Each year, the seniors at each of our adult day
programs participate in of variety of activities to commemorate Remembrance Day. Some
of the themes that we focused on this year were life on the homefront, ration
recipes, war time music and poppy crafts.
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| Felt Poppy Wreath
For the wreath above, participants started with a paper
template, cut out flowers and leaves in the appropriate shapes, and glued them to the template.
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For the wreath shown below, participants sewed felt poppies, using the instructions listed below. After all the poppies were made, one participant sewed and stuffed a circular ring and tacked the poppies on to it.
For more ideas on Remembrance Day programming, see the following list of resources used by the ADP teams:
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| Sewn Poppy Wreath |
- The 1940's Experiment: A woman shares ration recipes.
- Veteran's Affairs Canada: Veteran's Affairs Canada publishes a variety of educational resources for students and the public.
- The World War II Home Front In Summerside Prince Edward Island: A website designed to "capture life on the home front as experienced by a small Canadian town."
- Felt Poppies: See this website for instructions on sewing felt poppies.
- Activity Connection: Songs that got us through WWII.