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An L shaped lion made from lace and leaves. Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? But, this L filled craft was actually my favorite alphabet craft so far. My three year old daughter also enjoyed making this L is for lion craft. We have been making all of our alphabet crafts with craft supplies that start with the same letter. Some of them, especially our food related ones like J is for Jellyfish, have been really hard. This was a welcome break from some of the more complicated supplies to work with.
How to Make a L is for Lion Craft Using Supplies Starting With L:
Materials:
- Lace
- Paint
- White glue
- Leaves (real or fake)
- Black Sharpie (or marker, pen, etc.)
Making the Lace Letter L:
For this craft I wanted to use lace, but I needed it to be more lion-colored. So, I had my daughter paint the lace with yellow paint. This ended up being my daughter’s favorite part. If your kid also loves the painting part, check out these other fun painting crafts.
But first, you need to cut all of your lace into the right shapes. You need two straight pieces for the letter L, a large round piece for the head, a small thin piece for the tail, and two small triangles for the ears. I had a bunch of leftover lace that I was able to pick and choose from. Use what you have and make it work.
Then, it’s time for your child to paint it. Put your lace on newspaper or a plastic tablecloth, since painting something covered in holes will make a mess. Paint clothes are also a great idea since it is extra likely to end up on your child’s hands while painting. Once all of the pieces are yellow, it is time to let them dry.
Once the lace pieces are dry, it is time to glue them on. Have your child glue the two L pieces onto a piece of paper.
Making the L Into a Lion:
You now have an L, but you still need to turn it into a lion. First, you need to make the mane out of leaves. It is still summer for me, so I had my daughter use fake leaves. I used them before in a cute turkey craft. If you are making this during the Fall, it would be extra fun to use real orange and red leaves. My daughter was disappointed that she didn’t get to paint her leaves like she did the lace.
I gave her the glue bottle to glue in a large circle around the top of the L. Then, I gave her leaves to place around the circle. I added extra glue wherever the leaves overlapped or didn’t stick well.
Once my daughter finished the mane, she glued the circle piece of lace on top as the head and the small triangles on as ears. For the tail, I placed the lace tail down to see approximately where the tail leaf should go. Then, my daughter glued the leaf and the tail on.
We waited until the glue dried before I gave my daughter a black Sharpie to draw the face on with. I drew what a lion face looks like on a piece of paper and talked her through each piece. But, she drew it all by herself. It impressed me how good her drawing turned out.
Conclusion of L is for Lion Craft
I think that our L is for Lion craft is the best looking one so far. It is very easy to tell what it is and I love the bright colors. It was straightforward and simple to make even though it did take a few days with all the different drying times. My daughter really likes it to, and especially loved painting the lace. I should try this idea from Artful Parent on painting lace with watercolors next.
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