AGENDA – Coronation
Arts and crafts Our selection of competitions,
stalls and fundraisers…
Musical thrones The throne of England can never be vacant. Decorate some old chairs to look like thrones, give the children a crown to wear and have a game of musical thrones. When the music stops, monarchs must grab a seat as fast as they can.
Operation Golden Orb Named after the codename given to plans for King Charles’s coronation. Cut a hole in a piece of board large enough to fi t a bucket. Place the board and bucket on their sides and ask participants to throw golden orbs (painted balls) into the bucket from a set distance. Make it more challenging by having several buckets and a different score for each.
Pin the crown on the King Just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Blindfolded players must pin the crown as close to where they think the Archbishop will place it on the King’s head.
Play your cards right Lay out four or more cards in a row. Ask players to guess whether the next card will be higher or lower. If they guess incorrectly, the game is over. Those who reach the last card win a prize. If you get a king, you get another turn. There’s nothing for a pair (not in this game).
Wacky royal portrait An offi cial artist will be commissioned to produce a permanent record of the occasion of the coronation. Ask children to create a portrait of the King from a selection of found items. The stranger, the better!
Coronation chicken The dish of chicken in a curry cream sauce with rice salad, peas and herbs was invented to be served to guests from other nations after Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. Challenge pupils to invent a new coronation meal. They can write the recipe or draw their new dishes and give them regal names.
Family fl ag King Charles III will adopt a new personal fl ag which will be fl own on any building, ship or aircraft he’s staying or travelling in. Ask the children to create their own fl ag or one for their family.
Make a monogram The College of Arms, an offi cial body responsible for the country’s fl ags and national symbols, designed His Majesty’s cypher. Challenge pupils to develop their own designs for a monogram and award a prize for winners by age category.
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Printed items Much like a Christmas card fundraiser, suppliers can print pupils’ designs onto mugs, keyrings, tote bags and many other items.
coronation games and stalls from
pta.co.uk
Tea towels Ask the children to draw a
portrait of themselves wearing a crown. Sell your tea towels as
a PTA fundraiser. 20 SPRING 2023
pta.co.uk
The Royal Mail Source templates online and ask pupils to draw and paint a royal picture to illustrate a commemorative stamp. If they create their stamp designs in advance, print some out at a small size, stick onto envelopes and run a postal service at your coronation fair.
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Walk or cycle to school In keeping with His Majesty’s focus on the environment, challenge pupils to walk or cycle to school (or part of the way) for a week. How long can they keep it up?
Spelling test Ask children to learn words of appropriate diffi culty connected to royalty or the coronation. Award prizes for the most words spelt correctly by year group. You’ll need to have the class teachers on board for this one.
Right royal boogie Find some tunes with the words ‘king’, ‘queen’ or ‘prince’ in the title and play them continuously for as long as possible. Pupils can seek sponsorship for every ten minutes of dancing they manage. Defi nitely one to fi lm!
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