Lion Leaf Craft

Roar into the world of creativity with our Lion Leaf Craft! As the leaves paint the ground with their vibrant hues, it’s the perfect time to embrace the beauty of nature and transform it into a playful and educational craft. With just a handful of freshly fallen leaves and some colorful construction paper, your little ones can create their very own leafy lion friend. Join us on this crafty adventure as we guide you through the steps to make a roar-some lion while discovering the wonders of nature!

Materials You’ll Need

• Freshly fallen leaves
• Glue
• Yellow, pink, red, white, and black construction paper
• Scissors
• Black marker

Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Lion Leaf Craft

1. Leaf Collection: Start by heading outdoors and collecting a variety of freshly fallen leaves. Look for leaves with unique shapes and sizes to give your lion some character.
2. Lion’s Face: Begin by cutting a large circle from the yellow construction paper. This will be the lion’s face. Also cut out two small ears from the yellow paper. From pink paper cut out the inner ear.
3. Eyes of the Beast: Cut two small circles from the white construction paper and glue them onto the lion’s face to create the eyes. Then, cut two smaller circles from the black construction paper and glue them onto the white circles for the pupils. Glue the inner ears to the ears and glue them to the back of the lion’s head.
4. Majestic Nose: Cut a small oval shape from the red construction paper for the lion’s nose. Glue it onto the center of the yellow circle, just below the eyes. Use the marker to draw a smile and whiskers. Set it aside to create the lion’s leaf mane.

5. Regal Mane: For the lion’s mane apply glue to the back of leaves of different colours and arrange them in a circle (use the lion’s head you cut as a reference for size. This creates the lion’s leafy mane. Feel free to mix and match leaf shapes and colors for a wild and unique look.

6. Finishing Touches: Once the mane is compete glue the lion’s head on top in the middle.

Tips for Making This Craft

• Encourage your child to explore their creativity by arranging the leaves in various ways to create different fur patterns for the lion.
• This craft can be a starting point for discussions about lions, their habitats, and the importance of wildlife conservation.

Skills Gained with This Craft

Crafting isn’t just about creating charming decorations; it’s also a chance for kids to learn and develop valuable skills:

• Fine Motor Skills: Cutting, gluing, and arranging small paper shapes enhance fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Creativity: Crafting allows children to express themselves artistically and think outside the box.
• Nature Appreciation: Collecting leaves and discussing their features fosters a sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world.

The Lion Leaf Craft is a wonderful way to connect with nature, explore creativity, and learn about the majestic animals that share our planet. Whether displayed as a seasonal decoration or used as a conversation starter about wildlife conservation, your leafy lion is sure to be a roaring success! Happy crafting, young naturalists!

Age Suitability

This activity is good for toddlers aged children 2 years old and up with adult assistance.

Mess Level

The mess level for this activity is medium.

Difficulty to Create 

Easy.

Toddler and Preschooler Curriculums, Books & TV Show!

Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers

There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!

But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.

Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.

Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again! 

These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!

Click here for more information: Play2Learn

Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.

Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids

Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon. 

Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.

Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.

Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids

Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more. 

Find out more and grab your copy here.

Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.

Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids

Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.

• 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
• Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
• Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.

Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!

Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.

TV Show: Curious Crafting

I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.

Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!

Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.

In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create. 

Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.

This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up. 

The Best Sensory Play Kits for Kids

Play is at the core of learning during the early years and it can take many forms. One of the most important of these is sensory play because it engages all of a child’s senses (taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing) and has a enoumous positive impact on brain development.

Our Sensory Play Kits are some fun and easy ways to keep your child engaged while at the same time using sensory play to nurture their mind!

Shop our ready made play kits here.

Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.

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