Warty, wise-looking and one of the garden's most beneficial visitors - our printable toad mask is a brilliant amphibian classic! The common toad is a wonderfully characterful creature, with that domed, bumpy back and amber eyes giving it a distinctly grumpy yet somehow loveable appearance. Perfect for pond life school plays, Toad of Toad Hall productions, garden wildlife classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and magnificently grumpy imaginative play.

The toad is a natural fit for Wind in the Willows topics, pond habitats and garden wildlife - and the distinction between toads and frogs is a brilliant mini-lesson in animal classification that children always enjoy. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Toads!

Toads don't give you warts - this ancient myth has no biological basis. The bumps on a toad's skin are glands, not warts, and while some produce mild toxins, simply touching a toad is completely harmless.
The key difference between a toad and a frog is habitat and skin - toads have drier, bumpier skin and spend more time on land, while frogs have smoother, moister skin and stay closer to water.
Common toads migrate to their breeding ponds every spring - often returning to the exact same pond where they were born, sometimes travelling over a kilometre, and road crossings where toads migrate are sometimes closed for weeks.
Toads eat only moving prey - they will ignore a dead insect sitting right in front of them but will snap up a passing fly immediately. Motion triggers the feeding response rather than smell or appearance.
A single common toad can eat up to 10,000 insects, slugs and worms in a single summer - making them extraordinary natural pest controllers and one of the gardener's best friends.

Printable Toad Mask

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