This lion craft is an upcycled craft made from toilet paper tubes. Perfect craft for a Lion King lover.
My kids love Lion Guard (I love Lion King). We made this lion craft to go along with our books about Lion Guard. I see us watching the movie in the near future.
This kids craft is a great way to use toilet paper tubes (it requires 4 of them). We also used scrap cardboard from a cereal box, so it ended up being an upcycled craft.
This animal kids craft will go well with books about lions. I love reading a book and then creating a craft to reinforce the lessons in the book.
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Lion Craft Supplies
- 4 toilet paper tubes
- yellow and orange construction paper
- scrap cardboard
- 1 yellow and 1 orange chenille stem
- 2 googly eyes
- black marker
- scissors
- glue
Lion Craft Instructions
Step 1: Cover 4 toilet paper tubes with yellow construction paper. To do this, simply glue yellow construction paper onto toilet paper tubes.
Step 2: Stand the cardboard tubes upright. Next, glue the 4 yellow toilet paper tubes together. Glue 2 tubes together for the front legs and glue 2 tubes together for the back legs. See picture below.
Step 3: Cut a square from yellow construction paper just big enough to cover the 4 toilet paper tubes. This is the body of the lion.
If you want to make the body sturdier, you can glue the yellow construction paper to a piece of scrap cardboard (a cereal box works perfectly).
Step 4: Take a small piece of orange chenille stem (pipe cleaner) and twist it around the end of a yellow chenille stem. This is the lion’s tail. See picture below.
Step 5: Glue the chenille stem to the underneath of the yellow square. (Glue the lion’s tail to the lion’s body).
Glue the yellow square to the top of the toilet paper tubes. (Glue the lion’s body to the legs). See picture.
Step 6: Cut a circle from yellow construction paper. This is your lion’s head.
Step 7: Cut a larger circle from orange construction paper. This is your lion’s mane.
Step 8: Then, glue the yellow circle onto the orange circle.
Step 9: Use scissors to cut small slits in the orange circle (the lion’s mane).
Step 10: Glue 2 googly eyes on the yellow circle (lion’s head). Draw a black nose and mouth on the yellow circle for your lion’s face.
Step 11: Glue the lion’s head to the lion’s body.
I hope you enjoy making this lion craft with your kids.
Ways To Modify This Craft
You can use white paper and draw black lines to make a zebra. What other animals can you make using this technique?
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