A symbol of peace, love and new beginnings - our printable dove mask is pure and simple brilliance! The dove is one of the most meaningful birds in human culture, appearing in everything from the Bible and Greek mythology to the Olympic Games. Perfect for peace-themed school projects, RE and PSHE lessons, World Book Day, birthday parties, and the most gentle and graceful imaginative play going.

The dove mask has a quiet, beautiful quality that makes it stand apart from the louder designs in the collection - and its cultural significance across so many subjects makes it genuinely useful in the classroom. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Doves!

Doves and pigeons are actually the same family of bird - there's no scientific distinction between them, the name 'dove' is just typically used for the smaller, whiter species.
They are one of the only birds that can drink water without lifting their head - most birds have to tilt their head back to swallow, but doves suck water up like a straw.
Doves have been used to carry messages since ancient times - homing pigeons were still used in both World Wars and some individual birds were awarded military medals for bravery.
The white dove became a universal symbol of peace largely thanks to Pablo Picasso, whose lithograph of a dove was used as the emblem of the World Peace Congress in 1949.
Doves produce a special substance called crop milk to feed their chicks - a protein-rich secretion from the lining of their crop that has nothing to do with mammal milk but is equally nutritious.

Printable Dove Mask

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