Cut and Paste DIY Crown Craft for Kids + Coloring Activities

Create adorable paper crowns while practicing shapes, fine-motor skills, and following directions! This easy cut-and-paste crown craft comes in full color and blackline so you can choose ink-saving or student-coloring options.

Perfect for: shape units, fairy-tale week, birthdays, dramatic play, writing prompts (“If I were a king/queen…”), math centers, or fast-finisher bins.

What’s Inside :
👑 Printable crown bases
👑 “Jewels” in multiple shapes (circles, ovals, diamonds, rectangles) – color & blackline
👑 Extra strips to extend the band / fit to student heads
👑 Visual guide/example page

Skills & Standards :
🔹 Identify and sort 2D shapes
🔹 Count & pattern with “jewels”
🔹 Cut, glue, and assemble (fine-motor practice)
🔹 Follow multi-step directions & creativity

How to use :
📌 Print color pages or blackline for students to color.
📌 Cut the crown base and headband strips; staple or tape to fit.
📌 Cut and paste shape “jewels” to decorate—try patterns or color/shape sorting.
📌 Optional: laminate finished crowns for the dramatic-play center.

Prep & printing :
📍 File type: PDF
📍 Paper size: US Letter (8.5x11") – works on A4 with “Fit to page.”
📍 Low-prep: just print, add scissors, glue, crayons/markers, and you’re set!

Great for :
📍 Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1
📍 Centers, small groups, sub plans, parties, family nights