🌺 This is one of our Remembrance Day crafts, back in the spotlight from Wednesday, 28 October 2026 — but you can make it any time you like.
← All projectsPoppy Shortbread Biscuits
Captain A will help you learn: Children bake simple shortbread rounds and decorate them as red poppies to share with family or neighbours around Remembrance Sunday. They practise weighing, rubbing butter into flour and see how baking turns soft dough into crisp biscuits.
⚠️ An adult must use the oven and handle hot trays. Contains wheat (gluten), milk and possibly soya (in chocolate); check labels for allergens and for anyone with a nut allergy, as some chocolate may contain traces of nuts. Wash hands before handling food.
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