Lion Puppet Kid’s Craft

Posted on 07-29-08

Lion Puppet

During the summer children tend to get restless. Let their imaginations run with this lion puppet. Once they have completed the craft, have them put on a show!

Materials: Two paper bags, construction paper (black, white, and yellow or orange), hole punch, scissors, glue and scissors that cut with a design.

lion puppet

Step One: Using black construction paper trace one big triangle for the lions nose,and six smaller triangles for the lions claws. Then hole punch two holes in the black construction paper for the lions eyes.

Step Two: Using the second paper bag, trace two arms and two ovals for the lions ears. Note: Do not glue anything to the paper bag until the end or else the mane will not fit over the bag.

Step Three: Using a large sheet or orange or yellow construction paper, cut out a large circle using the design scissors.

Step Four: Using regular scissors, cut a hole in the center of the mane, just large enough for the paper bag to slip through.

Step Five: Trace ovals, smaller than the ears you traced from the paper bag, onto the white construction paper. This will be the inner part of the lions ear. See picture below for details.

Step Six: Once you have slipped the mane through the bottom of the paper bag, begin gluing the eyes, nose, ears, and arms to the original paper bag.

lion puppet

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Popular Scrapbooking Terms

Posted on 07-24-08

Acid Free: A Ph balance of 7 or higher. Usually safer for photos and papers.

Adhesives: A type of glue or tape that can adhere to photos and papers. Some adhesives are reversible in case you don’t like where you glued something.

Album: A type of book that is used for storing photos or scrapbooks.

Brads: A type of embellishment that is used for decoration. Resembles a pin or fastener.

Card Stock: A type of paper that is heavier/thicker than regular paper.

Clip Art: Art that can be found on the internet and books.

Collage: Several types of materials and embellishments that are adhered to paper, cardstock, etc.

Crop: To cut or trim.

Die Cuts: Shapes of images or letters that have been pre-cut.

Embellishments: Stickers, buttons, brads, etc. used to dress up a scrapbooking page.

Emboss: An image or design that is raised on paper.

Eyelet: A metal decoration that is added as an embellishment.

Font: A type of text or writing.

Glassine: Translucent paper used for photo storage.

Hermafix: A tool used to mount photo squares.

Laminating: A sealant used to protect.

Matte: A type of border (usually white) that can be added around a photo.

Mosaic: Tiny pieces of paper, scraps, or photos that are pieces together to make one big image.

Page Protectors: Used to keep scrapbooking pages safe, usually acid free.

Paper Tearing: Used to create a unique tearing look instead of scissors.

Permanent: Cannot be removed.

Pocket Page: A page that has a pocket built in so that items can be added.

Post Bond Albums: Albums that are held fast with (usually) two metal pieces in the middle. Very popular with scrapbooks.

Quilling: Strips of paper rolled up into several different shapes.

Rubber Stamps: A piece of rubber that has a design cut into it for stamping.

Setter: Used for attaching eyelets.

Self Healing Mats: A mat used to cut on, maintains its old shape if cuts are made into it.

Top Loading Sheets: Protects scrapbooking pages. The paper must be slid in on the top.

Transparent Paper: Paper that you can see through.

Vellum: A type of paper that is translucent.

Velveteen: A type of paper that has the same consistency as cloth.

X-acto Knife: A knife that has a sharp blade and is used for cutting small materials.

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