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Get those little hands busy – in making this adorable handprint monkey craft! An easy craft that’s perfect for preschoolers and even toddlers!

When you think about animals that would be perfect for entertainment, it’s hard to think of anyone but monkeys – at least at first! From adorable little Curious George to the gigantic King Kong, books, movies and TV shows have quite an assortment of monkey characters. 

Monkeys also have great cultural significance – in fact, one of the animals of the Chinese zodiac is the monkey, and 2028 is all set to be the Year of the Monkey. One of the most important Hindu deities is Hanuman, also known as the Monkey God. Monkeys are also known for their wisdom – we’ve all heard of the three monkeys who ‘see no evil’, ‘hear no evil’, and ‘speak no evil’. 

Coming back to monkeys in popular culture, here are our top picks when looking at monkey characters for kids.

Top 10 Monkey Characters for Kids:

1. Mojo Jojo from The Powerpuff Girls
2. King Louie from Disney’s The Jungle Book
3. Abu from Disney’s Aladdin
4. Rafiki from Disney’s The Lion King
5. Boots from Dora and the Explorer
6. Master Monkey from Kung Fu Panda
7. Monkey from Dexter’s Laboratory
8. Coconuts from Sonic the Hedgehog
9. George from Curious George
10. Keymon from Keymon Ache

Looks like quite a few famous monkeys owe their popularity to Disney! Well, how about we create our own little monkey character – one that can be made with a little one’s handprint? Well, that’s just what we’ve got for you today!

Adorable Handprint Monkey Craft for Kids

Supplies required:

• Colored craft papers
• Craft glue
• Pencil
• Googly eyes
• Sharpies
• A pair of scissors

How to make the Handprint Monkey Craft:

1. Download the Handprint Monkey Craft template. The template contains parts of the monkey including the head, face, ears, tail and a handprint body.

2. Trace the parts of the template on craft paper of the appropriate colors and cut them out. You can either use a child’s handprint for the body, or go with the handprint provided in the template.  Choose dark brown for the head, outer ears, body and tail, and light brown for the face and inner ears. 

3. Let’s start with our cute monkey’s face! Stick the face in the middle of the head cutout.

4. Stick the inner ears inside the outer ears, applying glue in the center.

5. Now stick the ears on top of the head, applying glue to the back. 

6. Let’s move on with the assembly of our handprint monkey craft – stick the head on top of the handprint. Make sure the handprint is facing the side and not top or bottom!

7. A monkey isn’t a monkey without a tail to swing from the trees! Stick the tail to the monkey’s bottom, which is the palm end of the handprint. 

8. Time to add some details to our handprint monkey craft! Stick the googly eyes on the monkey’s face. Use a black Sharpie or marker to draw eyes, nose and a mouth. A pink marker works well for the cheeks an d this completes your handprint monkey craft!

How easy was that? If you use a child’s handprint, this handprint monkey craft would be perfect to stick on a card, to gift a grandparent, aunt or uncle. Who can resist a symbol of their own favorite little monkey right on top of the card? That’s what we thought!

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