17 Coronation Craft Activities For Kids
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It will be the big royal event of the year 2023; the Coronation of King Charles III will take place on 6th May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, London.
The Coronation will be televised around the world and across the UK, the commonwealth and around the world people wil be having their own celebrations at home, in the street or in a local community venue.
Here are some fun and creative Coronation-themed crafts that kids can do - with lots of crowns, regalia and Union Flag crafts as well as fun printables for Coronation Day as well.
Coronation Craft Ideas For Kids
So here are a collection of crafts and printables suitable for children, including very young kids that are themed around the coronation of King Charles III. There are lots of royal and fun British-themed crafts to make!
- Medieval Crown
- Royal Crown Printable
- King's Crown Craft
- Simple Knitted Crown
- DIY Faux Metal Crowns
- Hama Bead Union Jack
- Make A Castle
- Union Jack Rock Painting
- Handprint Bunting
- A Royal Sceptre
- A Golden Royal Coronation Carriage
- Toilet Roll Crown Craft
- Beginner Crochet Crown Bunting
- Coronation Colouring Picture
- Coronation Day Wordsearch
- King Charles Wordsearch
You can recreate the majesty of the kings and queens of medieval England with this wearable crown to make which is made out of strips of construction paper.
Use this free printable to make your very own paper crown to colour in and wear.
Make this simple crown shape from construction paper and embellish with stick-on jewels, sticky paper or draw and colour your own decorations.
This pattern would be good for a beginner knitter as it uses garter stitch, simple increases and decreases and bobbles.
For a more involved craft, these DIY Faux Metal Crowns are upcycled from old cereal boxes.
If your kids love to create with Hama/Perler Beads, grab some red, white and blue beads and make this fab Union flag design.
Royalty are associated with Castles, and the british royal family are no exception - they own 3 castles, at Windsor in England, Balmoral in Scotland and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland.
Rickpainting is still very popular, so paint the Union flag, or one of the national flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (could be a challange) onto a rock.
This little British Guardsman is just adorable. This type of guardsman can be seen guarding royal residences such as Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. I mean real soldiers, not toilet roll ones!
Make your own unique bunting by creating Union Jack handprints to decorate your home for the coronation.
A sceptre is an important part of the regalia that the monarch uses as part of the coronation ceremony. Here's how to make your own sceptre.
You can make this very easy golden royal carriage with a paper plate and some gold paint, lovely for younger children.
Add any British flags you like,
These simple and cute little crowns would be lovely as table decorations on Coronation Day or maybe even napkin rings for a formal dinner?
Perfect for a beginner to crochet, this crown bunting requires only 4 of the most basic stitches to complete.
Free Coronation Printables
Here are some free printables for the Coronation, including colouring pictures and puzzles.
This printable Coronation Day Colouring Picture is free to download.
This Coronation Wordsearch as words about the Coronation hidden in it - can you find them all?
This King Charles Wordsearch has words all about King Charles III - his titles, family members, palaces and personal interests.
For even more Coronation themed activities, including ideas fot recipes and party decorations, see these Coronation Party Ideas which include lots of kid-friendly ideas and makes.