Drawing Instructions

Make a Mighty Lion!

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This week we did a fun mixed-media art Project, where we learnt to draw a cute Lion and created its mane using colorful Construction Paper.

We also explored and learnt some fun-facts about the lions!

CuTe Lion Project

Here are some facts about lions that the kids found interesting:

  1. Did you know that lions are classified as Asiatic Lions and African lions?Asian Lions are smaller in size compared to the African lions.

2. Lions belong to the cat family but they are the only cats who live in a group called PRIDE.

3. The life-span of a lion is between 10-14 years. We also learnt that the lifespan of animals might be longer in captivity than in wild because they are safer from natural calamities, have food and medical care etc.

4. Female lions are the hunters whereas the male lions guard their home and tend to the young.

5. They live on Grasslands where they can hide and find some cover and have plenty of water to drink.

6. Lions hunt every few days and feed on their hunt until its finished and then they go to find more food.

7. The name Simba from the famous LION KING movie comes the African language Swahili (Simba means Lion).

8. Lions are considered an endangered species. Asiatic lions were found from Western Asia to the Middle east in the past. The African lions were found all over Africa, but now wild African lions are mostly only found in Sub-Saharan Western Africa and only one Country in Asia(Gir National Forest in India).

We read about lions in the kids National Geographic Website. Check it out here: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/lion/

Coming back to our art Project, Supplies that we need are

  1. Art Paper
  2. Pencils and eraser
  3. Watercolors
  4. Colorful ConstructionPaper at least 2 colors
  5. Scissors
  6. Glue Stick

In a gist, all we are going to do is : Draw a Lion ( leave out the mane for now), color it with water colors, let it dry. Cut small rectangle strips of your construction paper and stick it around the lion’s face to make a cute mane! Follow the video link below to learn it step-by-step!

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