Printable Unicorn Mask

printable unicorn mask for kids

Pure magic on your printer - our printable unicorn mask is one of the most enchanting and popular designs in the entire Masketeers collection! With that magnificent spiralling horn, flowing mane and expression of noble mystery, the unicorn is the ultimate fantasy animal and this mask does it full justice. Perfect for fairy tale school plays, fantasy themed classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and the most gloriously magical imaginative play imaginable.

The unicorn is a near-universal symbol of magic and wonder across cultures worldwide - from ancient Greece to medieval Europe to modern children's culture, it has never lost its power to enchant. A mask that always makes the room light up. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Unicorns!

  • Scotland's national animal is the unicorn - adopted as a symbol of purity and power in the 12th century, it appears on the Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland alongside the lion, and remains an official national emblem to this day.
  • Ancient Greeks believed unicorns were real animals - Greek historian Ctesias described them as wild donkeys with a single horn on the forehead, probably based on travellers' accounts of the Indian rhinoceros seen from the side.
  • The narwhal's spiralling tusk was sold as genuine unicorn horn throughout the Middle Ages - called alicorn, it was believed to have magical and medicinal properties and commanded prices that could buy a small castle.
  • The unicorn has been a symbol of the British monarchy since 1603 - when James VI of Scotland became James I of England, the Scottish unicorn joined the English lion on the Royal Coat of Arms, where both remain today.
  • In heraldry, the unicorn is always depicted with a chain - representing its great power and the need to keep it restrained. A free unicorn was considered too dangerous even to be depicted.