During Medieval times, kings, queens, princes and princesses would wear regal-looking crowns. Students can create their own Medieval crowns using construction paper, plastic jewels, sequins and craft glue. To complete the project, students glue two pieces of construction paper together, end to end. Once dry, teachers can help wrap the paper around the student's head, marking where the paper overlaps by about 1 inch. Students can cut off the excess paper, and then cut the top of the paper into pointed or curved patterns.
After gluing on plastic jewels and sequins to decorate the crown, students glue the ends of the paper together to create the circle, or if you don't want to wait for glue to dry, adults can help students staple the ends together to complete the Medieval crowns.
During Medieval times, men were knighted and would swear allegiance to their king and queen. Students can make an image of a knight using materials that can be found around the kitchen, such as aluminum foil, soda can tabs or twist ties. Teachers in younger grades trace an outline of a person onto a sheet of paper, or students in higher grades can complete this step on their own. Then students glue materials onto the outline to create the armor, thereby turning the person into a knight.
Medieval castles were created using large blocks of stone that were often square or rectangular in shape. By using cereal in place of stones, students can create a Medieval castle on a sheet of paper.
Starting at the bottom of the paper, each student glues pieces of cereal in rows until they have created a large rectangle of cereal. Students can add more cereal to the top of the rectangle to create the scalloped look of the castle. Square- or rectangle-shaped cereal works best for this project, but even round cereal shapes will work. Students can decorate their castles with flags or banners made from construction paper or even marshmallow shapes from cereal.