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How to Make a Coffee Filter Poppy
 
 

 

On Friday I showed you a cork painted poppy that JDaniel made. It ended up being a wonderful flower, but it wasn’t something we could give to Veterans or display in a vase. We created coffee filter poppies for that reason. I thought you would like to learn how to make coffee filter poppies too.

Before you start this craft you may want to read your children a book about Veterans Day. Below you will find some of my favorite Veterans Day books.

 


Putting the Poppy Craft Together

These poppies are so easy to make. The first thing you need to do is paint two coffee filters. We happened to have a red bingo marker. It was great for coloring the filter red. A few little bingo marker dots paint can go a long way. The filter absorbs the paint and spreads.

 

It took quite a while for our coffee filters to try. One of us used more than a little paint. If we had used less paint, they would have dried faster. I think they took about an hour to dry.How to Make a Coffee Filter Poppy

 

 
 

 

When they were completely dry, we put the two filters together and then folded the filters in half. Then in half again or into four quarters. I drew a heart shape on the folded filters and JDaniel cut it out. This gave us the poppy petal shape we needed. He did a great job cutting it out.

 

 
 How to Make a Coffee Filter Poppy

Then the coffee filter was opened up in a half. JDaniel used the hole punch to create two holes near the fold. His holes ended up a little off-center, but that was okay. I would have put them closer together, but I was not in charge of the hole punch.

 

A pipe cleaner was then threaded up one of the holes in the filter and through a blue button. The pipe cleaner was threaded down through a second buttonhole and down through the second hole in the coffee filter. The ends of the pipe cleaner were then twisted around them to create a flower stem.

 

 
 
How to Make a Coffee Filter Poppy

 

JDaniel then mushed the sides of the flower together into a tight bud. When he let go of the closed bud, it unfolded as a pretty bloom. The flower had pretty folds and a bell-like base.

This poppy will be sent to my sister and brother-in-law who are both war veterans. I bet you could make some to give to someone you know who has served in the military. The flowers will be easy for you to make now that you know how to make a coffee filter poppy.

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Below you will find a few wonderful books that will explain Veterans Day to your children.
The links below are affiliate links.

 

More Veterans Day Activities

Veterans Day Craft - Cork Painting a Poppy

Cork Painted Poppy

Hands-One Counting Activities for Veterans Day - Counting and Skip Counting Puzzles

 Hands on Counting Activities- Number Puzzles

 

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Below you will find some wonderful books about Veterans Day. Your children may not have a lot of knowledge about what a veteran is and why we remember them. Below you will find a few books that explain Veterans Day.

The links below are affiliate links.

More Veterans Day Activities

Veterans Day Craft - Cork Painting a Poppy

Cork Painted Poppy

Hands-One Counting Activities for Veterans Day - Counting and Skip Counting Puzzles

 Hands on Counting Activities- Number Puzzles

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Comments

  5. What a fantastic idea! That red is so bright and it really does look like a poppy! Going to keep this idea for our own poppy day..thanks for the inspiration.

  6. They look great (but I think the ones on Friday were great, too). I know your sister and brother-in-law will love them!! –Lisa

  8. It looks really nice and is easy enough that I could help with it! Sometimes with more difficult stuff, my husband is more of the artist of the family.

  10. When I was tutoring, I read a story in one of my kids’ magazines about the woman who started the red poppy movement. Cool!

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