Steps

• Step 1
  Cut out a 6" triangle from warm brown construction paper; this will be the lion’s face. Draw ears, eyes, a nose and mouth with construction paper crayons or oil pastels. Cut off the bottom tip of the triangle for the chin, draw "fur" and fringe.
• Step 2
  Cut out an 8" triangle for the lion’s body; the sides can be slightly rounded. Outline the sides with black.
• Step 3
  Cut a 6 x 1/2" strip of warm brown for the tail. Cut a 1-1/2" tall, 1 x 1/2" trapezoid from black construction paper and fringe the 1" end; glue the 1/2" end to the tail. Cut two 1x3" strips from warm brown paper and fringe for whiskers. Color them white.
• Step 4
  Cut a 7" diameter circle from dark brown construction paper. Outline the circle with black and cut slits in the edge to create the mane.
• Step 5
  Cut a sheet of green construction paper into 1x8" strips and taper both ends into leaf shapes. Cut off 3" from each strip; you will now have eight 5" leaves and eight 3" leaves. Use construction paper crayons or oil pastels to add color and dimension to the leaves.
• Step 6
  Color a white moon on a piece of 9x12" blue construction paper. Glue on the tall leaves; the tops can be left un-glued for dimension.



• Step 7
  Glue the tail and body on top of the tall leaves.
• Step 8
  Glue the lion’s mane on top of the body and tail.



• Step 9
  Bend the ears forward and glue the face to the mane, bending the paper out in the center to give dimension. Glue the whiskers to the cheeks.



• Step 10
  Glue the short leaves to the foreground, overlapping each other, the mane and other pieces as necessary.



• Optional Tip:
  Use craft foam instead of construction paper to create your jungle lion.

Products Used

• Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9x12", Black (P-103029)
• Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9x12", Royal Blue (P-103017)
• Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9x12", Holiday Green (P-102960)
• Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9x12", Warm Brown (P-103025)
• Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9x12", Dark Brown (P-103024)