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Monkey Headband Craft For Kids [Free Printable]

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Are you looking for a fun and simple activity for the kids to for a jungle animal themed unit or birthday party?

If so, this monkey headband craft is perfect for you!

It’s such a fun and simple craft to make, plus if you’re using it with very young children, you can print out the black and white version for kids to color in instead.

Download the free template and watch our quick video tutorial to see exactly how to make this cute monkey craft.

Plus, be sure to check out all of our easy headband crafts for kids for even more ideas!

Printable Monkey Headband

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Supplies

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tape
  • Markers
  • Monkey template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the monkey template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

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Begin by gluing the monkey’s face to the middle of the monkey head.

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Glue the eyes above and outside of the nostrils.

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Place the cheeks below and slightly outside the eyes, then glue them down.

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Take the inner ears and glue them, one on each side, to the monkey’s outer ears.

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Finish off the face by drawing some eyebrows above the eyes with a marker.

Place the headband extender on each side of the headband base and tape it in place.

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Your child now has a cute monkey headband!

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Jungle Animal Unit

Would you like to create a whole jungle unit around this craft? If so, keep reading below. We have lots of ideas to get you started!

Books are a great way to introduce a new topic to kids. We suggest starting out with some good books and going from there. Below are some of the best jungle books for kids!

The Secret Life Of A Tiger – This surprising book about a tiger’s night time activities will have kids giggling. It’s a sweet book to add to your collection!

Over In The Rainforest – The rhyming storyline and amazing illustrations will keep the kids captivated from the very first page!

Grumpy Monkey – Kids will love reading this cute story about a grumpy monkey and his friends and family. It’s a great story to talk to kids about emotions.

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For some jungle themed crafts, check out our favorites below:

This cute snake craft from Kids Craft Room is another perfect jungle activity for kids!

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Let the kids have sensory time with this exciting jungle playdough kit. These jungle animal counters are fun to play with and to make educational activities with!

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Monkey Headband Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Make this cute monkey headband craft with the kids any time of year!
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tape
  • Markers
  • Monkey template

Instructions

  • Download the monkey template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Begin by gluing the monkey’s face to the middle of the monkey head.
  • Glue the eyes above and outside of the nostrils.
  • Place the cheeks below and slightly outside the eyes, then glue them down.
  • Take the inner ears and glue them, one on each side, to the monkey’s outer ears.
  • Finish off the face by drawing some eyebrows above the eyes with a marker.
  • Place the headband extender on each side of the headband base and tape it in place.

Free Monkey Template

Monkey Template 

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Deepika Sharma

Tuesday 29th of April 2025

Superb

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Wednesday 30th of April 2025

Appreciate it, thank you!

Lisa

Tuesday 29th of April 2025

Ich hätte auch gerne die Vorlage, vielen Dank

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Wednesday 30th of April 2025

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the confirmation link sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, you just need to enter your email in the form at the end of the post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

Suzanne

Tuesday 8th of April 2025

Yes please!

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Tuesday 8th of April 2025

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the confirmation link sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, you just need to enter your email in the form at the end of the post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

Pavlo De La Gente

Sunday 1st of December 2024

Hello I would like to download since I need it tomorrow for my Readers Theatre in the morning pls be fast

Sam

Monday 2nd of December 2024

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the confirmation link sent to you.

Ridhima Dutta

Monday 18th of November 2024

It's very nice and helpful. Please I would like to download the template. Can you share the download link.

Sam

Monday 18th of November 2024

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the confirmation link sent to you.

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