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The Lions of Waltham Forest

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Make a Lion Mask from a large cardboard  box

Suitable for all ages

Step 1

Get all your equipment together

This is harder, though with more scope for your own design than the monkey mask. Younger makers may need some adult help

 

You will need:

  • A large piece of thin card, 

  • Some water based paint (red, blue and yellow, white) mixed together make light brown) 

  • Paint tray or pot

  • Black marker pen

  • Glue and stapler 

  • Pencil and ruler

  • Scissors

  • Any decorations like tissue paper (optional)

Step 2

  1. Draw a large circle. I drew round a frying pan.

  2. This circle is 30 cm by 32 cm, so not quite round.

  3. Then cut your circle out.  

Step 3

We all enjoy colour mixing.  Mix red, yellow,  blue and white to make light brown. I used lots of yellow in the mix.

Step 4

Paint the circle you have cut out brown, save some of the paint for the ears,

Step 5

  1. Make the ears by drawing 2 more circles. I drew round a baked bean can, cut them out.

  2. Paint one circle brown and the other yellow and let dry, Cut both circles in half.  Cut the yellow circles down in size to make inner ears and I shaped the outer ear a bit as well, Glue the inner ear to the outer ear. 

Step 6