10 Easy Lion Craft Ideas For Kids Of All Ages

You can introduce your toddler to the wild and exciting world of forests with this craft. Lion, the king of the jungle rules the heart of children as it is popularly featured in many cartoon series and animated films.

Involving your kid in a lion themed craft session will be a good way to teach him more about this animal. Here are a few easy to create super fun lion craft ideas for kids of all ages that are sure to attract!

10 Easy Lion Crafts For Preschoolers

1. Paper Plate Lion Mask Peek-A-Boo:

This cute paper plate lion craft lets your kid show his face while having a head full of the lion’s mane.

You Will Need:

• Chart papers in different colors like yellow, orange and brown
• A pair of safety scissors
• Glue
• A big sized paper plate
• Threads (optional)

How To:

• Help your kid cut long and wide strips from all the chart papers.
• Trace a circle in the center of the paper plate.
• Help your kid cut this circle.
• Now help your kid glue the colorful strips all around the paper plate, starting from the center where he has made the cut before.

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2. Cute Felt Lion With Shapes:

This extremely cute lion will be around for a long time to come.

You Will Need:

• Felt in colors like yellow, gray and white
• Pink sketch pen
• Safety scissors
• Glue
• Black wiggly eyes

How To:

• Let him use the gray felt to cut long strips to form the mane of a lion and small ones to make the tip of the tail.
• He can use the yellow felt to cut two big ovals to make the body and face, four medium ovals to make the ears and paws and a little strip to make the tail.
• He should also use the white felt to cut out circles to make the paw prints and cut an oval to form the mouth.
• Help your kid glue the different parts together.
• Stick the black wiggly eyes to the face.

3. Pumpkin Lion King:

Using a vegetable is a fun and unique way to make a craft.

You Will Need:

• A pumpkin
• Watercolors in yellow and orange colors
• Pumpkin peels from a different pumpkin or yellow or orange chart paper
• Black chart paper
• Black thread
• Black wiggly eyes
• Safety scissors
• Glue

How To:

Help your kid in painting the entire pumpkin in a mix of yellow and orange color.

• If you are using the pumpkin peels for this craft then help your kid glue these around the pumpkin to make the lion’s mane.
• Help your kid cut strips of chart paper using the safety scissors.
• Help glue these around the pumpkin to make the lion’s mane.
• Help your kid cut out two circles and a triangle from the black chart paper and glue these on as eyes and nose.
• You can stick the black wiggly eyes.
• Help your kid glue the black thread to make the lion’s whiskers and mouth.

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4. Brown Paper Bag Lion:

You can use simple things readily available at home to make this craft.

You Will Need:

• Brown paper bag
• Safety scissors
• Chart paper in yellow, white, pink and black
• Glue

How To:

• Help your child cut out a big circle from the brown paper bag and make cuts all around it to create the mane.
• Help your kid cut out the face and ears using yellow chart paper.
• Help him make the teeth and eyes using white chart paper.
• Help him cut out the pink chart paper to make the inside of the mouth.
• You can help your child cut whiskers, nose and eyes using black chart paper.
• Help him glue everything in place.

5. Paper Cup Lion:

Your kid can create this cute lion using a disposable paper cup.

You Will Need:

• A paper cup
• Yellow paper
• Yellow and black paint
• Paintbrush
• Orange wool
• Pair of black wiggly eyes
• Black felt
• Sticks
• Black sketch pen
• Safety scissors
• Glue

How To:

• Help cut out a paper cup from the middle.
• Help your kid color the base of the cup in yellow.
• Help him cut out a pair of ears from the yellow paper and stick them on the head.
• You can assist your child cut the wool in small strips and paste around the base of the cup to make the lion’s mane.
• Help him stick the black wiggly eyes.
• Let him cut a triangle from the black felt to make the nose and stick it on.
• Help him color the sticks in black paint and stick it on as whiskers.
• Help your kid in drawing the mouth of the lion using a black sketch pen.

6. Lion On The Plate:

Let your kid create this beautiful lion image on daddy’s plate!

You Will Need:

• Ceramic colors in yellow, orange, black and white
• Paintbrush
• Use any ceramic utensil, which you can preserve as a memorabilia

How To:

• Ask your kid to dip his hands in yellow color.
• Help him take an imprint of his hands on the base of a ceramic utensil.
• Ask him to wash his hands and help him dip it again in orange paint.
• Now help him take the imprint of his hands again over the yellow, ensuring that the yellow is visible at the edges.
• Help your kid paint the eyes, whiskers and mouth using the black paint.
• Your kid can write a cute message around the lion for his dad.

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7. Stitch Lion:

Help your kid in creating this unique lion with a few easy stitches.

You Will Need:

• Chart papers in shades of light and dark pink
• Safety scissors
• Pink wool
• Needle
• Pink sketch pen

How To:

• Ask your kid to use the different shades of pink chart papers to cut one big and one small circle.
• Help him draw the eyes and mouth on the smaller circle using the pink sketch pen.
• Help your child in making semi-circular cuts on the edges of the bigger circle to make the mane.
• He can then place the smaller circle on the bigger one.
• You can help him loop the wool through the needle and make simple stitches.

8. Pasta Lion:

Would you like your kid to have some fun with your regular pasta?

You Will Need:

• Pasta in your kid’s favorite variant
• Paper plate
• Yellow paint
• Paintbrush
• White and black chart paper
• Gray crayon
• Black sketch pen
• Glue

How To:

• Help your kid color the inside of the paper plate in yellow.
• Help him cut out two circles from black and white paper each.
• Help your child glue the black circle on the white ones to make the eyes.
• Help him cut out a triangle from white paper.
• Help your toddler color the triangle using a gray crayon.
• Help your kid glue this to make the nose.
• Help him make the mouth using a black sketch pen.
• Help glue the pasta all around the paper plate to make the lion’s mane.

9. Ribbon And Felt Lion:

This cute lion can instantly brighten your kids’ room.

You Will Need:

• Felt in a light shade
• Felt in red
• Two black buttons
• Ribbons in different colors and designs
• Thread and needle
• Safety scissors

How To:

• Help your child cut out two circles using the light felt.
• Help him cut a small circle from the red felt to make a nose. Stitch this on for him.
• Help him make the mouth on this felt using simple stitches. Let him watch you do this for him, if your kid is too young.
• Help him stick on the buttons as eyes.
• Help him place the ribbons all around the other felt circle and make a loop by folding them over.
• Help him place the felt with the mouth design and you can attach it for him using simple stitches.

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10. Cracker And Bread Stick Lion:

Turn a regular snack into a roaring cute lion!

You Will Need:

• Crackers
• Bread sticks
• Honey
• Cookies in black or dark color
• Peanut butter

How To:

• Ask your kid to coat a few crackers with peanut butter.
• Now help him dip the bread sticks in honey. You can remove the extra honey for him by dripping it over a bowl.
• Help your kid to make the eyes and mouth on the cracker using other food items like cookies and peanut butter.
• Your kid can also use more bread sticks to make the mouth.
• Help him place the breadsticks in the crackers to make them look like a lion’s mane.
• Help him place the cracker with the mouth and eye design on the top on his favorite plate and serve.

You can display your kid’s lion crafts at prominent places around the house to encourage him.

If you have more interesting ideas for making lion king crafts for kids, please share it with us.

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