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This easy recycled craft is inexpensive, fun to make, and perfect for kids of all ages. With a fuzzy yarn mane, silly googly eyes, and a few cardboard details, an ordinary toilet paper roll quickly transforms into an exciting animal craft.

Once the cardboard pieces are cut out, the lion is surprisingly easy to assemble with hot glue. Add a pair of googly eyes and draw on a nose, mouth, and whiskers to give each lion its own funny personality. Kids can make the yarn mane as wild and fuzzy as they want—the messier it looks, the cuter the lion!

If you're looking for toilet paper roll crafts for kids that are easy to make, this impressive lion craft is fun for all ages! The fuzzy mane is made with colorful yarn. Other than that you just need a few recycled materials and cheap craft supplies.

Supplies Needed

  • 2-3 toilet paper roll tubes
  • colorful yarn for the mane
  • hot glue or craft glue
  • black marker
  • scissors
  • googly eyes (or draw them on)

Supplies needed to make this easy lion craft for kids: recycled toilet paper roll tubes, orange yarn, glue, black marker, scissors, and googly eyes.

Step 1.Take one toilet paper roll and carefully cut it lengthwise down the center. Open it up and flatten the cardboard, then draw the lion’s head and legs. Cut out each piece and set them aside for assembly. For the tail, just use one of the edge scraps cut into a long rectangle.

Step 2.Use a marker to give your lion a little personality! Draw on a nose, mouth, whiskers, paws, and any other details you’d like, making your lion as silly or fierce as you want. Don’t forget the eyes! You can use googly eyes or draw your own.

Step 3.Cut the yarn into short pieces, then glue them around the back of the lion’s head to create a fuzzy mane and tail. We used hot glue because it dries almost instantly, but younger kids can use regular craft glue—it will just need a little extra time to dry.

Step 4.Time to bring your lion to life! Hot glue the head, legs, and tail onto the toilet paper roll body. For the legs, bend each piece at both ends—one fold creates a flat surface for gluing it to the body, while the other creates little feet to help your lion stand.

DIY Craft Tutorial: How to make adorable toilet paper roll lions with a fuzzy yarn mane and googly eyes. A fun animal craft for kids of all ages!

This toilet paper roll lion craft is a great way to turn something headed for the recycling bin into a fun afternoon activity. It’s cheap, creative, and easy enough for preschoolers with a little help, while older kids can cut and assemble their lions on their own. Best of all, no two lions have to look the same!

Helpful Tips

  • No yarn? No problem! Create your lion’s wild and colorful mane with small strips of construction paper, tissue paper, or even fuzzy pipe cleaners instead.
  • You may need more than one empty toilet paper roll for the cut-out pieces, depending on how closely you’re able to arrange and trace them onto the cardboard.
  • If you love this easy lion craft, try making another one with this Adorable Paper Plate Lion Tutorial for a fun new twist!

DIY Lion Craft For Kids - How to make a cool animal craft out of recycled cheap toilet paper roll tubes and scraps of yarn.

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