Printable Monkey Mask

printable monkey mask for kids

Cheeky, clever and absolutely loved by children everywhere - our printable monkey mask is a jungle classic! With that bright-eyed, expressive face and mischievous air, the monkey mask works for every age group and every occasion. Perfect for jungle school plays, primates classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and the most entertainingly chaotic imaginative play going.

The all-purpose monkey mask that covers everything from rainforest habitats to the Chinese zodiac - a genuine classroom staple that works brilliantly as a starting point before kids explore more specific species like the chimpanzee, mandrill and proboscis monkey. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Monkeys!

  • There are over 260 known species of monkey in the world, divided into two main groups - New World monkeys of the Americas (which often have prehensile tails they can grip with) and Old World monkeys of Africa and Asia (which generally can't).
  • Monkeys have individual fingerprints just like humans - no two are the same, and the prints are used by researchers to identify individuals in long-term field studies.
  • Japanese macaques (snow monkeys) have been observed washing their food in water before eating and soaking in hot springs during winter - behaviours they learned and passed on culturally rather than instinctively.
  • Capuchin monkeys use tools more extensively than almost any other non-human primate - cracking nuts with stones, using sticks to dig for insects, and even rubbing certain plants on their skin as insect repellent.
  • Monkeys make up a significant part of the tropical forest ecosystem as seed dispersers - they eat fruit and deposit the seeds far from the parent tree, helping maintain the extraordinary biodiversity of rainforests.