“Remembrance is part of modern British life, culture and heritage. It becomes a particular feature of the public calendar each year when public, private, formal and informal Remembrance events take place throughout the UK. It is about remembering all those who have lost their lives on active service to the Crown and honours the service of the Armed Forces and veterans, and the contribution of their families” The Royal British Legion.
Now with Remembrance Sunday on the horizon, childminders across Scotland have been choosing different way to remember members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
The Motherwell District Childminding Group recently visited their local care home to share some handmade Poppy Biscuits with the residents. Everyone loved them and the children learned more about giving and Remembrance Sunday.
West Lothian childminder and SCMA member Shona Hossack has been busy crafting Remembrance Poppies with her children at the toddler group she helps to run. They were busy icing biscuits and painting and she has told us that it was so funny trying to stop the children from eating the biscuits. However, the spoon licking was great fun.
Kirkcaldy childminder and SCMA members has been busy making clay poppies with her children this week. They are looking fabulous and now waiting to be painted.
Childminder Angie Mitchell helped her minded children make their own poppies and they then walked to their local war memorial where the children placed their poppy and read some of the names from the memorial. The children spoke about family members that they had been told never made it back from the war.
Speaking about the visit to the war memorial Angie said: “I told the children about my papa who had served in the war and who was injured and showed them his photo. We were very lucky that he was one of the men that had made it home safely. Sadly, his brother David was killed. My mum visited Tyne Cote War Cemetery in Belgium a few years ago as she wanted to visit her uncle David's grave. It took her breath away how many very, very, young men had lost their lives in the great war. The children were very interested in hearing about my family and it was good to share with them.”
LEST WE FORGET.