Monkey Tree

What's a monkey's favorite treat? Make this ingenious monkey craft where the monkey is climbing his favorite tree to get his favorite fruit- Bananas!

Materials Needed

  • Paper cup
  • Green construction paper
  • Green craft foam
  • Printable card stock
  • Crayons or poster paint
  • Hole punch
  • Scotch tape
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Craft scissors (optional)

Monkey Tree

Safety Guidelines

  • Young kids (3 to 8 years) should use child-safe scissors.
  • Watch out for this sign Ask for an adult's help. It means an adult's help is needed for the particular step.

Steps

Step 1 Monkey Tree 1. Print out this template for the monkey and bananas on white card stock, or draw your own version on white construction paper.
Step 2 Monkey Tree 2. Cut the monkey and the bunch of bananas.
Step 3 Monkey Tree 3. Color the monkey and bananas using crayons or paint.
Step 4 Monkey Tree 4. Remember to color both sides of the monkey.
Step 5 Monkey Tree 5. Cut green construction paper into a 16 in. x 12 in. rectangle.
Step 6 Monkey Tree Ask for an adult's help6. Make the banana tree trunk by rolling the green rectangle into a long cone. Insert a paper cup at the base to provide support. Also make sure that the tip of the cone should have a small opening (around 1.5 in. to 2 in. diameter).
Step 7 Monkey Tree 7. Tape the edges of the cone in place.
Step 8 Monkey Tree 8. Trim off any excess length of paper at the base and tape the paper cup to the base of the cone.
Step 9 Monkey Tree 9. Cut a piece of green craft foam into a 12 in. x 10 in. rectangular piece. Draw five evenly-spaced lines along the length of the green craft foam. Allow for a 2-inch margin at the top of each line.
Step 10 Monkey Tree 10. Cut along the lines using a pair of craft scissors.
Step 11 Monkey Tree 11. Trim the edges of each strip to make a tapering shape, similar to real banana leaves.
Step 12 Monkey Tree 12. Holding the craft foam by the uncut edge, roll the whole piece into a cigar shape.
Step 13 Monkey Tree 13. Insert the craft foam roll through the top opening of the tree trunk.
Step 14 Monkey Tree 14. Open up the leaves one at a time.
Step 15 Monkey Tree 15. Use the banana bunch's stem to hook onto the tree trunk.
Step 16 Monkey Tree 16. Bend and curl the monkey's tail.
Step 17 Monkey Tree 17. Tape the monkey to the tree.