Our latest craft idea will be MANE attraction you will recreate this your child this fall season!

Keep scrolling to see our Paper & Leaf Lion Mane kid craft idea come to life, as well as scoring the free provided printable to get you started even faster!

Lion Mane Craft Idea Made With Fall Leaves

Today we are creating a lion’s mane out of leaves. Most importantly – inexpensive decorative plastic leaves you can find at Dollar Tree right now. You can get a bag of about 50 pieces for one dollar! HELLO CHEAP!

This creative and wild craft will keep kids engaged, all while making some fabulous art pieces to display & show off, all fall season long. You can even change up our original lion themed tutorial from today and instead, make it a fun mission to head outside for REAL LEAVES to glue down, in place of the fake stuff. The choice is yours!

So what are we waiting for?! All the crafty details and the free blank lion face printable {upcycled from our chalk art lion mane post from this past May} can be found below.

Happy crafting, my dear friends! Don’t let this crafty abstract idea slip away. Bookmark it now and later this week, make some colorful “one-of-a-kind” leaf lion manes with your child & then show them off, with pride, with us on our Facebook page! I love seeing those pictures of your creations! #gluedtomycrafts

Craft Supplies:

Lion Face Template Printable {access it on box.com}
White Cardstock Paper
Color Printer
Yellow Crayon {or marker}
Kid Friendly Paper Craft Scissors
Colored Cardstock Paper {the color choice is yours!}
School Glue
Decorative Plastic Leaves
optional materials – black Sharpie marker, wiggle eyes

Directions:

First things first – download our free lion face printable, listed above in the supply list.
Next, go ahead and find it on your computer {it will say chalk art lion} right click and print the file on a single sheet of white cardstock. You only need ONE printable per lion craft. Print as many as you like but only use our file for personal use please.
Now that you have the printable, go ahead and color in the lion face with a yellow crayon {or marker.}
The next step is completely optional – but if you would like to, use a black Sharpie marker to draw on small freckles and/or whiskers on the lion face. You can also glue on some wiggle eyes at this point, as well.
When done coloring in the printable, use the scissors to trim out the lion head.
Discard the leftover cardstock paper and set aside the paper piece lion head till later.
Now grab a single sheet of colored cardstock, your school glue and your various plastic leaves.
Make several circular lines of glue, going outward from the center of the paper.
Start laying the decorative leaves on top of the glue, until it starts to look like a lion’s mane. Add as many or as little as you like. Add more glue as you continue working on it.
When done with the gluing step, go ahead and grab your lion head cutout.
Glue the lion head to the center of your leaf design you just made.
Add any other embellishments you see fit.
Then display proudly for all to see!
Don’t forget to share pictures of your Leaf Lion Mane creations on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH —> Washi Tape Lion Mane

Customize It:

Instead of printing the free lion face file on white cardstock, swap it out for yellow paper and take out the “coloring in” step listed above.
Don’t feel limited by our tutorial. Like I mentioned above, you can swap out the plastic leaves for real leaves instead. You can also experiment with different colors of paper for the background, to see what really makes the “leaves” POP from the paper.
One last tip – what if you don’t have a printer? No worries! You can always hand-draw something on paper and go from there. This will really open up those creative juices and I highly encourage it!

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Lion Joke:

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Instructions:

First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
Now that you have the printable, go ahead and color in the lion face with a yellow crayon {or marker.}
The next step is completely optional - but if you would like to, use a black Sharpie marker to draw on small freckles and/or whiskers on the lion face. You can also glue on some wiggle eyes at this point, as well.
When done coloring in the printable, use the scissors to trim out the lion head.
Discard the leftover cardstock paper and set aside the paper piece lion head till later.
Now grab a single sheet of colored cardstock, your school glue and your various plastic leaves.
Make several circular lines of glue, going outward from the center of the paper.
Start laying the decorative leaves on top of the glue, until it starts to look like a lion's mane. Add as many or as little as you like. Add more glue as you continue working on it.
When done with the gluing step, go ahead and grab your lion head cutout.
Glue the lion head to the center of your leaf design you just made.
Add any other embellishments you see fit.
Then display proudly for all to see!
Don't forget to share pictures of your Leaf Lion Mane creations on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts

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Notes

Make It Your Own:

Instead of printing the free lion face file on white cardstock, swap it out for yellow paper and take out the "coloring in" step listed above.

Don't feel limited by our tutorial. Like I mentioned above, you can swap out the plastic leaves for real leaves instead. You can also experiment with different colors of paper for the background, to see what really makes the "leaves" POP from the paper.

One last tip - what if you don't have a printer? No worries! You can always hand-draw something on paper and go from there. This will really open up those creative juices and I highly encourage it!

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