Popsicle Stick Lion Head – Kid Craft Idea

Well friends…. WE MADE IT TO FLORIDA!!!! HOORAY!!!

Oh my goodness – what a change it is from Wyoming to Florida. As you can imagine, lots of changes are going on in our life and I’m a bit overwhelmed. Thankfully, my husband took our son to the pool a little bit ago and I can finally have some time to breathe, sit down & play some catch up on my little blog.

When we landed in Florida over a week ago, we were boots on the ground running fast. We already have our home lined up {for now an apartment right outside the Air Force base} and all our stuff is being delivered this coming week. My lil man starts kindergarten this coming Wednesday {seriously – so many mixed emotions right there} and hubby starts work officially on Monday.

I’m ready for things to finally get settled BUT I’m not really ready for all the changes. I don’t exactly love the change in lifestyle and I’m a bit “homesick” for how things were at our old “home.” Call me small town girl but Florida is really busy, expensive and a lot to get use to. I also might be a bit bitter about losing my craftroom for now {seriously – lots of tears!} but at least we have a safe place to call home for a little bit. The game plan is to give this apartment a year and then decide where we really want to settle down for the time being.

Oh well – time to put on some big girl panties and just throw myself into the Florida mix of things. Who knows. It took me six years to love Wyoming. We know for sure we will be in Florida for four years till hubby retires, so my mindset will probably improve after a year or two.

Anyways – this Popsicle Stick Lion kid craft is perfect to explain this whole PCS move. Florida is definitely coming in as a lion full force and I sure hope I can TAME it! Happy crafting my friends!!!

PAIR YOUR LION HEAD CRAFT WITH —> Bright & Colorful Chalk Art Lion Mane – Kid Craft Idea

Popsicle Stick Lion Craft Supplies:

* Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {3 per lion craft}
* School Glue
* Yellow Craft Paint
* Paint Brush
* Yellow/Orange/Black/White Colored Cardstock
* Scissors
* Black Sharpie Marker

Directions:

* First grab three popsicle sticks {three per lion} and glue them together to look like a triangle. Set aside to let it dry completely. Repeat for each piece you want to make.
* Now grab your yellow craft paint. Go ahead and paint the popsicle stick design completely yellow. Set aside again, to let it dry completely.
* While that is drying, grab your yellow cardstock and cut a triangular shape that will be placed within the popsicle stick design and be the head of the lion. At this time, you should also cut out a mane, ears, nose and eyes out of the remaining cardstock.
* To finish off the Popsicle Stick Lion – have children glue on their cardstock pieces to the popsicle stick shape. Finish off with any other embellishments they see fit & set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!

Are you by chance looking for even more simple Popsicle Stick Kid Craft ideas? Then be sure to check out our Popsicle Stick Monster Truck post. It’s super unique to our site and would pair nicely with today’s post – hint hint!

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