Youngsters celebrate royal wedding with crafts, crowns and a Meghan Markle marble cake

Karen Bethell

Published: 9:38 AM May 21, 2018

Updated: 12:53 PM October 6, 2020

Toftwood pupils with their royal wedding cake. Photo: Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation - Credit: Archant

Youngsters at Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation celebrated the royal wedding with a week-long series of arts and crafts activities, ranging from writing invitations, to making their own royal crowns.

Making Union Jack bunting. Photo: Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation - Credit: Archant

Pupils also learned about marriage and acted out parts of Harry and Meghan's ceremony; designed a wedding cake which they decorated with the help of school cook Mrs Purse; found out about the history of the royal family, and made Union Jack bunting.

The week culiminated in a picnic lunch for staff and children, who tucked in to a special dessert voted for by the school council and dubbed Meghan Markle marble cake.

Toftwood pupils enjoying their royal wedding-themed picnic lunch. Photo: Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation - Credit: Archant

Reception teacher Chrissy Gold said: 'The pupils had a wonderful time celebrating this historic event with their friends, the weather definitely helped to make the picnic a great success and it will undoubtedly be something they remember for a very long time.'

Toftwood pupils enjoying their royal wedding-themed picnic lunch. Photo: Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation - Credit: Archant

Toftwood pupils pose for a Harry and Meghan-style photo. Photo: Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation - Credit: Archant

Toftwood pupils, who celebrated the royal wedding by taking part in a week-long arts and crafts activities . Photo: Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation - Credit: Archant