Monkeys are fascinating creatures that captivate the hearts and minds of children everywhere. With their playful nature and adorable antics, it’s no woner why monkeys are a popular theme for preschool crafts. With just scissors and crayons or paint, your kids can create their own amazing monkey craft! This Craftivity is perfect for adding to a journal, monkeys units, decorating the class room or bulletin board. Benefits of Cut-and-paste Activity It helps a child to develop fine motor skills. It improves hand-eye coordination The child learns to concentrate and focus. It enhances a child’s visual perception and discovers their inner artist. It strengthens hands muscles and pincer grip Cut and paste activities helps a child explore their creative side and express themselves artistically. It is a sensory activity that aims to develop fine motor skills and pincer grip. It also improves order, concentration, coordination, and independence. What Skills Can Your Children Learn And Practice? Cutting Skills – if you feel they’re ready, you can let them have a go at cutting out the pieces all by themselves – they’ll need to be careful and have good scissor control if they want to cut out the pieces neatly. Fine Motor Skills – when they’re sticking and picking up and moving the parts and placing them where they need to go. Pencil Control – if you print off the black and white version they can practice their pencil control and develop hand strength through coloring. This simple craft will also give them a chance to practice their concentration and perseverance skills as they may find it tricky to place the pieces exactly where they want them to go. If you want to, you could always laminate the pieces before putting them together and use them as a puzzle. That way, the different parts would be kept nice and they can use them again and again. Let your kids practice their cutting and sticking skills in a simple and fun way! This product includes: → Template no.1 - b&w version → Template no.2 - color version Perfect for: Age 3 to 7 Homeschool Special needs Preschool / daycare / kindergarten readiness End of year activities / summer activity Distance learning Visual Arts / arts and crafts Emergency lesson plans / supply teachers This will complement the following themes and more: Monkeys Jungle animals Viviparous animals Mammals or primates Zoo animals Study on the letter M Thank you for visiting! Copyright 2023 ABCSteps All Rights Reserved Please remember: All prints are for PERSONAL use ONLY. These are not to be used for any commercial purposes. You cannot share or resell any files You cannot use these files in any promotional materials