How adorable are these PAPER and YARN LION FINGER PUPPETS? I am totally smitten! Their big furry mane and cute ears are just so characterful! ROAR!
The lion puppets are nice and easy to make with some cardstock and yarn scraps and are a fabulous way to promote children’s imaginative play and storytelling.
This lion craft is really easy to use by placing your fingers through the two holes to make their legs. Then you can walk, run or prowl them along to your heart’s content.
This is a lovely lion craft to go with a jungle theme or your favourite lion stories and nursery rhymes at any time of year.
If you’re looking for a March “In like a lion and out like a lamb” craft, why not team them up with our fun Yarn Lamb Finger Puppets. The two are so cute together!
Yarn Lion Finger Puppets Craft Tutorial
Lion Puppet Craft Supplies:
- Yellow Cardstock
- Yellow and Orange Yarn
- Wiggle Eyes
- Brown Marker Pen
- 1 Inch Hole Puncher
- Scissors
- Glue
How To Make Lion Finger Puppets With Yarn Manes
1 – Cut out a round body for your lion from yellow cardstock. (Ours was approximately 10 cm across.) Then punch out two finger holes at the bottom.
2 – Make a slightly smaller yellow cardstock circle for the lion’s head and then two small ears.
3 – Cut short pieces of yellow and orange yarn and glue them all around the edge of the head.
4 – Glue some wiggle eyes onto the face and draw on a nose and mouth with your brown marker pen.
5 – Glue the ears on top of the mane.
6 – Glue the head onto the top of the body.
Now you can pop your fingers through the holes to bring your lion finger puppets to life! Roar!
You can print the lion craft instructions below.
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Yarn Lion Finger Puppets
Make adorable Yarn Maned Lion Finger Puppets. They are so cute and fun to play with.
Materials
- Yellow Cardstock
- Yellow and Orange Yarn
- Wiggle Eyes
- Brown Marker Pen
- 1 Inch Hole Puncher
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- Cut out a round body for your lion from yellow cardstock. (Ours was approximately 10 cm across.) Then punch out two finger holes at the bottom,
- Make a slightly smaller yellow cardstock circle for the lion’s head and then two small ears.
- Cut short pieces of yellow and orange yarn and glue them all around the edge of the head.
- Glue some wiggle eyes onto the face and draw on a nose and mouth with your brown marker pen.
- Glue the ears on top of the mane.
- Glue the head onto the top of the body.
- Now you can pop your fingers through the holes to bring your lions to life!