Paper Lion Craft

Need an idea for a lion craft that doesn’t look too fierce? This time we’ll share with you a simple paper lion craft, and it can also be used as a DIY lion puppet.

This game is perfect for preschoolers and older, but with your help, preschoolers can do it themselves too (although you may want to change it up a bit).

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We love when a craft goes beyond just being a craft! This one is great for fine motor skills because there’s a lot of cutting involved (especially when you use scissors), making paper rings is also great for fine motor skills, and once the craft is finished, it can be used as a puppet.

While making loops from paper is great for fine motor skills, younger children (pre-K) may find it a bit difficult. We recommend skipping the looping part and just using the “unlooped” strips of paper to make the lion’s mane.

Paper straws are great for making puppet crafts because they are long, but craft sticks can also be used (as can markers and colored pencils if you have no other options.)

We hope this little lion craft idea will spark your imagination for more projects like this (we have a few more coming your way in the near future).

Ready? Let’s make this!

Paper lion crafts

What you need

• orange construction paper
• yellow construction paper
• circle paper hole punch (or just cut a circle with scissors)
• scissors or paper cutter
• glue
• tick
• vibrating eye patch
• paper straws
• clear tape or duct tape

We have done both a video tutorial and a photo tutorial for this idea.

Watch Video Tutorial on Making Lion Crafts

Or follow these simple step-by-step instructions

Cut a series of strips of orange construction paper.

We cut the strips to the width of an A4 sheet of paper. The strips are about the width of a thumb.

Younger children will have an easier time handling wider strips while older children can handle thinner strips.

Create loops by gluing the ends of the paper strips together.

Series of loops.

Use a paper punch to create a circle from yellow construction paper. Or you can simply cut a circle with scissors (you can use round objects – cups, lids, containers to create a circle outline to cut).

Decorate the lion’s head. Add flutter eye stickers (or paint eyes) and draw a snout and other facial features.

Time to paste.

Start gluing the orange paper rings to the back of the lion’s head. First make a cross shape – glue 4 rings at a 90° angle and then continue gluing the other rings in between them (and then in between them).

Continue until you are satisfied with the shape of the lion’s mane.

Once you are happy with your hair it is time to add the straw.

We found the best way is to apply a generous amount of glue to the straw (or the lion’s back), press the straw onto the lion, and secure with clear or duct tape.

Your paper lion puppet is complete and ready for some dramatic play!

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