Things to Make and Do!
Monkey has created a range of activities for you to make and do at home, school or nursery, in waiting rooms and whilst staying in hospital.
From celebrations to emotional health, colouring sheets to discussion prompts for where to go for medical help, fun origami games to create and play to Thank You cards.
You might want to take a look at some extra activities on our EYFS and Primary School page too. EYFS and Primary School Resources
There is something for everyone. Please scroll down and put your creative hat on!
All sorts of things to do for busy little fingers...colouring
Created for children and young people to enjoy, fill and colour in and chat about.
ALL ABOUT ME – Colouring/Activity sheets
ALL ABOUT ME - A selection of ALL ABOUT ME Colouring/Activity Sheets to complete.
Format: pdf - 1 MB
DOWNLOADHealthy Eating Colouring Sheets
Healthy eating themed colouring-in sheet, featuring Monkey.
Format: pdf - 3 MB
DOWNLOADMedical themed colouring sheet
This busy colouring sheet filled with all sorts of medical equipment is a great thing to keep little monkey's busy while they are waiting. Also a good addition to a role play area at school.
Format: pdf - 3 MB
DOWNLOADMonkey Colouring Sheets
Selection of colouring-in sheets featuring Monkey
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DOWNLOADDental Colouring Sheets
A dental themed colouring-in sheet, featuring Monkey.
Format: pdf - 6 MB
DOWNLOADAsthma Colouring Sheet
Can you Identify the Inhalers, Point out the Peak Flow's, See the Super Spacer's?
Format: pdf - 1 MB
DOWNLOADRemember to wash your hands colouring
Soap and water are the best way to eliminate germs and bacteria. This colouring sheet reinforces the message for children and young people. Print it out and pop it in your waiting room so it can be coloured in!
Format: pdf - 312 KB
DOWNLOADPancake Day!
Design your own delicious pancake to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.
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DOWNLOADMother’s Day!
Celebrating Mummy's everywhere - draw and write about your Mum in the boxes
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DOWNLOADThings to make and games to play
Bananas and Vines Game
Bananas and Vines Games to Colour in, decorate and play!
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DOWNLOADMake your own Doctor, equipment and more !
Colour in, cut out and create! Your doctor is ready to go to the wards! Monkey's fabulous activity sets to Download and Print. Created for Play in Hospital Week. Monkey Wellbeing is Proud to support NAHPS and Starlight Children’s Foundation celebrating National Play in Hospital Week 2020
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DOWNLOADMake your hospital team!
Colour in and cut out - Your hospital team is ready for action! Monkey's fabulous activity sets to Download and Print. Created for Play in Hospital Week. Monkey Wellbeing is Proud to support NAHPS and Starlight Children’s Foundation celebrating National Play in Hospital Week 2020
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DOWNLOADMental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
Created to support children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing; these activities help boost self esteem and encourage kindness towards yourself and others.
Everyone needs a friend who believes in you, and no matter who you are, it’s always lovely to feel appreciated. Make someone smile today.
Kindness and Confidence Frame
Send some positive messages to your friends, relatives or to yourself! Download these instructions and templates to make a Kindness and Confidence Frame. Create something that will raise a smile every day.
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DOWNLOADKindness Quotes
Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give. Download this selection of Kindness Quotes to print out, colour in and share.
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DOWNLOADMake your own Positive Memory Jar
Create a Jar of Positive Memories. Whenever you need to boost your self esteem, open your Memory Jar, read the messages and look at the pictures, it will make you smile! Download the instructions here.
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DOWNLOADFind your Happy Place…..
Take yourself on a little journey in your mind...draw a picture of the place, person or thing you were thinking about. Download the template and instructions here. Sit back, relax and enjoy your journey.
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DOWNLOADPaint a Stone! Make someone smile!
Paint a stone with a picture or a positive message. Pop it somewhere people will see it, or display it in your garden (they make great door stops too!) Download the instructions here.
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DOWNLOADGrow a Kindness Tree
Create a Kindness tree with messages to make you smile. Print the templates out or make your own, it will fill your room with positive vibes! Download the templates and instructions here.
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DOWNLOADCalm Breathing
Sometimes, thinking about your breathing can help you relax. Try breathing in a square when you are sitting quietly. Just sit down, close your eyes and focus on your breath. Download the template and instructions here.
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DOWNLOADMake a Worry Box Activity
There are all sorts of things that can make us feel a bit anxious or worried. Making a worry box can help you! Make a Worry Box, post your worries into it, have a think about it and then share your worries if you want to with a friend or a grown up.
Format: pdf - 2 MB
DOWNLOADThank you card
Make someone happy today! Print and decorate this Thank You card and send to someone special. Who will you say Thank You to?
Format: pdf - 99 KB
DOWNLOADThank you NHS
Created during Lockdown. This poster is a great way to say Thank You to the NHS staff and Key Workers looking after you.
Format: pdf - 291 KB
DOWNLOADCelebrations!
There are so many things to celebrate each year! From Valentine’s Day to Christmas, Passover to Chinese New Year. So much to celebrate. Click the buttons to find out more.
Diwali
Diwali Bunting
Festoon your rooms with this gorgeous bunting to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights.
Format: pdf - 5 MB
DOWNLOADDiwali Colouring
Decorate your room with this colouring sheet to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights.
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DOWNLOADValentine's Day
Monkey’s Happy Valentine’s Day Colouring Sheet (EYFS version)
Everyone LOVES to feel loved and appreciated! Print out and decorate this Valentines Day Colouring Sheet and pass it on to someone you care about. (EYFS version)
Format: pdf - 88 KB
DOWNLOADMonkey’s Happy Valentine’s Day Colouring Sheet (KS1, KS2 version)
Say Happy Valentine's Day with this detailed mindfulness colouring sheet to colour in and give to someone you care about on Valentine's Day.
Format: pdf - 223 KB
DOWNLOADShrove Tuesday
Pancake Day!
Design your own delicious pancake to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.
Format: pdf - 2 MB
DOWNLOADRamadan
Ramadan Mubarak Colouring
Ramadan Mubarak! Celebrate Ramadan with this lovely colouring sheet. Great to help develop fine motor skills too.
Format: pdf - 1 MB
DOWNLOADRamadan Make a Lantern
Decorate a lantern to hang up in your room during Ramadan.
Format: pdf - 118 KB
DOWNLOADPassover
Passover Seder Plate
Colour, cut and stick your own Seder Plate to celebrate Passover.
Format: pdf - 813 KB
DOWNLOADPassover Table Place Cards
Chag Sameach! Decorate these place cards for your Passover Table.
Format: pdf - 831 KB
DOWNLOADChristmas
Monkey’s Christmas Activity Book
Download this booklet packed with activities to keep little monkeys busy over the festive season!
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DOWNLOADChristmas Chitter Chatter Activity
A festive twist on this origami game Five Gold Rings...Celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas and make this game to play over the festive season! Pop it on your Christmas Table and have a sing song!
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DOWNLOADFairylight fingerprint cards
Grab your paints and get fingerprinting these beautiful fairy light strings to adorn cards and wrapping paper and gift tags! Suitable for all abilities and really effective!
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DOWNLOADMonkey’s Festive colouring (busy)
The build up to Christmas with little monkey's is always magical, but it's a good idea to have something up your sleeve to keep them busy! Print out this Christmas Themed Colouring Sheet and they will be engrossed for a few minutes! Just enough time to prepare a few brussel sprouts! (they make great table mats too!)
Format: pdf - 5 MB
DOWNLOADMake your own Festive Crown
Make your own Festive Crown. The perfect way to add sparkle and cheer to your Christmas table and over the festive season. Fit for a King or Queen. (don't forget the glitter!)
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DOWNLOADMonkey’s festive make your own Christmas Tree
Colour, cut and stick the baubles on the Christmas Tree. You could stick them onto cardboard to make place cards, or a Christmas card to brighten up someone's day!
Format: pdf - 114 KB
DOWNLOADMonkey’s Festive Dot to Dot
Who is hiding under Santa's hat? Have a go at Monkey's fun Christmas themed dot to dot activity. (great for counting, number recognition and sequencing too)
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DOWNLOADFestive bauble
Grab your paints and colouring pens and get creative! Add a bit more sparkle to your Christmas tree with this DIY decoration.
Format: pdf - 7 MB
DOWNLOADMonkey’s festive paper-chains
We LOVE these Christmas themed paper-chains. Quick and easy to put together and really effective when draped around your room!
Format: pdf - 6 MB
DOWNLOADMonkey’s festive wordsearch
Can you find all the festive words in Monkey's festive wordsearch? Delve in and see what you can track down.
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DOWNLOADChristmas Table Place Settings
These table place decorations are sure to be a hit over the festive season and will add the WOW factor to your table. (you can hide a gift and joke under them too!)
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DOWNLOADMake your own Bug Hotel
Build a bug hotel as a present for the creepy crawlies in an outdoor area!
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DOWNLOADMonkey’s Festive colouring (simple)
A festive colouring sheet for little monkeys to enjoy filling in, giving you a few minutes to wrap a gift to pop under the tree.
Format: pdf - 5 MB
DOWNLOADMake your own Split-Pin Santa
Make your own split pin Santa! This fun, dancing Santa will make your little monkeys laugh. Great to hang up on a door or window to watch over the festivities.
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DOWNLOADSanta Stop Here door hanger
An essential for Christmas Eve! Something to keep your little ones busy while the excitement increases on Christmas Eve!
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DOWNLOADChristmas Tree cards
Simple and effective homemade Christmas cards that really make an impact! Suitable for all abilities and you can use the offcuts as gift tags!
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DOWNLOADReindeer footprint paper
Everyone needs some reindeer footprint wrapping paper! A fab way to capture tiny little footprints as a memento too! Simply get some paint, paper and bare feet.
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DOWNLOADHandprint wreath
Ours is looking a little worse for wear now, but getting messy with little ones and creating a homemade door wreath with little hands is a perfect way to treasure tiny hands when you create a welcoming homemade door wreath. Just get some paint and paper and get going!
Format: pdf - 2 MB
DOWNLOADToilet Roll Candle
Nothing says Christmas as much as a lovingly created loo roll decoration popped on a windowsill. Ours are lovingly pulled out of the Christmas box each year to display; from cotton wool snowmen to wonky Santa's and spectacular Christmas Trees. Get your PVA glue, glitter and get creative!
Format: pdf - 7 MB
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