DLTK's Holiday Crafts 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 lamb mask, 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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