A fantastic collection of crafts, recipes and activities for celebrating the King's Coronation with Kids with themes based on Union jacks, castles and ...

Union Jack Fortune Teller. Free Union Jack Printable for Kids. Union Jack Crafts for Kids. How to make a fortune Teller. Royal Wedding Crafts for kids. Royal Wedding Party Ideas. Street Party. Free Royal Wedding Printables. printable british flag. Make a union jack flag. Folding union flag template.

Download Your Free Printable Jubilee Party Decorations. Cupcake Toppers, Street Party Invitations, Kids Jubilee Colouring and More

The thistle has been the national emblem of Scotland for centuries. It is featured in many Scottish symbols and even on UK currency. According to one of the best-known thistle legend, in the mid 13th century, Viking forces landed on the coast of Scotland. During the night raid, one of their soldiers’ bare feet came down on a Scottish thistle. His shout warned the Scots who defeated the enemy at the Battle of Largs, thus saving Scotland from Norsemen’s invasion. The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is the Scottish order of knighthood. Its modern period dates from King James VII of Scotland (James II of England), who revived it in 1687. As with many orders of chivalry, its origins lie much further back in time. The Order’s primary emblem is the thistle, the national flower of Scotland. The motto is “Nemo me impune lacessit” (Latin for “No one provokes me with impunity”). The same motto appears on the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom for the use in Scotland and on some pound coins. This prickly purple flower itself, the legends associated with it, along with a large number of thistle drawings, ornaments, and jewelry inspired me to create this shawl. I offer you a triangular Fair Isle shawl. It is knitted with a steek, in the round from bottom tip up. When your shawl has reached the desired length, the steek should be reinforced and cut open; folded and tucked down facing will cover the cut edges. There is a section of short rows, where you will have to work your Fair Isle pattern flat, knitting it on the right side of the work and purling on the wrong side. In knitting, a steek itself is a group of extra 6-12 sts that are for future cutting. The first and the last stitches of the steek (the edges of the steek) are always worked with the same color (I prefer to use a background color) as it makes it easier to pick up stitches for the finishing along these lines. The stitches in between the edges are worked in a ‘chequerboard’ pattern that allows them to stick better to each other. Recommended yarn: Pure sheep wool 100g/350-400 m (fingering/sock weight). You will need yarn of two different colors - main color (MC) for the background, and contrast color (CC) for the pattern - approximately 350-400 g of each color. I recommend to choose two solid colors; as, in my opinion, variegated yarn would not work well for this design. However, you may try and find your own way. For the embroidered flowers in the center element of the shawl, I used leftover bits of Knoll Soft Donegal tweed - it took less than 10 g. You may use mouline embroidery thread, or any other yarn or thread of suitable weight and color. Optionally, you may incorporate beads in your knitting. You want to be absolutely certain that your yarn wouldn’t bleed! Check the color fastness of the yarn with a swatch. Needles and Notions: Knitting needles 2.5 - 3.5 mm (double-pointed and circular); spare needles/cables; stitch markers; scissors; 1.75 mm crochet hook; tapestry needle; beads (optional). Difficulty level - high. Skills required: Knit and purl in Fair Isle (stranded colorwork) technique, both flat and in the round; short rows knitting; pick up stitches along edges; picot edge knitting; embroidery on knitting. For those who are new to steeking: you may be frightened by the idea of cutting a knitted fabric. But when everything has been done right, you will be excited with the result! Translated by Vera Tanabe http://www.ravelry.com/people/eponamama https://www.facebook.com/vera.tanabe [email protected] Цветок чертополоха является национальным символом Шотландии и изображается, в частности, на денежных знаках. Согласно преданию, в XIII веке прибрежные поселения скоттов страдали от набегов викингов. Однажды удалось избежать неожиданного ночного нападения благодаря тому, что викинги босиком зашли в заросли шотландского чертополоха, чем выдали себя. Древнейший и благороднейший орден Чертополоха (The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle) — рыцарский орден, связанный с Шотландией. Хотя его изначальная дата основания точно не известна, Яков VII (король Шотландии) (также известный как король Англии Яков II) учредил современный орден в 1687. Основная эмблема ордена — чертополох, национальный символ Шотландии. Девиз ордена Nemo me impune lacessit (с лат. — «Никто не тронет меня безнаказанно»); этот же девиз стоит на Королевском гербе и на некоторых фунтовых монетах. Покровитель ордена — святой Андрей. И сам цветок, и легенды, с ним связанные, и огромное количество рисунков, украшений и орнаментов с чертополохом, вдохновили меня на создание этой шали. Я предлагаю вашему вниманию треугольную шаль, выполненную в технике разрезного жаккарда. Связана она по кругу, от верхушки треугольника к основанию, со стиками, затем полотно разрезано и обвязано каймой по периметру. Есть участок, связанный укороченными рядами, в котором жаккардовый узор вывязывается как в лицевых, так и в изнаночных рядах. Стик - это участок шириной в 6-12 петель, по которому впоследствии будет сделан разрез. Кромки стиков (первая и последняя петли) вяжутся одним и тем же цветом, я предпочитаю цвет фона. По этой кромке потом легко набрать петли для отделки. А внутри нити разных цветов чередуются в шахматном порядке для лучшего сцепления друг с другом. Рекомендована пряжа: 350 - 450 метров в 100 граммах. Необходимые инструменты: спицы № 2,5 - 3,5, чулочные и круговые, дополнительные спицы или лески, маркеры, ножницы, крючок № 1,75, гобеленовая игла. Материалы. В качестве пряжи я рекомендую использовать овечью шерсть без примесей, 350 - 450 метров в 100 гр. Понадобится пряжа двух цветов: для фона и рисунка. Я рекомендую использовать две однотонных пряжи, мне кажется, что секционноокрашенная пряжа в данном случае будет неуместной. Но вы, конечно, можете попробовать. Обратите внимание на стойкость окрашивания пряжи. Можно при желании ввязать в полотно бисер, но это не обязательно. Приблизительный расход: по 350 - 400 грамм пряжи каждого цвета. Для вышивки цветов в центральном сегменте узора я использовала остатки тонкого твида KNOLL Soft Donegal, мне понадобилось меньше 10 грамм. Можно использовать мулине или любую другую подходящую по толщине и цвету нить. Уровень сложности высокий. Для успешного выполнения необходим навык вязания жаккарда по кругу и в лицевых и изнаночных рядах, вязания укороченных рядов, а также подъема петель и вывязывания обвязки с зубчатым краем. Также навык вышивки по петлям. Для тех, кто впервые решил попробовать связать такую шаль. Многих пугает необходимость разрезать полотно. Но, если все сделано правильно, результат вас непременно порадует и вдохновит.

Royal Coronation Crafts for Kids Unleash Creativity & Learning. Discover engaging and easy-to-make Royal Coronation Crafts for kids!

This post seeks to make justice to one of the most underrated cities in England by presenting 6 reasons why everyone should visit Birmingham.

Country ENGLAND WALES SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND Map Flag Coat of Arms Emblem Patron Saint 23rd April 1st March 30th November 17th March National Holiday English Welsh Scottish Gaelic Irish Gaelic Language Good morning! Bore da! Madainn...

Well hello there, your majesties! Long time, no bloggie'ness. I know you might have been expecting some Parisian photo-heavy post but, to be honest, I'm kinda overwhelmed by just the thought of downloading all two million of the photos that I snapped. And that was of the Eiffel Tower alone! So you're gonna have to wait for the European Vacation Slide Show and check out these amazing first grade self portraits. Cuz they're royally awesome, dude. This project involved many mini-lessons as most of my projects do. I just can't seem to do a weaving project or a lesson on symmetry. No, it's gotta be a self-portrait-drawing-, symmetrical-crown-making-, textured-paper-weaving-, analogous-color-mixing-, and pattern-designing- kind of montage. Wanna attempt a project that involves that many steps? You sure you can handle this kind of party? Cuz it ain't for the short attention-spanded. But if you and your little friends are up for the challenge, here's how we went about mastering these pieces: Week 1: As you may recall, as it's mentioned every blog post, I only hang out with my wee artist friends 30 minutes, twice a week. So I'm going to break this down by week. Now this lesson was apart of our unit on the United Kingdom. After a chat about their monarchy and a close look at several paintings of royalty of the past, the kids were introduced to the idea that they'd be portraying themselves as kings and queens. This was met with the usual squeals of delight that one only hears when teaching the littles. To start, we used 8 1/2" X 11" sheets of paper, traced a head shape in pencil, added a neck and ears and proceeded to paint using colors that matched our own skin tone. Once those dried, we used oil pastels to create out likeness. That's after a pretty extensive how-to-draw-a-self-portrait chat, of course. Week 2: Once the oil pastel self-portraits were completed, they were cut out of the small sheet of paper and glued onto a clean sheet of 12" X 18". Once glued down, the kids used mirrors to check out their 'do and painted hair onto their self-portraits. For the boys, hair painting, as we called it, took all of two seconds. But for the ladies, well, let's just say we enjoyed the beauty salon time. During the second half of our weekly art lesson, we used metallic paint to paint and add texture to small 6' X 9' pieces of colorful construction paper. Week 3: With our fancy paper, we created a loom for weaving. To do this, I have the kids fold the paper in half and fold a small crease at the top open edge. We have a mini-math lesson that involves cutting the paper almost in half, making sure to stop at that top crease. We then proceed to cut the paper almost in fourths and then eighths. Once the paper is unfolded, it creates a loom. The following art class was spent weaving on our looms. Week 4: Crown making! This proved to be a bit hit with the kids...and it also helped me empty out some contents of my storage closet. After cutting out their preferred crown shape (the kids were given three different crown shapes to trace from), they added foamy shapes to create their design. They were informed that they only had two rules to follow: the crowns had to be symmetrical by shape and they could not stack more than three shapes on top of each other. Once complete, crowns were spray painted gold and more foamy shapes could be added on top. Week 5: We began the process of putting it all together. Crowns were glued atop heads. Weavings were glued under chins. Sleeves were added with rectangles of paper embellished with metallic oil pastels. Fancy collars were coffee filters folded in half with the center circle cut out. And necklaces were created with construction paper and metallic doilies found in my storage closet. Week 6: Finally, we began to approach light at the end of the tunnel. The kids were given water soluble oil pastels. They were asked to use two analogous colors and create lines that radiated from their self portrait. The following day, water was painted over their line drawings and their masterpieces were complete. Finally. I don't know if you noticed, but some of the kids took liberties with the coffee filters, creating fancy sleeves. And some of the ladies added earrings with the metallic doilies. Who am I to deny royalty of their magnificence? I do believe the kids fave part of this project is when I passed their work back. I called on the kids as "Your Royal Highness" and "His/Her Majesty" to which they always giggled, curtsied or bowed. And who can blame them? After all this hard work, they are most definitely Kings and Queens of the art room.

Sandringham Estate is the Queen's country home on the beautiful Norfolk Coast. We visited on a sunny spring day to explore the gardens, museum, house and park lands.

Fancy a cup of tea or fish and chips as we learn about England for Kids? Learn about Windsor Castle & Big Ben with these England Printables.

Buckingham Palace: things you should know BEFORE visiting

A comprehensive guide to the best things to do in Bucharest, Romania, covering great places to visit, nightlife and more!

Perched right on the fringes of the Cotswolds, Cirencester is a totally gorgeous market town that's steeped in history. With thousands of years of - 11 Best Things To Do In Cirencester, England - Travel, Travel Advice - Cirencester, England, Europe, United Kingdom - Travel, Food and Home Inspiration Blog with door-to-door Travel Planner! - Travel Advice, Travel Inspiration, Home Inspiration, Food Inspiration, Recipes, Photography

This guide to places to visit in Kent, UK has the top things to do and see in Kent. The beautiful Garden of England is worth a visit.

Kensington Palace is among the best known royal residences in the UK – but what does the palace that has variously been home to Diana, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the young Queen Victoria actually look like inside?

Sold by  Create your own from scratch  Size: Standard Postcard Create your own vacation-worthy postcard! Any view you’ve seen, any monument you’ve fallen in love with, can all be added to your postcard with our personalization tool. Dimensions: 5.6" L x 4.25" H; qualified USPS postcard size High quality, full-color, full-bleed printing on both sides Paper Type: Semi-Gloss Our most versatile and economical paper, Standard Semi-Gloss produces crisp, vibrant images with exceptional color and detail—a solid choice for all your printing needs. 12.5 pt thickness / 110 lb weight Bright white, semi-gloss finish 50% recycled content Paper imported from Italy; printed in the USA

Get more from Rusty's on Patreon

MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry have reportedly bought their first home in Santa Barbara, but the decision may have come at a bad time.

If you’re on the Yorkshire coast and you’re looking for all the incredible things to do in Scarborough then you’ve come to the right place! “Are you going to Scarborough Fair?” Is probably the time

New shore excursions include active opportunities for the athletic types, family-oriented sojourns, and tours geared to wine lovers and foodies. Find out more!

British furniture brand Vitsœ has opened a new headquarters and production facility in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa.

Visiting London? You should also take the train up to visit Leeds! Here's a list of things to do in Leeds and delicious fun in this gorgeous city.

This article will provide numerous examples of slang words and phrases from parts of northern England.

This painting is from the collection of Lord Hastings. It appears to be yet another variant of the Master John full-length portrait.

Are you heading to the UK and planning to venture up north? 170 miles north of London and just south of the stunning Yorkshire

On May 6th, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their son Archie safely into the world. Were you as excited as I was?? I was convinced it was a boy (no proof or scientific method involved) and I’m happy…

Explore Camila.rd's 493 photos on Flickr!

Technically, Dracula is a fictitious character associated with a real bloodthirsty ruler from the 1400’s, Vlad Tepes, more commonly known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula. Bran Castle, in what many know as Transylvania, is near the ruins of Vlad Tepes’ former dwelling in Wallachia. It became famous because Bram Stoker used the towering […]

If you're thinking of a Canada and New England cruise, here are my picks for the top New England cruise ports to visit.

Originally a Sponsored post by Lionsgate and in celebration of the new movie The Queen’s Corgi. But of course this is also an ideal make for the Platinum Jubilee Activities! The kids and I do love a good movie. We cannot wait for new The Queen’s Corgi to come out on July 5th and we...

This was an amazing trip! We took shore excursions in every port and each location had much to offer.

This free walking tour in Bath features a self-guided route and map that will show you the highlights of this historic city in the UK.

Epic 4-day Triglav National Park hut-to-hut hike across the Julian Alps in Triglav National Park. Triglav Traverse exact route details.

If you're thinking about going hiking in Romania don't forget to follow these very important bits of advice (and check these great hikes out).

Here are 10 hidden gems, and quirky, unique, secret spots in Bucharest you won't want to miss on any trip to the Romanian capital city!

Check out our ultimate guide to the best Romania road trip now! Practical information, useful tips and the best places to visit in Romania all in one place!

Looking for gorgeous places to visit in Cambridge in England? Then look no further, discover 17 of the best things to do in Cambridge.

The Edinburgh Castle towers over the nearby park below. The Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC. Jon & Tina Reid | Portfolio | Blog

Characterised by its fishing villages, rugged coastline, and millennia of history, here are the most beautiful places to visit in Cornwall!