These free printable fairy tale cut and paste crafts for kids allow children to color and assemble their own princess, dragon, knight, and more.
The set includes seven fairy tale characters plus a castle, with both coloring pages and fully colored versions to choose from.
Once assembled, the characters can be used to create magical stories, act out adventures, and build a fairy tale world of their own.
They’re a fun addition to fairy tale themes, a creative quiet-time activity, or an easy craft to keep kids happily busy on a rainy afternoon — and a perfect way to celebrate National Tell A Fairy Tale Day.
Fairy Tale Characters Kids Can Build
This printable set includes classic fairy tale favorites like a princess, dragon, knight, castle, king, queen, prince, and fairy.
👑 Build a Princess
Kids can design a beautiful princess by coloring and assembling her dress, crown, and accessories.
🐉 Build a Dragon
This friendly dragon is fun to color and perfect for fairy tale storytelling adventures.
🏰 Build a Castle
Children can construct a castle scene to create the perfect setting for their fairy tale play.
⚔️ Build a Knight
Kids can assemble a brave knight complete with armor and shield.
🤴 Build a Prince
Create a royal prince ready to join the fairy tale kingdom.
👑 Build a King
Children can color and assemble a king with royal robes and crown.
👸 Build a Queen
Kids can design a queen fit for a magical kingdom.
🧚 Build a Fairy
A whimsical fairy adds a magical finishing touch to any fairy tale scene.
Supplies
You likely already have everything needed for this activity.
You will need:
- printed fairy tale craft pages
- scissors
- glue stick
- crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Optional:
- cardstock for durability
- laminator for reuse
- craft sticks and school glue or tape for puppet-style play
Instructions
1. Print the pages
Choose the black-and-white pages for coloring or the full-color versions for quick assembly.
2. Color the pieces
Encourage children to decorate the characters and castle however they like.
3. Cut out the parts
Carefully cut along the outer edges of each piece.
4. Assemble the characters
There’s a small picture in the top right of each page that kids can use to figure out where each piece should go. Glue the pieces together to build the fairy tale character or castle.
For extra fun, tape or glue a popsicle stick to the back to turn the finished character into a mini puppet for storytelling and pretend play.
5. Let the storytelling begin
Use the finished creations for pretend play, storytelling, or creating a fairy tale scene.
👉 Store finished pieces in envelopes to reuse for future storytelling and play.
Download the Printable Fairy Tale Crafts
Ready to build your own fairy tale world?
Use either form below to download the printable.
The PDF has 16 pages. The first 8 are the coloring pages, and the remaining 8 are fully colored.
When printing, select the page numbers you wish to print.
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More Fairy Tale Activities
More fairy tale printables and activities:
- a 1st grade Jack and the Beanstalk word search with a picture for each word
- a 3 little pigs crossword puzzle for 2nd graders
- fairy tales crossword puzzles with a range of dificulty levels
- fairy tales fill in word puzzles