Lion Crafts That Will Have Kids Roaring With Excitement!

This plastic bottle craft turns a soda bottle into a lion! I love the twisted tail and the feet created by the bottom of the bottle.

Use fake or real flowers (maybe dandelions?) to create the mane for this extra happy cardboard lion!

Are you ready for summer craft camp with the kids? Make these cute no sew pillows in fun lion and sun shapes. These are SO easy and littles will love them!

Create this lion mask for pretend play or maybe even for a costume! I really enjoy the use of various colors in this mask.

Do some spin art with your salad spinner for the mane on this paper lion. Each one will be unique!

This paper cup craft uses fake leaves for the mane, but you could also go for a nature walk to gather leaves of your own!

Introduce your child to mixed media art with this newspaper lion. They'll paint, cut and accordion fold the paper to put it all together.

Have some extra cupcake liners? Use them in the frilly looking mane of this lion. Or, you could paint coffee filters to get a similar look!

This lion looks quite happy to be standing all on his own! His body is made with cardstock paper, but you could also use a toilet paper roll.

Use the sticky notes are perfect for making the cones used in this lion's mane. No need to add glue—the notes are already sticky!

Create an accordion folded rosette for the lion's mane in this paper craft. The tuft of hair on the top of his head is super cute, don't you think?

Duct tape can be used for so many things! Here, different color tapes are used to make a lion bookmark. He is all stretched out to sleep while keeping your place in the book.

You can make so much more than a turkey craft by tracing your hand! Just look how cute a handprint lion can be.

Chunky yarn creates a beautiful lion's mane! Kids can work on fine motor skills by cutting and then trimming the yarn length.

Older kids will love making this clay lion. There are easy to follow step-by-step instructions with photos!

Paint a paper plate orange and then add all of the facial features. There is a template to make it easier, or you can create your own shapes for the face.

This lion's mask combines a few different ideas: a paper plate craft, handprint craft, and a straw craft for the whiskers!

Create a popsicle stick lion puppet using paper and various ribbon colors. If you don't have ribbon on hand, you could also use paper strips for the mane.

I am in love with the colorful mane on this paper bag lion puppet! Kids will need to punch holes and "knot" multi colored raffia to get this look.

This lion really reminds me of the cowardly lion in the Wizard of Oz. Just look at that beautiful curly mane! "Put 'em up, put 'em up!"

Raise your hand if you still have a CD collection gathering dust. This craft is for you! Michelle has a lot of creative ways to upcycle your 'old school' music on her blog.

Talk about symmetry with this paint splat (or squish painting) lion craft. Kids love to smush the paint and then open the paper to see what is reveals!

Spaghetti is perfect for the mane of a lion. This is so cute! Kids will enjoy making their own lion faces for this pasta craft.

Paint a paper doily for this lion's mane. You could also use a coffee filter for this kid's craft idea.

What kid wouldn't want a lion's mask like this one? The mane is made using shredded tissue paper and tinsel—so creative!

Plastic forks come in handy for this art craft. Kids get to see how using something other than a paint brush can create a really cool look!

Work on threading a needle with yarn and weaving it through holes with this craft. This is great for hand-eye coordination!

Once finished, this lion's head and tail can move thanks to the use of brads. This really takes a coloring page up a notch!