DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids:
Lion Mask Craft

Contributed by Leanne Guenther

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!