmakeyourpoppypinwheel.

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Chat about the Remembrance stories your leader read out. What did you

thinkabouttheirstories?Whydoyouthinkwe should remember these people? How doestheactofRemembrancemakeyoufeel?

Chooseoneofthestoriesyouheard.Write or draw something about them

onyourpieceofgreencard.Whenyou’redone,cutthisoutintoaleafshape.Addapunchholeandattachittoyourstalkusingsome string.

Finally,thinkaboutwhereyou’re going to place your poppy pinwheels

inthecommunity.Maybeyou’llhandthem out to people or create a display in a community space.

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Poppy pinwheel

• First,usingtheblackmarker,colourthetopofyoursplitpinandleaveittodry.

• Usingthetemplate,cutouttheshapeofyourpoppypinwheeloneachpieceofyourredcard.Makesureyoucutallthedotted lines on the template.

• Usingtheholepunch,createaholewhereeachofthesolidblackdotsareonthetemplate.Dothisonbothpiecesofredcard,thenmakeaholeinthemiddleofeachpieceofredcard.

• Foldthepointedendofeachofyourpiecesofredcardtotheirmiddle(likepicureA).

• Placeoneofyourfoldedpiecesofredcardontopoftheother(likepictureB)and secure together by threading a split pinthroughtheholesyoumade.You’vemade a poppy!

• Usingstickytape,attachastrawtothebackofyourpoppy.Thisisyourstalk.

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