Swing into action with these printable monkey templates! Cheeky, clever and always up to mischief, monkeys are a favourite for jungle and safari themes. Colour them, cut them out, or download the PDF to print at full size, then craft a whole troop of monkeys. Pick a monkey below and print or download it.
Make a paper plate monkey
Paint a paper plate brown, add two round ears, a lighter face and a cheeky grin to make a chunky monkey. Want it to swing? Attach the arms and a long curly tail with paper fasteners so they move. Try a handprint monkey too — or wrap one around a cardboard tube for a quick puppet. Don't forget to give your monkey a banana to hold!
Into the jungle and safari
Monkeys love company — build a whole jungle! Add a lion, an elephant, a tall giraffe and a stripy tiger, browse the whole wild animals group, or explore the full animals collection.
Monkey or ape? And M is for Monkey
Here's a clever question: what's the difference between a monkey and an ape? The easiest way to tell is the tail — monkeys have one, while apes like the gorilla do not! Monkeys are super smart and can even use tools, a group of monkeys is called a "troop", and some monkeys peel their bananas from the bottom — the opposite way to us! These templates are perfect for the letter "M" too.
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