Get ready for roaring good time with the kids!
This lion craft is a fun, cheap and easy activity to do one on one with your child or with a classroom.
We love animal crafts and this one takes the top spot in our favorites!
It’s super simple and comes with a free printable template so it’s great to make with preschool, pre k and kindergarten aged kids.
All the kids will love showing Mom and Dad their very own king of the jungle!
Check out our quick video tutorial or read our step by step directions to see all the details.
Lion Craft For Kids
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Supplies
- Colored cardstock (in orange, yellow orange, pink and black)
- White cardstock
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pink and black marker
- 1″ circle punch (optional)
- Lion template (download form located at the end of this post)
Directions
Download the lion craft template, print and cut out the pieces you need.
Begin to assemble the lion’s face by gluing the eyes towards the top of the yellow orange face. If you look closely at the pictures you can see we made one lion with the wider part of the face up and one with the wider part of the face down. You can make it whichever way you prefer.
Glue the lion’s nose just below the eyes.
Use the circle punch or scissors to cut out two 1″ circles. Glue these circles on either side of the nose, just below the eyes. If you don’t want to cut more pieces out, you can also use a pink marker to draw in the cheeks.
Take the black marker and draw on the mouth like the pictures show.
Use the pink marker to draw the inner ear onto the lion’s outer ear. Glue the ears to the top, back of the lion’s face.
Take the completed lion’s face and glue it in the middle of the lion’s mane.
Put the neck behind the back of the mane and glue in place.
This would make a fun craft for a safari or wild animal birthday party! Just have the pieces ready to go and all the little guests can make one to take home.
We’re betting if you like this lion craft, you’ll also like to make this paper elephant craft too!
Besides making as a birthday craft, we think this lion craft is also great for preschoolers learning about the letter L.
Have them read a fun lion themed book, use this L is for Lion worksheet and then make this fun lion craft!
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Lion Craft For Preschool
Make this easy lion craft that's great for preschool kids. Download the free printable template and make today.
Materials
- Colored cardstock (in orange, yellow orange, pink and black)
- White cardstock
- Glue stick
- Pink and black marker
- Lion template (download form located at the end of this post)
Tools
- Scissors
- 1" circle punch (optional)
Instructions
- Download the lion craft template, print and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin to assemble the lion's face by gluing the eyes towards the top of the yellow orange face.
- Glue the lion's nose just below the eyes. Take the black marker and draw on the mouth like the pictures show.
- Use the circle punch or scissors to cut out two 1" circles. Glue these circles on either side of the nose, just below the eyes. If you don't want to cut more pieces out, you can also use a pink marker to draw in the cheeks.
- Use the pink marker to draw the inner ear onto the lion's outer ear. Glue the ears to the top, back of the lion's face.
- Take the completed lion's face and glue it in the middle of the lion's mane.
- Put the neck behind the back of the mane and glue in place.
- This would make a fun craft for a safari or wild animal birthday party! Just have the pieces ready to go and all the little guests can make one to take home.
