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Paper Plate Lion

Get crafty with your little ones and create a roar-some paper plate lion using simple materials! Perfect for a fun-filled crafting session.
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Crafts
Keyword: animal crafts, paper plate crafts
Servings: 1 Paper Plate Lion Craft
Author: Alli Ward

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 Paper Plate
  • 1 Paint Brown
  • 1 Paint Yellow
  • 2 Googly Eyes
  • 1 foot Yarn or String

Instructions

  • Start with painting the front of the paper plate. We painted it yellow, but you could also use orange paint.
    paint plate yellow for lion
  • Next using brown paint, paint the outside of the paper plate (the rim of the plate) leaving the middle of the paper plate yellow.
    paint outer ring of paper plate brown for lion craft
  • Using a bit of glue on each of the wiggle eyes, glue them to the center of the plate.
    add googly eyes to middle of lion paper plate
  • For the lion's nose, draw a red heart in the center of the paper plate.
    draw on orange nose for lion
  • Next, using a black marker draw on a mouth and eyebrows.
    draw on black mouth for lion paper plate craft
  • Lastly, cut your string or yarn into 1-2 inch pieces. Glue three pieces on each side of the nose as whiskers.
    glue pieces of string as lion whiskers
  • Viola, you have the cutest paper plate lion craft for kids of all ages!
    paper plate lion craft for kids

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