"King of the Jungle" What you need: paper plate tan or brown yarn brown/tan, red, and black construction paper 3 or 4 brown pipe cleaners craft glue scissors utility knife (grownups only!) crayons hole punchers (for mask)

What to do:

1. Do this step only if you are making a mask - this can also be a wall hanging.
   Put the plate over your face like a mask. Ask the grownup to use a pencil to lightly mark where your eyes are under the plate. Ask the grownup to cut out the eyes so that you will be able to see from behind the finished mask.

2. Use the crayons to color the mask the color you would like your lion to be. If you would like, draw on details (nose, mouth, etc.) at this time. The plates can also be painted tan, and decorated later when they are dry.

3. If the you are going to cut out shapes to make the face, the cheeks are made of two circles, and are put on (touching each other) before the black nose is put on. The eyebrows and inner ear details are drawn on. Cut out your face parts and glue them on.

4. Have a grownup cut the brown pipe cleaners in half. Glue these on for the lion's whiskers.

5. Cut pieces of yarn about 2 inches long to make the lion's mane. Glue these all around the "head" of the lion. Using a thick craft glue will make this part much easier.

6. If you're making a mask, use the hole punch to punch a hole on either side of the mask. Cut two pieces of yarn (about six inches long apiece) Tie one piece in each hole to make a strap to hold the mask. Tie the mask on and give your best growl! Another option for kids who do not like having masks tied on is for them to just hold it up to their face.

Panda

What you need:

paper plate with 3 parts
black construction paper
white construction paper
bright colored construction paper
black crayon
stapler
optional yarn for face mask

1. Look at the picture to see how the mask is oriented. The two small food areas are the two eye spots, with the large area being the nose/mouth area. .

2. Color the black eye spots or cut black ovals out of construction paper and glue them on. If you are not making a mask, also cut out smaller white ovals for the eyes and glue them onto the black ones.

3. Do this step only if you are making a mask - this can also be a wall hanging.
   Put the plate over your face like a mask. Ask the grownup to use a pencil to lightly mark where your eyes are under the plate. Ask the grownup to cut out the eyes so that you will be able to see from behind the finished mask

4. Cut out or draw a black oval for the nose, and draw the mouth with a black crayon.

5. Cut ear shapes out of black construction paper, tuck them behind the edge of the plate and staple them on. Grownups can do this for little kids.

6. Cut out a big bow and attach it to the bottom of the plate with a stapler. Here's a bow pattern if you need one.

7. If you're making a mask, use the hole punch to punch a hole on either side of the mask. Cut two pieces of yarn (about six inches long apiece) Tie one piece in each hole to make a strap to hold the mask. Another option for kids who do not like having masks tied on is for them to just hold it up to their face.