Roaring lion mask

You will need:

• Paper plate
• Yellow, pink and black card
• Yellow crepe or tissue paper
• Gluestick or PVA glue and spreader
• Washable marker pen or thick felt tip pen
• Thin elastic (approx. 30cm)
• Scissors
• Stapler
• Yellow crayon or yellow paint and paintbrush (optional)

How to make a lion mask:

• Cut out a quarter segment and two slanted oval eye holes from the paper plate. Colour or paint the plate yellow (optional).
• Cut out two yellow ears, two pink inner ears, a yellow muzzle and a black nose from the card. Cut short strips of crepe or tissue paper for the mane. Top tip – cut a strip from the end of the rolled up crepe paper and then cut through the two folds at each end to produce lots of short strips very quickly indeed.
• Glue the features on to the paper plate.
• Add detail with the marker or felt tip pen.
• Cut a suitable length of elastic to go around the back of the head. Tie a knot in each end to stop it slipping through and staple to each side of the plate to complete the mask.

Last Updated 14 March 2011