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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:

  • a paper plate or a circle of cardboard (see the turkey wreath for how to make a circle of cardboard) 
  • construction paper (brown, yellow and/or orange)
  • pencil
  • glue
  • popsicle stick, tongue depressor or unsharpened pencil

Instructions:

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


 

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

  

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