Graceful, regal and with an unexpected fierce streak - our printable swan mask is a waterway classic! The swan is one of Britain's most magnificent birds, gliding across lakes and rivers with effortless elegance while paddling furiously beneath the surface. Perfect for The Ugly Duckling school plays, pond and river habitat classroom projects, World Book Day, ballet-themed birthday parties, and the most elegantly dignified imaginative play going.

The swan turns up in an extraordinary number of curriculum topics - The Ugly Duckling, Swan Lake, British wildlife, waterway habitats, animal lifecycle and even royal traditions (the Crown owns all unmarked mute swans in open water). Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Swans!

Swans mate for life and are genuinely devoted partners - if one dies, the surviving swan often goes through a period of mourning, sometimes losing weight and becoming withdrawn before eventually finding a new mate.
The Crown technically owns all unmarked mute swans in open water in England and Wales - an ancient royal prerogative dating from the 12th century, upheld by the annual Swan Upping census on the Thames each July.
A swan's neck contains twice as many vertebrae as a human - 25 cervical vertebrae compared to our 7, giving it that extraordinary S-shaped flexibility and reach.
Cygnets (baby swans) are born grey and transform gradually to white - the process takes about a year, which is the biological basis of the Ugly Duckling story. The grey youngsters are sometimes aggressively driven off by their own parents.
Swans can fly at speeds of up to 95km/h - despite their serene appearance on water, they are powerful and fast fliers, and their wingbeats produce a distinctive whistling sound audible from a considerable distance.

Printable Swan Mask

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