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DLTK's Holiday Activities for Kids:
Lion Mask Craft

This is a cute but very simple craft.  I think it would be a nice one for younger kids to make for Halloween if they're not really into wearing a big fancy costume (both my girls were like that at age 2).

It would also be nice for a class or daycare to make for a jungle or circus party.  They could parade around like lions and sing songs/rhymes like "Going on a Lion Hunt". 

It's fun to do with the flower mask or sunshine mask too. 

 

Materials:

bulleta paper plate or a circle of cardboard (see the turkey wreath for how to make a circle of cardboard) 
bulletconstruction paper (brown, yellow and/or orange)
bulletpencil
bulletglue
bulletpopsicle stick, tongue depressor or unsharpened pencil

Instructions:

bulletCut rectangles out of construction paper.  I make them about 4 inches long and an inch or two wide..
 
bulletYou can decorate the rectangles with markers or sparkles to make the craft a bit more complicated.
 
bulletHave an adult cut the center out of the paper plate so the child's head becomes the center of the mask.
  
bulletRoll one of the rectangles of construction paper around a pencil to make it curly.
  
bulletGlue the curled rectangles all the way around the edge - we alternated making a pattern -- patterning is a good exercise for young children).
  
bulletOptional:  Cut a couple of triangles for ears out of construction paper.


 

bulletGlue on a popsicle stick or unsharpened pencil as a handle (you might want to add a bit of tape to reinforce). 
 
bulletNow the child can peek through the lion mask!   

  

 

Printable version of these instructions