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Paper Plate Lion Craft

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Drying Time20 minutes
Keyword: kids crafts, paper plate crafts

Equipment

  • 1 pair of scissors
  • 1 paintbrush

Ingredients

  • acrylic paint light brown
  • 1 paper plate painted light brown (and fully dry) you can use small or large paper plates; I used both plate sizes.
  • Various colors of card stock or construction paper cut into strips
  • 1 bottle school glue
  • 2 markers black and brown

Instructions

  • Before you begin, prep the paper plates you will be using by painting them light brown. I used beige acrylic craft paint and a watery brush to get the soft look that mine have. Let the plates dry completely.
  • Prep the strips by cutting pieces of construction paper and then cutting each strip in half after that. Note: This is a great way to use scraps of paper as well. If you are doing this project with an elementary age child, let them do all the cutting. If you are doing it with a younger child, prep the paper strips in advance.
  • To attach the paper "mane" to the paper plate, turn the paper plate over and add a line of glue all the way around the outer edge.
  • Attach paper strips close to the edge of the paper plate. Once you have a full layer, add another full line of glue all the way around the paper plate over the first layer. Adding more strips will add more fullness to your lion's mane.
  • Keep adding strips until you are happy with the density.
  • Allow the paper strips to dry completely.
  • For the last step, draw a face on the lion.