Lion Face SWAPS

Lion Face SWAPS Instructions:

Materials: Wood disk, two small googly eyes, felt in tan and black, yarn in yellow or orange Also needed: pencil/pen/marker, glue, scissors, hot glue with adult supervision (optional)

1. Glue your googly eyes on the wooden disk for a lion's face.
2. Cut out two ears from the tan felt and a nose from the black felt.
3. Glue your ears and nose to the wooden disk and allow time to dry. You may choose to glue your ears sticking up from the back of the disk.
4. Draw the mouth and whiskers on your lion's face.
5. Cut a 12” piece of yarn and set it aside.
6. Wrap the remaining yarn around 4 fingers, be sure not to wrap too tight which can hurt your fingers and be harder for the finished yarn bundle to slide off. Wrap it all around!
7. Take the piece of yarn you set aside and push it through the middle between your fingers (get some help or use a tool like a toothpick to help, if needed.
8. Wrap the piece of yarn around through the tips of the fingers and tie a knot with assistance as needed.
9. Slide the yarn off your fingers and tighten/secure the knot as needed.
10. Glue the mane to the back of your lion's face.
    

Visual Guide for making mane from adventuresofadiymom.com:

While I chose another Lion-face craft for my Lions to do, this craft is grrrrr-eat alternative!

It can truly fit in anywhere during the year.

Additionally, I know at least one Adventure where it can be a great tie-in craft!

Recommended Adventure Tie-In: Lion = Rumble in the Jungle (focus on animals)