ANZAC Day

In New Zealand and Australia the 25 April is observed to commerate and remember the sacrifice of all conflicts. The date orginates from the landing at Gallipoli of New Zealand and Australian Forces on the 25 April 1915.

• Poppy Wreath activity (NZ Bearhunt)
• Poppy craft out of egg cartons - see video (below)
• Printable ANZAC scavenger hunt and fun sheets (Green Grubs Gardening Club)
• Sharing ANZAC with children (Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa NZ)
• ANZAC Day Activities (SUNZ Children and Families) 
• A simple and effective Poppy craft (Pint Sized treasures - below)
• Messy remembrance (Messy Church)
• Reflections on ANZAC, including a beautiful prayer (Sacraparental)
• Purple Poppy day in February to commemorate the animals who died in the World Wars - 8 million animals died in World War 1 alone.

Printable ANZAC scavenger hunt and fun sheets - Green Grubs Gardening Club

Poppy craft from Pint Sized treasures

God our Father,
we give you thanks for those who laid down their lives in war;
we pray for courage and self-sacrifice like theirs,
so that evil may always be resisted and peace maintained;
​through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Source: 'For All the Saints'