Lion Craft Stick Project
If your kids love zoo animals, this lion craft stick project is ready to roar its way into your craft time. With its fluffy felt mane, googly eyes, and painted face, it’s the perfect mix of simple and adorable.
This craft is quick to make, budget-friendly, and perfect for preschoolers, early elementary kids, or any little crafter who’s a fan of the king of the jungle.
What You’ll Need for This Popsicle Stick Lion Craft
Let’s get our supplies ready before we head into the wild:
- Craft sticks
- Tan acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Felt (orange, tan, pink, and brown)
- Googly eyes
- Black marker
- Hot glue or school glue
How to Make a Popsicle Stick Lion
Ready to get crafting? Find the instructions below!
Lion Craft Stick Project
This adorable lion popsicle stick craft is a fun zoo animal activity for kids! Using felt, googly eyes, and paint, kids can create their own king of the jungle with simple supplies. Perfect for preschoolers and early elementary crafters.
Materials
- Craft sticks
- Tan acrylic paint
- Felt (orange, tan, pink, and brown)
- Googly eyes
- Black marker
- Hot glue or school glue
Tools
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
Instructions
- Gather your supplies.
- Glue five craft sticks together side by side using smaller stick pieces across the back to hold them in place.
- Paint the front of the sticks with tan acrylic paint and let dry.
- Trace and cut out a small brown nose from felt.
- Cut out two large tan ovals for ears and two smaller pink circles to layer inside for ear details.
- Glue the pink felt onto the tan ear pieces.
- Attach the nose to the painted craft sticks.
- Glue on two large googly eyes above the nose.
- Cut long strips of orange felt, then snip fringe along one side to make the lion’s mane.
- Glue the fringed strips around the outside of the craft sticks to form the mane.
- Continue layering the strips until the mane is full and fluffy. Trim mane if needed.
- Glue on the lion's ears and use a black marker to draw details like the mouth or whisker dots.
- Allow to dry and display your finished lion craft.
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Why This Craft is Roar-some
This lion isn’t just fun to make, it’s a great way to spark creativity and learning:
- Zoo theme fun – Perfect for preschool animal units or a zoo week activity.
- Storytime buddy – Pair with The Lion and the Mouse or How to Hide a Lion for an interactive lesson.
- Group display – Create a whole pride of lions with different mane styles for a classroom board.
- Fine motor practice – Cutting and fringing the felt mane is a great scissor skill builder.
And there you have it, an adorable popsicle stick lion that’s fierce in looks but soft in spirit. It’s quick, easy, and guaranteed to make your kids feel like the kings (or queens) of craft time.
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